New study links alcohol in pregnancy to child behavior problems

Medicine & Health / Health

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A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found evidence that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways.

Time of day matters to thirsty trees, researcher discovers

Biology / Ecology

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The time of day matters to forest trees dealing with drought, according to a new paper produced by a research team led by Professor Malcolm Campbell, University of Toronto Scarborough's vice-principal for research and colleagues ...

Burned out, depressed surgeons more likely to commit more major medical errors

Medicine & Health / Other

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Surgeons who are burned out or depressed are more likely to say they had recently committed a major error on the job, according to the largest study to date on physician burnout. The new findings suggest that the mental well-being ...

Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy

Technology / Internet

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(AP) -- The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.

Killer fungus threatening amphibians

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Amphibians like frogs and toads have existed for 360 million years and survived when the dinosaurs didn't, but a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many of them extinct, according to an article in the ...

Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

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A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.

New discovery about the formation of new brain cells

Medicine & Health / Research

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The generation of new nerve cells in the brain is regulated by a peptide known as C3a, which directly affects the stem cells' maturation into nerve cells and is also important for the migration of new nerve cells through ...

Lose the fat: Targeting grease to curtail sewer overflows

Space & Earth / Environment

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Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets ...

Indian engineer invents device to stop rampaging elephants

Biology / Plants & Animals

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An Indian inventor has created a device to stop rampaging elephants in their tracks, amid concern about human injuries and deaths when they run amok, his company said Monday.

Spotify launches application for Nokia phones

Technology / Software

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Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.

Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Medicine & Health / Health

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In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...

How green is your house? Recycling favorite activity among Brits says new survey

Space & Earth / Environment

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Seventy percent of households always separate their rubbish for recycling, but only 2 percent buy their energy on a green tariff, according to the early findings of a major new annual household survey, called "Understanding ...

Researchers track down protein responsible for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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A protein known to stimulate blood vessel growth has now been found to be responsible for the cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most severe forms of sinusitis, a study by Johns Hopkins ...

It's a gas: New discovery may lead to heartier, high-yielding plants

Biology / Biotechnology

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In a research report published in the November 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, scientists show how a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethyle ...

Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke raises risk of ADHD

Medicine & Health / Health

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Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a particularly high risk for ADHD, according to research done at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Measuring and modeling blood flow in malaria

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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When people have malaria, they are infected with Plasmodium parasites, which enter the body from the saliva of a mosquito, infect cells in the liver, and then spread to red blood cells. Inside the blood cells, the parasites ...