Czech doctors: Listeria bacteria spreading
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Czech public health officials say listeria bacteria has spread to more food products, killing 14 people across the country.
U.S. neutron source facility sets records
Feb 13, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists are excited with the accomplishments achieved during the first nine months of operations at the Spallation Neutron Source facility.
Breastfed kids enjoy greater social mobility than bottle-fed children
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Children who are breastfed climb higher up the social ladder than bottle-fed children according to a large, long term study by Dr Richard Martin of Bristol University's Department of Social Medicine and colleagues, published ...
Human stem cell transplants mature into neurons and make contacts in rat spinal cord
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Human nerve stem cells transplanted into rats' damaged spinal cords have survived, grown and in some cases connected with the rats' own spinal cord cells in a Johns Hopkins laboratory, overturning the long-held notion that ...
New test distinguishes between two cancers
Feb 13, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists have created a two-gene test to distinguish between nearly identical gastrointestinal cancers requiring radically different treatments.
Scientists urged to run for school boards
Feb 13, 2007 |
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A U.S. science literacy expert says scientists must teach but they also should run -- for local school board seats.
Scientists: A good lie detector is hard to find
Feb 13, 2007 |
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In the not-too-distant future, police may request a warrant to search your brain. This was said only partly in jest by one of the panelists at a Feb. 2 symposium, "Is There Science Underlying Truth Detection?" sponsored by ...
Disposable uranium ion detector developed
Feb 13, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists have developed a disposable sensor for detecting hazardous uranium ions with a sensitivity rivaling more sophisticated lab instruments.
'Do-it-alls versus specialists' studied
Feb 13, 2007 |
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A U.S. consumer research scientist says people perceive products that emphasize a single feature as being more effective than those with multiple features.
Be careful when using garlic to treat childhood ailments
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Parents and practitioners should know more about garlic before using it to treat children, according to a review of data conducted in part by the University of Alberta.
Study: Facial composite systems don't work
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 13, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists said the use of computer-generated facial composites during criminal investigations don't produce useful images of perpetrators.
Molecules Under Hammer
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Feb 13, 2007 |
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How do you get information from a preparation that is transparent? How can you still see a three-dimensional image through a microscope? Dutch researcher Rajesh S. Pillai investigated a new way of illuminating ...
Breast cancer survival rates improved by novel drug sequence, say researchers
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Changing the way women are treated for breast cancer could improve their overall chance of survival, according to research published today in the Lancet. The new paper shows that switching to a drug called exemestane, two to ...
Concentrations Of Certain Toxins In Breast Milk Are Low, Study Finds
Feb 13, 2007 |
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Nursing mothers worried about passing harmful chemicals to their infants through breast milk should be aware that the air inside their home may pose a greater health risk.
AMD to License Graphics Technology for Handheld Devices
Feb 13, 2007 |
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AMD today announced a new business focused on developing and licensing leading-edge graphics core technologies to semiconductor manufacturers throughout the handheld industry.
