The fisherman is a predator like any other
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For Peru fishing is a prime source of foreign exchange, second only to mining. The country’s anchovy fishing fleet, which seeks the Peruvian anchovy Engraulis ringens, is the world’s largest single-species fishery, with an ...
Making waves: New research could minimize the impact of future tsunami
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For the first time, a team of experts is preparing to create tsunami in a controlled environment in order to study their effects on buildings and coastlines - ultimately paving the way for the design of new ...
Death rates will rise because of global warming
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Global warming will cause more deaths in summer because of higher temperatures but these will not be offset by fewer deaths in milder winters finds an analysis published online ahead of print in Occupational and Environment Me ...
M. D. Anderson team identifies new oncogene for brain cancer
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An overexpressed gene found at the scene of a variety of tumors is implicated in the development of two types of malignant brain cancer in a paper by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to ...
Case study: cross-cultural bioethics training program helps fight African 'brain drain'
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When African professionals migrate to the United States or Europe, it’s often called brain drain. In the world of research ethics, at least one training program is causing the opposite effect. Now entering its eighth year ...
Stressed-out African naked mole-rats may provide clues about human infertility
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Lyon, France: A tiny, blind, hairless subterranean rodent that lives in social colonies in the harsh, semi-arid conditions of Africa could shed light on stress-related infertility in humans, the 23rd annual meeting of the ...
End of an era at HERA accelerator
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Fifteen years of scientific discovery came to an end on June 30th when the electrons and protons in the HERA accelerator made their final lap of the 6.3 km ring. The HERA ring has provided these particles and their anti-particle ...
Antibody linked to MS significantly higher in spinal fluid of blacks
Medicine & Health / Medications
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An antibody frequently used as a diagnostic marker for multiple sclerosis (MS) is present at greater levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of blacks with MS than Caucasians with the disease. The findings suggest that genetic dif ...
Papworth breathing technique cuts asthma symptoms by a third
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A sequence of breathing and relaxation exercises known as the Papworth method has been shown to reduce asthma symptoms by a third by the first randomised controlled trial to investigate the technique, which is published online ...
Scientists find endangered grey-shanked doucs in Vietnam
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A team of scientists from WWF and Conservation International (CI) has discovered the world’s largest known population of grey-shanked doucs (Pygathrix cinerea), increasing chances that the endangered monkey can be saved from ...
Early indicator of kidney disease may also predict risk of pre-diabetes
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A blood component called cystatin C, used to test for early-stage kidney impairment, also may be a very early marker for those at risk of developing a condition known as pre-diabetes, a study conducted by researchers at the ...
Doctor promotes new lung surgery technique
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A surgeon at the University of Cincinnati says medical schools should integrate minimally invasive lung surgery into their training programs.
Early fire risk for mountains near Los Angeles
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Researchers at the University of Utah and elsewhere have developed a new way to predict when vegetation dries to the point it is most vulnerable to large-scale fires in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los ...
Allergy molecule identified
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A vital molecule for resistance to food allergy has been identified and offers a potential target for therapy.
1 in 7 organ donors concerned about life and health insurance
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According to a new review in American Journal of Transplantation, people who donate their kidney or part of their liver to help someone else may themselves encounter difficulty with life and health insurance, despite insurance ...
