City-dwelling women at greater risk for breast cancer
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Women who live in urban areas have denser breasts, making them more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Bear hunting altered genetics more than Ice Age isolation
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Nov 26, 2007 |
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It was not the isolation of the Ice Age that determined the genetic distribution of bears, as has long been thought. This is shown by an international research team led from Uppsala University in Sweden in the latest issue ...
Drinking away anxiety -- a new program finds safer ways for college students to cope
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Researchers from the University of Cincinnati are reporting on a pilot program aimed at curbing alcohol abuse among college students. Early promising results from this intervention program were presented Nov. 18 at the annual ...
Environmental monitoring goes high-tech in Switzerland
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Nov 26, 2007 |
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How can we prepare for the natural hazards that will result from environmental change" How can we predict the effect of climate change on the Alps and other regions of Switzerland" How can we assess whether ...
Argonne's nuclear energy research moves toward greater reliance on computer simulation
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 26, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is taking its nuclear energy research into new territory – virtual territory that is.
Repeating genes
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Nov 26, 2007 |
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Huntington’s disease is a genetic time bomb: Programmed in the genes, it appears at a predictable age in adulthood, causing a progressive decline in mental and neurological function and finally death. There is, to date, no ...
Injury report shows all-terrain vehicles not child's play
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All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) pose a serious risk of injury and even death, according to the largest study ever conducted of ATV injuries in children. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
Non-Caucasians at higher risk for severe metastatic breast cancer pain
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A new study finds significant racial differences in the risk of pain related to metastatic breast cancer. An analysis by Dr. Liana Castel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues found that non-whites ...
Dust mite levels in Sydney are seasonal
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House dust mite (HDM) allergen levels in Sydney beds are determined by the season, with new research discovering fluctuations of such magnitude between summer and autumn levels they may be sufficient to influence asthma symptoms ...
University of Toronto scientists map entire yeast genome
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University of Toronto scientists have devised a tool to help understand and predict the state of a cell by successfully mapping all 70,000 nucleosomes in yeast. Nucleosomes wrap DNA before it is transformed into proteins ...
Ozone can affect heavier people more
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A new study provides the first evidence that people with higher body mass index (BMI) may have a greater response to ozone than leaner people. Short-term exposure to atmospheric ozone has long been known to cause a temporary ...
