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for Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Discovery Of A New Signaling Mechanism May Lead To Novel Anti-inflammatory Therapy (July 18, 2008) -- A new signaling mechanism used to activate protein kinases that are critical for the body's inflammatory response has been discovered. ... > full story
Tunguska Catastrophe: Evidence Of Acid Rain Supports Meteorite Theory (July 18, 2008) -- The Tunguska catastrophe in 1908 evidently led to high levels of acid rain. This is the conclusion reached by Russian, Italian and German researchers based on the results of analyses of peat profiles taken from the disaster region. In peat samples corresponded to 1908 permafrost boundary they found significantly higher levels of the heavy nitrogen and carbon isotopes 15N and 13C. ... > full story
Mini ECG Gets Heart Attack Rehab Patients Mobile (July 18, 2008) -- Scientists have teamed a mobile phone with a miniature heart monitor and a GPS device in research aimed at tackling the low participation rates of heart patients in cardiac rehabilitation. ... > full story
Students Who Use 'Clickers' Score Better On Physics Tests (July 18, 2008) -- Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies. Students who used the devices to answer multiple-choice questions during physics lectures earned final examination scores that were around 10 percent higher -- the equivalent of a full-letter grade -- than students who didn't. ... > full story
People Predict Budgets Better On Annual Basis (July 18, 2008) -- People who made annual budgets were more accurate than those who made monthly ones. They also found that peoples' perception of their budget-making abilities affected the accuracy of the budgets. ... > full story
Genetic Variant Increases Triglyceride Levels In Asian-Americans (July 18, 2008) -- A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated plasma triglycerides over four-fold. In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein A-V had extremely high and dangerous triglyceride levels in their blood. ... > full story
Protein Transports Nutrients Believed To Protect Against Eye Disease (July 18, 2008) -- Scientists have identified the protein responsible for transporting nutrients to the eye that are believed to protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in elderly Americans. The research sought to illuminate the process by which compounds called lutein and zeaxanthin move from the bloodstream to the eye. ... > full story
Context Is Everything: New Research Uncovers Key To Consumer Preferences (July 18, 2008) -- New research in the Journal of Consumer Research reveals that a product's attractiveness can shift depending on the other choices that are available at the time. The authors demonstrate that if consumers perceive they're choosing the best item from a set of options, they are more likely to feel good enough about choosing the product again next time. ... > full story
Partially Shared Genetic Profile Between Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder (July 18, 2008) -- Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be disabling conditions, and both present clinically with significant mood and psychotic symptoms. These two illnesses also share genetic variants that might be involved in the predisposition to both disorders. ... > full story
'Snapshots' Of Eyes Could Serve As Early Warning Of Diabetes (July 18, 2008) -- A new vision screening device, already shown to give an early warning of eye disease, could give doctors and patients a head start on treating diabetes and its vision complications, a new study shows. It captures images of the eye to detect metabolic stress and tissue damage that occur before the first symptoms of disease are evident. ... > full story
Foot Pain? Custom-made Insoles Offer Relief (July 18, 2008) -- Custom-made insoles known as foot orthoses can reduce foot pain caused by arthritis, overly prominent big toe joints and highly arched feet, a new systematic review shows. ... > full story
Tobacco Industry Manipulated Cigarette Menthol Content To Recruit New Smokers Among Young People, Research Shows (July 18, 2008) -- Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health explored tobacco industry manipulation of menthol levels in specific brands and found a deliberate strategy to recruit and addict young smokers by adjusting menthol to create a milder experience for the first time smoker. Internal industry documents, independent lab tests and survey data reveal strategy. ... > full story
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