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Pakistan and US agree to cooperation in Science and Technology

Science and Technology

It is being reported that US have agreed to a five year extension for a cooperation in Science and Technology with Pakistan. Jalil Abbas Jilani, the secretary for foreign affairs, and Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones, the US Assistance Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific affairs, are both going to sign the agreement. […]

Stress and depression can shrink the brain – Part 3

The research team analyzed tissue donated by depressed and nondepressed patients, and sought different patterns of gene activation. The study found that the brains of patients who had been depressed exhibited lower levels of expression of the genes required for the function and structure of brain synapses. Co-author HJ Kang found that at least five of […]

Stress and depression can shrink the brain – Part 2

Research shows that the genetic switch, known as a transcription factor, represses the expression of multiple genes required for the formation of synaptic connections between brain cells, which in turn may contribute to cerebral mass loss in the prefrontal cortex . "We wanted to test the idea that stress causes a loss of synapses in […]

Stress and depression can shrink the brain – Part 1

Major depression, or chronic stress, can cause loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to the emotional and cognitive impairment.Now a team of researchers, led by scientists at Yale, has discovered a genetic switch that triggers the loss of brain connections in humans and in animal models of depression.  The results have been published […]

Scientific explanations of ghosts – Part 5

There is a phenomenon known as cold spot (English: cold spot) that relates to a particular place where the room temperature drops considerably and is often perceived as a place where there are "paranormal activity". While there is no scientific study to analyze this fact, it is usually just a cold draft, faulty construction and […]

Scientific explanations of ghosts – Part 4

The issue of sound, as this can affect humans and how this has been discovered is much more real and more terrifying to believe in a ghost. In 1950 Gavreau Vladimir (Vladimir Gavronsky), a Russian scientist naturalized as French, conducted several experiments concerning the effects of infrasound. By controlling the vibration of pipelines in the lab […]

Scientific explanations of ghosts – Part 3

  In film and television we see it all the time. The "ghost hunting" come to the haunted house or the place where it is believed that there is a spirit, draw their devices to capture "paranormal activity" and analyze electric or magnetic fields for evidence of the presence of a ghost. The truth is that […]

Scientific explanations of ghosts – Part 2

Despite the enormous popularity of this myth, in the field we are interested in the reality and scope of science, there is no clear evidence, concise and plausible that this myth has some real. If you can explain according to the imagination, coincidences (which do have a scientific explanation) and above all else: the suggestion. Skeptics […]

Scientific explanations of ghosts – Part 1

Popularly myth usually refers to a ghost as the alleged occurrence of an entity consisting of the soul or spirit of a person (or other living being) who has died.  Throughout all of history have appeared in virtually every culture and are a fundamental part in the folklore of many civilizations from around the world. […]

Sugar makes you stupid

Craving for chocolates? Or is it pudding? A new study reveals how sugar can aid in making a person dumb. Beware. The trinkets fascinate many people. What is most sweet. Sugary sodas make us hopping for joy. But only that abusemos of them for 6 weeks straight, then we will become more stupid: our brains […]

Scholarships up for grabs at science competition

Scholarships up for grabs at science competition Among the agencies that will provide scholarship funding to deserving students is the Office of Naval Researh (ONR), which provides $8,000 Tuition Scholarship Awards to the top 17 finishers, as well as three awards of $4,000 each to participants with original research in such critical, naval-relevant scientific areas as […]

Indonesia and the US commit to enhance bilateral science and technology cooperation

Indonesia and the US commit to enhance bilateral science and technology cooperation The United States and Indonesia demonstrated their commitment to enhancing bilateral science and technology cooperation at the inaugural Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology Cooperation in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 15. Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and […]

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