Kids connect alcohol odors with mom's emotions
Jun 25, 2008 |
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How children respond to the smell of alcoholic beverages is related to their mothers' reasons for drinking, according to a new study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center. When asked to choose between the odor of beer and ...
Agriculture's impact far more than economic, study says
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Agriculture is important, of course, for generating jobs and income. But it has a host of non-economic benefits, too, according to a Cornell study that asked New Yorkers about the value of local agriculture.
Pitt receives $2.5 million to simulate and analyze brain, immune system activity
Jun 25, 2008 |
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[B]Models of how systems evolve and function under certain conditions could lead to better medical understanding of when and how to treat patients[/B] In an effort to promote the application of mathematics to medical tre ...
Air monitoring helps anticipate possible ecosystem changes
Jun 25, 2008 |
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When rain settles the atmosphere and brings air pollutants to the ground, it can have a lasting effect on ecosystems, sometimes hundreds of miles away, according to a Texas AgriLife Research agricultural engineer.
Pediatrics review of underage drinking prevention programs led by Iowa State researcher
Jun 25, 2008 |
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[Underage drinking is a national concern that led the U.S. surgeon general to issue a "Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking" (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/) last year. Now, a new ...
High levels of urinary albumin in the normal range predict hypertension
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Healthy individuals with higher levels of albumin excretion, even levels considered normal, are at increased risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a study appearing in the October 2008 issue ...
Online service lets blind surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Visions of future technology don't involve being chained to a desktop machine. People move from home computers to work computers to mobile devices; public kiosks pop up in libraries, schools and hotels; and people increasingly ...
Prescribed Meds is Still Best Path to Alcoholism Recovery
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Some drugs can reduce withdrawal symptoms and the urge to drink alcohol, but they will not work if patients stop taking them. A study by Columbia researchers found that while behavioral treatments can help ...
Savings help the medicine go down
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 25, 2008 |
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[B]Prescription drug coverage for low income seniors reduces Medicaid[/B] A new study of state-subsidized pharmacy assistance programs showed that providing prescription drug coverage for low-income seniors reduces Medicaid and ...
Moon-Bound NASA Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon.
Diversity among bird populations found to reduce threat of West Nile virus
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A biologist and undergraduate student have discovered that what's good for an area's bird population is also good for people living nearby.
Activation of LYN kinase is associated with imatinib-resistance in CML patients
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Activation of LYN kinase is associated with resistance to imatinib (Gleevec) in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), researchers report in the June 24 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Glaucoma procedure now available at Mayo Clinic aims to prevent further eye damage
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 25, 2008 |
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For the first time in Florida, patients with glaucoma have a new treatment option known as the Trabectome. The minimally invasive procedure, which is available at Mayo Clinic and takes about 20 minutes, is designed to decrease ...
NIAID creates HIV vaccine discovery branch
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 25, 2008 |
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To accelerate the translation of basic discoveries about HIV into advances in vaccine design and evaluation, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ...
Poor and uninsured patients more likely to experience racial discrimination
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A new study in Health Services Research tried to disentangle the impact of a patient's racial and ethnic background, being poor and having no health insurance on the likelihood they would report having experienced racial ...
