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Leg movement training in preterm infants demonstrates positive changes in motor skills
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Preterm infants who receive leg movement training display feet-reaching behaviors similar to that of full-term infants, according to a randomized controlled trial reported in the October issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the sc ...
Hospital re-admission high for dialysis patients treated in long-term care hospitals
Dec 14, 2009 |
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A new study by University of Cincinnati (UC) nephrologists shows that most dialysis patients admitted to long-term care hospitals face readmission to acute care facilities, and those with acute kidney failure don't often ...
Coverage of inexpensive drugs may increase length and quality of life after heart attack
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Providing free medications to people after heart attack could add years to patients' lives at a relatively low cost for provincial governments, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
False test results seen in maternal screening
Jun 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A massive effort to test pregnant women for a deadly germ they can spread to their babies has yielded a bad surprise - a high rate of wrong test results that led some infants to miss out on treatment.
Study finds short- and long-term memories require same gene but in different circuits
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Why is it that you can instantly recall your own phone number but have to struggle with your mental Rolodex to remember a new number you heard a few moments ago? The two tasks "feel" different because they involve two different ...
3 Questions: Suzanne Corkin on the world's most famous amnesic
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 01, 2009 |
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H.M., the well-known amnesic patient whose condition helped scientists understand memory and memory impairment, died a year ago at the age of 82. H.M. (whose full name, Henry Gustav Molaison, was disclosed ...
Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2009, third lowest ever recorded
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2009 |
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The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National ...
Japan's Toshiba still in red
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Japanese high-tech giant Toshiba said Wednesday it had lost more than 600 million dollars in the fiscal first quarter as the economic downturn hit sales of televisions and other electronics.
Rich countries 'should pay' to transfer low carbon technology, researchers says
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rich countries need to pay the full incremental cost of low carbon technology for developing countries to avoid dangerous climate change, say Oxford University researchers.
Market value of vervet monkey falls if monoploy is broken
Sep 02, 2009 |
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A monkey that has acquired the sole power to hand out apples is generously rewarded with grooming sessions by the other monkeys in its group. But as soon as another monkey can hand out apples as well, the ...
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis may pose neurological risks
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has helped many couples conceive healthy children and is generally considered a safe practice. However, a new long-term analysis of PGD in mice suggests that this procedure may increase ...
Climate projections underestimate CO2 impact
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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The climate may be 30-50 percent more sensitive to atmospheric carbon dioxide in the long term than previously thought, according to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience.
Lifelong cancer risk for patients treated for childhood cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Childhood cancer survivors have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives, according to a new study published in the May 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Overfishing and evolution
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Using snorkelers and SCUBA divers is not the best way to monitor fish populations, if we want to know the evolutionary effects of overfishing.
Faithful mothers have healthier babies
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Faculty of 1000 reviewers examine a study from New Zealand on whether prolonged exposure to the father's semen protects new mothers against pre-eclampsia and having an undersized baby.
