While humans are still struggling to get rid of unwanted carbon it appears that the heavens are really rather good at it. New research by astrophysicists has discovered that a mystery stellar explosion recorded in 2006 may have marked the unusual death of an equally unusually carbon-rich star.
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A new study has shown that, while taking aspirin is beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes among people with established cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention), its benefits don’t clearly outweigh the risks in healthy people (primary prevention).
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A chemist says that prodding proteins to fold by suddenly removing high pressure (a technique also known as “pressure jumping”) through electrical bursting makes for a “kindlier, gentler way” of inducing proteins to fold.
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Long before the brain’s neurons can facilitate life’s big decisions, they have to find their own destiny in the rapidly developing embryo. In the lingo of neurobiologists, they are “fated” very early on to become certain types of cells, over time traveling to and organizing the various structures that compose the brain. These earliest developments [...]
Recognizing objects and groups of objects is something we humans take for granted. For computers, this is far from straightforward. A European project has come up with novel solutions to this conundrum.
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In a new study, young children and their adult caregivers uttered fewer vocalizations, used fewer words and engaged in fewer conversations when in the presence of audible television.
Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alternative to aspirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. Their study involves particles of silver — 1/50,000th the diameter of a human hair — that are injected into the bloodstream.
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Researchers have shown that a blood-pressure medicine has reversed the effects of early-stage liver failure in some patients.
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Just as our world buzzes with distractions — from phone calls to e-mails to tweets — the neurons in our brain are bombarded with messages. Research has shown that when we pay attention, some of these neurons begin firing in unison, like a chorus rising above the noise. Now, a study reveals the likely brain [...]
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Health researchers in the United Kingdom have found that drinking two units of alcohol per day reduces the risk of developing gallstones by a third.
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