The epigenetics of increasing weight through the generations
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Overweight mothers give birth to offspring who become even heavier, resulting in amplification of obesity across generations, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston who found that chemical changes in the ways ...
Kidney transplants less successful at night
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Kidney transplants should be carried out during the day if possible. At least this is the conclusion suggested by a survey just published by urologists and internists at the University of Bonn (Transplantation Proceedings, vol. 4 ...
For Toy-Like NASA Robots in Arctic, Ice Research Is Child's Play
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Several snowmobiles navigated speedily over arctic ice and snow in Alaska's outback in late June. This scene might seem ordinary except that the recently unveiled snowmobiles are unmanned, autonomous, toy-size ...
Management practices key to watershed condition
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Animals thrive on the banks of waterways. And those same tree-covered, green grassy areas are keys to maintaining healthy watersheds for creeks and rivers. Landowners must learn how to manage these properties to strike an ...
Diabetes could be a hidden condition for heart disease patients
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered diabetes could be a hidden condition for some patients with coronary heart disease.
Probing Question: How old is political satire?
Jul 15, 2008 |
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During the 2004 election season, an animated streaming video featuring Senator John Kerry and President George Bush trading insults to the tune of This Land Is Your Land was seen by millions of people over the Internet—and ...
Low-sodium advice for asthmatics should be taken with a grain of salt
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Following a low-sodium diet does not appear to have any appreciable impact of asthma control as once thought, according to new research.
Amount of physical activity by children steadily declines as they get older
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New research documents the decline in physical activity among children, with less than a third meeting recommended physical activity guidelines by the time they are 15 years old, according to a study in the July 16 issue ...
New study replicates association between genetic variation and antidepressant treatment response
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Pharmacogenetics, the study of genetic variation that influences an individual's response to drugs, is an important and growing focus in all of medical research, including psychiatry. It is a complex field, however, revealed ...
Peers important for nutrition education among Latinos
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A systematic literature review conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Connecticut, the Hispanic Health Council (Hartford), and the Connecticut Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos assessed ...
Focused Internet services provide better support to breast cancer patients
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A new study in the Journal of Communication reveals that access to an integrated system of internet health resources helps patients more than simply providing a list of URLs to accredited sites.
'Smothered' genes combine with mutations to yield poor outcome in cancer patients
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have identified a set of genes in breast and colon cancers with a deadly combination of traditional mutations and "smothered" gene activity that may result in poor outcomes for ...
Pollination habits of endangered Texas rice revealed to help preservation
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A type of wild rice that only grows in a small stretch of the San Marcos River is likely so rare because it plays the sexual reproduction game poorly, a study led by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center ...
Statin does not appear helpful for children with learning disabilities caused by genetic disorder
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Use of simvastatin by children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disorder that can cause learning disabilities, did not result in improved cognitive function, according to a study in the July 16 issue of JAMA.
