Tiny dust particles from Asian deserts common over western United States
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It has been a decade since University of Washington scientists first pinpointed specific instances of air pollution, including Gobi Desert dust, traversing the Pacific Ocean and adding to the mix of atmospheric pollution ...
Same genetic machinery generates skin color evolution in fish and humans
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When humans began to migrate out of Africa about 100,000 years ago, their skin color gradually changed to adapt to their new environments. And when the last Ice Age ended about 10,000 years ago, marine ancestors of ocean-dwelling ...
Message to the elderly: It's never too late to prevent illness
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A new study by a NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientist has an important message for the elderly: It's not too late to improve your health through diet and exercise, even if you've ...
Biocapture Surfaces Produced for Study of Brain Chemistry
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A research team at Penn State has developed a novel method for attaching small molecules, such as neurotransmitters, to surfaces, which then are used to capture large biomolecules. By varying the identity ...
New research alters concept of how circadian clock functions
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Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified a molecule that may govern how the circadian clock in plants responds to environmental changes.
Chronic knee pain: Is surgery the only solution?
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The results of a study published in the online open access journal, BMC Medicine indicate that sufferers of chronic patellofemoral syndrome (PFPS), a chronic pain in the front part of the knee, gain no extra benefit from s ...
A Drink to Healthy Aging
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Researchers at the University of Newcastle say a glass of wine a day may be of benefit to the health of older women.
Unlocking the Mysteries of Cross-Gender Writing
Dec 13, 2007 |
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Fresh research into the phenomenon of transvestism in literature will attempt to unlock the mysteries of cross-gender writing.
NEC Develops New Full Low-k Cu-interconnect Structure
Dec 13, 2007 |
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NEC have developed a new Silica-Carbon Composite (SCC) film capable of blocking Cu-atom diffusion into the dielectric films of LSI interconnects. Use of the SCC film establishes an ultimate full-low-k (FLK) Cu interconnect ...
Turkish health workers condone wife beating
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Domestic violence is an inherent problem in Turkey, and healthcare workers are doing little to combat the prevalence of wife beating, according to research published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health. A sur ...
Pikes Peak Highway gets a face-lift
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Construction is set to begin on a $6 million face-lift to restore terrain near Pikes Peak Highway in Colorado.
Early treatment stops epilepsy in its tracks
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Yale School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to suppress the development of epilepsy in genetically predisposed animals—which could open the door to treating epilepsy ...
Probing Question: What are carbon offsets?
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While most Americans are aware that they increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by burning fossil fuel to drive their cars and heat their homes, they tend to think less about the greenhouse impacts of other daily activities.
Foreign ozone emissions lower U.S. air quality
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When it comes to environmental impacts, no nation is an island. A recent study from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds that up to 15 percent of U.S. air pollution comes ...
Mudslide kills rainbrow trout population
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California scientists say a mudslide apparently has wiped out one of Orange County's last clusters of native rainbow trout.
