Einstein, Newton displayed autistic traits
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Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton displayed symptoms of psychiatric disorders that may have been a key to their genius, a Dublin psychiatrist said.
Dust in West up 500 percent in past two centuries
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2008 |
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The West has become 500 percent dustier in the past two centuries due to westward U.S. expansion and accompanying human activity beginning in the 1800s, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado ...
Getting to the roots of hair loss
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A healthy individual loses around a hundred hairs a day. Nothing to worry about as long as they are constantly replaced and the losses occur evenly around the whole scalp. But when hair loss goes well beyond this level it ...
New chemical tool kit manipulates mitochondria, reveals insights into drug toxicity
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Why do nearly 1 million people taking cholesterol-lowering statins often experience muscle cramps? Why is it that in the rare case when a diabetic takes medication for intestinal worms, his glucose levels improve? Is there ...
Notch controls bone formation and strength
Feb 24, 2008 |
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Notch, a protein known to govern the determination of cell differentiation into different kinds of tissues in embryos, plays a critical role in bone formation and strength later in life, said researchers from Baylor College ...
British boy spots dinosaur tracks
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 24, 2008 |
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An 8-year-old boy found a pair of 160-million-year-old dinosaur tracks on the beach near his home in England, it was reported.
What farmers think about GM crops
Feb 24, 2008 |
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Farmers are upbeat about genetically modified crops, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Study finds spine surgery yields greater benefits over nonsurgical treatments
Feb 24, 2008 |
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A research study by orthopedic spine, back and neck surgeon at Rush University Medical Center Dr. Howard An and colleagues found that patients who underwent surgery for spinal stenosis showed significantly more improvement ...
Protein shines light on cancer response
Feb 24, 2008 |
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A technique that specifically “tags” tumors responding to chemotherapy may offer a new strategy for determining a cancer treatment’s effectiveness within days of starting treatment, according to a new study by Vanderbilt-Ingram ...
EU regulators support pre-pandemic vaccine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 24, 2008 |
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The European Medicines Agency has recommended the approval of a vaccine designed to help people build immunity against the deadly bird flu virus.
Experts say Toronto unprepared for TB
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Health experts warn there could be an outbreak of tuberculosis in Toronto, which reportedly lacks a centralized system of TB clinics.
Closed reactor causes medicine shortage
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Delays in restarting a new nuclear reactor in Australia have forced the country to ration radiopharmaceuticals needed for medical tests.
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