Ecological Impact of Bridge Design Is Not Trivial, UB Professors Say
May 05, 2008 |
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The latest delay in the construction of a new Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Ft. Erie, Ontario, may be trying the patience of Western New Yorkers, but the region has more to lose than time if it erects a bridge that destroys ...
Do you really remember the sixites?
May 05, 2008 |
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New research suggests that the sixties was not really the decade of peace, love and understanding that people generally remember.
Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species
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Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change. But new research shows that species living in the ...
Double duty: Loss of protective heart failure protein causes high blood pressure
May 05, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that a protein that appears to have protective and perhaps healing effects for failing hearts also plays a similar ...
As prices rise, find ways to trim grocery bills
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The rising cost of gas, diesel fuel and other forms of energy can affect the price of many other things that we purchase, from milk and bread to coffee and sugar. It can be a real challenge to keep family food costs manageable ...
Working makes for a happier retirement
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People over 65 but still working feel better than those who have retired, new research shows.
RFID testbed measures multiple tags at once and rapidly assesses new antenna designs
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Researchers have designed a system capable of simultaneously measuring hundreds of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and rapidly testing new RFID tag prototypes.
Discovery of a novel mechanism for the development of colon cancer
May 05, 2008 |
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Recent work from the Finnish Academy Center of Excellence on Cancer Biology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has shed light on the mechanisms of colon tumor development and may help to design better treatment for this ...
Scientists identify 'gatekeepers' of breast cancer transition to invasive disease
May 05, 2008 |
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Scientists have made a significant discovery that clarifies a previously poorly understood key event in the progression of breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Cancer Cell, highli ...
Mental disorders in parents linked to autism in children
May 05, 2008 |
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Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children, according to an analysis of Swedish birth and hospital records ...
Bacterial slime helps cause serious disease
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Leptospirosis is a serious but neglected emerging disease that infects humans through contaminated water. Now research published in the May issue of the journal Microbiology shows for the first time how bacteria that cause ...
Researchers find gene linked to severe diabetic eye and kidney diseases
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Researchers at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah and collaborative institutions have identified a gene called erythropoietin (EPO) that contributes to increased risk of severe diabetic eye and kidney ...
Is it your waistline or your genes that predispose you to heart disease?
May 05, 2008 |
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Heart disease is widely attributed to lifestyle factors such as lack of physical exercise, smoking and unhealthy weight and diet but the onset of cardiovascular disease can also come down to genetics.
Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth
May 05, 2008 |
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For years scientists have tried to build an electronic tongue, a robotic tasting device that could have profound applications in improving food quality and safety. But before machines learn to taste their ...
Breastfeeding may improve children's intelligence scores
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Long-term, exclusive breastfeeding appears to improve children’s cognitive development, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
