Majority of teenagers now flocking to Twitter as Facebook enthusiasm wanes: Study
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 10:10pm
Teenagers are now turning to Twitter as their enthusiasm for Facebook is waning, a new study has found.
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New oral diarrhea vaccine shows promising results in phase I-study
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:38pm
A novel oral, inactivated Escherichia coli diarrhea vaccine has been developed in Sweden and a clinical phase I-study of this vaccine has now been successfully completed.
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Fish larvae’s visual system plays key role in hunting prey
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:37pm
For most animal species, moving objects play a major role in the processing of sensory impressions in the brain, as they often signal the presence of a welcome prey or an imminent threat.
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Manufacturing one pair of sneakers emits 30 pounds of carbon dioxide
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:26pm
A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment has revealed.
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Smallest known plant-eating dinosaur found in Canada
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:25pm
A team of paleontologists from the University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and University of Calgary have identified a new dinosaur, the smallest plant-eating dinosaur species known from Canada.
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Novel concept advances development of universal flu vaccine
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:23pm
A new approach for immunizing against influenza, developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), elicited a more potent immune response and broader protection than the currently licensed seasonal influenza vaccines when tested in mice and ferrets.
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Human brain can be trained to be more compassionate
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:21pm
Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion.
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Insomnia may cause dysfunction in emotional brain circuitry
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:18pm
A new study has found neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia.
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Baby’s life saved with new 3-D printed device that restored his breathing
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:04pm
A groundbreaking 3-D printed device, developed at the University of Michigan, saved a 20-month-old boy who was suffering from life-threatening tracheobronchomalacia, by restoring his breathing.
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Hurricanes may develop in Titan during its spring and summer
Thursday - May 23, 2013, 03:01pm
Saturn’s moon Titan might be in for some wild weather as it heads into its spring and summer, according to two new models produced by NASA scientists.
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