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High School Football Players Wear Special Helmets To Monitor Brain Inj
As they root for the home team from their bleacher seats this fall, high school gridiron fans in the small Illinois town of Tolono won't see anything out of the ordinary on the field. But tucked inside many of the maroon helmets worn by the Unity High School Rockets, a revolution of sorts is taking place. This season, 32 varsity team members are sporting helmets outfitted with the same electronic encoder modules now used by a handful of college teams. The Chymistry of Isaac Newton
This site "is producing a scholarly online edition of Newton's alchemical manuscripts integrated with new research on Newton's chymistry. ... [A]bout two hundred fifty [pages] have been edited and are available online, including Newton's Most Complete Laboratory Notebook [written between 1669 and 1693]."The site includes text transcriptions, interpretive notes, and a guide to symbols relating to these materials first discovered in 1936. From Indiana University. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Country Profile: Monaco
Profile of Monaco, including demographic facts, historical overview, timeline of key events back to 1297, and information about its leaders and media. Includes related links. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Children's Memory Of Long-ago Events May Be More Accurate Than Previou
Research with 5- and 6-year olds indicates that children's memories can be accurate even when interviewed well after an event. A long delay (three versus twenty one days), had no effect on the accuracy of children's memory of certain activities. The researchers observed differences in memory depending on how much the details varied each time the activity took place. These findings have implications for interviewing child witnesses who are interviewed a while after an incident. Google Maps Mania
"An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, ideas and tools being influenced by Google Maps"and the applications known as "mashups,"in which Google maps are combined with other information. The site also provides links to information about creating mashups and to mashup sites on topics such as current events, transportation, weather, city information, real estate, recreation, and tourism. Researcher Identifies New Way Of Combating Viral Diseases
Four seemingly unrelated viral diseases may some day be defeated by a single treatment, according to a recent collaborative study involving researchers at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine. Their study focuses on viruses responsible for HIV, measles, Ebola and Marburg and includes investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study is being funded by a grant from the Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology. Nanotech Advance Makes Carbon Nanotubes More Useful
Researchers at UCSD have made carbon nanotubes bent in sharp predetermined angles, a technical advance that could lead to use of the long, thin cylinders of carbon as tiny springs, tips for atomic force microscopes, smaller electrical connectors in integrated circuits, and in many other nanotechnology applications. Shielding The Brain From Too Much Insulin Can Prolong Life
A study finds that reducing insulin levels in the brain boosts longevity. Though it was done in genetically engineered mice, old-fashioned exercise and good diets also keep brain insulin levels low in humans. Eating smaller meals keeps insulin low in the bloodstream, ensuring that less reaches the brain. Surprise! Cells Have Second Source Of Phosphate
For 50 years, thousands of labs around the world have studied cells' critical internal communications, and scientists had assumed the speakers were known. But now, in the Dec. 17 issue of Science, Johns Hopkins researchers report finding not just a new participant, but a brand new conversation that has implications for treating disease and understanding biology.
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