Credit crunch hits cash-strapped homeowners
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Homeowners have drawn on their biggest asset, the roof over their heads, not to fund 'champagne moments' but to get through hard times; that's the finding of a preliminary study by Durham University.
One in three UK adults will be obese by 2012
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One in three UK adults—or 13 million people—will be obese by 2012, finds research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Sweetened beverage consumption increases in the US
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Over the past two decades, the number of adults consuming sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, fruit drinks and punches has increased dramatically, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
A fading sense of smell may signal onset of Parkinson's disease
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Many individuals with Parkinson's disease are able to recall losing their sense of smell well before the onset of more commonly recognized symptoms such as tremors, impaired dexterity, speech problems, memory loss and decreased ...
Pioneering space station experiment keeps reactions in suspense
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2008 |
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A revolutionary container-less chemical reactor, pioneered by the space research team at Guigné International Ltd (GIL) in Canada with scientists at the University of Bath, has been installed on the International Space Station. ...
Hawaiian honeyeaters' long-lost relatives found
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Despite appearances, Hawaii's five species of recently extinct songbirds known as honeyeaters bore no close relationship at all to the honeyeaters found in Australia and New Guinea, according to a genetic analysis reported ...
Missing: 2,000 elephants
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Elephants in Zakouma National Park, the last stronghold for the savanna elephants of Central Africa's Sahel region, now hover at about 1,000 animals, down from an estimated 3,000 in 2006. Ivory poachers using automatic weapons ...
In the animal world, bigger isn't necessarily better
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Shocking new research shows size isn't always an advantage in the animal world, shattering a widely-held belief that bigger is better.
A Sentiment for All Seasons: We Offer Help More Often Than Ask for It
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People do act as if it is better to give than receive, but perhaps not for purely altruistic reasons, Yale researchers report.
Removing user constraints from digital rights management
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bridging the often-large gap between the commercial imperatives of digital content providers and the requirements of users who buy their content has been achieved by a team of European researchers.
Success of anti-meth ads questioned by study
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An independent review investigating the effectiveness of a publicly funded graphic anti-methamphetamine advertising campaign has found that the campaign has been associated with many negative outcomes. The review was published ...
NASA scientists report on new technology to help protect US troops from infectious diseases
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Representatives from NASA convened in New Orleans today to report at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting the results from a NASA-enhanced computerized system to assess environmental and health ...
Implantable monitor may help in managing diastolic heart failure
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An implantable hemodynamic monitor (IHM) may help to guide medical treatment in a large subgroup of patients with heart failure—those with diastolic heart failure (DHF), reports a study in the December Journal of Cardiac Fa ...
Climate change effects on imperiled Sierra frog examined
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Climate change can have significant impacts on high-elevation lakes and imperiled Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged frogs that depend upon them, according to U.S. Forest Service and University of California, Berkeley, scientists.
Rare disease provides clues about enzyme role in arrhythmias
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A University of Iowa study provides insight into a calcium-sensing enzyme already known to play a role in irregular heartbeats and other critical functions. The researchers showed that the enzyme, calmodulin kinase II (CaM ...
