Birth size is a marker of susceptibility to breast cancer later in life
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Birth size, and in particular birth length, correlates with subsequent risk of breast cancer in adulthood, according to a new study published in PLoS Medicine by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medici ...
Gluttons, drunks and fools
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic from the University of St Andrews has delved into the Bible to provide food for thought on the subject of eating and drinking.
Is there more to prion protein than mad cow disease?
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Prion protein, a form of protein that triggers BSE, is associated with other brain diseases in cattle, raising the possibility of a significant increase in the range of prion disease. Publishing their findings in the open ...
Space scientists set for second spacecraft flyby of Mercury
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which is toting an $8.7 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument to measure Mercury's wispy atmosphere and blistering surface, will make its second flyby of the mysterious, ...
From mothballs to mobilization: Taking the salt out of sea water
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The United Nations estimates that 1.1 billion people across the globe lack access to sustainable, clean drinking water and that 1.6 million children will die each year because of that lack of access. How can science help ...
The Prince of Wales outlines concerns about climate change in interview
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In an interview published today in Weather, the magazine of the Royal Meteorological Society, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales talks about his longstanding interest in the weather and its impact on the environment. The i ...
Researchers Turning Freshwater Farm Ponds into Crab Farms
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Work by researchers at North Carolina State University is leading to a new kind of crab harvest – blue crabs grown and harvested from freshwater ponds, instead of from the sea.
Researchers create first model for retina receptors
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A team of scientists at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has created the first genetic research model for a microscopic part of the eye that when missing causes blindness. The research appears in a recent ...
Psychologists show experience may be the best teacher for infants
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There's a lot of truth in the old proverb "experience is the best teacher," and apparently it even applies to 10-month-old infants.
Like an arrow: Jumping insects use archery techniques
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Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research published today in the open access journal ...
Embryo implantation offers insight into infertility
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A process that governs embryo implantation in the womb in humans has been identified for the first time. The Oxford University research, published in the journal PNAS, could shed light on what goes wrong ...
Philips develops ultrasound-activated microbubbles for localized delivery of cancer drugs
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips is developing an ultrasound-based drug delivery technology that is designed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for certain types of ...
New Atlas to Reveal Landscape and Undiscovered Archeological Sites in 3-D
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New methods developed at the University of Arkansas will make decades-old satellite imagery readily available to archeologists and others who need to know what a landscape looked like before ...
Hepatitis B exposure may increase risk for pancreatic cancer
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In a first-of-its-kind finding, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that exposure to the hepatitis B virus (HBV) may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer.
Scientists discover why a mother's high-fat diet contributes to obesity in her children
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New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that pregnant women should think twice about high-fat foods. In a study from the University of Cincinnati and the Medical College of Georgia, scientists found that f ...
