Tackling climate change with new permits to pollute
Jan 06, 2009 |
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A new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and tackle climate change had been unveiled by leading economists.
Plant polymerases IV and V are special forms of Polymerase II
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a little like finding out that Superman is actually Clark Kent. A team of biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has discovered that two vital cellular components, nuclear RNA ...
New assessment technique lets scientists see brain aging before symptoms appear
Jan 06, 2009 |
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UCLA scientists have used innovative brain-scan technology developed at UCLA, along with patient-specific information on Alzheimer's disease risk, to help diagnose brain aging, often before symptoms appear. ...
Protein's essential role in repairing damaged cells revealed
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Jan 06, 2009 |
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University of Michigan researchers have discovered that a key protein in cells plays a critical role in not one, but two processes affecting the development of cancer.
Wonderful cheese is all in the culture
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It's an age-old tradition that dates back at least 8,000 years but it seems we still have much to learn about the bacteria responsible for turning milk into cheese.
Physical activity may not be key to obesity epidemic
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A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity.
Majority of teens discuss risky behaviors on MySpace, studies conclude
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In a pair of related studies released by Seattle Children's Research Institute and published in the January 2009 issue of Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, researchers found that 54 percent of adolescents freque ...
Study yields clues about the evolution of epilepsy
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Two children have a seizure. One child never has another seizure. Twenty years later, the other child has a series of seizures and is diagnosed with epilepsy. A study being led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...
Model predicts how to build a better stent
Jan 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have been puzzled in recent years by observations that drug-releasing stents (mesh-like tubes implanted to hold patients' coronary arteries open) can increase the likelihood of blood clots and ...
Scientists discover dangerous new method for bacterial toxin transfer
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Scientists have discovered a new way for bacteria to transfer toxic genes to unrelated bacterial species, a finding that raises the unsettling possibility that bacterial swapping of toxins and other disease-aiding factors ...
International experts weigh-in on harmful algal blooms
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Cambridge, Md. - An international group of scientists is linking nutrient pollution in the world's coastal seas to an increase in the number of harmful algal blooms reported in recent years. When harmful algal blooms (HAB's) ...
Studies reveal lifelong gender difference in physical activity
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Females of all ages are less active than their male peers. Two studies, presented today (Tuesday 6 January) at a major academic conference, reveal the gender difference in activity levels among school children and the over ...
Smoking during pregnancy fosters aggression in children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Women who smoke during pregnancy risk delivering aggressive kids according to a new Canada-Netherlands study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology. While previous studies have shown that smoking during ...
Interpretation time for screening digital mammograms: Is it efficient?
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Digital mammograms take longer to interpret than film-screen mammograms, according to a study performed at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Study helps explain connection between sleep apnea, stroke and death
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea decreases blood flow to the brain, elevates blood pressure within the brain and eventually harms the brain's ability to modulate these changes and prevent damage to itself, according to a new study ...
