Corruption is Expensive, But Who Pays the Bills?
Mar 25, 2008 |
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One often must look no further than today’s headlines to find examples of personal failure, corporate financial woes and political corruption. But how does political integrity affect the bottom line? A University of Missouri ...
Toward the ethical treatment of whole genome research participants
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Mar 25, 2008 |
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Recent technological developments have made it possible for scientists to sequence an entire human genome, but these advances may be a mixed blessing. While much has been made of the benefits of whole-genome sequencing, from ...
Study reveals how Disney's conservation messages have kept us wild at heart
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Loveable family entertainment they may be, but when it comes to environmental awareness, Disney films have rarely been seen as contributing much more than a clutch of cuddly talking animals to the cause.
Ending apathy in an age of tuberculosis drug resistance
Mar 25, 2008 |
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A primary focus on AIDS and lack of access to cheap life-saving medication has left the world potentially facing an epidemic of virtually untreatable tuberculosis (TB), an ANU academic has warned.
Treating SSRI-resistant depression
Mar 25, 2008 |
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When your antidepressant medication does not work, should you switch to a different medication from the same class or should you try an antidepressant medication that has a different mechanism of action" This is the question ...
Finely tuned WspRs help bacteria beat body by building biofilm
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Mar 25, 2008 |
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Bacteria are particularly harmful to human health when they band together to form a biofilm—a sheet composed of many individual bacteria glued together—because this can allow them to escape from both antibiotics ...
Discovery may bring special treatment for male babies
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Hunter researchers have discovered that male babies born prematurely are more vulnerable to cardiovascular complications than female babies.
'Digital skills divide' along SES lines, according to new study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2008 |
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A new study from Tufts University shows that while the "digital divide" may be narrowing in terms of access to the Internet, a significant "digital skills divide" is emerging.
Preterm birth linked to lifelong health issues
Mar 25, 2008 |
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The healthcare implications of being born premature are much broader and reach further into adulthood than previously thought, according to a long-term study of more than a million men and women by Duke University and Norwegian ...
Partners can help or hinder attempts at changing diet
Mar 25, 2008 |
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For people trying to make a change in their diet, significant others generally play a positive and supportive role, but sometimes respond in negative ways, according to a study in the March/April Journal of Nutrition Education an ...
Satellites help map soil carbon flux
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Changes in soil carbon occur with changes in land management. Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Tennessee investigated quantifying soil carbon changes over large regions.
African Americans less likely than whites to get colonoscopy despite family history of colon cancer
Mar 25, 2008 |
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African Americans who have multiple first-degree relatives with colon cancer are less likely than whites with affected relatives to undergo recommended screening procedures, according to a report in the March 24 issue of ...
Multi-institutional study identifies new form of inherited risk of cancer
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Like the subtext of a novel, the human genome sequence harbors more information than appears just in its "letters" of A, C, T and G. Since DNA is a data-packed molecule passed from generation to generation, comparing genome ...
When should children with HIV infection be started on anti-HIV medications?
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 25, 2008 |
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The advent of effective medications for treating HIV dramatically improved the outlook for both adults and children infected with HIV who had access to treatment, but the optimal timing for starting treatment remains controversial, ...
Satellites take sustainability to new heights
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Shell Canada has incorporated Earth Observation data into its Sustainable Development Report, demonstrating the potential of satellites to provide a global and cost-effective way to measure objectively the ...
