Heavy metal slips down UK air quality charts
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Air quality in the UK has improved significantly over the last 25 years according to a report published by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Monitoring at 17 testing sites around the UK shows a fall in the presence ...
Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Insulin Resistance
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Resistance to insulin that precedes type 2 diabetes may stem from a "metabolic traffic jam" that blocks the body's ability to switch between glucose and fat as energy sources, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Genetically modified carrots provide more calcium
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A specially developed carrot has been produced to help people absorb more calcium. Researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife’s Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center studied the calcium intake of humans who ate the carrot and found ...
Old cell phones make new businesses
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The hundreds of millions of cellular phones cast aside each year worldwide have spawned a booming recycling industry.
Russian fuel flows in Jules Verne's veins
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Fuelling of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle has started at Europe’s Spaceport. ATV is being loaded with Russian refuelling propellant destined for the International Space Station. After a month ...
Type 1 diabetes triggered by 'lazy' regulatory T-cells
Jan 14, 2008 |
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A research team led by Dr. Ciriaco A. Piccirillo of McGill University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology has discovered that in some individuals, the specialized immunoregulatory T-cells that regulate the body’s ...
Minor leg injuries associated with risk of blood clots
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Muscle ruptures, ankle sprains and other common minor leg injuries appear to be associated with a higher risk for blood clots in the legs or lungs, according to a report in the January 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, ...
Molecular evolution of limb length
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In the January 15th issue of G&D, a research team led by Dr. Richard Behringer at MD Anderson Cancer Center reports that they have successfully switched the mouse Prx1 gene regulatory element with the Prx1 gene regulatory ...
Low testosterone levels associated with risk of fracture in men over 60
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Men over age 60 who have low blood testosterone levels may be at a higher risk for fractures, according to a report in the January 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Lend me your ears -- and the world will sound very different
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Recognising people, objects or animals by the sound they make is an important survival skill and something most of us take for granted. But very similar objects can physically make very dissimilar sounds and we are able to ...
New method developed to identify genetic determinants of Alzheimer's disease
Jan 14, 2008 |
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A rapid and accurate DHPLC assay for determination of apolipoprotein E genotypes has been developed by researchers from the Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, ...
Fed rules urged to protect black abalone
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A U.S. federal agency has proposed listing black abalone -- a marine mollusk sought by fishermen -- as an endangered species.
Study: weight-loss tips differ in African-American, mainstream magazines
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Magazines catering to African-Americans may be falling short in their efforts to educate readers about weight loss, a new University of Iowa study suggests.
Memphis to clean up water act
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Memphis officials are considering treating wastewater with small amounts of bleach to protect Mississippi River recreational users from E. coli infection.
Fibromyalgia drug sparks debate
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Pfizer heralded the effectiveness of its newly approved fibromyalgia treatment, Lyrica, as some U.S. doctors question the very existence of the condition.
