Firing clay in unvented kilns may be a source of exposure to dioxins
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Firing clay in unvented kilns could be a significant source of dioxins in people exposed regularly and over long periods, a new study suggests.
New population of Iberian lynx raises hope, says World Wildlife Fund
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Oct 23, 2007 |
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Spanish authorities have announced they have discovered a previously unknown population of Iberian lynx, triggering hope for one of the world’s most endangered cat species, said World Wildlife Fund today.
Wide income gap linked to deaths in both rich and poor nations
Oct 23, 2007 |
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A wide income gap between the most affluent and the worst off in society is closely associated with higher death rates worldwide, especially for younger adults, finds a study published on bmj.com today as part of a global ...
Balancing act protects vulnerable cells from cancer
Oct 23, 2007 |
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When a cell loses some of its weapons to fight cancer, it can still look healthy and act normally — if not forever, at least for a while. In research published in the October 15 issue of Cancer Cell, Rockefeller University scient ...
Bus scheduling algorithm picks up the slack
Oct 23, 2007 |
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A prizewinning paper by a USC Viterbi School engineer elegantly solves a basic transit scheduling problem, potentially meaning shorter waits and faster trips for riders.
Legionnaire's bacterial proteins work together to survive
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Oct 23, 2007 |
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Proteins within the bacteria that cause Legionnaire’s disease can kidnap their own molecular “coffin” and carry it to a safe place within the cell, ensuring their survival, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Nature Wednes ...
Financial incentives may hold key to cutting child malaria deaths
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Giving small financial incentives to health workers in low-income countries may hold the key to reducing the huge death toll from malaria in young children, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
Quantitative PET imaging finds early determination of effectiveness of cancer treatment
Oct 23, 2007 |
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With positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, seeing is believing: Evaluating a patient’s response to chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) typically involves visual interpretation of scans of cancer tumors. Researchers ...
HIV is spread most by people with medium levels of HIV in blood, says study
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 23, 2007 |
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People with medium levels of HIV in their blood are likely to contribute most to the spread of the virus, according to new research published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc ...
Change a Light Bulb U.S. bus tour ends
Oct 23, 2007 |
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The 20-day U.S. Change a Light Bus Tour concluded Tuesday, with nearly 1 million citizens pledging to change light bulbs to help fight climate change.
Age increases chance of success as two-timer
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Oct 23, 2007 |
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The coal tit appears to live a strictly monogamous life. Couples often stay together for their whole lives. That's only a facade. This indigenous songbird is among the top ten two-timers worldwide. That is what research by ...
Critically endangered Amur leopard captured
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Oct 23, 2007 |
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A rare Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), one of only an estimated 30 left in the wild has been captured and health-checked by experts from a consortium of conservation organizations, before being ...
MRI predicts liver fibrosis, study says
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Moderate to severe chronic liver disease can be predicted with the use of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), according to a recent study conducted by researchers at New York University Medical Center in New York, NY.
