Canned vegetable recall is expanded
Feb 12, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a Michigan company has, for the third time, expanded its nationwide recall of canned vegetable products.
Dramatic declines in wild salmon populations are associated with exposure to farmed salmon
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Feb 12, 2008 |
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Since the late 1970s, salmon aquaculture has grown into a global industry, producing over 1 million tons of salmon per year. However, this solution to globally declining fish stocks has come under increasing ...
Unique infrared technique finds applications in nanoscience
Feb 12, 2008 |
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The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry has chosen the Austrian chemist Thomas Lummerstorfer (31) as the recipient of its Best Paper Award 2007. Lummerstorfer’s paper “Monolayers at solid-solid interf ...
Marketplace drama: The 7-year war on downloading in 4 acts
Feb 12, 2008 |
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A fascinating new paper from the Journal of Consumer Research investigates the seven-year war on music downloading that unfolded among corporate music executives and music downloaders. Markus Giesler (York University) uses ...
New Jefferson trial to test radiation-emitting beads against advanced liver cancer
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Liver cancer specialists at Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia are beginning an 18-month study of a new treatment for liver cancer. The therapy entails injecting tiny beads that emit small amounts of radiation ...
Veterinary researchers study poultry virus as human cancer treatment
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Researchers on the Blacksburg and College Park, Md., campuses of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine have been awarded a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health to support innovative ...
Patients with larger social networks may fare better after an operation
Feb 12, 2008 |
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A new study published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that patients with a large support network of family and friends report feeling less pain and anxiety prior to having a surg ...
Scientists expand understanding of how river carbon impacts the Arctic Ocean
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Arctic rivers transport huge quantities of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to the Arctic Ocean. The prevailing paradigm regarding DOC in arctic rivers is that it is largely refractory, making it of little significance for ...
Anxiety linked to newly diagnosed DCIS patients' overestimation of breast cancer risks
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Elevated levels of anxiety may cause women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the most common form of non-invasive breast cancer, to overestimate their risk of recurrence or dying from breast cancer, suggests a study led ...
Gene silencing may shorten insect lifespan
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Feb 12, 2008 |
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U.S. entomologists have discovered interfering with the salivary glands of insects might result in a shortened life span.
Prions link cholesterol to neurodegeneration
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Prion infection of neurons increases the free cholesterol content in cell membranes. A new study published in the online open access journal BMC Biology suggests that disturbances in membrane cholesterol may be the mechan ...
Study finds evidence of fake malaria drugs being manufactured in China
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 12, 2008 |
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A unique collaborative study between scientists, public health workers and police has led to the arrest of alleged traders of fake anti-malarial drugs in China. The epidemiological investigation, involving teams from across ...
Endeavour to Move to Launch Pad Monday
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 18, as preparations move forward for the STS-123 mission. Endeavour is targeted to lift off March 11 ...
Sept. 11 terrorism continues to impact mental health of Americans
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Long after Sept. 11, 2001, Americans' terrorism-related thoughts and fears are associated with increased depression, anxiety, hostility, posttraumatic stress and drinking, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have ...
Biologists race to clear a path to survival for Northwestern cougars
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Cougars have been under siege in the United States since the arrival of European settlers, victims of extirpation campaigns and habitat destruction as inhabitants converted wilderness to farmland and pasture. These campaigns ...
