Premenstrual symptoms getting on your nerves?
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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For some women premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a minor monthly annoyance, but for others, more severe symptoms seriously disrupt their lives. However despite the number of women affected, science has yet to offer a full explanation ...
Economist examines costs of extreme cold weather
Dec 20, 2007 |
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Fatalities in the continental United States tend to climb for several weeks after severe cold spells, ultimately numbering 360 per chilly day and 14,380 per year, according to a new study co-authored by a University of California, ...
The midnight ride of the CMS tracking detector
Dec 20, 2007 |
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Scientists of the U.S. CMS collaboration today (Dec. 20) joined colleagues around the world in announcing the successful installation of the world's largest silicon tracking detector at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. ...
Biologists find unusual plant gene: abstinence by mutual consent
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered a gene in plants that disrupts fertilization only when mutations in the gene are present in both the female and male reproductive cells.
Researchers reveal missing link in a heart disease pathway
Dec 20, 2007 |
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University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues have helped characterize a previously unknown link in the chain of biochemical reactions implicated in some forms of heart disease. The finding provides a new target ...
Researchers solve first structure of a key to intact DNA inheritance
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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Researchers have solved the structure of a DNA-protein complex that is crucial in the spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria. Knowing this structure also provides fundamental insight into how cells successfully divide ...
Benefits of hospitalist care confirmed in new study
Dec 20, 2007 |
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In the largest study to date evaluating the outcome of in-hospital care by various physician types, findings show that care by hospitalists resulted in shorter stays and lower costs to patients. Study results are reported ...
You've got mail -- somewhere
Dec 20, 2007 |
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New "smart" email search software from IBM can figure out what you are trying to find, even when you aren't so sure yourself. Its semantic search capabilities allow you to search on concepts and ideas rather than set-in-stone ...
COROT surprises a year after launch
Dec 20, 2007 |
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The space-borne telescope, COROT (Convection, Rotation and planetary Transits), has just completed its first year in orbit. The observatory has brought in surprises after over 300 days of scientific observations.
A link between greenhouse gases and the evolution of C4 grasses
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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How a changing climate can affect ecosystems is an important and timely question, especially considering the recent global rise in greenhouse gases.
New species of butterfly discoverd
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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A team of London-based explorers discovered a new species of butterfly in the northern reaches of the Andes mountain range in South America.
The physiology of champions
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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What could be a greater test of the limits of human physiology than the Olympics? To mark the 2008 games in Beijing, the Journal of Physiology present a special issue focusing on the science behind human athleticism and en ...
Utra-fast fibre lasers, dopey photons... what’s next?
Dec 20, 2007 |
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When lasers were developed in the 1960s, they were a solution looking for a problem to solve. Since then, they have become an essential tool in industries as diverse as nanotechnology and biomedicine. A new ...
New insights into deadly heart rhythm disorder
Dec 20, 2007 |
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Every year, 300,000 Americans die suddenly when, out of the blue, a “storm” of electrical activity arises within their heart muscle – so violent and so abrupt that their hearts just stop beating. These tragic and dramatic ...
International scientists tackle obstacles to treating brain disorders
Dec 20, 2007 |
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A research team led by scientists at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Oregon Health & Science University have outlined the challenges and made suggestions on how to advance research and improve treatments for ...
