Mounting evidence shows red wine antioxidant kills cancer March 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 69 vote(s)
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Rochester researchers showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching to the cell's core energy source, or mitochondria, and crippling ... | |
Some colleges checking students' social-networking sites September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Lauren Pfeiffer said she doesn't have to worry about what's on her Facebook profile, but she can't say the same about her fellow students. | |
New study proves that pain is not a symptom of arthritis, pain causes arthritis September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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Pain is more than a symptom of osteoarthritis, it is an inherent and damaging part of the disease itself, according to a study published today in journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. More specifically, the study revealed ... | |
 Logo Can Make You 'Think Different' March 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 89 vote(s)
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Whether you are a Mac person or a PC person, even the briefest exposure to the Apple logo may make you behave more creatively, according to recent research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and ... | |
 Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the Sky January 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 124 vote(s)
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Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of the latest energy harvesting techniques is converting the mechanical energy from ... | |
 sQuba: World's First Underwater Car December 20, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 96 vote(s)
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A Swiss company called Rinspeed has recently announced its newest project: an underwater car. Named "sQuba," the car can both drive on roads, and then - at the push of a button - dive up to 10 meters (33 feet) ... | |
Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 127 vote(s)
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Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets. | |
Running slows the aging clock, researchers find August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer ... | |
 Before the Big Bang: A Twin Universe? April 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 275 vote(s)
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Until very recently, asking what happened at or before the Big Bang was considered by physicists to be a religious question. General relativity theory just doesn’t go there – at T=0, it spews out zeros, infinities, ... | |
Giant garbage patch floating in Pacific October 22, 2007 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 309 vote(s)
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An enormous island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii. | |
 Scientists Predict How to Detect a Fourth Dimension of Space May 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 308 vote(s)
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Scientists at Duke and Rutgers universities have developed a mathematical framework they say will enable astronomers to test a new five-dimensional theory of gravity that competes with Einstein's General Theory ... | |
Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism September 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 104 vote(s)
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A new University of Georgia study suggests that online social networking sites such as Facebook might be useful tools for detecting whether someone is a narcissist. | |
 Strap-On Helicopter Could Offer Solo Flying Experience May 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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Ever since the first human saw a bird soaring through the clouds, our species has harbored a great envy for the freedom that flying gives. | |
 The Dark Side of Light February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 193 vote(s)
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Light may not seem very interesting in our everyday lives. But to scientists, light’s properties are a constant source of intrigue. The nature of light as both wave and particle, light as the universal speed ... | |
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor January 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 98 vote(s)
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New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour ... | |
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