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World's first handheld sound camera ready for marketWorld's first handheld sound camera ready for market

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Columbia engineers manipulate a buckyball by inserting a single water moleculeColumbia engineers manipulate a buckyball by inserting a single water molecule

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More effective, cheaper concrete manufactured with ash from olive residue biomassMore effective, cheaper concrete manufactured with ash from olive residue biomass

Seahorse's armor gives engineers insight into robotics designsSeahorse's armor gives engineers insight into robotics designs

New quantitative analysis for open source software projectsNew quantitative analysis for open source software projects

Is antimatter anti-gravity?Is antimatter anti-gravity?

High-volume Bitcoin exchanges less likely to fail, but more likely breached, says studyHigh-volume Bitcoin exchanges less likely to fail, but more likely breached, says study

Bold move forward in molecular analysesBold move forward in molecular analyses

Computer scientists develop video game that teaches how to program in JavaComputer scientists develop video game that teaches how to program in Java

Do palm trees hold the key to immortality?Do palm trees hold the key to immortality?

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Keep moving and have funKeep moving and have fun

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Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personalityEnhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality

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Hit a 90 mph baseball? Scientists pinpoint how we see it coming (5/19/2013)

How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves? For the first time, vision scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have pinpointed how the brain tracks fast-moving objects. ...> Full Article


Enhanced motion perception in autism may point to an underlying cause of the disorder (5/19/2013)

Enhanced motion perception in autism may point to an underlying cause of the disorderChildren with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, according to a new study. ...> Full Article


Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry (5/19/2013)

In a new discovery reported in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Brown University and Lifespan researchers show that in the brain cells of rats, obesity impedes the production of a hormone that curbs appetite and inspires calorie burning. The root cause appears to be a breakdown in the protein-processing mechanism of the cells. In the lab, the researchers showed they could fix the breakdown with drugs. ...> Full Article


Epilepsy cured in mice using brain cells (5/18/2013)

Epilepsy cured in mice using brain cellsEpilepsy that does not respond to drugs can be halted in adult mice by transplanting a specific type of cell into the brain, UC San Francisco researchers have discovered, raising hope that a similar treatment might work in severe forms of human epilepsy. ...> Full Article


Camaraderie of sports teams may deter bullying, violence (5/18/2013)

As schools around the country look for ways to reduce violence and bullying, they may want to consider encouraging students to participate in team sports, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Washington, DC. ...> Full Article


Researchers reveal new more precise method of performing electroconvulsive therapy (5/17/2013)

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective acute treatment for severe major depression. However, even with newer forms of ECT, there remains a significant risk of adverse cognitive effects, particularly memory problems. ...> Full Article


We almost always buy in the same shops (5/17/2013)

We almost always buy in the same shopsConsumers are a lot more predictable than they seem. This is the main discovery of an international scientific study, in which the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid has participated, which reveals how to predict people's shopping patterns. ...> Full Article


Teen girls who exercise are less likely to be violent (5/17/2013)

Regular exercise is touted as an antidote for many ills, including stress, depression and obesity. Physical activity also may help decrease violent behavior among adolescent girls, according to new research to be presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Washington, DC. ...> Full Article


Nobody likes a 'fat-talker,' Notre Dame study shows (5/17/2013)

Women who engage in "fat talk" -- the self-disparaging remarks girls and women make in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies -- are less liked by their peers, a new study from the University of Notre Dame finds. ...> Full Article


Dieting youth show greater brain reward activity in response to food (5/16/2013)

Dieting youth show greater brain reward activity in response to foodResearch results imply that dieting characterized by meal skipping and fasting would be less successful than weight loss efforts characterized by intake of low energy dense healthy foods. ...> Full Article


Study shows that individual brain cells track where we are and how we move (5/16/2013)

UCLA Researchers have gained new insights into how our brains form maps of our environment. They found that special cells can note either a fixed location, or the distance a mammal travels, depending on the cues it gets from the environment. ...> Full Article


Theta brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in bias (5/16/2013)

Theta brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in biasMany animals, including humans, harbor ingrained biases to actively obtain rewards and to remain inactive to avoid punishment. Sometimes, however those biases can steer us wrong. A new study finds that theta brainwave activity in the prefrontal cortex predicts how well people can overcome these biases when they are unwanted. ...> Full Article


Experience leads to the growth of new brain cells (5/16/2013)

How do organisms evolve into individuals that are distinguished from others by their own personal brain structure and behavior? Scientists in Dresden, Berlin, Münster, and Saarbrücken have now taken a decisive step towards clarifying this question. Using mice as an animal model, they were able to show that individual experiences influence the development of new neurons, leading to measurable changes in the brain. The results of this study are published in Science on May 10th. ...> Full Article


Study uses Botox to find new wrinkle in brain communication (5/15/2013)

Study uses Botox to find new wrinkle in brain communicationNational Institutes of Health researchers used the popular anti-wrinkle agent Botox to discover a new and important role for a group of molecules that nerve cells use to quickly send messages. This novel role for the molecules, called SNARES, may be a missing piece that scientists have been searching for to fully understand how brain cells communicate under normal and disease conditions. ...> Full Article


Persistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basis (5/15/2013)

Persistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basisA new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first to identify a genetic risk factor for persistent pain after traumatic events such as motor vehicle collision and sexual assault. The study also contributes further evidence that persistent pain after stressful events has a specific biological basis. ...> Full Article

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Hit a 90 mph baseball? Scientists pinpoint how we see it coming

Enhanced motion perception in autism may point to an underlying cause of the disorderEnhanced motion perception in autism may point to an underlying cause of the disorder

Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry

Epilepsy cured in mice using brain cellsEpilepsy cured in mice using brain cells

Camaraderie of sports teams may deter bullying, violence

Researchers reveal new more precise method of performing electroconvulsive therapy

We almost always buy in the same shopsWe almost always buy in the same shops

Teen girls who exercise are less likely to be violent

Nobody likes a 'fat-talker,' Notre Dame study shows

Dieting youth show greater brain reward activity in response to foodDieting youth show greater brain reward activity in response to food

Study shows that individual brain cells track where we are and how we move

Theta brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in biasTheta brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in bias

Experience leads to the growth of new brain cells

Study uses Botox to find new wrinkle in brain communicationStudy uses Botox to find new wrinkle in brain communication

Persistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basisPersistent pain after stressful events may have a neurobiological basis



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