Depression can foreshadow intellectual decline in older people
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Depression in the elderly increases the risk of subsequent mental impairment and can act as a predictor of future intellectual decline, University of Rochester Medical Center psychiatrists and researchers have found.
CSHL researchers discover three new genes that cause lung cancer
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Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered three genes that interact with cancerous results in 20% of lung cancers. The three genes are located next to each other on human chromosome 14 and two are ...
New bird flu strain dangerous to humans
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A new strain of the bird flu virus spreading around the world is more infectious to humans, a study lead by a U.S. researcher has found.
Men, Women Manage Family Businesses Differently, Study Shows
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Family-owned businesses run by women thrive when family members donate their time to help the company. But when men run the family business, donated family time is linked to lower revenue.
Researcher says computers misunderstood
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A U.S. computer historian says new computer technology is still often poorly understood by business leaders.
Pill claims weight loss with no diet
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Akavar 20/50, a pill produced in Salt Lake City, has become the most recent product to advertise weight loss with no diet or exercise.
Bat and mouse game
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This image by MIT researchers, based on a computer model of a bat in flight, won first place in the Informational Graphics category of the 2007 International Science and Technology Visualization Challenge.
A new era of communication at sea
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High-speed Internet services, video conferencing and large volumes of data transfer can now be accessible to all at sea, thanks to developments made by EUREKA project. Securely transferring information through high-speed ...
Primate study shows excess vitamin A can be stored during fetal development
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A new University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests that pregnant women who take some types of vitamin supplements or eat fortified foods may be passing excess vitamin A to their developing fetuses. Reported in the October ...
Animal study identifies potential treatment for Huntington's disease
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MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegererative Disorders (MIND) researchers have identified a compound that may lead to a treatment that could protect against the effects of Huntington’s Disease (HD). Their report, which will ...
Antidepressants and painkillers - a dangerous combination
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 08, 2007 |
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Taking antidepressants together with painkillers can substantially increase the risk of bleeding from the stomach, according to new research by the University of East Anglia.
Elevated inflammatory marker may be linked to increased risk of age-related eye disease
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High blood levels of C-reactive protein, a substance linked to inflammation, appear to be associated with an increased risk for age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Op ...
Elephants' fear of angry bees could help to protect them
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At a time when encroaching human development in former wildlife areas has compressed African elephants into ever smaller home ranges and increased levels of human-elephant conflict, a study in the October 9th issue of Current Bi ...
Ariane 5 -- fourth launch this year
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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On the evening of 5 October, an Ariane 5 GS launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits.
Researchers help develop pest-resistant eggplant for South Asia
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Cornell researchers and Sathguru Management Consultants of India have successfully led an international consortium through the first phase of developing a pest-resistant eggplant. By about 2009 this eggplant is expected to ...
