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		<title>Afraid to gamble? Blame your amygdala</title>
		<link>http://futurity.org/science-technology/afraid-to-gamble-blame-your-amygdala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Svitil-Caltech</dc:creator>
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&#8220;We think this shows that the amygdala is critical for triggering a sense of caution toward making gambles in which you might lose,&#8221; explains Colin Camerer, the Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics. This function of the amygdala, he says, may be similar to its role in fear and anxiety. The amygdala registers rapid emotional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA launching tools to forecast solar activity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Scott CU-Boulder</dc:creator>
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The Solar Dynamics Observatory—scheduled for launch on Feb. 10—is part of a larger mission designed to investigate the causes of solar variability and its effects on Earth. The Extreme Ultraviolet Variablity Experiment (above) will measure the solar extreme-ultraviolet irradiance with unprecedented spectral resolution, temporal cadence, and precision. (Credit: SDO/NASA)
U. COLORADO (US)—An instrument package set for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For liquid crystals, shape matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Garcia-Texas A&#38;M</dc:creator>
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Zhengdong Cheng, a Texas A&#38;M University assistant professor of chemical engineering, have discovered a new way to manipulate liquid crystals, which are commonly used in displays for TVs, cell phones, and gaming devices. The discovery could mean expanded possibilities for the already popular material. (Courtesy: Texas A&#38;M)
TEXAS A&#38;M (US)—A new method for manipulating the molecules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seniors struggle with stock picks</title>
		<link>http://futurity.org/society-culture/seniors-struggle-with-stock-picks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Gorlick-Stanford</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s not memory loss or senility that leads to mistakes, but increased &#8220;noise&#8221; in parts of seniors&#8217; brains, Stanford psychologists say. In a recent study, seniors more frequently picked the stock with worse performance, usually because they made their choices before having a full picture of the stock&#8217;s ups and downs.
STANFORD (US)—Older investors make more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second opinion: Health blogs viewed skeptically</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A&#39;ndrea Elyse Messer-Penn State</dc:creator>
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Melanie Haberstroh Researchers found that study participants were more likely to believe—and make use of—information on a Web site from a source identified as an expert than from a layperson. Participants also believed that editors and moderators help Web sites present accurate and complete information. Blogs, homepages, and social networking sites were seen as lacking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetic variants linked to human aging</title>
		<link>http://futurity.org/top-stories/genetic-variants-linked-to-human-aging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Moore-King&#39;s College London</dc:creator>
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Tim Spector, a professor at King&#8217;s College London, who co-led the project explains that the variants identified are near a gene called TERC, &#8220;which is already known to play an important role in maintaining telomere length. What our study suggests is that some people are genetically programmed to age at a faster rate. The effect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing the world in waves of consciousness</title>
		<link>http://futurity.org/science-technology/seeing-the-world-in-waves-of-consciousness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve McGaughey-Illinois</dc:creator>
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&#8220;There is this idea that we look out into the world and see this ongoing flow of consciousness that has been compared to a stream,&#8221; says the paper&#8217;s lead author, Kyle Mathewson. &#8220;This evidence and other evidence are starting to show it might not be like that, it might be more discrete.&#8221; That is, &#8220;the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brain&#8217;s &#8216;fear map&#8217; extends to new region</title>
		<link>http://futurity.org/health-medicine/brains-fear-map-extends-to-new-region/</link>
		<comments>http://futurity.org/health-medicine/brains-fear-map-extends-to-new-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Quinn Eastmann-Emory</dc:creator>
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Researchers have found that the amygdala, seen in red above, is not the only player when it comes to forming fear memories. Their work shows that mice lacking a critical growth factor in the prelimbic cortex have trouble remembering to fear electric shocks. The discovery could help improve diagnosis and treatment for anxiety disorders such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn on adhesive. Scale walls like Spidey</title>
		<link>http://futurity.org/science-technology/turn-on-adhesive-scale-walls-like-spidey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Ju-Cornell</dc:creator>
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Paul Steen and Michael Vogel&#8217;s surface tension-based adhesive device with a lego man payload. The researchers demonstrate a larger version of their switchable adhesive device in this video. The rapid adhesion mechanism could lead to such applications as shoes or gloves that stick and unstick to walls. (Credit: Michael Vogel)
CORNELL (US)—A palm-sized device that uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sizable snail threatens endangered bird</title>
		<link>http://futurity.org/earth-environment/sizable-snail-threatens-endangered-bird/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Nordlie-Florida</dc:creator>
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University of Florida graduate student Chris Cattau holds shells from a native Florida apple snail (right) and a much larger invasive species. Both snails are eaten by an endangered bird, the Everglades snail kite. But a UF study suggests juvenile kites may starve while trying to subsist on the hard-to-handle invasive snails. (Credit: Tyler Jones/University [...]]]></description>
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