http://en.redtram.com/ physorg.com Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:26:08 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 85469 | Treadmill exercise retrains brain and body of stroke victims http://en.redtram.com/go/149072798/top100/ 149072798 People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:35:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072798/top100/ 85469 | Two-egg diet cracks cholesterol issue http://en.redtram.com/go/149072799/top100/ 149072799 PhysOrg.com) -- Research published in The European Journal of Nutrition this week has finally cracked the myths surrounding eggs and cholesterol. The new study showed that people who ate two eggs per day, while on a calorie-restricted diet, not only Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:35:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072799/top100/ 83649 | MIT software aims to thwart cyber hackers http://en.redtram.com/go/149072800/top100/ 149072800 PhysOrg.com) -- In response to the chronic cyber threat of hackers, MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers are developing a software tool to identify the most vulnerable points in a computer network. The tool aims to make it possible for system administrators Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:35:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072800/top100/ 83649 | Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes http://en.redtram.com/go/149072466/top100/ 149072466 AP) -- First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072466/top100/ 83647 | Small GPS devices help prosecutors win convictions http://en.redtram.com/go/149072467/top100/ 149072467 AP) -- Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a GPS unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too - to help convict him of killing four Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072467/top100/ 111825 | 'Armored' fish study helps strengthen Darwin's natural selection theory http://en.redtram.com/go/149072468/top100/ 149072468 Shedding some genetically induced excess baggage may have helped a tiny fish thrive in freshwater and outsize its marine ancestors, according to a UBC study published today in Science Express. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072468/top100/ 85469 | UC team studies link between Parkinson's disease and depression http://en.redtram.com/go/149072463/top100/ 149072463 A patient who receives a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease might become depressed, and understandably so. But does the depression then exacerbate the progression of Parkinson's? Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072463/top100/ 85468 | Magnetism and Superconductivity Observed to Exist in Harmony http://en.redtram.com/go/149072464/top100/ 149072464 Physorg.com) -- Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, along with colleagues at institutions in Switzerland and Canada, have observed, for the first time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity are necessary for each other's existence. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072464/top100/ 83649 | Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent and stock plunges http://en.redtram.com/go/149072465/top100/ 149072465 AP) -- Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by lower prices and restructuring charges. The earnings were short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072465/top100/ 85469 | How accurate is your memory? http://en.redtram.com/go/149072461/top100/ 149072461 PhysOrg.com) -- As a child did you hate brussel sprouts? Do you remember such a preference or did your parents remind you afterwards, ensuring a lasting dislike of the vegetable? Or do you have a phobia in adult life, invoked Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072461/top100/ 85469 | Scientists discover new link in pathway to cancer: hope for drug design http://en.redtram.com/go/149072458/top100/ 149072458 PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have identified an exciting connection between a cell`s extracellular environment and the activity of a signalling pathway molecule that controls the development of organs and tissues, as well as cancer and kidney disease. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072458/top100/ 83649 | USC's 'print-a-house' construction technology http://en.redtram.com/go/149072450/top100/ 149072450 Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment, is starting to support research on the "Contour Crafting" automated construction system that its creator believes will one day be able to build full-scale houses in hours. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072450/top100/ 85469 | Memory trick shows brain organization http://en.redtram.com/go/149072452/top100/ 149072452 A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those brain areas that form memories are organized. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072452/top100/ 85469 | Antarctic research helps shed light on climate change on Mars http://en.redtram.com/go/149072446/top100/ 149072446 Researchers examining images of gullies on the flanks of craters on Mars say they formed as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago and in sites once occupied by glaciers. The features are eerily reminiscent of gullies formed in Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072446/top100/ 85469 | New Katrina death tally: Half of victims 75 and up http://en.redtram.com/go/149072456/top100/ 149072456 AP) -- As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072456/top100/ 85469 | Phoenix Lander Pictures Show Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols http://en.redtram.com/go/149072439/top100/ 149072439 PhysOrg.com) -- New pictures from NASA's Phoenix Lander show just what a busy summer the spacecraft on Mars - and its science team at The University of Arizona in Tucson - has been having. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072439/top100/ 83647 | Philips Research reveals ultra-thin backlight technology for TVs http://en.redtram.com/go/149072440/top100/ 149072440 In the Future Zone of this year`s IFA trade fair in Berlin, Philips Research will demonstrate its thinnest 32`` liquid crystal display (LCD) prototype on show. With a 1mm light guide, Philips Research has created a display prototype of only Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072440/top100/ 111825 | New paper sheds light on bonobo language http://en.redtram.com/go/149072444/top100/ 149072444 What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month in the Journal of Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, indicate that bonobos may Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072444/top100/ 83649 | Eyes turn to dawn of 'visual computing' http://en.redtram.com/go/149072434/top100/ 149072434 Lifelike graphics are breaking free of elite computer games and spreading throughout society in what industry insiders proclaim is the dawning of a "visual computing era." Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072434/top100/ 85469 | Researchers identify a new approach to detect the early progression of brain tumors http://en.redtram.com/go/149072443/top100/ 149072443 Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a pilot study with the Montreal Neurological Institute that suggests a certain type of MRI scanning can detect when a patient is failing brain tumor Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149072443/top100/