Tectonic signatures at Aeolis Mensae
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2007 |
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The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board Mars Express has provided snapshots of the Aeolis Mensae region. This area, well known for its wind-eroded features, lies on a tectonic transition zone, characterised ...
Study shows surgery is more effective than other treatments for common back problem
Jun 28, 2007 |
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When it comes to low back pain, physicians generally advise exhausting nonsurgical options before resorting to surgery. But a new study shows that for degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis, surgery provides ...
Researchers find ‘missing link’ stem cells
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Jun 28, 2007 |
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A team of scientists at Oxford University has discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats that is the closest counterpart yet to human embryonic stem cells.
Where is the most dangerous place to travel over the holiday?
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Just in time for the most dangerous days of the year to drive – July 3 and 4 – the national Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS) at the University of Minnesota today released a list of the states where Americans are ...
Natural signal holds promise for psoriasis, age-related skin damage
Jun 28, 2007 |
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The body may hold a secret to normalizing skin cell growth that is over zealous in psoriasis and non-melanoma skin cancers and too slow in aging and sun-damaged skin, researchers say.
Turn off TV to teach toddlers new words
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Toddlers learn their first words better from people than from Teletubbies, according to new research at Wake Forest University. The study was published in the June 21 issue of Media Psychology.
RNA may play larger role in cell's gene activity
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Large, seemingly useless pieces of RNA - a molecule originally considered only a lowly messenger for DNA - play an important role in letting cells know where they are in the body and what they are supposed to become, researchers ...
The Architecture of Globalization
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Using recent advances in the study of networks, two University of Arkansas economists suggest alternative measures of international economic integration, popularly referred to as globalization. Rather than focusing on trade ...
Public says sexuality is predetermined
Jun 28, 2007 |
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A new poll shows 56 percent of people in the United States don't believe a person can change their sexual orientation.
UF to release parasitic fly to combat 'evil weevil' destroying native bromeliads
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The free ride is almost over for the “evil weevil” destroying Florida’s native bromeliads.
Psychiatrists most gifted by drug makers
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Psychiatrists in Vermont are earning more money from drug makers than any other medical specialists in the state.
Branding matters -- even when searching
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Web searchers who evaluated identical search-engine results overwhelmingly favored Yahoo! and Google, providing evidence that branding matters as much on the Internet as off, according to a Penn State study.
A little anger might be a good thing
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 28, 2007 |
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A California study says a little anger can help people make better decisions.
Home glucose tests may not help
Jun 28, 2007 |
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A British study shows patient monitoring of glucose levels may not be essential to controlling type 2 diabetes for those not taking insulin.
Researchers develop new method for screening drug-resistant forms of HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 28, 2007 |
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A growing number of drug-resistant strains of HIV are a threat to the effectiveness of current treatments despite anti-HIV drug cocktails decreasing the number of HIV-related deaths and improving the quality of life for HIV ...
