Study shows judges' backgrounds matter in high court selection
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 18, 2009 |
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Some federal judges are tossing out civil cases based on their own opinions, a disturbing trend that makes background checks even more important in the search for a new associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, a University ...
Scientists work to plug microorganisms into the energy grid
May 18, 2009 |
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The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi and microalgae, are biological factories that ...
New tool isolates RNA within specific cells (w/Video)
May 18, 2009 |
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A team of University of Oregon biologists, using fruit flies, has created a way to isolate RNA from specific cells, opening a new window on how gene expression drives normal development and disease-causing ...
Study: Potential criminals deterred by longer sentences
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 18, 2009 |
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Deterrence is often a stated goal of criminal sentencing guidelines, but there is debate about whether the threat of punishment actually discourages people from committing crimes. A new study published in the Journal of Po ...
New procedure alleviates symptoms in people with severe asthma
May 18, 2009 |
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A new drug-free treatment for asthma has been shown to be effective in an international study of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. The results showed statistically significant improvements in quality of life and ...
Study links cigarette changes to rising lung risk
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(AP) -- It may be riskier on the lungs to smoke cigarettes today than it was a few decades ago - at least in the U.S., says new research that blames changes in cigarette design for fueling a certain type ...
New study may help understand how Alzheimer's robs sufferers of episodic memory
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 18, 2009 |
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Memory loss is love's great thief. Those who suffer aren't just the ones who can't remember—family, friends and loved ones agonize over how to react when the disorder begins its often inexorable progress.
London bids to be world's greenest by 2012: mayor
May 18, 2009 |
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Mayor Boris Johnson outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest city on earth" by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities at a climate change conference.
Are you okay to kiss?
May 18, 2009 |
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A quick breath check in the palm of your hand can never give accurate results. Whether you're about to lean in for a smooch or start a job interview, you're better off asking a trusted friend if your breath ...
Carbon measuring system to help mitigate climate change
May 18, 2009 |
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The $9.16m Carbon Benefits Project, which involves the Overseas Development Group at the University of East Anglia (UEA), hopes to encourage sustainable development schemes in developing countries that generate climate adaptation, ...
Turmeric extract suppresses fat tissue growth in rodent models
May 18, 2009 |
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Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on ...
Autism in the UK costs more than 27 billion every year, shows new research
May 18, 2009 |
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Research published this week in the Journal Autism, published by SAGE, estimate the annual costs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to be more than £27 billion a year. The costs of supporting children with ASDs were estimate ...
New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains
May 18, 2009 |
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A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, allowing public health ...
Scribd turns page from document sharing to selling
May 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hoping to do for the written word what iTunes did for music, the online document-sharing service Scribd is opening an Internet store that will offer new sales opportunities for authors and publishers, ...
Blue whales returning to former Alaska waters
May 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say.
