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Lactic acid found to fuel tumors Medicine & Health / Cancer November 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new ...

Space Sportilization: Former Redskin Player Ken Harvey Offers A 21st Century Game on the Moon Space & Earth science / Space Exploration November 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Ken Harvey, former linebacker for the Washington Redskins is trying to capture the imagination of young people by proposing a 21st century game of "Float Ball" to be played in zero-gravity. ...

A computer can pick out speech even amid cacophony Technology / Computer Sciences November 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using a recent development in speech recognition, it is possible to search through television news programmes provided the recognition system has been trained beforehand. PhD candidate Marijn ...

Using challenging concepts to learn promotes understanding of new material Medicine & Health / Psychology 14 hours ago \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet It's a question that confronts parents and teachers everywhere- what is the best method of teaching kids new skills? Is it better for children to learn gradually, starting with easy examples and slowly progressing to more ...

Scientists are high on idea that marijuana reduces memory impairment Medicine & Health / Research November 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 56 vote(s) \| User comments: 12 The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation ...

Social interactions can alter gene expression in the brain, and vice versa General Science / Biology November 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Our DNA determines a lot about who we are and how we play with others, but recent studies of social animals (birds and bees, among others) show that the interaction between genes and behavior is more of a ...

Brain compound 'throws gasoline onto the fire' of schizophrenia Medicine & Health / Research November 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 New research has traced elevated levels of a specific compound in the brain to problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia.

New spaceship force field makes Mars trip possible Physics / Physics November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 105 vote(s) \| User comments: 24 According to the international space agencies, "Space Weather" is the single greatest obstacle to deep space travel. Radiation from the sun and cosmic rays pose a deadly threat to astronauts in space.

Solar power game-changer: 'Near perfect' absorption of sunlight, from all angles Nanotechnology / Materials November 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 234 vote(s) \| User comments: 32 No matter which way you look at it, the notion of harvesting energy from the sun to power our homes and businesses is more absorbing than ever.

Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells General Science / Biology November 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| No comments yet Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease.

Detecting tiny twists with a nanomachine Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at Boston University working with collaborators in Germany, France and Korea have developed a nanoscale torsion resonator that measures miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire. This device, ...

Surgical removal of small colon polyps is costly and unnecessary Medicine & Health / Research November 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Polypectomy (the surgical removal of polyps by colonoscopy) of small polyps found during CT colonography is costly and unnecessary according to a study performed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public ...

DNA provides 'smoking gun' in the case of the missing songbirds General Science / Biology November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 It sounds like a tale straight from "CSI": The bully invades a home and does away with the victim, then is ultimately found out with the help of DNA evidence.

Repairing DNA damage: Researchers discover critical process in cancer treatment Medicine & Health / Cancer November 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- From the sun's UVA rays to tobacco smoke, our environment is chock-full of DNA-damaging agents that can lead to cancer. Thanks to our body's DNA repair mechanisms, however, the effects of many carcinogens ...

Study finds new nanomaterial could be breakthrough for implantable medical devices Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found ...

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Lactic acid found to fuel tumors Medicine & Health / Cancer November 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new ...

Space Sportilization: Former Redskin Player Ken Harvey Offers A 21st Century Game on the Moon Space & Earth science / Space Exploration November 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Ken Harvey, former linebacker for the Washington Redskins is trying to capture the imagination of young people by proposing a 21st century game of "Float Ball" to be played in zero-gravity. ...

A computer can pick out speech even amid cacophony Technology / Computer Sciences November 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Using a recent development in speech recognition, it is possible to search through television news programmes provided the recognition system has been trained beforehand. PhD candidate Marijn ...

Using challenging concepts to learn promotes understanding of new material Medicine & Health / Psychology 14 hours ago \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet It's a question that confronts parents and teachers everywhere- what is the best method of teaching kids new skills? Is it better for children to learn gradually, starting with easy examples and slowly progressing to more ...

Scientists are high on idea that marijuana reduces memory impairment Medicine & Health / Research November 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 56 vote(s) \| User comments: 12 The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation ...

Social interactions can alter gene expression in the brain, and vice versa General Science / Biology November 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Our DNA determines a lot about who we are and how we play with others, but recent studies of social animals (birds and bees, among others) show that the interaction between genes and behavior is more of a ...

Brain compound 'throws gasoline onto the fire' of schizophrenia Medicine & Health / Research November 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 New research has traced elevated levels of a specific compound in the brain to problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia.

New spaceship force field makes Mars trip possible Physics / Physics November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 105 vote(s) \| User comments: 24 According to the international space agencies, "Space Weather" is the single greatest obstacle to deep space travel. Radiation from the sun and cosmic rays pose a deadly threat to astronauts in space.

Solar power game-changer: 'Near perfect' absorption of sunlight, from all angles Nanotechnology / Materials November 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 234 vote(s) \| User comments: 32 No matter which way you look at it, the notion of harvesting energy from the sun to power our homes and businesses is more absorbing than ever.

Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells General Science / Biology November 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| No comments yet Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease.

Detecting tiny twists with a nanomachine Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at Boston University working with collaborators in Germany, France and Korea have developed a nanoscale torsion resonator that measures miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire. This device, ...

Surgical removal of small colon polyps is costly and unnecessary Medicine & Health / Research November 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Polypectomy (the surgical removal of polyps by colonoscopy) of small polyps found during CT colonography is costly and unnecessary according to a study performed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public ...

DNA provides 'smoking gun' in the case of the missing songbirds General Science / Biology November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 It sounds like a tale straight from "CSI": The bully invades a home and does away with the victim, then is ultimately found out with the help of DNA evidence.

Repairing DNA damage: Researchers discover critical process in cancer treatment Medicine & Health / Cancer November 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- From the sun's UVA rays to tobacco smoke, our environment is chock-full of DNA-damaging agents that can lead to cancer. Thanks to our body's DNA repair mechanisms, however, the effects of many carcinogens ...

Study finds new nanomaterial could be breakthrough for implantable medical devices Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine November 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found ...

Lactic acid found to fuel tumors

Space Sportilization: Former Redskin Player Ken Harvey Offers A 21st Century Game on the Moon

A computer can pick out speech even amid cacophony

Using challenging concepts to learn promotes understanding of new material

Scientists are high on idea that marijuana reduces memory impairment

Social interactions can alter gene expression in the brain, and vice versa

Brain compound 'throws gasoline onto the fire' of schizophrenia

New spaceship force field makes Mars trip possible

Solar power game-changer: 'Near perfect' absorption of sunlight, from all angles

Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells

Detecting tiny twists with a nanomachine

Surgical removal of small colon polyps is costly and unnecessary

DNA provides 'smoking gun' in the case of the missing songbirds

Repairing DNA damage: Researchers discover critical process in cancer treatment

Study finds new nanomaterial could be breakthrough for implantable medical devices

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