U.S. OKs uranium search near Grand Canyon
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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The U.S. Forest Service has approved a permit allowing a mining company to look for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park.
Scientists detect fatal copper disorder at birth
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A test developed by NIH scientists could greatly extend the survival of infants with Menkes disease, a rare, otherwise fatal disorder of copper metabolism. The test allows for early diagnosis of the condition, when the chance ...
Moderate prenatal exposure to alcohol and stress in monkeys can cause touch sensitivity
Feb 07, 2008 |
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A new study on monkeys has found that moderate exposure to alcohol and stress during pregnancy can lead to sensitivity to touch in the monkeys’ babies. In human children, sensitivity to touch is one of a number of characteristics ...
Friends' school achievement influences high school girls' interest in math
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Girls in high school take as many math courses as boys, influenced by close friends and peers who are doing well in school. More than boys, girls look to their close friends when they make important decisions, such as whether ...
Voter engagement higher than usual in 2008
Feb 07, 2008 |
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A new Gallup poll said U.S. voters are displaying a record level of interest in this year's presidential election.
Asian women at risk for arterial defect
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A seemingly random arterial abnormality that can cause heart attack and sudden death in adults with no previous symptoms may not be so random after all. A group of researchers in the Netherlands discovered that many people ...
Eat up all of your Brussels sprouts -- unless you're an aphid
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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Aphids that eat Brussels sprouts are smaller than normal and live in undersized populations, which has a negative knock-on effect up the food chain according to new research published today in Science.
Novel compound may lessen heart attack damage
Feb 07, 2008 |
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A novel drug designed to lessen muscle damage from a heart attack has passed initial safety tests at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Results of the study, available online and to be published in the February 19 issue ...
Dust trackers plan alert system
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Scientists are studying whether dust clouds from deserts in Africa and Asia carry bacteria, fungus and viruses to North America.
Detective work solves zinc smelter puzzle
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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Thorough detective work by CSIRO researchers has helped identify the cause of unusual brick degradation in a Tasmanian zinc smelter.
Baby elephant euthanized at animal park
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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A baby elephant with a drug-resistant staph infection was euthanized Monday at the Wild Animal Park near Escondido, Calif.
New training method for hip surgery
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Delegates at the British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery Conference will hear that results from a pilot study saw graduates 95 per cent more confident using this robotic technique than when using conventional ...
Retail tobacco displays make it tougher to quit
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Tobacco advertising displays may be undermining smokers' attempts to give up and tempting former smokers to resume smoking, research by Professor of Marketing Janet Hoek has found.
Scientists link closer kinship with reproductive success
Feb 07, 2008 |
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In a paper published today deCODE scientists establish a substantial and consistent positive correlation between the kinship of couples and the number of children and grandchildren they have. The study, which analyzes more ...
Lower-income neighborhoods associated with higher obesity rates
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Obesity prevalence has increased significantly among adults and children in the U.S. over the last two decades. A new study appearing in the journal Nutrition Reviews reveals that characteristics of neighborhoods, including ...
