A researcher is probing the role of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulphide — partially responsible for…
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Antidepressant Directly Stimulates Brain Growth Factor Receptors
The tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline can directly bind and stimulate the growth factor receptors TrkA and…
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Biodiesel On The Wing: A ‘Green’ Process For Biodiesel From Feather Meal
Scientists are reporting development of a new and environmentally friendly process for producing biodiesel fuel…
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‘Single-Shot’ Vaccines May Protect Against H5N1 Influenza Virus
Two newly developed “single-shot” H5N1 influenza vaccines protected ferrets against lethal infection with the H5N1…
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Pigeons As Art Critics? Pigeons, Like Humans, Use Color And Pattern Cues To Evaluate Paintings
Pigeons judge the beauty of art as humans do — by using both color and…
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Amazon 2Q profit falls with Toys R Us settlement (AP)
AP – Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, as…
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Amazon apologizes for Kindle book deletions (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos apologized Thursday for its remote-deletion of illegally sold books,…
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Familiar script: Netflix 2Q tops expectations (AP)
AP – Netflix Inc.’s second-quarter profit shot past analyst expectations, following a familiar script as…
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Microsoft, Intel Design Windows 7 to Be Speedy (PC World)
PC World – Collaboration with Microsoft could allow the software giant’s upcoming Windows 7 OS…
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How Children Draw Conclusions From The Products They See
A new study examines children’s tendencies to draw conclusions about social roles from the products…