Ocean Fish Farming Harms Wild Fish, Study Says
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Farming of fish in ocean cages is fundamentally harmful to wild fish, according to an essay in this week's Conservation Biology.
New tool could unpick complex cancer causes and help sociologists mine Facebook
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Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Statistics and Centre for Complexity Science have devised a new research tool that could help unpick the complex cell interactions that lead to cancer and also allow ...
Step out for PAD
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You probably know that poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to dangerous deposits of fatty plaques in arteries. But it is not just the heart that is affected – blood flow can be blocked to the legs too, leading to pain ...
Computer system fails the children it was designed to protect
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Just days after the head of Ofsted, Christine Gilbert, promised an overhaul of child protection inspection services in the wake of the death of Baby P, a new study claims that the IT-based procedures used by staff working ...
Just look: When it comes to art, viewing may be as satisfying as buying
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The experience of purchasing art shares much in common with viewing it in exhibits, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. Author Yu Chen (Oakland University) shows that visiting a gallery can provid ...
Higher levels of obesity-related hormone found in patients with psoriasis
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Patients with the skin disease psoriasis appear more likely to have higher levels of leptin (a hormone produced by fat cells that may contribute to obesity and other metabolic abnormalities) than persons without psoriasis, ...
Later school start times may improve sleep in adolescents and decrease risk of auto accidents
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A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that after a one-hour delay of school start times, teens increased their average nightly hours of sleep and decreased their "catch-up sleep" on the ...
USA's largest ever prostate cancer screening program shows high compliance and consistent results
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Just under five per cent of the men who took part in the prostate cancer element of the USA's largest ever cancer screening trial were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of those were picked up by screening programmes, ...
Researchers create new class of fluorescent dyes to detect reactive oxygen species in vivo
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Researchers have created a new family of fluorescent probes called hydrocyanines that can be used to detect and measure the presence of reactive oxygen species. Reactive oxygen species are highly reactive ...
Team refines cancer treatments to reduce potential nerve damage
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While radiation treatments deliver precise doses of high-energy X-rays to stop cancer cells from spreading or to shrink tumors, oncologists have become increasingly concerned about inadvertent exposures during head and neck ...
Turning over a new leaf for future energy supplies
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A global energy supply based on biomass grown to generate electricity and produce fuel is a real possibility. According to Prof. Jürgen O. Metzger from Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany and Prof. Aloys ...
Work with fungus uncovering keys to DNA methylation
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Researchers in a University of Oregon lab have shed more light on the mechanism that regulates DNA methylation, a fundamental biological process in which a methyl group is attached to DNA, the genetic material in cells of ...
Filling in the gaps: Personality types lead people to choose certain brands
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Why do Gap brand jeans appeal to people who seek intimacy in relationships? It may be a result of their upbringing. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, people's relationship styles can affect their ...
Scientists find link between inflamed gums and heart disease
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The next person who reminds you to floss might be your cardiologist instead of your dentist. Scientists have known for some time that a protein associated with inflammation (called CRP) is elevated in people who are at risk ...
Prostaglandin receptor key to atherosclerosis development
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Atherosclerosis – a disease that includes the buildup of fatty, cholesterol-laden lumps of cells inside the artery wall – is the underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes.
