Your Immune System ‘Remembers’ Microbes It’s Never Fought Before, New Study Says

Healthy Human T Cell Wikimedia CommonsImmune cells build up strength against common bugs we encounter everywhere, and this helps us resist more dangerous ones. Kids eating dirt: Maybe a good thing. Immune cells are like the Hatfields and McCoys of our bodies–once wronged, they never, ever forget. This is how we gain immunity, and it’s why vaccines work: Immune cells develop a memory of an invading pathogen, and they build an alert system to find and fight it should it ever return. But a new study by Sta…

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Study finds teens model driving habits after parents

Teen driving habits are heavily influenced by those of their parents, according to

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Report: Study finds Toyota Prius not popular with car thieves

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According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the Toyota Prius is less likely to be stolen in the United States compared with other cars of similar age.

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The reason? A pretty obvious one – the report says that thieves look for parts that can be used in more-common vehicles….

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New Study Examines "Hookup Culture" In Awkward, Clinical Way

Hardly Anyone Has The Hook-Up via BlackEnterprise A new study from The Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine takes a look at the noted alarmist old-people concept “hookup culture,” which seems to mean “non-romantic sexual encounters” and which is obviously eroding the very foundation of America. The study surveyed 483 first-year female college students and found that old America’s feverish imagination of wild college days is pretty much unfounded–”romantic sex with a boyfriend…

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Mopar Gives Chrysler 300 a More Premium Feel with "Luxury" Study

Among the broad range of customized models that Mopar will roll out for the SEMA show in Las Vegas at the end of this month is the new Chrysler 300 "Luxury" concept. Said to take the 300's premium feel to "another level", the study is finished in a unique True Blue Pearl Coat exterior paint and features a platinum mesh grille with a colored surround, 20-inch satin carbon wheels with black brake calipers, and chrome exhaust trims. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot….

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A cheap way to reduce driver distraction found by study

As in-car displays house more information and controls, there is concern at how to make the screens less distracting while driving. Now a new study has found that even small changes in typeface style can help reduce the visual load of a driver by as much as 10 percent.

The study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AgeLab, the New England University Transportation Center, and Monotype Imaging Holdings (a provider of typefaces to consumer devices and applications) used eye-track…

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Chevrolet Volt and Audi A8 Lauded in 2012 J.D. Power APEAL Study

Chevrolet and Audi should take a victory lap or two around the nearest track: J.D. Power has released the results of its yearly APEAL automotive study, and both automakers pulled ahead of their competitors in initial owner satisfaction. J.D. Power’s yearly Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout Study — dubbed APEAL — surveyed more than 74,000 [...]

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Audi R9: A Design Study for a High-Performance Sports Saloon

Over the years, Audi has shown that it is not afraid to venture into new categories as evidenced by cars like the Ur-Quattro, the V8 / A8, and more recently, the R8 and the A5 and A7 Sportback. The reason why we mentioned these models is that a Russian design student of the Moscow State Technical University "MAMI" (MSTU "MAMI") came up with the idea of combining elements from all cars to create a flagships sports saloon for his final thesis project. The design study is named the R9 a…

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New study shows motorcycle deaths are not declining

As Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month rolls toward Memorial Day weekend, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released a sobering report that finds no progress was made in reducing motorcyclist deaths in 2011. Motorcycle deaths remained at about 4,500 last year, based on preliminary data from 50 states and the District of Columbia. There are numerous factors at play, but not all the news is bad.

The GHSA study found that when comparing data from the first nine months of 2010 to the same p…

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NHTSA study finds underinflated and worn tires increase the likelihood of a crash

Consumer Reports has long advocated that drivers check their car’s tire pressure monthly to prevent uneven tire wear and tire failure. Now, a new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reinforces that advice by determining that vehicles driving on tires underinflated by more than 25 percent are three times more likely to be involved in a crash related to tire problems than vehicles with proper inflation. And tires underinflated up to 25 percent run the risk of overheating, …

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