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Troublesome, Non-native Squirrels Will Get Birth-control Shots

UC Davis: Troublesome, Non-native Squirrels Will Get Birth-control Shots

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created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Before someone gets bitten, or neighboring farmlands are invaded, UC Davis officials will launch a birth-control research program to curb a campus population explosion of non-native tree squirrels.





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Study sheds light on squirrel psychology

Study sheds light on squirrel psychology

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability of grey squirrels to learn from observing others is highlighted in a new study. The research shows how squirrels can quickly learn from watching their peers, particularly if it ...


New hope for the red squirrel

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created Oct 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A number of red squirrels are immune to squirrelpox viral disease, which many believed would lead to the extinction of the species, scientists have discovered.


A red squirrel, seen in Gateshead, northeastern England

Nuts at dawn: Britain's squirrels fight for survival

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Deep in the heart of England's seemingly peaceful countryside, a fierce battle for survival is being waged between the domestic red squirrel, its tougher grey cousin -- and a new mutant arrival.


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Fox News taps MySpace for citizen journalists

Technology / Internet

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

MySpace on Monday invited its members to become volunteer "uReporters" by supplying news pictures or videos for use at the social networking website and Fox News network.


Study: Foxes can't outfox coyotes

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created May 25, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Illinois wildlife biologists say coyotes, known to be killers of domestic pets, might also be causing a decline in the Chicago area's fox population.


Educational initiatives improve quality of care delivery

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

A study of targeted educational initiatives between the clinical staff at Fox Chase Cancer Center and the hospitals within their Partners program suggest that educational interventions by academic cancer centers can improve ...


Undetectable PSA after radiation is possible and predicts good patient outcomes

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers report that radiation therapy alone can reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels below detectable amounts in prostate cancer patients. Patients who have an undetectable level of PSA ...


Study finds it's safe to treat HER2-positive breast cancer with trastuzumab and adjuvant radiation

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standard adjuvant treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer patients, following primary surgery for their cancer, is Trastuzumab (Herceptin)--typically used in combination with chemotherapy. However, a new study by researchers ...


Study finds that lung cancer patients respond to erlotinib following cetuximab therapy

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created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Non-small cell lung cancer patients who have progressed on a cetuximab-containing regimen may respond to erlotinib, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers reported today at the annual meeting of the International Association ...


Animals successfully re-learn smell of kin after hibernation

Animals successfully re-learn smell of kin after hibernation

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created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Animals can re-establish their use of smell to detect siblings, even following an interruption such as prolonged hibernation, research at the University of Chicago on ground squirrels shows.



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