In-vitro fertilization improved with 3-D/4-D-guided embryo transfer and new placement target
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The pregnancy rate for patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is improved when doctors use advanced 3D/4D imaging to guide the placement of embryos to the point where the endometrium is most receptive to implantation, ...
Hummocky and shallow Maunder crater
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 16, 2007 |
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The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express orbiter has obtained pictures of the Noachis Terra region on Mars, in particular, the striking Maunder crater.
Study: Dengue fever is underreported
Oct 16, 2007 |
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is concerned about the U.S. blood supply due to underreporting of dengue fever.
A wheat for all seasons -- and reasons
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The seeds may be lacking for perennial wheat to be grown on any significant basis in Texas, but interest is not, according to Dr. Charlie Rush, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station plant pathologist.
National study -- kids' bike injuries are major public health concern
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A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital concludes that bicycle-related injuries among children and adolescents in the U.S. may be a more significant ...
Health Canada warns against Meridia
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Oct 16, 2007 |
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Health Canada issued a warning for doctors not to prescribe the weight loss drug Meridia to people who may be at risk of serious heart-related side effects.
Researchers improve accuracy of breast cancer prognoses
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One of the many unknowns facing women who are diagnosed with breast cancer is predicting the likelihood that the cancer will spread to other parts of the body – metastasize. Researchers from UC San Diego are looking to change ...
Methods for regulating wind power's variability under development by electrical engineer
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As Texas’ electric grid operator prepares to add power lines for carrying future wind-generated energy, an electrical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin is developing improved methods for determining the extent ...
Insomniac fish shed light on the molecular basis of sleep disorders
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Sleep disorders are common and poorly understood. In humans, narcolepsy is a sleep disorder associated with sleepiness, abnormal dreaming, paralysis and insomnia. Neuropeptides called hypocretins are implicated ...
Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Team to study psychosocial stress
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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, led by Pitt Psychology Professor Thomas Kamarck, are studying the effectiveness of a wrist-mounted instrument for measuring psychosocial ...
Chimpanzees exaggerate their screams when under attack
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Oct 16, 2007 |
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Research by the University of St Andrews shows that chimpanzees vary their screams depending on the severity of the attack and that they can exaggerate the nature of the attack, but only if higher ranking group members are ...
Obesity genetics
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New evidence that genetics plays a key role in obesity is published today in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications. The findings relate to the genetics of modern Pima Indians who have an unu ...
JPL teaches how to get space contracts
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The U.S. space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is sponsoring a workshop to teach small business owners how to obtain space-related contracts.
UF to auction naming rights for new butterfly species online
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In an apparent first for butterflies, the Florida Museum of Natural History will auction the naming rights for a newly discovered species online to raise money for butterfly research.
Engineering lab helping ensure safety of Florida's minibuses
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Paratransit buses, or the smaller buses, are a fairly common sight on the roads of most American communities. Public transit and social service agencies, among others, often use the 16- to 20-seat vehicles to provide access ...
