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'Wake-Up Pill'Under Study To Treat Patients With Bipolar Disorder
A preliminary study of 85 patients with bipolar disorder shows that a drug used to treat patients with sleep disorders might also control the depressive symptoms associated with bipolar disorder. At least 44 percent of the participants in the study reported improved symptoms, a noteworthy improvement for a disorder in which new treatments are needed. SCANUSA
"SCAN is the Safe Community Alert Network —a public warning system that allows local police departments, fire departments ... schools and public safety agencies to broadcast emergency information directly to the computers, mobile phones, pagers and PDAs of their neighborhood and local residents."The site provides a FAQ, registration information, and a detailed privacy policy. Also provides links to state sex offender registries in the "Predators"section. Text Games Get Film Treatment
A computer history buff wants to ensure that interactive fiction, a primitive type of computer game in which players navigate through wordy adventures, doesn't fade into obscurity. By Joanna Glasner. Atkins for electronics
An Atkins diet for electronics DoD Won't Resort to Draft or Sacrifice Quality to Boost Numbers
This June 2005 article from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) discusses why "despite recruiting shortfalls for the active Army and all reserve components except the Air Force Reserve in May [2005], defense officials say they will strive to fill the ranks with the highest-quality recruits possible and have no intention of supporting a draft."Includes link to monthly recruiting/retention numbers. University Of Queensland Researcher Journeys To The Center Of The Cell
The discovery of a fundamental new route into cells may lead to new methods of drug delivery and to a better understanding of viral infection. Researchers from The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), and the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis used electron microscopy to uncover new structures, 100,000th of a mm in size, which are involved in the very first step of particle and nutrient uptake into cells. Keeping In-Flight Phones in Check
With a ban on smoking pretty much the universal rule on commercial flights and emerging technology making it safe to use cell phones midflight, airlines consider replacing the "no smoking" sign with a "no cell phone" sign. Killer Dinosaurs Turned Vegetarian: Utah Dinosaur Bones Reveal Missing
May 2005 article about the "discovery of the bizarre new species, Falcarius utahensis,"of dinosaur by paleontologists from the Utah Geological Survey and the Utah Museum of Natural History. The remains of this dinosaur provide "clues about how vicious meat-eaters related to Velociraptor ultimately evolved into plant-munching vegetarians."Includes an artist's conception of the animal, a skeletal reconstruction, and images of some of the bones. From the University of Utah. Science Channels
You may not realize that you don’t have to read all my waffle in between subjects of interest. Instead you can select out only the subject category that you’re interested in. So, if you just want chemistry stuff, then this is the link to bookmark - http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/category/chemistry If you want the newsfeed for just chemistry [...] Software: Serious Games In Virtual Worlds
Serious games are designed not to entertain, but to teach. Students learn by doing, and games range from simulating medical procedures to promoting peace in Palestine. Now researchers are developing a platform to make the concept more accessible to businessmen. You cannot replace experience, but maybe you can acquire it faster. Action learning, learning by doing, is the most effective form of training a company can deploy. Instead of remembering facts or processes, students perform real tasks, employing both the knowledge and the method as they do. It is the difference between reading the manual and building the machine. It is experience over information.
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