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Banner ads work — even if you don't notice them at all

However, a new study reveals that even this incidental exposure to advertising may have a positive effect on consumer attitudes. Forthcoming in the June issue…

Earth Sciences

Ice Age Insights: Mapping Gravity Changes in North America

The study, published in the May 11 issue of Science, is the first to show a map of ongoing changes in the gravity field over North America due to the ice age….

Health & Medicine

Can an omega-3 fatty acid slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?

In order to test whether an omega-3 fatty acid can impact the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers supported by the National Institute on Aging…

Life & Chemistry

New Protein Targets for Huntington’s Disease Therapy Revealed

BCM scientists actually determined which proteins among the list of more than 200 identified at Buck Institute modify the effect of the Huntington’s protein….

Studies and Analyses

Bridging the Gap: Attitudes on Medical Errors Among Physicians

From a survey of faculty physicians, resident physicians and medical students, researchers found that while nearly all respondents indicated that they would…

Machine Engineering

Engine Redesign Cuts Pollution and Oil Use in Hybrid Cars

“We're talking about a major leap in engine technology that could be used in hybrid cars to make vehicles much more environmentally friendly and fuel stingy,”…

Studies and Analyses

Reovirus Shows Promise Against Deadly Cancers in New Study

Reovirus, a non-pathogenic virus under development at Calgary, Alberta-based Oncolytics Biotech, has shown powerful anti-cancer activity against cultured tumor…

Earth Sciences

CO2 Burps: Ocean’s Ancient Carbon Release Unveiled by Study

The new study indicated carbon that had built up in the oceans over millennia was released in two big pulses, one about 18,000 years ago and one 13,000 years…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Uncover Toxoplasmosis Infection Trick

It is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, whose foetuses can be infected via the placenta, and those with a weakened immune system, such as people…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Climate policy: It's good to be in the 'RED'

Tropical deforestation, which releases more than 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere every year, is a major contributor to global climate…

Studies and Analyses

Landmark study identifies large number of new proteins implicated in Huntington's disease

Researchers from four organizations have identified more than 200 new proteins that bind to normal and mutant forms of the protein that causes Huntington’s…

Health & Medicine

Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs

Most women 55 years and younger who have heart attacks don't recognize warning signs, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 8th Scientific…

Medical Engineering

New Catheter Technique Patches Heart Holes Without Surgery

A novel catheter technique for patching holes in the heart may make it possible for many patients to avoid surgery altogether and others to regain enough…

Studies and Analyses

Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

The causes of “broken heart syndrome” remain a mystery, but doctors will soon have an easier time recognizing and treating this rare, life-threatening…

Life & Chemistry

New Bacteria Test Enhances Fruit and Vegetable Juice Quality

Increasingly, consumer products, especially food and beverage products, are being scrutinized for better quality. At the University of Missouri-Columbia, a…

Life & Chemistry

First Marsupial Genome Sequence Unveiled in Nature Journal

In a comparison of the marsupial genome to genomes of non-marsupials, including human, published in the May 10 issue of the journal Nature, the team found that…

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