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New Study Reveals Insights Into Memory Processes

For a paper to be published in the July edition of the journal Psychological Science, researchers gave participants material to remember in two experimental…

Life & Chemistry

Sustainable chemistry: Implementing the research & innovation agenda for Europe

On 27 August the initial proposals for implementing the ambitious European research agenda for the chemical & biotech sciences developed by SusChem will be…

Studies and Analyses

FreeCell Game Helps Detect Cognitive Changes in Seniors

A popular, computer-based card game is helping Oregon Health & Science University researchers monitor cognitive changes in the elderly, a new study shows. Scientists with the OHSU Oregon Center for Aging & Technology, or ORCATECH, found that a Solitaire-like game called FreeCell, when adapted with cognitive performance assessment algorithms, may be able to distinguish between persons with memory problems and cognitively healthy seniors….

Earth Sciences

It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live?

The innovative map shows a world with large areas of population loss in parts of Eastern Europe and Asia, but significant gains elsewhere. see full map The…

Medical Engineering

UT Southwestern Surgeons Pioneering Women’s Knee Replacements

The implant addresses three distinct and scientifically documented shape differences in women's and men's knees. Designed using three-dimensional computed…

Information Technology

Advancements in Nanoscale Microelectronics Production

Silicon wafer-based complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology dominates IC manufacture. Its energy efficiency will continue to make it the…

Health & Medicine

Women More Compliant With Monthly Osteoporosis Tablets

103 primary care centres across the UK took part in the PERSIST study between January 2005 and January 2006, with 1,076 women each agreeing to participate for…

Life & Chemistry

Norwich Science Gains Momentum with Sophien’s Expertise

Sophien has an outstanding career history, having worked in Paris, the University of California, Wageningen University (the Netherlands) and most recently Ohio…

Information Technology

'Womb' service for student midwives

Sheffield Hallam University has just taken ownership of a state-of-the-art mother and baby simulator to give student midwives practical experience of birthing…

Information Technology

Biometrics Boost Mobile Security: Identity Verification Innovations

Though security applications that verify a person’s identity based on their physical attributes, such as fingerprint readers or iris scanners, have been in use…

Life & Chemistry

Purple Corn and RNA Defy Genetic Laws in New Research

The new research indicates that an additional molecule, DNA's little cousin RNA, is needed for the intriguing gene interactions known as paramutation….

Materials Sciences

Sales method pays off for materials scientists–Data mining used to predict crystal structures

These structures are key to designing new materials and improving existing ones, which means that everything from batteries to airplane wings could be…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular DNA Switch Discovered Across All Life Forms

In two papers that will be concurrently published in the August edition of the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology (now available on-line), the…

Health & Medicine

Elders With Dementia Share Wisdom Through Memory Engagement

Katinka Dijkstra, an assistant professor of psychology, and Michelle Bourgeois, professor of communication disorders, both of FSU, and colleagues from Long…

Studies and Analyses

Online Surveys vs. Phone Surveys: New Study Insights

However, a significant new study in the September issue of the Journal of Consumer Research argues that the recent shift from phone surveys to online surveys…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Pricing Uniformity Eases Decision-Making

But what about those times when you don't come armed with advance recommendations? A study in September issue of the Journal of Consumer Research finds that…

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