Researchers warn parents about dangers of childhood foot burns
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Warmer weather is just around the corner, but before families fire up the barbecue, roast marshmallows around a crackling campfire or burn yard debris, they should consider some common precautions to help snuff out a serious ...
Slow slip and slide dynamics
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Kim Psencik, a Ph.D. student in the division of marine geology and geophysics at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, was recently awarded the prestigious MARGINS Student Prize ...
Sensor necklace aims to increase elderly and clinical trial participant drug compliance
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Researchers now have a possible solution for the one in three adults who fail to take their medicines as prescribed by their doctors, as well as for everyone else who occasionally forgets: a sensor necklace ...
Energy Upgrades Pay Off for Taxpayers and Feds
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Buildings account for 40 percent of the energy consumed within the United States and a similar percentage of carbon dioxide emissions. National Institute of Standards and Technology engineers recently took ...
Synthetic peptoids hold forth promise for new antibiotics
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Drug-resistant bacterial infections are a growing concern, and much research has been devoted to finding new classes of antibiotics to fight them.
Why 'Coach' is usually a bloke
Mar 05, 2008 |
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New research shows women defer to men when it comes to coaching youth sport and have little confidence in their own ability.
Electronic tracking system allows scientists to tail white sharks more effectively
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Mar 05, 2008 |
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It's hard to study a creature when you only catch fleeting glimpses of it. Up until recently, that was one of the big stumbling blocks for marine biologists and ecologists, but advances in electronic tracking ...
New steroid test uses oil exploration technique
Mar 05, 2008 |
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It’s a technique that has previously been used for oil exploration — now researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a new, highly sensitive, anti-doping steroid test using hydropyrolysis.
Study suggests new way to screen infants for fetal alcohol syndrome
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Children who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) are more likely to have serious psychiatric and behavioral problems later in life, including a higher risk for dropping out of school, unemployment, and criminal ...
Schistosomiasis more debilitating than estimated
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Public health researchers at Brown University have found that the health burden of an Asian strain of schistosomiasis is much more debilitating than previously thought.
Epidemiologic study links low maternal education to intellectual disabilities in offspring
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By applying a public health approach, researchers at three universities have discovered a key indicator for increased risk of mental retardation in the general population. The study assessed population-level risk factors ...
Leukemia therapy with imatinib during pregnancy may cause infant abnormalities
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While doctors already face many challenges in treating patients with cancer, treating pregnant women with the disease, in particular, can be quite difficult as studies suggest that certain therapies can harm developing fetuses. ...
21 grants awarded for biomass research
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Two U.S. departments said they plan to invest $18.4 million for biomass research, development and demonstration projects over three years.
Stem cells study provides clues to aging
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An Italian researcher says adult stem cells may be the biological basis for a rare disease that causes premature aging in children.
