Argentine glacier advances despite global warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier is one of only a few ice fields worldwide that have withstood rising global temperatures.
Testosterone Decreases after Ingestion of Sugar
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Men with low testosterone should have their hormone levels retested after they fast overnight because eating may transiently lower testosterone levels, a new study concludes.
Huntington's disease deciphered
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how the mutated huntingtin gene acts on the nervous system to create the devastation of Huntington's disease. The report of their findings ...
Texas wind farms deploy radar so birds, not feathers, can fly
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Wind on the Texas coast is tempting for energy companies. Unlike other parts of Texas - the nation's No. 1 wind energy state - the coast has breezes that blow consistently on summer days, when energy demand peaks. But there's ...
Japanese government plans to scientifically test oft-repeated earthquake instructions
Jun 14, 2009 |
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"When an earthquake strikes, hide under a table." "Don't rush outside immediately." Are these actually life-saving actions in an earthquake? The Education, Science and Technology Ministry plans to see if such commonly given ...
Study suggests new approach to common cause of blindness
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in collaboration with lead investigators at the University of Kentucky have identified a new target for the diagnosis and treatment of age-related ...
Gluing particles together on the micro- and nano-scale
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at New York University have created a method to precisely bind nano- and micrometer-sized particles together into larger-scale structures with useful materials properties. Their work, which appears in the latest ...
Mobile phones, Facebook, YouTube cut in Iran
Jun 14, 2009 |
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The main mobile telephone network in Iran was cut in the capital Tehran Saturday evening while popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked, correspondents said.
New era of gene-based 'personalized medicine' dawning
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Six years ago, scientists announced the completion of the Human Genome Project, a historic effort to decipher each of the 3 billion letters in the genetic instruction book for our species. A single anonymous male from Buffalo, ...
Australia tries tough love to heal Aboriginal woes
Jun 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Along the dusty red road that leads from the lonely airstrip into town, the signs flash by: "No alcohol," says one. "Petrol sniffing kills," admonishes another. "Don't bring gunja into our town," ...
US, Canada to update Great Lakes water agreement
Jun 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The United States and Canada say they will update a key agreement to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species, climate change and other established and emerging threats to the world's biggest ...
Aussie and Kiwi researchers make double MS genetic discovery
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Australian and New Zealand researchers have accelerated research into Multiple Sclerosis by discovering two new locations of genes which will help to unravel the causes of MS and other autoimmune disease.
Sick sea critters aided by Marine Mammal Center
Jun 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A recent surge in weakened and malnourished sea lions found along the Northern California coast is mystifying scientists and keeping workers hopping at the newly expanded Marine Mammal Center here.
Italy recalls 'radioactive' wood pellets: report
Jun 14, 2009 |
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An Italian court has ordered the recall of 10,000 tonnes of wood fuel pellets imported from Lithuania over fears that they could have dangerous levels of radioactivity, newspapers reported on Sunday.
Hospitals oppose Obama's Medicare, Medicaid cuts
Jun 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- President Barack Obama said Saturday he wants to help pay for his health care overhaul by slowing Medicare and Medicaid spending, but hospitals, medical technicians and others are resisting.
