Archive: 06/12/2009
Over half of people with rheumatoid arthritis have periodontitis
Over half (56%) of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also have periodontitis (a chronic inflammatory disease of the gum and surrounding ligaments and bones that hold the teeth in place), displaying fewer teeth than healthy ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Kenya gets undersea broadband fibre optic cable
An undersea fibre optic cable bringing broadband Internet connectivity to east Africa, reached the Kenyan coast from the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the president said.
Jun 12, 2009 |
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RA individuals from lower GDP countries keep working despite worse symptoms than richer countries
Individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in lower gross domestic product (GDP) countries (GDP below $11,000) are more likely to continue working despite higher disease activity and functional disability scores ...
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New study reveals structure of the HIV protein shell
New research by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions provides a close-up look at the cone-shaped shell that is the hallmark of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), revealing how ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Individuals who apply pesticides are found to have double the risk of blood disorder
A study involving 678 individuals who apply pesticides, culled from a U.S. Agricultural Health Study of over 50,000 farmers, recently found that exposure to certain pesticides doubles one's risk of developing an abnormal ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Greying Finns drink more alcohol than before: study
Ageing Finns have increased their alcohol consumption significantly since 2000, a worrying trend in a country where alcohol is the leading cause of death, researchers said on Friday.
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Test at home for baby's gender at 10 weeks of pregnancy
Rebecca Griffin didn't want to wait 20 weeks for a sonogram to find out whether she was going to have a boy or a girl.
Jun 12, 2009 |
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63 percent of RA patients suffer psychiatric disorders, with depressive spectrum conditions most likely
Over half (63%) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also suffer from psychiatric disorders, with the majority of these (87%) occurring in the depressive spectrum, according to the results of a new study. Interestingly, ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Anxiety and depression lower quality of life in majority of systemic lupus erythematosus patients
92.8% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer anxiety and depression which significantly affects both their physical and emotional quality of life (QoL), according to the results of a new study. Logistic ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Researcher has found a link between bird songs and habitat change
Elizabeth Derryberry, post-doctoral researcher at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, has found a link between alterations in bird songs and the rapid change in the surrounding habitat. Her research will be featured in the ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Using nanoparticles to increase the effiiciency of thin film solar cells
Germany is one of the leading countries when it comes to efforts related to renewable energy sources. Therefore, it is no surprise that the Institute of Condensed Matter and Solid State Optics at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Professor Interrupted: Gender Differences in High Level Engineering, Science and Math Institutions
A soon to be released exhaustive study entitled "Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty (2009)" published by The National Academies Press finds improvements ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Everything looking up for Saturday space launch
(AP) -- NASA zipped through the final hours of its countdown for space shuttle Endeavour, on track for a Saturday morning launch to the international space station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Rambus settles EU antitrust probe, avoids fines
(AP) -- Memory chip company Rambus Inc. said Friday that European Union antitrust regulators had provisionally agreed to drop a probe and any fines if the company reduced its royalty rates for DRAM memory chip patents.
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Moles, not magic, make worm 'grunting' work
(AP) -- Gary Revell gets up every morning before sunrise, heads into the woods and grunts. Not because it's so early. It's the term for coaxing worms from the ground by the hundreds to be scooped up and plopped in a tin ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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