Why fish oil is good for you
Dec 26, 2007 |
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It's good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Polarization technique focuses limelight
Dec 26, 2007 |
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The ability to explore remote worlds in space has been enhanced through a polarization technique that allows the first ever detection of light reflected by extrasolar (exoplanet) planets. The study has been ...
Oral anti diabetic substance discovered
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Research in the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science and Science Education of the University of Haifa has discovered a substance that may become an oral treatment for diabetes and its complications. The substance, ...
New studies confirm chest compressions alone
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Two large-scale studies published in the Dec. 18 issue of the American Heart Association’s medical journal, Circulation, report that the chances of surviving cardiac arrest are no better – and may be worse – when bystanders perfor ...
MIT seeks funding for elastic spacesuit
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are seeking funding to develop a skin-tight, next-generation spacesuit for a possible mission to Mars.
Mutation may cause inherited neuropathy
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Mutations in a protein called dynein, required for the proper functioning of sensory nerve cells, can cause defects in mice that may provide crucial clues leading to better treatments for a human nerve disorder known as peripheral ...
The Quarterlife Dilemma: WWW Means World-Wide-Web
Dec 26, 2007 |
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The Twenty-something twice-weekly drama, "Quarterlife The Show" is the first independent production to move to big time broadcasting. Its initial blockbuster appearance on MySpace and YouTube has waned recently. ...
Two 'noses' are necessary for flies to navigate well
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Dec 26, 2007 |
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Animals and insects communicate through an invisible world of scents. By exploiting infrared technology, researchers at Rockefeller University just made that world visible. With the ability to see smells, these scientists ...
Stimulating muscles may improve musician's dystonia
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Therapy that stimulates the hand muscles may help treat the condition called musician’s dystonia, a movement disorder that causes muscles spasms in musicians, according to a study published in the December 26, 2007, online ...
Sea cucumber protein used to inhibit development of malaria parasite
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Scientists have genetically engineered a mosquito to release a sea-cucumber protein into its gut which impairs the development of malaria parasites, according to research out today (21 December) in PLoS Pathogens. Resear ...
Web sites offer test answers 'cheap'
Dec 26, 2007 |
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A Web site in Ohio is offering answers to hundreds of questions on qualifying examinations for professionals ranging from computer technicians to pharmacists.
Exotic mussels spreading in California
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Dec 26, 2007 |
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Quagga mussels, an exotic species native to Ukraine that was first found in the Great Lakes 18 years ago, have been found in a fifth San Diego County reservoir.
Polio's eradication still uncertain
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Efforts to wipe out polio have stalled in recent years and eradication of the crippling disease remains a question mark, U.S. and world experts say.
Some types of temporary neurological problems associated with increased risk for stroke, dementia
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Patients who experience symptoms described as transient neurological attacks, such as temporary amnesia or confusion, may have a higher risk for stroke and dementia, according to a study in the December 26 issue of JAMA.
Photo-monitoring whale sharks
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Dec 26, 2007 |
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Up to 20 meters long and weighing as much as 20 tons, its enormous size gives the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) its name. Known as the ‘gentle giant’ for its non-predatory behavior, this fish, with its broad, flattened head ...
