New hope for the red squirrel
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Oct 16, 2008 |
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A number of red squirrels are immune to squirrelpox viral disease, which many believed would lead to the extinction of the species, scientists have discovered.
Researchers tie genes, lower reward response to weight gain
Oct 16, 2008 |
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The brains of obese people seem to respond to a tasty treat with less vigor than the brains of their leaner peers, suggesting obese people may overeat to compensate for a reduced reward response, according to a new brain ...
Digital TV Transition Will Be Messy
Oct 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The pending mandatory switch of all U.S. televisions to digital will be messy, a federal communications official said on Tuesday, urging broadcasters to step up local efforts to educate the ...
When it comes to forest soil, wildfires pack 1-2 punch
Oct 16, 2008 |
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For decades, scientists and resource managers have known that wildfires affect forest soils, evidenced, in part, by the erosion that often occurs after a fire kills vegetation and disrupts soil structure. ...
CSIRO to help provide 'live' video of Mars mission
Oct 16, 2008 |
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When the Americans eventually send a manned mission to Mars, the whole world will be able to watch 'live' television coverage of the event courtesy of CSIRO know-how.
Duke innovations improve accuracy of MRI as internal 'thermometer'
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Duke University chemists say they have developed a new way to measure temperature changes inside the body with unprecedented precision by correcting a subtle error in the original theory underlying Magnetic Resonance Imaging ...
ER staffs: Gaps exist in hospital preparedness for dirty bombs
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Emergency room doctors and nurses around the nation worry that hospitals are not adequately prepared to handle casualties from a radioactive 'dirty bomb,' said researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Study reveals embolic neuroprotection system reduces risk of cardiac events
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Results of a study on the use of the FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in carotid artery stenting were reported today during the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored ...
