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Male crickets with bigger heads are better fighters, study reveals

Biology /

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Observing and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in a detailed list of characteristics ...





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Researchers work on vaccine to improve immune system in newborns

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As soon as babies are born, they are susceptible to diseases and infections, such as jaundice and e-coli. For up to a month, their immune systems aren't adequately developed to fight diseases. Although these infections are ...


Asian carp raises fear and loathing on Great Lakes

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater.


South Asian oral history archive goes online

South Asian oral history archive goes online

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique collection of hundreds of interviews with people who witnessed Indian independence and the final days of the British Raj is being put online.


New cancer study takes major step toward improved treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cancer researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. By using their patented chemical compound, SHetA2, researchers tricked cancer ...


Blocking biofilms: Alzheimer's research sheds light on potential treatments for urinary tract infections

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease seems an unlikely approach to yield a better way to fight urinary tract infections (UTIs), but that's what scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...


Less than 1 in 3 Toronto bystanders who witness a cardiac arrest try to help: Study

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital working in conjunction with EMS services, paramedics and fire services across Ontario found that a bystander who attempts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can quadruple the survival ...


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Jumping on the bandwagon: Introducing the next generation multi-band radio to emergency responders

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tom Chirhart knows a lot about radios, but over the last year, he's gotten a real life lesson in supply and demand.


New hope on finding better blood thinners

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years.


Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?

Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient?s ...


FCC chairman warns of 'looming spectrum crisis' (AP)

FCC chairman warns of 'looming spectrum crisis' (Update)

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices.



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