News tagged with count
Childhood kidney disorder has lasting effects
Sep 24, 2009 |
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A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...
Treating HIV earlier to decrease the risk of death
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Begin treatment as early as possible: this general common sense rule seems to apply to most diseases except HIV-AIDS, which is only treated once a certain number of immune cells called "CD4+" cells have disappeared. The results ...
Can downloads predict impact for scientific articles?
Apr 10, 2009 |
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While the number of times a scientific article is cited by other articles is currently the gold standard for ranking its impact, online publishing offers another measure: the number of unique downloads.
More compelling evidence on why earlier HIV treatment lengthens survival
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A study showing improved survival of starting antiretroviral treatment earlier than current U.S. recommendations is being reported in the April 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that not st ...
Most babies with uncomplicated febrile seizures can avoid spinal tap
Jan 06, 2009 |
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When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to rule out bacterial ...
Study reveals clues to how we forget over short-term
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Even though forgetting is such a common occurrence, scientists have not reached a consensus as to how it happens. One theory is that information simply decays from our memory—we forget things because too much time has passed. ...
Insect world royalty shows they really count... up to four
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Oct 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research led by the head of visual neuroscience at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) has demonstrated honey bees are capable of routinely counting up to four.
Star Count Goes Global
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2008 |
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Schoolchildren, families and citizen scientists around the world will gaze skyward after dark from Oct. 20 to Nov.3, 2008, looking for specific constellations and then sharing their observations through the ...
Low sperm count may be associated with prenatal testosterone excess
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Exposure to an excess of sexual steroids, like testosterone, during fetal development may be a potential risk factor for low sperm count and motility, according to a new study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a ...
