Mate selection: How does she know he'll take care of the kids?
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Throughout the animal kingdom brilliant colors or elaborate behavioral displays serve as "advertisements" for attracting mates. But, what do the ads promise, and is there truth in advertizing? Researchers ...
Aerobically unfit young adults on road to diabetes in middle age
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Most healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away.
Cancer-causing protein can also help fight the tumors it causes
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Oncogenes are genes that when mutated or expressed in high concentrations can cause normal cells to become cancerous. Now research from Tel Aviv University is demonstrating that Ras, one of the first oncogenes ...
Autonomous robot detects shrapnel
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Bioengineers at Duke University have developed a laboratory robot that can successfully locate tiny pieces of metal within flesh and guide a needle to its exact location -- all without the need for human assistance.
New tracking approach will help protect polar bears
Jun 18, 2009 |
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A new approach to tracking polar bears, developed by Queen's University researchers, will shed more light on the potentially endangered Arctic animal and help boost the economy of Canada's north.
Clones of 9/11 hero dog unveiled in Los Angeles
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Five clones of a search and rescue dog which helped locate people trapped in the rubble of the 9/11 attacks were formally presented to their ancestor's former handler.
Online tutorials help elementary school teachers make sense of science
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Interactive Web-based science tutorials can be effective tools for helping elementary school teachers construct powerful explanatory models of difficult scientific concepts, and research shows the interactive tutorials are ...
Local food environments can lead to obesity
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Living in an area with more fast food outlets and convenience stores than supermarkets and grocers has been associated with obesity in a Canadian study. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health have s ...
Some Ningaloo Reef fish are 'homebodies'
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New research shows that some fish species in Western Australia's Ningaloo Marine Park spend most of their time close to home, staying on the reef rather than travelling significant distances, as was previously thought.
Health workers didn't take swine flu precautions
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(AP) -- The first study of U.S. health care workers with swine flu found that many didn't do enough to protect themselves against the virus.
False test results seen in maternal screening
Jun 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A massive effort to test pregnant women for a deadly germ they can spread to their babies has yielded a bad surprise - a high rate of wrong test results that led some infants to miss out on treatment.
UN swine flu tally approaches 40,000
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Swine flu has infected nearly 40,000 people around the world in 89 countries and territories, causing 167 deaths since late March, latest World Health Organisation data showed Thursday.
Expected Calorie Content Influences Consumers' Reactions to Menu-Board Nutrition Information
Jun 18, 2009 |
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A new study by marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that many consumers have a poor understanding of the calorie, fat and sodium content of quick-service restaurant meals. This finding is especially ...
Could Texting and Mobile E-mail Be Bad For Your Health?
Jun 18, 2009 |
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In a mobile communications era where we sometimes “talk” more with our fingers than our voices, a University of Cincinnati (UC) ergonomics expert says our thumbs could pay the price.
Survey: Elderly, poor narrow broadband service gap
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(AP) -- Some groups that have lagged in signing up for high-speed Internet service, like the elderly, the poor and rural residents, have started to gain on those who have had a head start, according to a new survey.
