Archive: 09/05/2008
How STDs increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV
Individuals who have a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia) and women with yeast and bacterial vaginal infections have an increased risk of becoming infected with HIV if ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon. This ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Study: Individual Personal Ties Strengthen Teams’ Overall Creativity
(PhysOrg.com) -- With more employees working in teams, it’s critical for companies to find ways to enable these teams be more creative in their work.
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Study: Behavior of Online Reviewers Affects Their Credibility
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers increasingly rely on recommendations in online forums, such as Amazon.com and Angieslist.com, when deciding which products and services to buy. But, in most cases, they've never met the posters ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Dental fillings without gaps
Tooth cavities are usually closed with plastic fillings. However, the initially soft plastic shrinks as it hardens. The tension can cause gaps to appear between the tooth and the filling, encouraging more ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Tracking the reasons many girls avoid science and math
Most parents and many teachers believe that if middle-school and high-school girls show no interest in science or math, there's little anyone can do about it. New research by a team that includes vocational ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Changes in urine could lead to BSE test for live animals
Researchers have demonstrated that protein levels in urine samples can indicate both the presence and progress of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) disease in cattle. Publishing their findings in BioMed Central's open ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Best way to treat malaria: Avoid using same drug for everyone, scientists say
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists employing a sophisticated computer model pioneered at Princeton University and Resources for the Future has found that many governments worldwide are recommending the wrong kind of malaria ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Creating lung cancer risk models for specific populations refines prediction
Lung cancer risk prediction models are enhanced by taking into account risk factors by race and by measuring DNA repair capacity, according to research teams led by epidemiologists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Astronomer Discovers Upper Mass Limit for Black Holes
There appears to be an upper limit to how big the universe’s most massive black holes can get, according to new research led by a Yale University astrophysicist.
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Parents beware: Kids exposed to many hours of alcohol use in PG-13 movies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children are exposed to many hours of alcohol use in movies, especially films rated PG-13, a new study shows.
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Lightweight and long-legged males go the distance for sex
Finding a mate can take considerable legwork as recently illustrated by the flightless and nocturnal Cook Strait giant weta Deinacrida rugosa. This cricket relative is found in New Zealand and is one of the ...
Biology /
Sep 05, 2008 |
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Old sheep raising the baaa
Populations of wild animals face the challenge of surviving in a changing climate. Researchers at Imperial College London and Université Claude Bernard Lyon have shown how a sheep population on a remote island ...
Biology /
Sep 05, 2008 |
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1 step back ... 2 steps forward
Women with hormone-receptor positive, metastatic breast cancer may take medications for years to help keep their cancer at bay, but when the tumor becomes resistant to anti-hormonal drugs, treatment with chemotherapy becomes ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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