Articles Posted in 2007
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Canon CF-1 Digital Retinal Camera
The Canon CF-1 Digital Retinal Camera, introduced earlier this year, features a redesigned optical system that achieves high-resolution diagnostic images and outstanding operability. When attached to a Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR Camera (sold separately),…
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Yellowstone Volcano Inflating With Molten Rock At Record Rate
The Yellowstone “supervolcano” rose at a record rate since mid-2004, likely because a Los Angeles-sized, pancake-shaped blob of molten rock was injected 6 miles beneath the slumbering giant, University of Utah scientists report in the…
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New Species Of Peccary – Pig-like Animal – Discovered In Amazon Region
Dutch biologist Marc van Roosmalen has discovered a new species of peccary, a member of the pig family, in the basin of the Rio Aripuanã in the south-eastern Amazon region. The divergence time from the…
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Divers Find New Species In Aleutians
There are unknown creatures lurking under the windswept islands of the Aleutians, according to a team of scientific divers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This summer, while completing the second phase of a two-year…
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New Insights Into How Natural Antioxidants Fight Fat
Scientists in Taiwan are reporting new insights into why diets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of obesity. Their study focuses on healthful natural antioxidant compounds called flavonoids and phenolic acids. In the…
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Genes involved in moisture sensing discovered
Researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine have discovered the first two genes involved in moisture sensing (hygrosensation). The discovery also reveals a “two-sensor” hygrosensing system in…
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Breastfeeding Boost IQ In Infants With ‘Helpful’ Genetic Variant
The known association between breast feeding and slightly higher IQ in children has been shown to relate to a particular gene in the babies, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
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Stress Increases Cocaine Addiction
According to the Trimbos Institute, anyone who sniffs cocaine once has a 15 to 20% likelihood of becoming addicted to this hard drug. Why does the recreational user only try it once whereas another person…
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Energy Drink ‘Cocktails’ Lead To Increased Injury Risk, Study Shows
College students who drink alcohol mixed with so-called “energy” drinks are at dramatically higher risk for injury and other alcohol-related consequences, compared to students who drink alcohol without energy drinks, according to new research from…
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Gene Behind Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified
University of Manchester researchers have identified a genetic variant in a region on chromosome 6 that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common inflammatory arthritis affecting 387,000 people in the UK. Professor Jane…