Sexual behavior at work still a problem, study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Be careful of that raunchy joke that gets all the laughs. As funny as folks at work may find it, it's probably hurting morale.
In early Alzheimer's, when to give up the car keys
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists are creating tests to show when it's time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving.
Mental health problems in childhood may predict later suicide attempts in males
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Most males who commit suicide or need hospital care for suicide attempts during their teen or early adult years appear to have high levels of psychiatric problems at age 8, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of ...
In search of the original flapper... new theory on evolution of flight
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Manchester scientist has put forward a controversial new way of tackling a typically Darwinian chicken and egg question - the evolution of flapping flight in birds.
Mobile phone 'Have-nots' sidelined
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The explosive growth of mobile phones in the developing world has sidelined tens of millions of people, according to new research.
Bridging the gap between wireless sensor networks and the scientists who use them
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, simpler programming language for wireless sensor networks is designed for easy use by geologists who might use them to monitor volcanoes and biologists who rely on them to understand birds' nesting ...
Study finds pre-surgical stress management improves mood, quality of life
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Brief stress management sessions prior to and immediately after surgery may have both short- and long-term benefit for men undergoing a radical prostatectomy for early-stage prostate cancer, according to research from The ...
AP to take on Web piracy, cut rates
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The US news agency the Associated Press announced plans on Monday to take legal action against websites that publish stories from the AP or its member newspapers without permission.
Mountain spine is a quake hotspot
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Scientists said a killer earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday occurred in a notorious trouble spot and warned further powerful shocks in the coming months could not be ruled out.
A potential new target for treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer
Apr 06, 2009 |
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A new study identifies a protein that modifies the androgen receptor (AR) and influences its ability to regulate target genes linked with the progression of prostate cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the April ...
New risk variant for atopic dermatitis identified
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Scientists of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Charité - University Medical School, Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with researchers from the Klinikum rechts der Isar of Technical ...
Big belly and obesity linked to increased risk of restless legs syndrome
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 06, 2009 |
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A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move your legs. The research is published ...
New technique invented to reveal pancreatic stem cells
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Wanted: stems cells. Just like those absconders chased by police all over the world, everybody can tell about their good deeds but none really knows how to recognize them. Yet, as of today, thanks to a study just published ...
Side effects of 'gene-silencing' treatment more wide-ranging than previously thought
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The side effects of an experimental "gene-silencing" treatment that is currently being investigated for a variety of diseases are even more wide-ranging than previously discovered, according to a study by a University of ...
High-tech layoffs climb in first quarter
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During the first three months of 2009 the high-tech sector in the U.S. suffered its deepest layoffs in seven years, according to a firm that tracks the jobs market.
