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Trusting your instincts leads you to the right answer

...er-intuitive. You would expect people to make more accurate decisions when given the time to look properly. Instead they performed better when given almost no time to think. The conscious or top-level function of the brain, when active, vetoes our initial subconscious decision ?even when it is correct ?leavin...

Genetic pathways to curable and incurable forms of pancreatic cancer identified

...reby manifest a more aggressive behavior. "With accurate animal models of both forms of pancreatic ductal cancers now in hand, it should be possible to unravel the detailed mechanisms behind their distinct behavior and hopefully identify points of vulnerability in the more fatal form to improve survival," ...

Rapid oral HIV test shows great promise according to MUHC-led research

...l fluid-based OraQuick HIV1/2 test is 100 per cent accurate and patients?preferred choice. Senior and lead a...and programs. In particular, non-invasive, simple, accurate oral fluid-based, rapid tests have the potential to make a big impact on HIV screening. They open th...

New report: Explosive growth changes salmon industry

...h farmed and wild salmon production; providing accurate and balanced information about salmon issues; collecting better data about seafood markets and consumers; and consider the role of hatcheries in wild salmon production. "This report shines a light on a very complex industry that has a big...

Changes in amino acids in the 1918 influenza virus cut transmission

...nsmissible in humans, this could help us make more accurate predictions on the ability of an influenza virus to transmit among humans and unravels the existence of molecular determinants of transmission that could be used as targets for the development of novel drugs that will stop influenza virus transmissio...

Ancient genes used to produce salt-tolerant wheat

...he project began when the CSIRO team used a highly accurate selection method -- based on their understanding of how plants tolerate salt -- to identify wheat varieties that could cope with higher salinity. They were particularly interested in the premium-priced durum wheat, which is much more salt-sensitive t...

BMI not accurate indicator of body fat

...he amount of fat in a person's body, may not be as accurate as originally thought, according to new research. ...dy fatness and found that BMI was not providing an accurate portrayal of the amount of fat a student had. ...

Scientists seek useful traits in wild cottons

...raits help impart drought resistance and make more accurate trait selections in the future. Natalia Castillo, Experiment Station research assistant, screens cotton grown hydroponically ?without soil ?for salt tolerance. Seedlings are incrementally subjected to different concentrations of salt, which ...

DOE JGI sets 'gold standard' for metagenomic data analysis

...ploring ways to analyze metagenomic data to enable accurate classification of sequence fragments into their co...don't have enough sequence from each to capture an accurate picture of the entire community, so you only get a glimpse of the identities of multiple genomes. Al...

Diminishing dinosaur steps saved by laser and laptop

...oftware is then used to create a detailed and very accurate 3D computer model of the location. This technology has allowed researchers to closely examine and analyse the Spanish quarry tracks from many different angles and even inside out. This information is very important for palaeontologists and dino...

New technique will produce a better chromosome map

...w approach will enable them to construct the first accurate map of the chromosomes and tease out the secrets h...ith comparable or superior results. With a more accurate chromosome map, researchers will next use fluorescent immunostaining of proteins that bind to specif...

Novel system developed to turn data into real-time, interactive 3-D images

...ise visible. "Data viewing is rapid and allows accurate diagnosis in a fraction of the time that physicians must now spend using current image viewing technologies," Clements says. The technology can be applied to any large 3- or 4-D data set but is most readily applicable to medical images. For inst...

An 'elegant' idea proves its worth 25 years later

... disorder, according to Hamosh, who says early and accurate detection can now assure prompt treatment. "We’re teaching all medical students at Hopkins to consider hyperammonemia and immediately do blood tests when they see a combative, lethargic or comatose newborn or child," she says. "The longer the hype...

'Virtual Patient' to simulate real-time organ motions for radiation therapy

...h organ movement," Xu said. "In order to determine accurate and effective radiation dosages, doctors must consider such issues as the breathing function and air volume change that are affected by several physiological factors over the course of the radiation treatment." Real-time simulations could allow do...

Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, says 12-year review

...h patient numbers and sample numbers to provide an accurate picture of cancer levels” says co-author Dr Susannah Hoey from the Dermatology Department at the Royal Victoria Hospital, part of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. “The three skin cancers we looked at all increased with age, with the exce...

Math that powers spam filters used to understand how brain learns to move our muscles

...s in a memory bank so it could adapt and make more accurate predictions the next time around. Every time the learner repeated the task, it would sift through the prior knowledge in its memory banks and make a prediction on how to move, which in turn would also be memorized. While short term memory was periodi...

Research identifies protein that signals flowering in squash plants

...ears, owing to the difficulties attendant with the accurate detection and measurement of compounds in phloem sap, and designing experiments to allow accurate monitoring of long-distance transport of potential signalling compounds in plants. Some of the princ...

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