Water monitor eyes farm runoff in Gulf of Mexico
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A clean water expert at Auburn University hopes a new project that enlists middle and high school students will help reduce farm runoff that is a growing pollution threat to the Gulf of Mexico.
Research shows sharp rise in hospital admissions for children's dental care
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Researchers from Peninsula Dental School and the UCL Eastman Dental Institute have used data from the Hospital Episodes Statistics resource to identify a marked increase in the number of hospital admissions for children with ...
Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Food stamps and child nutrition programs are expected to cost up to $900 million more this year because of increased ethanol use.
Researchers reveal how immune cells can be harnessed to target melanoma
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Babraham Institute and the University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Italy, co-ordinating an international network of scientists and clinicians from Europe, the USA and Japan, have identified new mechanisms ...
A healthy color: Testing for gum disease
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry found that a color-changing oral strip is as effective in detecting periodontal disease as traditional methods, and is easier and less costly to administer.
Scientists identify key decision-point at which cells with broken DNA repair themselves or die
Apr 10, 2009 |
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When cells undergo potentially catastrophic damage, for example as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, they must make a decision: either to fix the damage or program themselves for death, a process called apoptosis.
In the ICU, use of benzodiazepines, other factors may predict severity of post-stay depression
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Psychiatrists and critical care specialists at Johns Hopkins have begun to tease out what there is about a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) that leads so many patients to report depression after they go home.
Motorola calls former CFO "treacherous officer"
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(AP) -- A former executive who sued Motorola Inc. for firing him is a "treacherous officer," the telecommunications equipment maker said in court documents responding to his lawsuit.
Cloud computing brings cost of protein research down to Earth
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center in Milwaukee have just made the very expensive and promising area of protein research more accessible to scientists worldwide.
Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons dies at 61
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died after a two-year battle with cancer, his family said Thursday. He was ...
Microsoft, Yahoo! in search, ad talks
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Microsoft and Yahoo! have held "early discussions" about possible Internet search and advertising partnerships, a leading Silicon Valley technology website reported on Friday.
NYC church tweeting the Passion of Christ
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Experience the Passion of Christ - in 140-character bursts.
Hispanics appear to face poorer quality nursing home care
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Nursing homes serving primarily Hispanic residents provided poorer quality care compared to facilities whose patients were mostly white, according to Brown University research. Details were published recently in the Journal of ...
US wages war on bugs afflicting troops abroad
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(AP) -- Fluorescent rodent feces, a promising new mosquito repellant and a better flytrap are all part of a war on bugs designed to protect U.S. troops around the world.
Test quickly assesses whether Alzheimer's drugs are hitting their target
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Apr 10, 2009 |
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A test developed by physician-scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help assess more quickly the ability of Alzheimer's drugs to affect one of the possible underlying causes of Alzheimer's ...
