Super-sizing great for your wallet but not your waist
May 06, 2008 |
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From mega mugs of soda that don't even fit into the average car cup holder to jumbo orders of fries that could feed an elephant, many fast-food restaurants are offering super-sized portions that appear to be easy on the pocketbook.
Immune exhaustion in HIV infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 06, 2008 |
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As HIV disease progresses in a person infected with the HIV virus, a group of cells in the immune system, the CD8+ T lymphocytes, become “exhausted,” losing many of their abilities to kill other cells infected by the virus. ...
First steps toward autonomous robot surgeries
May 06, 2008 |
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The day may be getting a little closer when robots will perform surgery on patients in dangerous situations or in remote locations, such as on the battlefield or in space, with minimal human guidance.
Balloons 'bombard' North Alabama landfill to collect data, improve tornado warnings
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 06, 2008 |
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Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto the Morgan County Landfill near here on Sunday so scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville could gather data needed ...
Genome sequence of Podospora anserina reveals unsuspected ability to use complex carbon sources
Biology /
May 06, 2008 |
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The model fungus Podospora anserina (P. anserina) has undergone substantial evolution since its separation from Neurospora crassa, as revealed from the Podospora draft genome sequence published in BioMed Central’s open access ...
Antidepressants do work in depression while evidence for CBT is poorer say experts
May 06, 2008 |
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A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government’s policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression.
Smoke-free laws have no impact on employee turnover
May 06, 2008 |
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Supporting the argument that smoke-free laws do not damage the hospitality industry, restaurants that ban cigarette smoking haven’t suffered from increased employee turnover, according to a new report published in the current ...
Sounding out Congo Red
May 06, 2008 |
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Brightly colored dyes such as the shimmering Congo Red commonly used in silk clothing manufacture are notoriously difficult to dispose of in an environmentally benign way.
Fat transplantation can have metabolic benefits
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May 06, 2008 |
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When transplanted deep into the abdomen, fat taken from just under the skin comes with metabolic benefits, or at least it does in mice, reveals a new study in the May issue of Cell Metabolism.
OHSU psychiatrist to highlight warning signs for school shootings
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 06, 2008 |
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Oregon Health & Science University psychiatrist Jerald Block, M.D., will present new research on the psychiatric factors that can lead to school shootings. Block’s presentation, which is part of a panel discussion that he ...
Saving frogs before it's too late
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May 06, 2008 |
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With nearly one-third of amphibian species threatened with extinction worldwide, fueled in part by the widespread emergence of the deadly chytrid fungus, effective conservation efforts could not be more urgent. In a new article ...
Much of the increased risk of death from smoking reduced within several years after quitting
May 06, 2008 |
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Women who quit smoking significantly reduce their risk of death from coronary heart disease within 5 years and have about a 20 percent lower risk of death from smoking-related cancers within that time period, according to ...
Waterpipe smoking on college campuses may contribute to growing public health problem
May 06, 2008 |
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More and more U.S. college students are smoking tobacco using waterpipes – or hookahs – and it’s becoming a growing public health issue, according to a new study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher.
Screw worm outbreak in Yemen
Biology /
May 06, 2008 |
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An outbreak of the insidious ´screw worm´ fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life. In recent weeks, a Ministerial delegation was at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, ...
Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development, treatment
May 06, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate that therapeutic targeting of these ...
