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Eating and weight gain not
necessarily linked, study shows
PhysOrg.com June 3, 2008
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A new UCSF study shows that
increased eating does not
necessarily lead to increased fat.
The finding in the much-studied
roundworm opens the possibility of
identifying new targets for drugs to
control weight, the researchers...
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Intel unveils 'Atom' chip at Taiwan
tech show
AP June 3, 2008
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Intel Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a
new processor it says will
revolutionize the information
technology industry by powering
small laptops at low...
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Research study to measure how much
information is in the World
KurzweilAI.net June 4, 2008
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Researchers at the University of
California, San Diego, MIT and
University of California, Berkeley
have announced a new study to
quantify the amounts and kinds of
information being produced worldwide
by businesses and consumers. UC San
Diego news...
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Prototype of machine that copies
itself goes on show
Nanowerk News June 3, 2008
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RepRap, an open-source machine that
"prints" three-dimensional objects,
has succeeded in making a set of its
own printed...
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Long-Promised, Voice Commands Are
Finally Going Mainstream
Wired News June 3, 2008
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Highly advanced speech
technologies, including emotion and
lie detection, are moving from the
lab to the...
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GPS gadgets can reveal more than
your location
New Scientist Tech June 3, 2008
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Microsoft researchers have
developed a way to automatically
guess a person's mode of transport
from their GPS trace...
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Resveratrol mimics caloric
restriction and protects the heart
in mice
KurzweilAI.net June 4, 2008
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
researchers and their colleagues
have found that a low dose of
dietary resveratrol (found in red
wine and certain foods) mimicked
many of the anti-aging effects of
caloric restriction (CR) in mice.
The researchers focused on
age-associated changes in gene
expression for mice that had been
given a control diet,...
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Clues to Controlling Seizures
Technology Review June 4, 2008
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Pennsylvania State University
researchers are building models that
mimic the neural activity found in
seizures and Parkinson's. The
results will help in designing
better electrical-stimulation
therapies for the brain. As
neurosurgical technologies improve
and medical devices become smaller
and more precise, interest in
stimulation...
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