Money issues, politics squeeze NASA
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The United States' space agency reportedly is facing tough times due to tight resources and the politics of the Bush administration.
Key to using local resources for biomass may include waste
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The Northwest can have a sizeable biofuels industry based primarily on local resources -- if non-traditional feedstocks, such as municipal waste, and new conversion technologies are used, according to a report issued today ...
UCSD Medical Center reports United States' first oral appendix removal
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On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, surgeons at UC San Diego Medical Center performed what is believed to be the country’s first removal of a diseased appendix through the mouth. This clinical trial procedure received approval ...
Mercury's shifting, rolling past
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Patterns of scalloped-edged cliffs or lobate scarps on Mercury’s surface are thrust faults that are consistent with the planet shrinking and cooling with time. However, compression occurred in the planet’s early history and ...
Clovis-age overkill didn't take out California's flightless sea duck
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Clovis-age natives, often noted for overhunting during their brief dominance in a primitive North America, deserve clemency in the case of California's flightless sea duck. New evidence says it took thousands of years for ...
Fungi can tell us about the origin of sex chromosomes
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Fungi do not have sexes, just so-called mating types. A new study being published today in the prestigious journal PLoS shows that there are great similarities between the parts of DNA that determine the sex of plants and an ...
Genetic counselors turn to unconventional counseling to meet demand for genetic testing
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Imagine receiving genetic test results for a disease you could develop later in life without having anyone with whom to discuss your options for managing the risk. That’s becoming a common occurrence as people turn to the ...
When does context matter in product evaluations?
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In most real world settings, consumers encounter and evaluate products in mixed environments – aspirin and deodorant shelved side-by-side at a pharmacy, or an ad for a tropical vacation next to fashion spread in a magazine. ...
Curbing teen drinking difficult in urban areas
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Keeping middle schoolers from alcohol is a tougher task in the inner city than in rural areas, even for experts armed with the best prevention programs, a new University of Florida study shows.
Romanian community provides insight into genetic factors associated with vitiligo
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An isolated, inbred Romanian community has a higher than average frequency of the skin disease vitiligo and other autoimmune diseases, suggesting a genetic variation that may indicate susceptibility to the condition in a ...
Severe West Nile infection could lead to lifetime of symptoms
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Most people who suffer severe infection with West Nile virus still experience symptoms years after infection and many may continue to experience these symptoms for the rest of their lives according to research presented today ...
Testicular cancer gauge often not used
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A standard part of testicular cancer care isn’t used in more than half of all patients who have the condition, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found.
Online technical support forums build social capital
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Consumers in search of product related information and technical support often turn to virtual communities for help. A forthcoming examination in the April 2008 Journal of Consumer Research of virtual P3 communities – peer ...
Grouse may rival owl's economic effect
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Whether to declare the sage grouse an endangered species has pit environmentalists against ranchers in the northwestern United States.
Improved foam for varicose veins found to be safe in preliminary results from phase II trial
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A small group of patients with a common heart defect who were treated for varicose veins with an injectable microfoam experienced no neurological, visual or cardiac changes as a result of the treatment, according to preliminary ...
