Molecular biology of sleep apnea could lead to new treatments
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have provided, for the first time, a detailed look at the molecular pathways underlying sleep apnea, which affects more than twelve million Americans, according ...
How Iron Gets into the North Pacific
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Most oceanographers have assumed that, in the areas of the world's oceans known as High Nutrient, Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) regions, the iron needed to fertilize infrequent plankton blooms comes almost entirely ...
Copyrights (and wrongs)
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Some of the most important copyright documents ever written are being made available online for the first time, reflecting growing public interest in authorial rights in the wake of the internet revolution.
Reducing carbon emissions could help -- not harm -- US economy
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A national policy to cut carbon emissions by as much as 40 percent over the next 20 years could still result in increased economic growth, according to an interactive website that reviews 25 of the leading economic models ...
Virtual reality can yield real legal woes
Mar 19, 2008 |
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What your avatar does in an online fantasy world may very well land you in court. As virtual worlds increasingly generate real-world legal disputes, a cyberlaw scholar at the Rutgers School of Law—Camden is authoring a book ...
Scientists find color vision system independent of motion detection
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Mar 19, 2008 |
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The vision system used to process color is separate from that used to detect motion, according to a new study by researchers at New York University’s Center for Developmental Genetics and in the Department of Genetics and ...
Less can be more, for plant breeders too
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Mar 19, 2008 |
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Imagine you are a rice breeder and one day within a large field you discover a plant that has just the characteristics you have been looking for. You happily take your special plant to the laboratory where you find out that ...
Doctors boosting marijuana dosages
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Canadian health officials say doctors are increasing the dosages of medical marijuana they prescribe for patients.
Findings Could Improve Fuel Cell Efficiency
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Researchers at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering have developed a membrane that allows fuel cells to operate at low humidity and theoretically at higher temperatures.
NASA: Arthur C. Clarke will be missed
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2008 |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued a statement Wednesday, mourning the death of renowned scientist and author Arthur C. Clarke.
Rabbits to the rescue of the reef
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Mar 19, 2008 |
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While rabbits continue to ravage Australia’s native landscapes, rabbit fish may help save large areas of the Great Barrier Reef from destruction.
Production subsidies -- the secret to China's success?
Mar 19, 2008 |
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The secret of China's exporting success may lie in unfair production subsidies, according to new research presented at the Royal Economics Society annual conference by a team from The University of Nottingham's Globalisation ...
Prostate size and other neglected factors influence prostate cancer treatment satisfaction
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Men with prostate cancer and their partners face difficult decisions regarding treatment, and accurate information regarding expected outcomes can be hard to find, according to results of a multi-center study published Wednesday ...
Depressed caregivers hostile, not warm, to children
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal Family Process reveals that caregivers with moderate to severe depressive symptoms showed greater hostility and less warmth. The study focused on caregivers of low-income children with persistent asthma ...
Four Mass. children die of flu virus
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Public health officials said four Massachusetts children have died of the flu this month.
