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Think again about keeping little ones so squeaky clean

Medicine & Health / Research

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A new Northwestern University study suggests that American parents should ease up on antibacterial soap and perhaps allow their little ones a romp or two in the mud --- or at least a much better acquaintance with everyday ...


French introduced farming to Britain: study

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Simon Fraser University archeologists Mark Collard and Kevan Edinborough and colleagues from University College London have uncovered evidence that French farmers introduced agriculture to Britain some 60 ...


Treating cluster headaches with high-flow oxygen appears effective

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Patients with a cluster headache, which is characterized by bouts of excruciating pain usually near the eye or temple, were more likely to report being pain-free within 15 minutes of treatment with high-flow oxygen than patients ...


Study reveals how Arctic food webs affect mercury in polar bears

Space & Earth / Environment

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With growing concerns about the effects of global warming on polar bears, it's increasingly important to understand how other environmental threats, such as mercury pollution, are affecting these magnificent Arctic animals.


New study finds low rate of injuries at overnight summer camp

Medicine & Health / Health

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Although a trip to summer camp is highly anticipated by over 11 million children and adults each year, sending a child off to summer camp can be a source of anxiety for parents. Findings from a new study published in the ...


ASGE issues guidelines on management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopic procedures

Medicine & Health / Other

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According to a new guideline from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) regarding the management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopy, aspirin and/or NSAIDs may be continued for all elective endoscopic ...


Why King Kong failed to impress

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Humans have the same receptors for detecting odors related to sex as do other apes and primates. But each species uses them in different ways, stemming from the way the genes for these receptors have evolved over time, according ...


Autologous stem cell transplantation for soft tissue sarcoma: insufficient research into therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Due to a lack of suitable studies, it is unclear whether patients with soft tissue sarcoma can benefit from autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. With this type of therapy, some of the patient's own (autologous) ...


UCSB scientists show that female fruit flies can be 'too attractive' to males

Scientists show that female fruit flies can be 'too attractive' to males

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Females can be too attractive to the opposite sex -- too attractive for their own good -- say biologists at UC Santa Barbara. They found that, among fruit flies, too much male attention directed toward attractive ...


Precision breeding creates super potato

Precision breeding creates super potato

Biology / Biotechnology

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The skin is light brown, the meat luscious and yellow: from the outside alone, this new potato looks like any other. But on the inside, it is different. Its cells produce pure amylopectin, a starch used in ...



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