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Low Concentrations Of Pesticides Can Become Toxic Mixture For Amphibians
Ten of the world's most popular
pesticides can decimate amphibian
populations when mixed together
even if the concentration of the
individual chemicals are within
limits considered safe, according
... > full story
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Astronomers Detect Matter Torn Apart By Black Hole
Astronomers have used two
different telescopes
simultaneously to study the
violent flares from the
supermassive black hole in the
center of the Milky Way. They have
detected outbursts from this
... > full story
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Australian First: Kangaroo Genome Mapped
Australian researchers have
launched the world first detailed
map of the kangaroo genome,
completing the first phase of the
kangaroo genomics project. ... > full story
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Billions Of Particles Of Anti-matter Created In Laboratory
Take a gold sample the size of the
head of a push pin, shoot a laser
through it, and suddenly more than
100 billion particles of
anti-matter appear. The
anti-matter, also known as
... > full story
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Gamma-Ray Evidence Suggests Ancient Mars Had Massive Oceans
As much as a third of Mars could
have been underwater, scientists
say. An international team of
scientists who analyzed data from
the Gamma Ray Spectrometer onboard
NASA's Mars Odyssey reports new
... > full story
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World's Earliest Nuclear Family Found
The earliest evidence of a nuclear
family, dating back to the Stone
Age, has been uncovered by an
international team of researchers. ... > full story
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'Orphan' Genes Play An Important Role In Evolution
Every group of animals possesses a
small proportion of genes which
are extremely variable among
closely related species or even
unique. Such genes are referred to
as "novel," "orphan" or
"taxonomically restricted." Their
... > full story
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Water Vapor Confirmed As Major Player In Climate Change
Water vapor is known to be Earth's
most abundant greenhouse gas, but
the extent of its contribution to
global warming has been debated.
Using recent NASA satellite data,
researchers have estimated more pr ... > full story
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Potential Sexual Partner? Brains Of Ovulating Women Respond Strongly To Male Masculine Faces
Scientists have long known that
women's preferences for masculine
men change throughout their
menstrual cycles. A new study is
the first to demonstrate
... > full story
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Fiddler Crabs Reveal Honesty Is Not Always The Best Policy
Dishonesty may be more widespread
in the animal kingdom than
previously thought. A team of
Australian ecologists has
discovered that some male fiddler
crabs "lie" about their fighting
... > full story
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- Pesticide Mix Can Kill Amphibians
- Matter Torn Apart By Black Hole Detected
- Australian First: Kangaroo Genome Mapped
- Billions Of Particles Of Anti-matter Created
- Did Ancient Mars Have Massive Oceans?
- World's Earliest Nuclear Family Found
- 'Orphan' Genes Play Important Role In Evolution
- Water Vapor Important In Climate Change
- Brains Of Ovulating Women Like Masculine Faces
- Fiddler Crabs: Honesty Not Always Best Policy
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Clue To Stopping Breast-cancer Metastasis Discovered
November 18, 2008 — If scientists knew exactly what a breast cancer cell needs to spread, then they could stop the most deadly part of the disease: metastasis. New research takes a step in that ... > full story -
Study Helps Identify Beachgoers At Increased Risk Of Skin Cancer
November 18, 2008 — Identifying the sun-protection practices and risk profiles of beachgoers may help determine those who would benefit from targeted interventions intended to reduce the risk of skin cancer, according ... > full story -
Calcium May Only Protect Against Colorectal Cancer In Presence Of Magnesium
November 18, 2008 — An understanding of the relationship between calcium and magnesium may lead to new avenues of personalized prevention for colorectal ... > full story -
Next-generation Particle Accelerator -- ALICE -- Accelerates To 4-Million-Volt Milestone
November 18, 2008 — A major milestone has been achieved in the completion of the UK's next-generation particle accelerator, ALICE, which is set to produce an intense beam of light that will revolutionize the way in ... > full story -
Hazardous Alternatives To Alcohol Beverages Are Still Widely Available In Russia
November 18, 2008 — Non-beverage alcohols are manufactured liquids that contain alcohol but are not intended for consumption, such as medicinal tinctures, aftershave, alcohol-based anti-freeze, antiseptics, and ... > full story
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Biomedical Engineers' Detective Work Reveals Antibiotic Mechanism
November 18, 2008 — Biomedical researchers used a series of genetic clues to uncover how certain antibiotics kill bacteria. They focused on finding the precise trigger that caused over-production of hydroxyl radical ... > full story -
Nations Around World Mark 10th Anniversary Of International Space Station
November 18, 2008 — Nations around the world will join together to mark a milestone in space exploration this week, celebrating the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station. Now the ... > full story -
Why HIV Treatment Makes People So Susceptible To Heart Disease And Diabetes
November 18, 2008 — Clinicians have known for some time that people treated for HIV also become much more susceptible to diabetes and heart disease. A study by scientists in Australia has now shown some of the reasons ... > full story -
'Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon' Game Provides Clue To Efficiency Of Complex Networks
November 18, 2008 — As the global population continues to grow exponentially, our social connections to one another remain relatively small, as if we're all protagonists in the Kevin Bacon game inspired by "Six Degrees ... > full story -
Thank Journalist, Rather Than Pilgrims, For Thanksgiving Feast
November 18, 2008 — Historians explain that the current version of Thanksgiving was created by a journalistic crusader, and would have been unrecognizable to the Pilgrims it supposedly ... > full story
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Two Cancer Drugs Prevent, Reverse Type 1 Diabetes, Animal Study Shows
November 18, 2008 — Two common cancer drugs have been shown to both prevent and reverse type 1 diabetes in a mouse model of the disease, according to new research. The drugs -- imatinib (marketed as Gleevec) and ... > full story -
Technology Gives 3-D View Of Human Coronary Arteries
November 18, 2008 — For the first time researchers are getting a detailed look at the interior of human coronary arteries, using an optical imaging technique developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at ... > full story -
New Clue Emerges For Cellular Damage In Huntington's Disease
November 18, 2008 — Huntington's disease is caused by a single mutated gene that creates proteins with abnormally long repeats of the amino acid glutamine. These proteins misfold and clump together, damaging and ... > full story -
Mathematics Students Make Prime Discovery
November 18, 2008 — Mathematics students have made a significant new discovery in the mathematical field of number theory. They have discovered the first known example of a 3 by 3 by 3 generalized arithmetic progression ... > full story -
Scientists Self-censor In Response To Political Controversy, Survey Finds
November 18, 2008 — A survey of scientists whose studies became the focus of a public debate about NIH grant funding has found that many of them engaged in self-censorship as a result of the ... > full story
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Protein Compels Ovarian Cancer Cells To Cannibalize Themselves
November 18, 2008 — A protein known to inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer works in part by forcing cancer cells to eat themselves until they die, researchers report in Cancer ... > full story -
Newborn Neurons In Adult Brain Can Settle In The Wrong Neighborhood
November 18, 2008 — In a study that could have significant consequences for neural tissue transplantation strategies, researchers report that inactivating a specific gene in adult neural stem cells makes nerve cells ... > full story -
First At-home Test For Vasectomized Men Proves To Be Safe And Accurate, Study Finds
November 18, 2008 — In a new report, researchers have confirmed the accuracy and reliability of SpermCheck Vasectomy, the first FDA approved at-home immunodiagnostic test for detecting low concentrations of ... > full story -
NASA Satellites Capture Images Of Southern California Wildfires
November 18, 2008 — Images from NASA satellites give a wider perspective of the full extent and devastation of the wildfires raging in Southern ... > full story -
Children Distressed By Family Fighting Have Higher Stress Hormones
November 18, 2008 — A new study found that children who are very distressed when their parents fight have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Distress, hostility, and level of involvement parental arguments ... > full story
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Birth DefectsGene Chips Accurately Detect Pneumonia In ICU Patients On Ventilators
November 18, 2008 — Even seasoned doctors have a difficult time diagnosing pneumonia in hospitalized patients breathing with the assistance of a ventilator. That's because a patient's underlying illness often skews ... > full story -
Damage Inflicted During Cardiac Attacks More Widespread, Researchers Find
November 18, 2008 — Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of the attack, leaving survivors at greater risk than ... > full story -
How Cancer Spreads: Signaling Between Protein, Growth Factor Is Critical For Coordinated Cell Migration
November 18, 2008 — The mysterious process that orchestrates cells to move in unison to form human and animal embryos, heal wounds, and even spread cancer depends on interaction between two well-known genetic signaling ... > full story -
Physicists Steer Electrons With Laser Pulses
November 18, 2008 — Three theoretical physicists explained how attosecond laser pulses can be used to direct the motion of an electron inside a hydrogen molecule, and what the measurable consequences of this control ... > full story -
Kids Not Eating Their Five Fruits Or Vegetables A Day, UK Study Shows
November 18, 2008 — Most children are still failing to eat five pieces of fruit and vegetables a day, though their levels of physical activity do meet current government recommendations, according to a new ... > full story
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Researchers Identify Toehold For HIV's Assault On Brain
November 18, 2008 — Scientists have unraveled in unprecedented detail the cascade of events that go wrong in brain cells affected by HIV, a virus whose assault on the nervous system continues unabated despite antiviral ... > full story -
Studying Individual Breast Cancer Cells For Days At A Time, Using New Method
November 18, 2008 — Scientists describe for the first time a method of viewing individual breast cancer cells for several days at a ... > full story -
How Cells Take Out The Trash To Prevent Disease
November 18, 2008 — Garbage collectors are important for removing trash; without them waste accumulates and can quickly become a health hazard. Similarly, individual cells that make up such biological organisms as ... > full story -
Arsenic Linked To Cardiovascular Disease At EPA-regulated Drinking Water Standards
November 18, 2008 — When mice are exposed to arsenic at federally-approved levels for drinking water, pores in liver blood vessels close, potentially leading to cardiovascular disease, say researchers. The study, while ... > full story -
Helping Children And Teens Deal With Stress In An Uncertain Time
November 18, 2008 — A psychologist whose research focuses on the relationship between psychological thriving and coping processes during major life transitions says that in these uncertain times, children of any age, ... > full story
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Immune System And Intestinal Bacteria: The Key To Balanced Cohabitation
November 18, 2008 — Researchers have just discovered a key mechanism that maintains the essential balance between bacteria living in our intestine and the immune system controlling them. Their research, published in the ... > full story -
Protein Can Nurture Or Devastate Brain Cells, Depending On Its 'Friends,' Researchers Find
November 18, 2008 — Researchers have uncovered new insights into the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also lead to nerve-cell ... > full story -
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Medical ImagingOnly Half Of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Achieve And Maintain Response To Interferon Treatment, Study Shows
November 18, 2008 — Regular magnetic resonance imaging evaluations show that only about half of patients with multiple sclerosis achieve and sustain a response to treatment with interferon beta over three years, ... > full story -
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Renewable EnergyVans Go Green: Novel Spoiler Design Reduces Fuel Consumption
November 18, 2008 — Research published in the International Journal of Vehicle Design, the team describes how a new vehicle spoiler design can improve fuel consumption as well as vehicle ... > full story -
Survey Highlights Support For Nanotech In Health Fields But Disapproval Elsewhere
November 18, 2008 — A landmark national survey on the use of nanotechnology for "human enhancement" shows widespread public support for applications of the new technology related to improving human health. However, the ... > full story
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Nicotine: A Receptor From The Past Helping To Develop Drugs Of The Future
November 18, 2008 — Researchers have just determined the structure of a bacterial protein similar to the human nicotine receptor, and have published this result in the journal Nature. This is an important step for the ... > full story -
A New Way To Remove Unwanted Heparin From Blood
November 18, 2008 — Scientists in Poland are reporting development of a potential new way to quickly remove the anticoagulant heparin from patients' blood in order to avoid unwanted side effects that can happen with the ... > full story -
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Disorders and SyndromesIs It A Mini-stroke? Three Clinical Features Identified To Avoid Misdiagnosis Of Transient Ischemic Attacks
November 18, 2008 — Researchers have identified three bedside clinical features that can help more accurately distinguish transient ischemic attacks from disorders that might mimic their ... > full story -
Ethanol Will Curb Farm Income Until Economy Rebounds, Economist Says
November 18, 2008 — Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half, an economist ... > full story -
More Than Half Of US Chronically Ill Adults Skip Needed Care Due To Costs
November 18, 2008 — Compared to patients in seven other countries, chronically ill adults in the United States are far more likely to forgo care because of costs; they also experience the highest rates of medical ... > full story
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Why HIV Treatment Makes People So Susceptible To Heart Disease And Diabetes
Clinicians have known for some time that people treated for HIV also become much more susceptible to diabetes and heart disease. A study by scientists in Australia has now shown some of the reasons ... > full story
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'Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon' Game Provides Clue To Efficiency Of Complex Networks
As the global population continues to grow exponentially, our social connections to one another remain relatively small, as if we're all protagonists in the Kevin Bacon game inspired by "Six Degrees ... > full story
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Watching Television, Channeling Unhappiness?
Are happy or unhappy people more attracted to television? A new 30-year study shows unhappy people watch more TV, while happy people read more newspapers and socialize more. The relationship between ... > full story
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Biomedical Engineers' Detective Work Reveals Antibiotic Mechanism
Biomedical researchers used a series of genetic clues to uncover how certain antibiotics kill bacteria. They focused on finding the precise trigger that caused over-production of hydroxyl radical ... > full story
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NASA Satellites Capture Images Of Southern California Wildfires
Images from NASA satellites give a wider perspective of the full extent and devastation of the wildfires raging in Southern ... > full story
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Thank Journalist, Rather Than Pilgrims, For Thanksgiving Feast
Historians explain that the current version of Thanksgiving was created by a journalistic crusader, and would have been unrecognizable to the Pilgrims it supposedly ... > full story
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Nations Around World Mark 10th Anniversary Of International Space Station
Nations around the world will join together to mark a milestone in space exploration this week, celebrating the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station. Now the ... > full story
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Technology Gives 3-D View Of Human Coronary Arteries
For the first time researchers are getting a detailed look at the interior of human coronary arteries, using an optical imaging technique developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at ... > full story
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Mathematics Students Make Prime Discovery
Mathematics students have made a significant new discovery in the mathematical field of number theory. They have discovered the first known example of a 3 by 3 by 3 generalized arithmetic progression ... > full story
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