Electronic Pill Shows Its Smarts By Measuring pH Levels In Digestive Tract
An electronic diagnostic tool called the SmartPill is swallowed by patients in order to take measurements as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract. A new study by physician-scientists used the device in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
The Green, Green Technology Of Home
A newly built "Cliffs Cottage" has all the latest technological innovations in sustainable living. Geothermal heating and cooling, two solar technologies, bamboo floors, furniture made from reclaimed wood, even cisterns that collect rainwater from the...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Diet May Reduce Risk Of Prostate Cancer
Certain modifications in diet have a beneficial effect on the prevention of prostate cancer. Results suggest that a diet low in fat and red meat and high in fruits and vegetables is beneficial in preventing and treating prostate cancer.img...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Women May Not Be So Picky After All About Choosing A Mate
Men and women may not be from two different planets after all when it comes to choosiness in mate selection, according to new research. Women, it turned out, were not any pickier than men in choosing that special someone to date, according to the speed...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Motion Capture Technology Takes A Leap Forward
A juggler and a conductor were among the artists who helped create a device which can retrieve dozens of different movement sequences in a matter of minutes. Motion capture tools are used by the performing arts for everything from live productions to...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
How 'Invading' Bacteria Can Integrate Captured DNA Into Own Genetic Makeup
Call it advanced warfare on the most elemental of levels. Researchers have discovered how certain types of bacteria integrate the DNA that they have captured from invading enemies into their own genetic makeup to increase their chances of survival.img...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Musical Diaper Alarm Can Help With Toilet Training Children
A new study evaluates the use of a daytime diaper that uses a musical "wetting alarm" for children in day-care centers. The findings show that wetting alarm diaper training is an effective option for toilet training in a child-friendly way.img...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Estrogen Linked To Lowered Immunity In Fish
Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more susceptible to disease. The research may provide new clues for why intersex fish, fish...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Simple Drug Treatment May Prevent Nicotine-induced SIDS
A new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked during pregnancy.img...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Scientists Demonstrate All-fiber Quantum Logic
A team of physicists and engineers have demonstrated all-fiber quantum logic, where single photons are generated and used to perform the controlled-NOT quantum logic gate in optical fibers with high fidelity.img...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
New Radio Chip Mimics Human Ear
Engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals.img...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Sedatives May Increase Suicide Risk In Older Patients
Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly. Researchers have shown that, even after adjusting for the presence of psychiatric conditions, sedatives and hypnotics were both associated with an increased...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Bioenergy Makes Heavy Demands On Scarce Water Supplies
The ???water footprint??™ of bioenergy, i.e. the amount of water required to cultivate crops for biomass, is much greater than for other forms of energy. The generation of bioelectricity is significantly more water-efficient in the end, however ??“ by...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Small Molecules Mimic Natural Gene Regulators
In the quest for new approaches to treating and preventing disease, one appealing route involves turning genes on or off at will, directly intervening in ailments such as cancer and diabetes, which result when genes fail to turn on and off as they...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Theorists Reveal Path To True Muonium -- Never-seen Atom
True muonium, a long-theorized but never-seen atom, might be observed in future experiments, thanks to recent theoretical work by researchers. True muonium was first theorized more than 50 years ago, but until now no one had uncovered an unambiguous...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Alcohol And Smoking Are Key Causes For Bowel Cancer
A new global study has found that lifestyle risk factors such as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are important risk factors for bowel cancer. Researchers have shown that people who consume the largest quantities of alcohol (equivalent to more...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Computer Graphics Researchers Simulate The Sounds Of Water And Other Liquids
Splash, splatter, babble, sploosh, drip, drop, bloop and ploop! Those are some of the sounds that have been missing from computer graphic simulations of water and other fluids, according to researchers in Cornell's Department of Computer Science, who...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Despite Increased Danger, Youth Gang Members Still Feel Safer
Children who join gangs feel safer despite a greater risk of being assaulted or killed, according to federally funded research.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/H6TbyO6Tcp8" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
When Hosts Go Extinct, What Happens To Their Parasites?
Hands wring and teeth gnash over the loss of endangered species like the panda or the polar bear. But what happens to the parasites hosted by endangered species? And although most people would side with the panda over the parasite, which group should...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Lasers Are Making Solar Cells Competitive
Solar electricity has a bright future: It is renewable and available in unlimited quantities, and it does not produce any gases detrimental to the climate. Its only drawback right now is the price: the electric power currently being produced by solar...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Skin Cells Provide New Knowledge About Brain Functions
Until now diseases like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have been difficult to study biologically, since this would entail taking samples from the patient??™s brain. But new research findings show that it is just as good to study a certain type of...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Changing Climate Likely To Make 'Super Weed' Even More Powerful
Researchers have discovered a new reason why the tall, tasseled reed Phragmites australis is one of the most invasive plants in the United States. The research team found that Phragmites delivers a one-two chemical knock-out punch to snuff out its...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Obesity Does Not Worsen Asthma, But May Reduce Response To Medications
Obesity has been linked to whole host of conditions, ranging from heart disease to diabetes and cancer. Previous research has suggested that being overweight or obese also raises your risk of developing asthma. New research however, indicates that...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Saturn's Moon Titan: Cassini Finds Titan's Clouds Hang On To Summer
Cloud chasers studying Saturn's moon Titan say its clouds form and move much like those on Earth, but in a much slower, more lingering fashion.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/4iBNP6BBS24" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Materials Science: Metals With Diamonds
Material scientists are developing composites which are made of dissimilar materials in order to be able to offer new customized application profiles. Researchers have examined promising metal-matrix composites, which are very good conductors of heat...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Postwar Food Vecht Is An Important Source Of Antioxidant Activity
Researchers have found out that vetch is an important source of phenolic compounds with a high antioxidant activity. It is a leguminous plant of the Fabeae family, very popular during the Spanish post-war as a basic foodstuff. Currently, vetch is...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Efforts To Quickly Develop Swine Flu Vaccine
Scientists around the world are accelerating their efforts to develop a vaccine against the H1N1 influenza virusas rapidly as possible.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/ezTjixiIDFo" height="1" width="1"/
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Hydrogen Peroxide Marshals Immune System
Using the zebrafish as an animal model, researchers have discovered that the body uses hydrogen peroxide to sound the alarm when a tissue has been injured. As a direct result of this hydrogen-peroxide red alert, white blood cells come to the aid of the...
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General Science | Thursday Jun 4
Taiwan Rolls Out Plans To Boost Fertility Rates
Targeting the issue of low birth rates, the Taiwanese government implemented the Mega Warmth Social Welfare Program (MWSWP) in 2006 after its fertility rates dipped lower than most industrial nations. A new study evaluates the reasons contributing to...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Atlantic And East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin For 2009
Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What do Atlantic and Pacific Ocean surface temperatures and heights tell forecasters about what they can expect this season? Although peak...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Back To Normal: Surgery Improves Outcomes For Spine Patients, Study Finds
People with the spine disease called degenerative spondylolisthesis -- who choose surgical treatment -- experience substantially greater relief from pain over time compared to those who do not have surgery, according to a new study.img...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Predicting Droughts With Greater Certainty
Using new data and reconstructions of the "Dust Bowl" drought in America during the 1930s, climatologists have shown for the first time a three-dimensional picture of the atmospheric circulation that led to the drought. This will enable climate models...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Trading Energy For Safety, Bees Extend Legs To Stay Stable In Wind
New research shows some bees brace themselves against wind and turbulence by extending their sturdy hind legs while flying. But this approach comes at a steep cost, increasing aerodynamic drag and the power required for flight by roughly 30 percent,...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Indirect Transmission Can Trigger Influenza Outbreaks In Birds
New data on the persistence of avian influenza viruses in the environment has allowed researchers to create the first model that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission of the viruses among birds. The model has the potential to shed...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Commonly Used Medications May Produce Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults
Researchers conducted a systematic evidence-based analysis of 27 peer reviewed studies of the relationship of anticholinergic effect and brain function as well as investigating anecdotal information. They found a strong link between anticholinergic...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Likelihood Of Survival May Be Improving For Extremely Preterm Infants
Infants born extremely preterm are surviving at a high rate, with about 70 percent of infants born alive between 22 and 26 weeks of gestation in Sweden surviving at least one year, with high rates of interventions being used to improve survival,...
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General Science | Wednesday Jun 3
Vision Impairment Costs Billions Lost In Productivity
Corrected vision impairment could prevent billions of dollars in lost productivity annually, according to a study.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/Gr4gEBcgGZ0" height="1" width="1"/
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