Study reveals why starling females cheat
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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While women may cheat on men for personal reasons, superb starling females appear to stray from their mates for the sake of their chicks, according to recent Cornell research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of ...
Study: Donated embryos could result in more than 2,000 new embryonic stem cell lines
Jun 20, 2007 |
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In a survey of more than one thousand infertility patients with frozen embryos, 60 percent of patients report that they are likely to donate their embryos to stem cell research, a level of donation that could result in roughly ...
Scientists show protein accelerates breast cancer progression in animal models
Jun 20, 2007 |
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The study is being published the week of June 18, 2007 in an advanced online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Breast cancer study halted
Jun 20, 2007 |
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The U.S. National Cancer Institute halted a $100 million study of drugs designed to prevent breast cancer in women at risk for the disease.
Prey not hard-wired to fear predators
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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Are Asian elk hard-wired to fear the Siberian tigers who stalk them? When wolves disappear from the forest, are moose still afraid of them?
Electric fish conduct electric duets in aquatic courtship
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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Cornell researchers have discovered that in the battle of the sexes, African electric fish couples not only use specific electrical signals to court but also engage in a sort of dueling "electric duet."
Autism-related Proteins Control Nerve Excitability, Researchers Find
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Two proteins that are implicated in autism have been found to control the strength and balance of nerve-cell connections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
U.S. attacks problem of 'produced water'
Jun 20, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy has designed a Web program to help oil and natural gas companies solve the environmental challenge of produced water.
More women than men having mid-life stroke
Jun 20, 2007 |
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More women than men appear to be having a stroke in middle age, according to a study published June 20, 2007, in the online edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers say heart ...
Don't overlook urban soil
Jun 20, 2007 |
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If you were looking for fertile soil, it’s doubtful you’d begin your search in most U.S. cities. After all, urban soils are often viewed as drastically disturbed soils with low fertility. However, new research by a team of ...
Studies identify more effective treatment for malaria control during pregnancy in Africa
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A review of previous studies indicates that two doses of a malaria preventive therapy during pregnancy provides substantial benefit to HIV-negative women in Africa, with more frequent dosing apparently necessary for HIV-positive ...
ESA and Inmarsat prepare for Alphasat
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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Today at the Paris Air Show, ESA and Inmarsat moved closer to the implementation of Alphasat, the first satellite based on Alphabus, the new European telecommunications platform.
3-D ultrasound scanner provides in-depth view of the brain
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Biomedical engineers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have adapted a three-dimensional ultrasound scanner that might guide minimally invasive brain surgeries and provide better detection of a brain tumor’s location.
