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Month: July 2011
NASA’s final space shuttle mission begins with Atlantis’ launch
Space shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are on their way to the…
Fish stock in Scotland’s Firth of Clyde at 80-year high — but most are too small to be landed
Stocks of seabed-living fish in the Firth of Clyde have reached their highest level since…
Scientists discover how best to excite brain cells
Oh, the challenges of being a neuron, responsible for essential things like muscle contraction, gland…
How decision-makers complicate choice
A new study demonstrates the existence of “complicating choice” — the process that decision-makers unintentionally…
Brain stimulation preserves a memory when other memories interfere
A new study suggests that specific brain areas actively orchestrate competition between memories, and that…
New clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia
New research is yielding clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a group of inherited neurological…
Heart disease and stroke worldwide tied to national income
An analysis of heart disease and stroke statistics collected in 192 countries by the World…
Stroke risk in pregnant women 2.4 times higher, review finds
Pregnant women face a risk of stroke that is 2.4 times higher than the risk…
Brain tumor discovery could lead to new treatment
Researchers have identified a cellular pathway that cancer stem cells use to promote tumor growth…