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Simulated Hibernation Aids Toad Work
A partnership with the
Memphis Zoo brought a colony
of threatened toads from the
Colorado Rockies to
Mississippi State
University. Researchers
there joined the ranks of
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Too Many Antioxidants? Resveratrol Blocks Many Cardiovascular Benefits of Exercise
In older men, a natural
antioxidant compound found
in red grapes and other
plants – called
resveratrol – blocks
... > full story
Unusual Material Expands Dramatically Under Pressure
If you squeeze a normal
object in all directions, it
shrinks in all directions.
But a few strange materials
will actually grow in one
dimension when compressed.
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New Biomolecular Archaeological Evidence Points to the Beginnings of Viniculture in France
France is renowned the world
over as a leader in the
crafts of viticulture and
winemaking -- but the
beginnings of French
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Undiagnosed Pre-Diabetes Highly Prevalent in Early Alzheimer's Disease Study
July 14, 2013 — When a neurologist began enrolling people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease into a nationwide study last year, he expected to find only a handful of participants with undiagnosed glucose ... > full story -
'Wasted' and 'Hammered' Versus 'Buzzed' and 'Tipsy' Is More Than Just Semantics
July 10, 2013 — Prior research found that women tended to use moderate self-referral terms for intoxication, whereas men used heavy terms. New findings confirm that men's drinking is generally described in terms ... > full story -
New Evidence Suggests Impulsive Adolescents More Likely to Drink Heavily
July 3, 2013 — Scientists have shown that young people who show impulsive tendencies are more prone to drinking heavily at an early ... > full story -
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Companies Look at Wrong Things When Using Facebook for Hiring, Study Shows
July 2, 2013 — Employers are using Facebook to screen job applicants and weed out candidates they think have undesirable traits. But a new study shows that those companies may have a fundamental misunderstanding of ... > full story -
Designated Drivers Don't Always Abstain: One in Three Are Impaired, Study Suggests
June 10, 2013 — Maybe better call that cab, after all: A new study found that 35 percent of designated drivers had quaffed alcohol and most had blood-alcohol levels high enough to impair their ... > full story -
Very Berry Study Aims to Improve Wine Quality
June 6, 2013 — A gene expression study of grapevine berries grown in different Italian vineyards has highlighted genes that help buffer the plants against environmental change and may explain the different quality ... > full story -
Beer-Pouring Robot Programmed to Anticipate Human Actions
May 28, 2013 — Understanding when and where to pour a beer or knowing when to offer assistance opening a refrigerator door can be difficult for a robot because of the many variables it encounters while assessing ... > full story -
Tomatoes: The World's Favorite Fruit, Only Better-Tasting and Longer-Lasting
May 23, 2013 — Research with GM purple tomatoes could lead to improved varieties of tomatoes with consumer and commercial benefits through conventional breeding or GM. The findings could also be applied to other ... > full story -
Game-Changing Discovery of Gene Mutation That Causes Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Port-Wine Stain Birthmarks Offers New Hope
May 8, 2013 — Researchers have discovered the cause -- a genetic mutation that occurs before birth -- of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and port-wine stain birthmarks. SWS is a rare disorder affecting approximately ... > full story -
An Electronic Nose Can Tell Pears and Apples Apart
May 8, 2013 — Engineers have created a system of sensors that detects fruit odors more effectively than the human sense of smell. For now, the device can distinguish between the odors compounds emitted by pears ... > full story
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