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  • July 2008

    • Disease Stalks Florida's Palms

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Disease Stalks Florida's Palms

      A mystery disease is eating away at the sabal palm, Florida’s state tree, and scientists say the prospects of successfully fighting the disease are slim. The AP reports that an increasing number of the trees, which can grow up to 50 feet tall, have suffered collapsed canopies. "There's going to be fewer palms,” one state pathologist said. More »

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      Florida  • disease  • research  • agriculture  • trees

    • A Good Night's Sleep Shores Up Memory

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 14, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      A Good Night's Sleep Shores Up Memory

      Nothing improves memory like a little shut-eye, a new study suggests. Researchers taught new information and skills to two groups of patients, and allowed one to sleep normally while giving the other none or only a nap. The sleepers tested better the next day–and scans revealed enhanced brain activity to match that performance. More »

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      research  • health study  • sleep  • sleep deprivation  • memory  • learning

  • June 2008

    • Bourbon a Day Keeps the Arthritis Away

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 5, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      Bourbon a Day Keeps the Arthritis Away

      Swedish scientists have found another perk for regular drinkers, the BBC reports, with imbibers up to 50% less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis. In two studies involving several thousand participants, those who downed 5 glasses of wine a week saw their risk cut in half. The study reiterated that smoking is the greatest risk factor for the onset of arthritis. More »

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      alcohol  • smoking  • research  • arthritis  • rheumatoid arthritis

    • Phone Data Used to Map Human Activity

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 4, 08 3:41 PM CDT

      Phone Data Used to Map Human Activity

      Researchers using mobile-phone data to study patterns of human movement find that we're quite creatures of habit, the BBC reports. The 100,000 randomly selected subjects—outside the US, where such tracking would be illegal, the AP notes—remained mostly in the same small area, traveling less than 6½ miles daily, with few going more than 50 miles on a regular basis. More »

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      cell phones  • research  • economics  • population  • avian flu  • human population

  • May 2008

    • Why Organic Tomatoes Are Better for You

      newser  |  NPR  |  May 31, 08 6:34 AM CDT

      Why Organic Tomatoes Are Better for You

      Some organically grown tomatoes appear to have higher levels of potent antioxidants, and the reason may be in the fertilizer, NPR reports. Researchers at UC Davis running tests on levels of the antioxidants, known as flavonoids, found 79%-97% higher flavonoid levels in the organic tomatoes. More »

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      research  • agriculture  • tomatoes  • organic food  • organic  • flavonoids

    • Scientists Building Better Bug Spray

      newser  |  WebMD  |  May 27, 08 3:20 PM CDT

      Scientists Building Better Bug Spray

      Researchers have found bug repellents that keep mosquitoes from biting for up to 73 days, WebMD reports. Compounds found in pepper kept bugs away nearly three times as long as industry leader DEET, which manages just 17.5 days under the same conditions—though a normal human would sweat or wash away the spray in that length of time. More »

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      research  • insects  • bug  • parasites

  • April 2008

    • Climate Killing Medical Hopes

      newser  |  AFP  |  Apr 23, 08 1:53 PM CDT

      Climate Killing Medical Hopes

      The loss of biodiversity on Earth will seriously hamper efforts to cure human disease, AFP reports. Researchers at the UN-backed Business for the Environment conference highlighted undiscovered cures for pain, infections and even cancer that risk being lost forever if humans fail to reverse the widespread extinction of thousands of species caused, in large part, by climate change. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • medicine  • disease  • research  • extinction  • environmental damage  • biodiversity

    • Darwin's Papers Now Online

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 17, 08 4:48 PM CDT

      Darwin's Papers Now Online

      A vast collection of the papers of Charles Darwin is now online, providing public access to volumes once restricted to Cambridge scholars, the BBC reports. 20,000 items are available, including the first draft of his seminal book on evolution, travel notes and personal pieces such as family recipes, Reuters reports. “Darwin changed our understanding of nature forever,” says the project’s director. More »

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      science  • research  • evolution  • nature  • biology  • Charles Darwin  • natural selection

    • Ex-Soviet Monkeys Survive 15-Year Limbo

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 12, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Ex-Soviet Monkeys Survive 15-Year Limbo

      Traumatized monkeys once the subjects of Soviet experiments are odd remnants of a more prosperous time in Abkhazia, an area of Georgia that calls itself independent, the Los Angeles Times reports. The area was crippled in its effort to break away from Georgia, but the 286 primates living in a research institute remain a point of pride for residents. More »

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      science  • Georgia  • research  • Soviet Union  • independence  • monkey  • USSR  • former Soviet state

  • March 2008

    • Personalized Security Protects Laptops

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Mar 21, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Personalized Security Protects Laptops

      A new laptop security system in development at Intel learns to adjust to you—that is, the user—getting to know your pattern of Internet use in order to provide more personalized protection. The software, called Proteus, is meant for companies that provide laptops to many employees, normally equipping all of them with the same cookie-cutter security system, reports Technology Review . More »

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      Internet  • computer  • Intel  • software  • research  • Internet security  • computer security  • botnets

    • Money Brings Happiness — if You Give it Away

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Mar 21, 08 11:41 AM CDT

      Money Brings Happiness &mdash; if You Give it Away

      Money can buy happiness after all, the Globe & Mail reports. A new study shows that people reported being happier if they spent money on others rather than themselves. "This work suggests that even making small alterations in how we spend money on a daily basis can make a difference in happiness," the lead researcher told the AP. More »

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      money  • research  • charity  • psychology  • happiness

    • Why Girls Are Better at Language

      newser  |  Scientific American  |  Mar 6, 08 11:12 AM CST

      Why Girls Are Better at Language

      Study after study has found that girls have better language skills than boys, and scientists now think they've found a biological reason why, Scientific American reports. Researchers discovered that girls showed more activity in the language part of their brains, which deciphers abstract encoding, than boys. The boys had more activity in the regions of the brain linked to auditory and visual function. More »

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      children  • education  • research  • language  • neurology  • neuroscience  • fMRI

    • Mind-Reading Edges Closer to Reality

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Mar 6, 08 3:30 AM CST

      Mind-Reading Edges Closer to Reality

      Mind-reading has taken a step toward possibility with a new computer that can decode brain activity to determine what a person is looking at with up to 90% accuracy, the Independent reports. With improvements, the technology could be able to reconstruct any image a person could conjure up—and someday, their very thoughts and dreams, said the lead researcher of the experiments detailed in the journal Nature . More »

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      research  • brain  • neuroscience  • neurology  • mind  • fMRI  • neuroimaging

  • January 2008

    • Hot Water Leaches Harmful Chemical From Plastic

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jan 30, 08 9:55 AM CST

      Hot Water Leaches Harmful Chemical From Plastic

      Hot liquid causes a potentially harmful chemical to leach out of certain plastics much faster than usual, researchers have found. The study, published in Toxicology Letters , discovered that  bisphenol A, or BPA, was released from some common plastic bottles 55 times faster when they were placed in boiling water. Concerns about BPA, a hormone "disrupter," have been growing, particularly for containers used by babies and young children. More »

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      research  • plastic  • hormones  • chemicals  • baby bottle

    • Second Life Offers Aid for Asperger's

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jan 16, 08 2:18 PM CST

      Second Life Offers Aid for Asperger's

      Sufferers from Asperger’s syndrome, characterized by an inability to pick up social cues, are getting an unlikely assist from the virtual world Second Life, ABC News reports. Researchers have found that the site, in which users communicate through online avatars, is more effective than other therapies for guiding patients through social exercises such as asking another avatar out on a date or asking a “boss” avatar for a raise. More »

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      research  • autism  • Second Life  • Asperger's Syndrome

    • Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 14, 08 4:33 AM CST

      Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

      NASA's Messenger spacecraft this afternoon will whiz past Mercury at 141,000 mph and snap an estimated 1,200 detailed photos of the planet's surface from a mere 124 miles up. It will be the first of three passes before the craft starts orbiting the planet closest to the sun in 2011. What scientists find could provide clues about how the Earth was formed. More »

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      NASA  • space  • research  • planet  • photographs  • sun  • Mercury  • Messenger

    • Naps Boost Long-term Memory

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Jan 7, 08 6:50 PM CST

      Naps Boost Long-term Memory

      A daily siesta can boost long-term recall and help people learn instruments and remember decisive events, a new study says. A University of Haifa researcher taught people tapping: He showed participants a tricky rhythm, then let half sleep for an hour. Those who stayed up failed to tap better, while the nappers improved. Both groups' tapping was at par after they got a good night's sleep. More »

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      Israel  • research  • sleep  • study  • scientist

  • December 2007

    • 'Christmas Punch-up' Rocks South Pole

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 27, 07 5:28 PM CST

      'Christmas Punch-up' Rocks South Pole

      The North Pole is usually abuzz with activity this time of year, but the South Pole was rocked by a "drunken Christmas punch-up," between two men in a remote research station at the bottom of the world. The Guardian reports both men—one with a broken jaw—were airlifted out when US Antarctic headquarters found out about the booze-fueled brawl. More »

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      research  • Christmas  • Antarctica  • fight  • scientists

    • 7 Common Medical Myths

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Dec 23, 07 10:49 AM CST

      7 Common Medical Myths

      Some medical misconceptions are so widespread that even doctors believe them. LiveScience rounds up the seven biggest myths, according to the British Medical Journal : We only use 10% of our brains You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day Fingernails and hair grow after death More »

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      list  • health  • medicine  • doctor  • research

    • Research Notes Make Internet History

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Dec 14, 07 12:07 AM CST

      Research Notes Make Internet History

      The Center for New History and Media has received a big grant to help store the raw material of academic research as part of its Internet Archive project, Ars Technica reports. Director Dan Cohen wants to help the academic world by making it easy for scholars to make their research notes and documents available to each other. More »

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      Internet  • research  • professor  • universities  • academics

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