Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will
Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who do not buy in t...6-month follow-up diagnostic mammograms recommended for women with probably benign lesions
Radiologists can, with confidence, recommend a six-month follow-up diagnostic mammogram rather than an immediate biopsy for patients with probably benign breast lesions, a new study emphasizes. The study found that six-month short-interval follow-up examinations had an 83% sensitivity, which is...Antidepressant Effectiveness Probably Overstated: Report
Researchers unclear on whether it's reluctance to submit or reluctance to publish negative findings WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A systematic review of studies on antidepressants concludes that the positive effects of these drugs are probably overstated in the medical litera...It's Probably Time to Replace Your Vehicle's Cabin Air Filter
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- If you get headaches, allergic reactions or breathing problems riding in your car, it's probably time to change the cabin air filter. Cabin air filters clean the incoming air and remove allergens, and should be replaced every 12,000 to 15,000 miles, or p...Researchers Identify Gene That Plays Key Role in Size of Dogs -- and Probably in Humans
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Cornell University, has found a mutation in a single gene that plays a key role in determining// body-size differences within and among dog breeds and probably is important in determining the size of humans as well. The research, ...What’s in a Day? Isn’t Each Day as Good as the Other? Probably Not, If You are Visiting a Hospita…
London- A novel report has suggested that Thursday may not be a good day after all to visit a hospital, as there are chances you might end up waiting longer in the hospital.// The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), United Kingdom, after carefully analyzing the trend for five years h...Music & Medicine: Unique Collaboration Combines Performing Arts and Science
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The world is a perilous place for the endangered manatee. While the mammals are at risk from natural threats, human activity also poses a great danger to manatee numbers. Debborah Colbert, from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, explains that many manatees die and are seriously injured in coll...Navigating in the ocean of molecules
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...center has evidence that disabling molecular chaperones or the heat shock factors that control some of them, disables tumor formation in the liver and probably the breast. Researchers are also now examining brain tumors as well as pancreatic and prostate cancer. They also want to know whether ramping up th...Climate-caused biodiversity booms and busts in ancient plants and mammals
... Eocene began about 56 million years ago with a short period of increased warming, when many modern groups of mammals first appeared in North America, probably by emigrating from other areas. The period the researchers studied, called the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO), began about three million years l...Bacteria pack their own demise
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...o of 4.77 at Day 45 and 3.36 at Day 90 (p <0.05). ADAS-Cog, a neuropsychometric battery of tests that measures short-term memory and cognition, is probably the most widely used cognitive instrument used in clinical trials of anti-dementia drugs within the United States and Europe. Numerous clinical studi...FDA Inspects Hovione's API Manufacturing Plant in Macau
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...irmed it as a distinct species. Walsh said he is confident there are bound to be more. "If this thing is flying at the top of the Chiricahuas, it's probably pretty common," he said. Finding it is another matter because moths like Lithophane tend to over-winter at higher elevations, hibernating when ther...A billion-year ultra-dense memory chip
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...is comparable to even the most optimistic projections for copper interconnects at that scale. Under real-world conditions, our graphene interconnects probably already out-perform copper at this size scale." Beyond resistivity improvement, graphene interconnects would offer higher electron mobility, better...ChIP-PCR for NFkb from Aviva Systems Biology
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