Hundreds die from deadly bacteria in Israel
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Doctors said an antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as Klebsiella pneumoniae has killed as many as 200 patients in hospitals across Israel.
Women are best at being buddies
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A four-year study by sociologists at The University of Manchester has found that women are much more likely than men to make deep and lasting friendships. The investigation into social networks by the University's Research Cen ...
Major gene study uncovers secrets of leukemia
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered previously unsuspected mutations that contribute to the formation of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer in children. ...
Magnetic Nanocrystals Carry Tumor-Killing Drugs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Imagine using a focused magnetic field to concentrate anticancer drugs in and around tumors, and then turning off the magnetic field so that the drugs then leave the body. That possiblity may become a reality as a result ...
Study takes next step -- Why women suffer more knee injuries
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Female athletes are up to eight times more likely to suffer knee injuries during their careers than males, and now researchers may be closer to understanding why.
Abandoning net neutrality discourages improvements in service
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Charging online content providers such as Yahoo! and Google for preferential access to the customers of Internet service providers might not be in the best interest of the millions of Americans, despite claims to the contrary, ...
A jet of molecular hydrogen arising from a forming high-mass star
Mar 07, 2007 |
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A team of European astronomers offer new evidence that high-mass stars could form in a similar way to low-mass stars, that is, from accretion of gas and dust through a disk surrounding the forming star. Their ...
Hairstyle of a Neuron: From Hairy to Mushroom-Head
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Synapses are essential for the brain's normal function: their absence or presence is tightly linked to the brain's ability to transfer, process, and store information. Synapses are thus constantly generated ...
Looking for 'Stripes' in High-Tc superconductors
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In LBCO, as in all materials, negatively charged electrons repel one another. But by trying to stay as far apart as possible, each individual electron is confined to a limited space, which costs energy. To ...
Paving the Way for Crystal Growth
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In order to study the properties of LBCO superconductors, scientists need to produce large, single crystals of the material - a difficult task that wasn't possible until recently. At the state-of-the-art crystal ...
Lack of sleep leaving women stressed
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A new survey says more than 60 percent of U.S. women have trouble getting a good night's sleep.
On a diet? You'll spend more on impulse purchases
Mar 07, 2007 |
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People who exercise self control in some way, such as dieting or trying not to look at or think about something, will tend to make more impulse purchases if given the opportunity, explains a study from the March issue of ...
Scientists Uncover Link Between Ocean's Chemical Processes and Microscopic Floating Plants
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Scientists have discovered that increased levels of ocean acidity and carbon dioxide concentrations have resulted in unexpected changes in oceanic chemical processes. Their research results are published in ...
R-rated films tied to teenage smoking
Mar 07, 2007 |
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A U.S. study says Hollywood remains a powerful influence on teenage smoking habits.
NASA's astronaut Lisa Nowak fired a month after attempted kidnapping
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 07, 2007 |
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U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, 43, who drove 900 miles in a diaper to confront a love rival has been fired a month after being arrested.
