Two drugs may stabilize plaques in atherosclerosis
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Two drugs that a Wake Forest University School of Medicine research team has been investigating for lupus for several years may stabilize atherosclerotic plaque in the walls of arteries and help avert heart attacks and strokes. ...
Teaching captive gorillas the ropes
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The Columbus Zoo in Ohio uses humans as surrogate mothers to baby gorillas so the babies can learn nurturing and become caring parents themselves.
Lesser Flamingos Find Refuge at Kenyan Lake
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Lesser flamingos are surprising scientists by flocking to one of Kenya’s smallest lakes for the first time, by the thousands. Earthwatch-supported scientist Dr. David Harper, of the University of Leicester, ...
Heavy smoking cuts women’s chance of pregnancy – even with donated oocytes
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Heavy smoking may reduce female fertility by directly affecting the uterus – making it less receptive and reducing the chances the embryo will implant, according to research published on line in Europe’s leading reproductive ...
Cows may come home to Calif. preserves
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Open-space preserves in the San Francisco Bay Area may soon be populated with cows as a way to reduce wildfires and fend off an encroaching forest.
