U.K. child obesity rising
Jul 30, 2007 |
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Childhood obesity in Great Britain is rising at such a rate that half of all boys will be obese by 2050, researchers said.
Strains of laboratory mice more varied than previously thought
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A collaborative study by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, has found that the genetic variation in the most widely used strains of laboratory mice ...
Trials begin for 'essential' new TB vaccine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 30, 2007 |
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Clinical trials are underway with the first new vaccine against TB in over 80 years. If successful, the tests will have major implications for TB control and could lead to the development of a new vaccine ...
Parents seeking sex abandon 1 in 3 offspring
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Jul 30, 2007 |
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The eggs of the penduline tit Remiz pendulinus are frequently abandoned as both parents go in search of new sexual conquests, a study published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology has found.
Italians mothers wait longer for children
Jul 30, 2007 |
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Italian woman wait longer to have children than women in any other developed country, a report from the Bocconi University social research center said.
Panasonic Introduces Two New HD Camcorders
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 30, 2007 |
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Panasonic today announced two new High Definition video camcorders. The new HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5 camcorders employ cutting-edge imaging technology to capture video recordings that are breathtakingly clear and vibrant, especially ...
Washington state prepares for gray wolves
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Washington officials are taking steps to ensure that the predicted resurgence of the endangered gray wolf in the state is managed correctly.
Fruit bats discovered to have menstrual cycles
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They say their findings – published in this month's issue of key journal Biology of Reproduction - could lead to bats being studied by researchers trying to understand human menstrual problems and other reproductive disord ...
Hopkins team develops first mouse model of schizophrenia
Jul 30, 2007 |
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Johns Hopkins researchers have genetically engineered the first mouse that models both the anatomical and behavioral defects of schizophrenia, a complex and debilitating brain disorder that affects over 2 million Americans.
Researchers find pathway that controls cell size and division
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Jul 30, 2007 |
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Organisms precisely regulate cell size to ensure that daughter cells have sufficient cellular material to thrive or to create specific cell types: a tiny sperm versus a gargantuan egg for example. In single-celled organisms ...
Mouse genome will help identify causes of environmental disease
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Research on the DNA of 15 mouse strains commonly used in biomedical studies is expected to help scientists determine the genes related to susceptibility to environmental disease. The body of data is now publicly available ...
Video game archive is planned
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The University of Texas at Austin announced a partnership with several video-game designers to help establish the UT Videogame Archive.
NASA Starts Space Shuttle Endeavour Countdown Aug. 4
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2007 |
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NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission at 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 4, at T-43 hours. The countdown includes 27 hours, 3 minutes of built-in hold time leading to a preferred launch ...
Race plays a role in disability in older adults with arthritis
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Arthritis is common among elderly Americans, and as the population ages it is expected to increase. At the same time, disability is increasing in patients with arthritis and the racial/ethnic composition of the U.S. is changing; ...
Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke raises blood pressure in infants
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Infants whose mothers smoke during pregnancy have substantially higher blood pressures in their first months of life, Dutch researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
