Scientists advance safety of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified for the first time a mechanism by which nanoparticles cause lung damage and have demonstrated that it can be combated by blocking the process involved, taking a step toward addressing the growing ...
Extended or shortened sleep duration linked to weight gain
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Body Mass Index (BMI) varies as a function of habitual sleep duration, according to a new study.
Adults, especially women, have calorie-burning 'brown fat'
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Keeping your baby fat turns out to be a good thing, as long as it is "brown fat"—the kind that burns calories, according to a study that found adults have much more of this type of fat than previously thought.
NASA gives unanimous 'go' for Saturday launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA managers have given a unanimous "go" to Saturday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
Global warming increasing the dispersal of flora in Northern forests
Jun 11, 2009 |
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As a result of stronger winds caused by global warming, seeds and pollen are being carried over longer distances. An increase in temperature of only a couple of degrees may increase the dispersal of plants in Northern forests ...
Abrupt global warming could shift monsoon patterns, hurt agriculture
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2009 |
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At times in the distant past, an abrupt change in climate has been associated with a shift of seasonal monsoons to the south, a new study concludes, causing more rain to fall over the oceans than in the Earth's tropical regions, ...
Google unfazed by 3 US government inquiries
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. doesn't believe it needs to change its ways despite three separate U.S. government inquiries into whether some of the Internet search leader's actions are thwarting competition.
Crew includes Twittering skipper, singer, ER doc
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The astronauts headed to the international space station include a Twittering skipper, a classically trained musician who named her son after one of Columbia's fallen astronauts, and a former Navy ...
FDA panel backs 3 psychiatric drugs for kids
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that three blockbuster psychiatric drugs appear safe and effective for children and adolescents, despite side effects that can increase the risk of diabetes.
Teen has 'miraculous' recovery from unusual tumor disorder
Jun 11, 2009 |
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In mid-March, Dottie Davis thought something was off when her typically unsentimental 13-year-old daughter sobbed with joy while riding a new horse on the family's farm in Hixson.
Wii-hab may enhance Parkinson's treatment
Jun 11, 2009 |
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The Nintendo Wii may help treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, including depression, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.
Study finds air traffic control tracking method reduces errors in trauma management
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New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a method used by air traffic controllers tracks patient data more effectively and with fewer errors compared with curren ...
Ecstasy use up as methamphetamine levels off
Jun 11, 2009 |
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An increase in the use of ecstasy may be due to the outlawing of the party pill drug BZP and the bad reputation of P, according to the latest findings of the illicit drugs monitoring work done by Massey University researchers.
Waste disposal protein is mechanism behind cancer tumor suppression
Jun 11, 2009 |
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"Taking out the trash" takes on a whole new meaning, as investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have discovered that a waste disposal protein is the key ...
Protein that triggers plant cell division
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From the valves in a human heart to the quills on a porcupine to the petals on a summer lily, the living world is as varied as it is vast. For this to be possible, the cells that make up these living things must be just as ...
