Study: Meditators 'surprisingly' alert
Jul 06, 2007 |
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Meditation produces changes in brain waves associated with being increasingly alert, say an Australian researcher.
Black widows invade Romanian shore
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Hotter temperatures may have spawned an invasion of black widow spiders this summer on Romania's sea shore.
Critics attack Bush wildlife record
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Critics of the Bush administration's policies on wildlife protection say the endangered species list is itself endangered.
Search engine mashup
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 06, 2007 |
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A mashup of two different types of web search tools could make find the useful nuggets of information among all the grit on the Internet much easier.
Booze, drugs, tobacco top three addictions
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Research on the physical aspects of addiction has helped scientists make progress on developing drugs to block cravings, Time magazine reported.
Malaria-resistant mosquitoes battle disease with 'molecular warhead'
Jul 06, 2007 |
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A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has discovered why some mosquitoes are resistant to malaria, a finding that may one day help fight a disease that afflicts and kills millions of people.
Research suggests fitness reduces inflammation
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Although a number of studies have suggested that regular exercise reduces inflammation – a condition that is predictive of cardiovascular and other diseases, such as diabetes – it is still not clear whether there is a definitive ...
Wearable power competition announced
Jul 06, 2007 |
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Calling all engineers and designers -- the U.S. Defense Department is sponsoring a competition to develop a wearable electric power system for war fighters.
New risk factors discovered for Alzheimer's disease
Jul 06, 2007 |
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A recent study in Journal of Neuroimaging suggests that cognitively normal adults exhibiting atrophy of their temporal lobe or damage to blood vessels in the brain are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Older adults ...
Young adults not at risk of suicidal behavior from antidepressants
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 06, 2007 |
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Antidepressants lower the risk of suicide attempt in adults with depression, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The researchers also found that the lower risk held true f ...
Cancer risk in HIV, transplant patients
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HIV/AIDS and kidney transplant patients are at much greater risk of contracting 20 different types of cancer than the general population, according to a land mark paper in The Lancet.
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