Black and white is not always a clear distinction
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Is race defined by appearance, or can a person also be colored by socioeconomic status? A new study finds that Americans who are unemployed, incarcerated or impoverished today are more likely to be classified and identified ...
Researchers Find Fingerprints in Murder Case
Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester has helped detectives move a step closer to solving a murder case.
Spotting the next great music superstar
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 08, 2008 |
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For every rock star who hits it big, there are thousands of artists who never make it out of their own back yards. Before Madonna was "Madonna," she was a local success in New York clubs. Until Britney Spears became a global ...
Veterinary college develops vaccine for Johne's disease
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Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a vaccine that prevents Johne's disease, a condition that leads to $220 million to $250 million in losses annually to ...
Breaking the silence after a study ends
Dec 08, 2008 |
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While an estimated 2.3 million people in the United States take part in clinical trials every year, there currently exists no formal requirement to inform them of study results, an oversight that leaves participants confused, ...
Air pollution model takes off
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Australia's capabilities in understanding the impact of air pollution have advanced with a new version of software that can predict the direction and concentration of odours and pollutants.
New studies show malaria vaccine candidate advancing in Africa
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Results published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate provides both infants and young children with significant protection agains ...
Epilepsy drug shows potential for Alzheimer's treatment
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 08, 2008 |
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A drug commonly used to treat epilepsy could help clear the plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the University of Leeds. The plaques are known to lead to the progressive ...
SIDS link: Low blood pressure in preterm infants
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Scientists from Monash University, Melbourne have shown that infants born prematurely have lower blood pressure during sleep in the first six months of life, compared to healthy, full-term infants.
Advance toward early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Researchers in Finland are reporting identification of the first potential "biomarker" that could be used in development of a sputum test for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ...
Researchers discover why Gleevec-type drugs control, but do not eradicate leukemia
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute researchers are closer to understanding why certain chronic myeloid leukemia mutations are not stopped by the revolutionary targeted cancer pill, Gleevec, or similar ...
Increasing physical activity and limiting television may lead to reduction in type 2 diabetes
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that reducing time spent watching television and increasing time spent walking briskly or engaged in vigorous physical activity may reduce the incidence ...
Joint Genome Institute completes soybean genome
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Dec 08, 2008 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has released a complete draft assembly of the soybean (Glycine max) genetic code, making it widely available to the research community to advance ...
Cellular stress causes fatty liver disease in mice
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Dec 08, 2008 |
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A University of Iowa researcher and colleagues at the University of Michigan have discovered a direct link between disruption of a critical cellular housekeeping process and fatty liver disease, a condition that causes fat ...
Older AML patients show promising response in drug study
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Older patients with acute myloid leukemia (AML) who were once told that nothing could be done for them are finding new hope – and life – through a clinical trial at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – ...
