Researchers Shed Light on Esophageal Disease
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Canadian Light Source (CLS) staff scientist Luca Quaroni and Dr. Alan Casson from the University of Saskatchewan used the synchrotron's infrared microscope to identify tissue afflicted with ...
China wants PCs to come with anti-porn software
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(AP) -- China wants all personal computers sold domestically to come with software that blocks online pornography, one of the developers said Monday, potentially giving the government another avenue to control ...
Siberian jays use complex communication to mob predators
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When mobbing predators, Siberian jays use over a dozen different calls to communicate the level of danger and predator category to other members of their own group. A Swedish study from Uppsala University, published in the ...
Vaporized viral vector shows promise in anti-cancer gene therapy
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A new lung cancer therapy employing a vaporized viral vector to deliver a cancer-inhibiting molecule directly to lung tissue shows early promise in mouse trials, according to researchers at the Ministry of Education, Science ...
Natural seed treatment could drastically cut pesticide use
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The technology - which makes plants significantly more resistant to pests - has now been licensed for use by US agricultural company Becker Underwood in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited.
Ground-breaking Alzheimer's findings reveal new treatment strategy
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Alzheimer’s disease affects the major two types of brain cells, neurones and neuroglia. For a long time glial cells have been thought to have a purely supportive role. However, recent work and more specifically ...
Diabetes patients should have regular exercise, weight training
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To reduce their cardiovascular risk, people with type 2 diabetes should do at least two-and-a-half hours per week of moderate-intensity or one-and-a-half hours per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercises, plus some weight ...
Relationship found between napping, hyperactivity, depression and anxiety
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Napping may have a significant influence on young children's daytime functioning, according to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Vancouver world's easiest city to live in, Harare worst: poll
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Vancouver is the world's easiest city to live in while Harare is the toughest, a survey said Monday putting Europe and north America at the top while many African and Asian cities struggle behind.
More than just the tailpipe -- true environmental cost of travel
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Trains, planes, buses and automobiles do not only effect the environment via their exhaust pipes. There is a full life-cycle of processes associated with getting from a to b that we rarely acknowledge.
Study finds regular daily exercise does not increase total sleep time
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According to new research, days with increased activity were followed by nights with lower total sleep time (TST), while nights with lower TST were followed by increased activities during the next day.
Visual system that detects movement, colours and textures created in Granada
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Mimicking the way in which a retina works is a hard as it sounds. Scientists from Stanford University, in the United States, have spent the past two years working on imitating the way in which information is processed in ...
Scientists determine geese involved in Hudson River plane crash were migratory
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US Airways Flight 1549 bird strike to determine not only the species, but also that the Canada geese involved were from a migratory, rather than resident, population. This knowledge is essential for wildlife professionals ...
Fossil teeth of browsing horse found in Panama Canal earthworks
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Rushing to salvage fossils from the Panama Canal earthworks, Aldo Rincon, paleontology intern at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, unearthed a set of fossil teeth. Bruce J. MacFadden, curator of ...
Moon magic: Researchers develop new tool to visualize past, future lunar eclipses
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Lunar eclipses are well-documented throughout human history. The rare and breathtaking phenomena, which occur when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow and seemingly changes shape, color, or disappears ...
