A study relates neural damage provoked by ecstasy with ambient temperature at which it is consumed
Aug 03, 2007 |
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There exists a direct relationship between the consumption of MDMA, or Ecstasy, at a high ambient temperature and an increase in the neural damage which this drug provokes. This was the conclusion of the research carried ...
Biologists discover 1 reason why chromosomes break, often leading to cancer
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Aug 03, 2007 |
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In the past ten years, researchers in genome stability have observed that many kinds of cancer are associated with areas where human chromosomes break. They have hypothesized – but never proven – that slow or altered replication ...
NASA researchers find satellite data can warn of famine
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 03, 2007 |
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A NASA researcher has developed a new method to anticipate food shortages brought on by drought. Molly Brown of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and her colleagues created a model using data from satellite ...
Endeavour Launch Postponed 24 Hours
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 03, 2007 |
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The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 has been postponed 24 hours to allow the shuttle processing team additional time to complete routine work before liftoff.
Chicago man diagnosed with West Nile virus
Aug 03, 2007 |
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Officials at the Chicago Department of Public Health are trying to find out how a 47-year-old man contracted West Nile encephalitis.
Overstretched armed forces leading to mental health problems
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Aug 03, 2007 |
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Prolonged periods of deployment among Britain’s armed forces is associated with mental health problems, finds a study published in BMG today.
CU-Boulder, NASA to launch K-12 experiments to space station Aug. 7
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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For the second time in eight months, a NASA space shuttle will carry a suite of University of Colorado at Boulder experiments to the International Space Station in an educational effort involving thousands ...
Initial trigger is not enough to determine a stem cell’s fate
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Disturbing a stem cell from its initial quiescent state was once thought to taint its gold-standard properties. However, research uncovering how a signaling pathway regulates stem cell behavior reveals that ...
Shorter heart health programs just as effective in saving lives
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Secondary prevention programs for coronary heart disease that contain less than 10 hours contact with health professionals and those provided by family doctors are just as effective in saving lives as more expensive, longer ...
