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Solving The Mystery Of Mutated Proteins And The Brain
In some neurological diseases, too much of what is usually a good thing can be bad, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report in this week's issue of the journal Cell.Dr. Huda Zoghbi and her colleagues have determined that a genetic mutation actually enhances the normal activity of a protein, and in the case of ataxin-1, the disease spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 results.

Everything I Need to Know About (Real) Robots I Learned From Transform
Transformers don’t care about people, period. That's what I learned growing up in the 1980s, religiously watching a race of robot Titans from outer space wage a secret war on Earth.

NSAIDs Prevent Early Sign Of Alzheimer Disease In Mice
If taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen is to protect you from developing Alzheimer disease then you will have to start taking them at a very early age according to new research in a mouse model of the disease.

Scientists Propose Sweeping Changes To Naming Of Bird Neurosystems
Duke University neurobiologist Erich Jarvis and a team of 28 other neuroscientists have proposed sweeping changes to the terminology associated with the brain structures of birds--a century-old nomenclature the researchers consider outdated and irrelevant to birds' true brainpower.

BlackBerry, SchmackBerry
VTech introduces a PDA just for kids. In Gadget Lab.

SXSW: First Look at Bigger, Nastier 'Predators'
With trailers, film excerpts and concept art, producer Robert Rodriguez and director Nimrod Antal show off their fierce reboot of the sci-fi franchise at South by Southwest. Here's what the lucky folks at the packed screening saw.

Marijuana-like Brain Chemicals Work As Antidepressant
Researchers have found that boosting the amounts of a marijuana-like brain transmitter called anandamide produces antidepressant effects in test rats.

National Priorities Project Database
This database "offers state data on socio-economic needs and federal expenditures, and allows you to create customized tables, graphs and reports. The database is free of charge, although after your first visit you will be asked to register."Much of the information goes back to 1983. From the National Priorities Project, a nonpartisan education organization whose mission is "to educate the public on the impacts of federal tax and spending policies at the community level."

Who's Spying on the Spies?
Security researchers find easy pickings at the RSA security conference, where the public kiosks let anyone install any software they want. In 27B Stroke 6.

Breakthrough In Micro-device Fabrication Combines Biology And Syntheti
Nanostructured micro-devices may be mass produced at a lower cost, and with a wider variety of shapes and compositions than ever before, for dramatic improvements in device performance by utilizing very small biologically produced structures. These entirely new biologically-enabled approaches are detailed in the current issue of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, published on behalf of The American Ceramic Society.

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