Study: Higher interstate speed limit proves safe for Indiana
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Researchers at Purdue University have determined that raising the speed limit from 65 to 70 on Interstate 65 in Indiana has not increased the probability of fatalities or severe injuries.
Mothers' influence is decisive in tots' first year
Jun 23, 2008 |
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[B]Study says parenting style and baby's temperament predict challenging behavior in later childhood[/B] The way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly related to how children behave lat ...
From the egg, baby crocodiles call to each other and to mom
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For the first time, researchers have shown that the pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their siblings and to their mothers. The calls—which are perfectly audible to humans and sound like ...
Abandoned farmlands are key to sustainable bioenergy
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and ...
Life on the edge: To disperse, or become extinct?
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Jun 23, 2008 |
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Plants existing at the edges of their natural habitats may enhance survival of the species during global warming, says Queen's prof The hardiest plants and those most likely to survive the climatic shifts bro ...
Low vitamin D levels associated with death from cardiovascular, all causes
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Individuals with lower blood levels of vitamin D appear to have an increased risk of death overall and from cardiovascular causes, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JA ...
Study Finds Men More Than Women Share Creative Work Online
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A Northwestern University study finds that men are more likely to share their creative work online than women despite the fact that women and men engage in creative activities at essentially equal rates.
Scientifically valid prevention programs cut rates of juvenile delinquency
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Seventh-grade students in U.S. communities that have set up scientifically validated programs to reduce juvenile delinquency have a significantly smaller chance of engaging such behavior than do children in towns that have ...
Study in Circulation provides detail on how low blood flow promotes vascular disease
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Better understanding of signaling pathway to lead to new therapies Researchers have found the first direct proof that a key protein drives the clogging of arteries in two ways, and that lowering levels of it opens them up, a ...
Engaging teachers means engaged students
Jun 23, 2008 |
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To encourage and help teachers become more involved and enthusiastic about "inclusive teaching", the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recently funded an action research based project. Action research can be explained ...
Primate's scent speaks volumes about who he is
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Perhaps judging a man by his cologne isn't as superficial as it seems.Duke University researchers, using sophisticated machinery to analyze hundreds of chemical components in a ringtailed lemur's distinctive scent, have found ...
Idle computers offer hope to solve cancer's mysteries through grid computing project
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A biomedical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is using a concept called "grid computing" to allow the average person to donate idle computer time in a global effort to fight cancer.
Election forecasters preparing for historic election
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Anticipating what is likely to be one of the most interesting elections in modern history, University at Buffalo professor of political science James E. Campbell and Michael S. Lewis-Beck, professor of political ...
Subtle nervous system abnormalities appear to predict risk of death in older individuals
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Subtle but clinically detectable neurological abnormalities, such as reduced reflexes and an unstable posture, may be associated with the risk of death and stroke in otherwise healthy older adults, according to a report in ...
DNA test to revolutionise sheep worm control
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CSIRO scientists have moved a step closer to developing a novel DNA test which has the potential to revolutionise management of one of the biggest threats to sheep health in Australia, the barber’s pole worm.
