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  Spot the difference predicts model of human visual attention

  Medicine & Health / Research
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 | (PhysOrg.com) -- In a computerized game of 'spot the difference', people are more likely to notice things added or removed than even major changes in colour.
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  Trumping the trumpets: How audio engineering helps tone down vuvuzela disruption (w/ Video)

  Technology / Computer Sciences
  2 hours ago | 3 / 5 (1) | 0 | (PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to researchers at the Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) at Queen Mary, University of London, anyone watching the World Cup on their computer can now filter out the droning sounds of vuvuzela ...

• Licensed Characters on Food Packaging Affect Kids' Taste Preferences, Snack Selections

  Medicine & Health / Health
  1hour ago | not rated yet | 0 | (PhysOrg.com) -- Children significantly prefer the taste of junk foods branded with licensed cartoon characters on the packaging, compared with the same foods without characters, finds a new study from the Rudd Center for ...
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  Babies' first bacteria depend on birthing method, says new study

  Medicine & Health / Research
  5 hours ago | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0 | A new study indicates different delivery methods of newborn babies has a big effect on the types of microbial communities they harbor as they emerge into the world, findings with potential implications for ...
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  A New Type of Molecule

  Physics / General Physics
  2 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0 | (PhysOrg.com) -- A Rydberg atom is one with an electron that spends most of its time far from the nucleus. Rydberg atoms, which are normally artificially produced, can have dimensions thousands of times larger ...

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• Green Infrastructure is Cheaper and Better for Stormwater Control: Study

  Space & Earth / Environment
  47 minutes ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by the University of Illinois at Chicago has advised the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to phase in green infrastructure requirements for better and cheaper control of stormwater ...

• Researchers seek new roles for two common materials

  Chemistry / Materials Science
  57 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- With more study, alumina could ease kidney dialysis, while magnesium could lead the way to lighter, more fuel-efficient cars.

• The challenges of learning to use new products

  Other Sciences / Social Sciences
  57 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0 Consumers learn how to use new products best if they get a chance to try them out repeatedly, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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  Botanical Garden braces for blooming corpse plant

  Biology / Plants & Animals
  27 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0 The University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, nestled in Strawberry Canyon just above the central campus, features a mind-boggling 12,000 kinds of plants and breathtaking views of the Bay Area. ...

• Team Observes Record-Low Densities in Upper Atmosphere

  Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
  27 minutes ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory and George Mason University reports that the Earth's upper atmosphere has recently experienced the lowest density in 43 years. The team has published ...
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  Where Lightning Strikes More Than Twice

  Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
  37 minutes ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 Lightning is one of Mother Nature's double-edged swords; it is beautiful to watch as it lights up the sky, but it is dangerous when it hits the ground at a scorching 50,000 degrees F and brings with it a jolt ...
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  Turkish delight for scientists who discover a new type of algae

  Biology / Plants & Animals
  1hour ago | not rated yet | 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- It is less than one hundredth of a millimeter in diameter and has a delicately sculptured silica shell - meet Clipeoparvus anatolicus, a microscopic alga of a diatom genus previously unknown ...

• Exercise may be an effective and nonpharmacologic treatment option for alcohol dependence

  Medicine & Health / Health
  1hour ago | not rated yet | 0 Alcohol abuse is highly disruptive of circadian rhythms, and circadian disruptions can also lead to alcohol abuse as well as relapse in abstinent alcoholics. Circadian timing in mammals is regulated by light as well as other ...

• Study finds novel pathway may open doors for new blood pressure treatments

  Medicine & Health / Research
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Researchers have found that increasing certain proteins in the blood vessels of mice, relaxed the vessels, lowering the animal's blood pressure. The study provides new avenues for research that may lead to new treatments ...

• Portable media players associated with short-term hearing effects

  Medicine & Health / Health
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Temporary changes in hearing sensitivity are associated with potential harmful effects of listening to an MP3 player, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
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  Underground Forces: Deformation Processes in Gravel Deposits

  Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Deformation bands in the gravel layers of the Eisenstadt-Sopron Basin form as a result of heterogeneous displacement in the surrounding sediment. This is caused by gradients in the deformation intensity, which ...

• Study examines, compares bacteria in the nose and throat

  Biology / Cell & Microbiology
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Scientists have completed the most comprehensive comparative analysis to date of bacterial communities inhabiting the human nose and throat, which could provide new insights into why some individuals become colonized with ...

• Some types of arousal can lead to unhealthy choices

  Other Sciences / Social Sciences
  3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 You might want to avoid food shopping right after a heavy workout or drinking after an intense day of high-powered negotiations, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

• Puberty and sleep regulation can influence alcohol use during early adolescence

  Medicine & Health / Health
  3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 While alcohol in the form of a "night cap" may be able to help an individual fall asleep, its pharmacological properties later disrupt the rapid eye movement (REM) and deeper, more restorative stages of sleep. Sleep problems ...

• Electronic health records could give rise to more liability risk

  Medicine & Health / Other
  3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Electronic health record systems likely will soon become a fixture in medical settings. Advocates claim they will reduce health care costs and improve medical outcomes, which could be critical since the new health care reform ...

• Can a Victoria's Secret shopping bag make you feel glamorous?

  Other Sciences / Social Sciences
  3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Certain brands have personalities that can actually change the way some people feel about themselves, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

• Calif. license plates might go digital, show ads

  Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
  4 hours ago | not rated yet | 1 (AP) -- As electronic highway billboards flashing neon advertisements become more prevalent, the next frontier in distracted driving is already approaching - ad-blaring license plates.

• Inconspicuous consumption: Insiders vs. outsiders

  Other Sciences / Social Sciences
  1hour ago | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1 Why would a consumer spend $10,000 on a handbag that doesn't identify the brand, when most observers would confuse it with a $50 alternative? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that high-end consumers don't ...

• Study takes first good look at largely unknown native pollinators

  Biology / Plants & Animals
  1hour ago | not rated yet | 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- Ask a regular Joe on the street what he knows about bees, and he'll no doubt believe you to be talking about the kind brought to the U.S. long ago from Europe for honey-making purposes.

• Are you promotion- or prevention-focused and what does this mean when considering choices?

  Other Sciences / Social Sciences
  4 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 When consumers make choices, their style of pursuing their goals changes the way they search and decide what to purchase, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

• Progesterone is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to estrogen

  Medicine & Health / Cancer
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Postmenopausal women who experience bothersome hot flashes or night sweats may have an alternative treatment to estrogen. According to a new study, oral micronized progesterone relieves those symptoms. The results will be ...
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  Amazon cuts Kindle price to $189 after Nook move

  Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
  4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. has again cut the price of its Kindle e-reader, bringing it below $200 after Barnes & Noble dropped the price of its competing Nook device.

• Creating a preliminary neurobehavioral profile of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

  Medicine & Health / Research
  1hour ago | not rated yet | 0 A continuum of physical, mental, and behavioral damage is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and is referred to by the non-diagnostic term, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). While the identification of children ...
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  Viral protein structure study offers HIV therapy hope

  Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 National Physical Laboratory is involved in a collaborative project that is helping to further the understanding of HIV viral protein structure which could lead to new molecular medicines.

• Many clinicians maintain positive attitudes toward industry marketing activities

  Medicine & Health / Other
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Despite current policy trends, many clinicians continue to hold positive attitudes toward gifts from and marketing interactions with pharmaceutical and device companies, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of ...

• Early-life exposure to BPA may affect testis function in adulthood

  Medicine & Health / Health
  4 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 Exposure to environmental levels of the industrial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in the womb and early life may cause long-lasting harm to testicular function, according to a new study conducted in animals. The results are ...
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  US Supreme Court overturns ban on GM crop

  Biology / Biotechnology
  5 hours ago | not rated yet | 2 In a landmark first ruling on genetically modified crops, the US Supreme Court overturned Monday a four-year ban on alfalfa seeds engineered by biotech giant Monsanto to resist weed killer.
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  Oceans stem the tide of evolution

  Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
  9 hours ago | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 1 | (PhysOrg.com) -- Toxic seas may have been responsible for delaying the evolution of life on Earth by 1 billion years, experts at Newcastle University have revealed.

• Swiss surgeons report negative effects of resident work hour limits

  Medicine & Health / Other
  2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 Many Swiss surgical residents and consultants believe recently implemented 50-hour workweek limitations for residents have a negative effect on surgical training and the quality of patient care, according to a report in the ...
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  Identification of a novel tumor suppressor

  Medicine & Health / Cancer
  4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), have identified a novel tumor suppressor playing an important role in T-cell lymphoma. The protein kinase NDR1 ...