Archive: 01/22/2008
A good fight may keep you and your marriage healthy
A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, research suggests. Couples in which both the husband and wife suppress their anger when one attacks the other die earlier than members of couples where one or both ...
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Low vitamin E levels associated with physical decline in elderly
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that a low concentration of vitamin E in the blood is linked with physical decline in older persons.
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Gene variations associated with effectiveness of blood pressure medications
Patients with hypertension and certain gene variations experienced varying results with some blood pressure medications, suggesting matching a patient’s genotype with certain hypertension medications could result in more ...
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Burgers, fries, diet soda: Metabolic syndrome blue-plate special
Otherwise-healthy adults who eat two or more servings of meat a day — the equivalent of two burger patties — increase their risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 25 percent compared with those who eat meat twice a week, ...
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Daily exercise dramatically lowers men's death rates
Increased exercise capacity reduces the risk of death in African-American and Caucasian men, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Study raises questions about diagnosis, medical treatment of ADHD
A new UCLA study shows that only about half of children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, exhibit the cognitive defects commonly associated with the condition.
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Birth complications add schizophrenia risk
U.S. scientists have identified four genes that interact with serious obstetric complications to increase the risk for schizophrenia.
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Low vaccination rate of U.S. puppies and kittens poses larger risks
It's hard to believe that in an advanced country like the United States, fewer than half of all puppies and kittens are being vaccinated.
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Newly discovered active fault building new Dalmatian Islands off Croatian coast
A newly identified fault that runs under the Adriatic Sea is actively building more of the famously beautiful Dalmatian Islands and Dinaride Mountains of Croatia, according to a new research report.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Forests could benefit when fall color comes late
Do those fall colors seem to show up later and later—if at all? Scientists say we can blame increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for prolonging the growing season of the trees. And that may actually be good ...
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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New technique quickly detects cancer indicator
Researchers have developed a new way to detect protein movements inside cells, which signal a variety of cellular changes such as those in cancer cell development. The method could help diagnose cancer in ...
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers develop low-cost, 'green' way to make antimicrobial paints
Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints. The method, ...
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Debut of TEAM 0.5, the World's Best Microscope
TEAM 0.5, the world's most powerful transmission electron microscope — capable of producing images with half‑angstrom resolution (half a ten-billionth of a meter), less than the diameter of a single ...
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Study looks at heart pump for children
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston will lead a 12-hospital, 36-month clinical trial of a German-manufactured pediatric heart pump.
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Weather network expands into 10 states
Colorado State University's Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is beginning its 10th year with the addition of 10 new states.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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