Asthma rates and where you live
Jun 05, 2009 |
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A new study shows how neighborhood characteristics play a significant role in childhood asthma.
Fatigue common after myocardial infarction
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Half of all patients who undergo myocardial infarction are experiencing onerous fatigue four months after the infarction. The patients who are most fatigued are those who perceive the infarction as a sign of chronic illness, ...
Electronic Arts stages fake protest of game at E3
Jun 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Electronic Arts has been playing games with attendees of the nation's biggest video-game trade show.
Videogames delivering workouts along with fun
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.
Work starts on new NPacific communications link
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Work has started on a new 130 million US dollar submarine fibre optic cable that is expected to revolutionise communications in the islands of the North Pacific, officials said.
Bats recognize the individual voices of other bats
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Bats can use the characteristics of other bats' voices to recognize each other, according to a study by researchers from the University of Tuebingen, Germany and the University of Applied Sciences in Konstanz, Germany. The ...
Risks of sharing personal genetic information online need more study, bioethicists say
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With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases from breast cancer to diabetes. Now, thanks to social networking sites set up by personal genomics companies, they can ...
Middle-aged women experience more stress but have lower blood pressure
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Both blood pressure and serum lipid levels have improved in Swedish middle-aged women during the past 30 years. Levels of perceived mental stress, however, have increased significantly. These are the of a thesis presented ...
Researchers develop an intelligent chip which regulates diabetes
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Scientists of the Electronic Technology group of the University of Seville (Spain), led by Professor José Manuel Quero, have completed the first phase of Mireia, a research project financed by the Plan Nacional del ...
Hypospadias, a birth defect of the male urethra, is not increasing in New York state
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In recent decades, there have been periodic reports of a worldwide decline in sperm count and quality. Male infertility has ostensibly been on the rise, accompanied by increases in testicular cancer and hypospadias -- a congenital ...
New technique developed to evaluate basketball players
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A team of Spanish and American researchers has developed a method to evaluate basketball players that will, they say, better meet the requirements of the sport's trainers and experts. The technique uses mathematical models ...
Merck's heart failure drug misses trial goals
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Merck and Co. said Friday its heart failure treatment rolofylline missed its goals in a trial, failing to improve patient symptoms compared with a placebo.
Delayed spacewalk ends successfully
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Two international space station crew members wrapped up a successful spacewalk Friday, the first since the size of the station's crew expanded from three to six last month.
Students who get stuck look for computer malfunctions
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 05, 2009 |
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When students working with educational software get stymied, they often try to find fault with the computer or the software, rather than look to their own mistakes, according to a new dissertation at the University of Gothenburg, ...
Armstrong announces birth of son on Twitter
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This was one special tweet for Lance Armstrong.
