Free drug samples may end up costing uninsured more September 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Free drug samples provided to physicians by pharmaceutical companies could actually be costing uninsured patients more in the long run, according to a study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ... | |
LHC switch-on fears are completely unfounded: new research paper September 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report published on Friday, 5 September, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to ... | |
Fingerprint find in decade-old double murder probe September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A decade old US double murder probe has received a new breakthrough following investigations by a University of Leicester forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police. | |
Researcher says: No-till practices show extended benefits on wheat and forage September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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With more than 3 million acres of wheat in north Texas, 50 percent or more of which is grazed by 1 to 2 million head of cattle, it is important to look at tillage practices and their effect on forage production, said a Texas ... | |
Thumbs up -- a tiny ancestral remnant lends developmental edge to humans September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Subtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless ... | |
 Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold. But for all of its popular uses – money, medals, jewelry and more – gold's potential as a catalyst ... | |
More off-premise alcohol outlets can lead to more injuries among neighborhood children September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Childhood injuries constitute a serious issue in the United States. In 2001, there were 12,249 deaths among children ages one to 14: injuries were the leading cause, accounting for 33.2 percent of all deaths for children ... | |
Probing Question: Does talking to plants help them grow? September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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In a 1986 interview, England’s Prince Charles discussed his gardening habits, commenting "I just come and talk to the plants, really. Very important to talk to them; they respond." | |
Researchers map first plant-parasitic nematode genome sequence September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are numerous plant-parasitic nematodes in the world, but only a handful are responsible for the largest part of an estimated $157 billion in agricultural damage globally every year. Nematodes are small ... | |
Scientists Test 'Artificial Upwelling' to Learn More About Complex Ocean Ecosystem Behavior September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists is studying the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature – pumping cold, nutrient-rich water from deep within the Pacific Ocean and releasing it into surface waters near Hawaii ... | |
Living donor liver transplants may drastically decrease mortality from liver failure September 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Patients with acute liver failure (ALF) could be saved by a transplant from a living donor (LDLT), according to a new study in the September issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. The recent ... | |
Solid-state drive sets speed record September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Engineers and researchers at the IBM Hursley development lab in England and Almaden Research Center in California have set a record in storage speed, outperforming the current rate by more than 250 percent. By combining Flash ... | |
 New technique makes corn ethanol process more efficient September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are proposing to borrow a process used in breweries and wastewater treatment facilities to make corn ethanol more energy efficient. They are ... | |
A light bulb and a few chemicals: Scientists find a way to help make new reactions September 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Princeton scientists have discovered a way of stimulating organic molecules that they expect will prompt researchers to create materials from new kinds of chemical reactions. | |
 Future of biology rests in harnessing data avalanche September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like most sciences, biology is inundated with data. However, a group of researchers warns in a Nature feature that the avalanche of biological information is at the point where the ... | |
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