Sprinters closest to starter pistol have advantage over those farther away, says study
On your marks, get set go to lane 1? Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton studying the connection between loud sounds and reaction time are reporting findings that may have sprinters thinking twice about lane assignments at the upcoming Olympics. Led by Dave Collins, profe...If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help
... Among single-baby pregnancies, just 3 percent to 5 percent are known as "breech presentations," with the baby's bottom, rather than head, positioned closest to the birth canal. But though the numbers are small, experts say the risks can be big. Because of this, knowing about a breech presentation ahead...What's Lurking in Your Kitchen?
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... calories compared with 100 percent fruit juices of the same variety. To view the full range of Healthy Balance flavors, or to find a retailer closest to you, visit www.healthybalance.com . A portion of all proceeds from all Healthy Balance sales goes to the Juvenile Diabetes Research F...President Obama's Health Care Plan: Too Big, Too Expensive, Too Rushed
...n on the back bone of our economy, that is, America's small and medium-size business owners," Barreto declared. Heralded by supporters as the closest possible legislation to achieve the long awaited goal of universal coverage for all Americans, the 1,017-page Bill is being quickly moved through revi...Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life
...t to conduct. "Studies in humans can be done but they're not going to address longevity and it's a self-selected group," he said. "Monkeys are the closest we can get." The findings come a day after U.S. researchers reported in Nature that rapamycin, a drug typically given to transplant patients, sig...Insite Security Partners With WorldClinic to Offer Global Medical Support to Clients
...o can provide a complete care solution regardless of location or circumstance. "It's our job to know the best cardiologist in Jakarta; where the closest cardiac catheterization lab is in Beijing and how to evacuate a patient with an open ankle fracture in the Andes," continued Dr. Carlin. "But combine...Opportunities to Highlight Type 1 Diabetes in November
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...hose kinds of provisions in the statute. Q Mr. Vice President, what's the closest we've come to being attacked? THE VICE PRESIDENT: What's the closest we've come to being attacked? Well, there have been a number of efforts -- ...Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives Clearance to Resume Clinical Trials for XIAFLEX(TM)
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COLLEGE STATION, Nov. 1, 2007 Researchers at Texas A&M Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, in collaboration with scientists representing institutions around the world, have discovered the closest living relative to primates. They did so after completing a mul...The closest look ever at the cell's machines
Today researchers in Germany announce they have finished the first complete analysis of the "molecular machines" in one of biology's most important model organisms: S. cerevisiae (baker's yeast). The study from the biotechnology company Cellzome, in collaboration with the European Molecular Biology...Duke, Harvard researchers to monitor bonobo reintroduction
...last 15 years, we have worked tirelessly on education and conservation this is the most important step of all." Bonobos, like chimpanzees, are our closest living relative. But, despite their endangered status, bonobos are virtually unknown. Unlike chimpanzees, who are male dominated, frequently hunt and ...Researchers shed light on trading behavior in animals -- and humans
...the economy slows. The willingness to take risk is based at least in part on the reputation of trading partners and may be unique among humans. Our closest evolutionary relatives, chimpanzees, aren't very good at it, according to new research by scientists at Georgia State University's Language Research C...New cleaning protocol for future 'search for life' missions
...on other planets. The new protocol was developed as part of a project to investigate life that exists in extreme Arctic environments, which are the closest analogue we have on Earth to the surface of Mars. The studies are also designed to help guide future NASA and ESA planetary missions. Published to...SRI International announces findings from new upper atmospheric radar system for scientific research
...t Resolute Bay in the territory of Nunavut. The first of the two radars will become operational later in 2009. These incoherent scatter radars are the closest in the world to the magnetic north pole (an important distinction when it comes to ionospheric and magnetospheric research) and provide unprecedented ...First jaguar photo taken at Smithsonian Research Station in Panama
...ght, especially in areas with cattle ranches. Researchers believe that this jaguar is a visitor from the mainland, 200 yards from the island at the closest point. Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lakepart of the Panama Canalis only 25 miles from Panama City on the Pacific end of the canal and the city of Co...Field Museum paleontologist leads study on two new dinosaurs from China
...ky, "The proportions of Xiongguanlong's skull are similar to those of juveniles of large tyrannosaurs, confirming that massive skulls of T.rex and its closest relatives evolved from animlas with long slender snouts like Xiongguanlong." Second find: A giant "ostrich-mimic" The team also discovered thr...Genes from tiny marine algae suggest unsuspected avenues for new research
...e magazine. Biologists generally agree that all land plants, from tiny mosses to giant redwoods, evolved from an ancestral green alga. Some of the closest representatives of these ancestral green algae living today are thought to be the Prasinophytes, a group of microscopic green algae found across the w...The closest look ever at native human tissue
Seeing proteins in their natural environment and interactions inside cells has been a long-standing goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron tomography, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] have visualised proteins responsible for cell-cell con...Unexpectedly long-range effects in advanced magnetic devices
...ou wouldn't expect it to extend 10 micrometers awaythat's 10 thousand nanometers." In fact, the effect extends to regions 50 micrometers away from the closest antiferromagnetic strip, at least 1,000 times further than was previously known to be possible. The ramifications, says Shull, are that engineers p...Evidence of Ancient Hot Springs on Mars Detailed in Astrobiology Journal
...Several key papers in the issue are available free online at www.liebertpub.com/ast Hot springs have great astrobiological significance, as the closest relatives of many of the most ancient organisms on Earth can thrive in and around hydrothermal springs. If life forms have ever been present on Mars, ...Clinical Research Study Focuses on Little Known Behavioral Changes Related to Parkinson's Disease
...llusions and delusions where patients see things that aren't really there, believe things that are untrue, create false ideas and falsely accuse those closest to them. "While the physical manifestations of Parkinson's disease are difficult to deal with, the changes in thought, behavior and judgment str...Telescope Embedded in Spectacle Lens Promises to Make Driving Easier for Visually Impaired
...educe light loss. Says Peli, "The short height of the actual magnifier, its position, and inclusion of a small tilt of the last flat mirror (the one closest to the user's eye), enables the wearer to simultaneously view the magnified field above the unmagnified view of the uninterrupted horizontal field. ...New adhesive mimics gecko toe hairs
... Berkeley -- A new anti-sliding adhesive developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, may be the closest man-made material yet to mimic the remarkable gecko toe hairs that allow the tiny lizard to scamper along vertical surfaces and ceilings. The resea...Murray Leads Delegation in Securing $2.1 Million for Proton Therapy Center
...cisely to the tumor without damaging healthy tissues. There are only five full-scale proton beam centers currently operating in the United States; the closest to Seattle is in southern California. Proton beams are used today to treat many solid-tumor cancers such as those of the eye, skull base, head and n...