People only eat 1 when the chips are brown
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Dr. Don Henne isn't wasting his degree when he's standing by the deep fryer waiting for potato slices to turn brown. He's conducting research that will help the potato industry and consumers.
Tobacco industry manipulated cigarette menthol content to recruit new smokers among young people
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Menthol cigarette brands have been rising in popularity with adolescents, and the highest use has been among younger, newer smokers. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) explored tobacco industry manipulation ...
Probing Question: Fishhooks of addiction
Jul 16, 2008 |
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When the American writer Theodore Roethke taught at Penn State from 1936 to 1943, he was known for three things: being a good poet, coaching the mens tennis team, and falling down drunk, perhaps the latter more than the ...
Can diet alone control type 2 diabetes? No evidence yet
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Despite strong evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or at least delayed by a combination of lifestyle changes and good dietary advice, a team of Cochrane Researchers found that there is no indication whether dietary ...
Chronic fatigue patients benefit from cognitive behavior therapy
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Cognitive behaviour therapy is effective in treating the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a recent systematic review carried out by Cochrane Researchers.
Tips on how to build a better home for biological parts
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Jul 16, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have compiled a series of guidelines that should help researchers in their efforts to design, develop and manage next-generation databases of biological ...
Instrument designed for biological pathogen monitoring can detect tuberculosis surrogate
Jul 16, 2008 |
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An instrument originally designed for detecting the malicious use of biological pathogens has potential for use in the public health sector to rapidly screen people for tuberculosis.
Improved culture system for hepatitis C virus infection
Jul 16, 2008 |
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A University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researcher has developed the first tissue culture of normal, human liver cells that can model infection with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and provide a realistic environment ...
Placenta removal -- a safer method after Caesareans
Jul 16, 2008 |
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In Caesarean deliveries the placenta is usually removed by hand or by a technique known as 'cord traction'. A recent systematic review by Cochrane Researchers shows that cord traction poses less risk to the mother than manual ...
Childhood diarrhea: Treat with zinc over 6 months of age
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Zinc supplementation benefits children suffering from diarrhoea in developing countries, but only in infants over six months old, Cochrane Researchers have found. Their study supports World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines ...
After ER visit, many patients in a fog, study finds
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Every year, more than 115 million patients enter emergency rooms at hospitals around the nation. And more than three-quarters of them leave with an impression of what happened or what should happen next that doesn't match ...
Booster vaccination may help with possible future avian influenza pandemic
Jul 16, 2008 |
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New evidence suggests that a booster vaccination against H5N1 avian influenza given years after initial vaccination with a different strain may prove useful in controlling a potential future pandemic. The study is published ...
Kidney damage caused by iodinated contrast material thought to be overestimated, study shows
Jul 16, 2008 |
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The use of iodinated contrast material may be less damaging to the kidneys than previously recorded, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY.
Spotted hyenas can increase survival rates by hunting alone
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Jul 16, 2008 |
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Recent research by Michigan State University doctoral student Jennifer Smith has shed new light on the way spotted hyenas live together and more importantly hunt for their food alone.
Researchers discover link between organ transplantation and increased cancer risk
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Researchers have determined a novel mechanism through which organ transplantation often leads to cancer, and their findings suggest that targeted therapies may reduce or prevent that risk.
