U.S. DoE designates reactor as user facility
Apr 24, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy has designated its Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor as a National Scientific User Facility.
New study could help stroke victims
Apr 24, 2007 |
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A University of Leicester study could help to provide a new lease of life for patients who have suffered a stroke.
Prof: People should mull over how much wine, beer they pour
Apr 24, 2007 |
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While many people are aware of the potential health hazards posed by oversized food servings, a Purdue University expert says consumers face the same risks at the neighborhood bar as they do at a buffet bar.
High insulin levels impair intestinal metabolic function
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Nutritional scientists at the University of Alberta are the first to establish a connection between high insulin levels and dysfunction of intestinal lipid metabolism in an animal model. They believe this finding supports ...
Ohio CO2 sequestration test well completed
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy said an 8,000-foot-deep well has been completed in Ohio in preparation for a geological sequestration field test.
Bush ID Theft Task Force Issues Final Recommendations
Apr 24, 2007 |
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After a year of study, President Bush's identity-theft task force on Monday released its final recommendations on how best to solve the problem.
TV food adverts increase obese children's appetite by 134 percent
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Obese and overweight children increase their food intake by more than 100% after watching food advertisements on television; a study by the University of Liverpool psychologists has shown.
Study of Planarians Offers Insight into Germ Cell Development
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Apr 24, 2007 |
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The planarian is not as well known as other, more widely used subjects of scientific study – model creatures such as the fruit fly, nematode or mouse. But University of Illinois cell and developmental biology ...
Humans aren't the only ones with obesity problems
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Apr 24, 2007 |
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Horses are inheritably couch potatoes. An overeating, slothful horse leads to an obese horse. Unlike humans, however, horse owners often don’t see the dangers of an obese horse. Caretakers may see no harm ...
Security Updates for Apple
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Apple has patched a number of serious security bugs in Mac OS X and OS X Server.
Adjustable chairs reduce shoulder and neck pain in garment workers
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Adjustable-height chairs with ergonomically curved seats can significantly reduce neck and shoulder pain in garment workers, according to a new study in the April 20 issue of Spine.
Study shows hibernating bears conserve more muscle strength than humans on bed rest do
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Apr 24, 2007 |
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A fascinating new study from the May/June 2007 issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology quantifiably measures the loss of strength and endurance in black bears during long periods of hibernation. T.D. L ...
Parental link to obesity
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Women who begin their menstrual periods before they are 11 years old are more likely to have children who also start puberty early and are more overweight than the children of mums who mature later. The finding is from a ...
Hardware Virtualization Scenario Set to Play Out Soon
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Virtualization, both on the software and hardware side, took center stage at the Linux/Open Source on Wall Street conference.
HIV infection appears to increases the risk of heart attack
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is also associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction or heart attack. While rates of several ...
