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Tinkering with the circadian clock can suppress cancer growth

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that disruption of the circadian clock - the internal time-keeping mechanism that keeps the body running on a 24-hour cycle - can slow the progression ...


Return-to-moon plan gets boost on Capitol Hill

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- NASA's weakened return-to-the-moon program has gotten a lift on Capitol Hill. The head of a special expert panel conceded to Congress on Tuesday that the moon program could work if given enough money. That would ...


NFL players promoting improved physical education

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- NFL players are coming to Capitol Hill to tackle an important issue - physical education in schools.


Postmenopausal women's loss of sexual desire affects health, quality of life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Women with low levels of sexual desire, often as a result of menopause, are more likely to be depressed and to suffer physical symptoms such as back pain and memory problems than women who report higher levels of desire, ...


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Study to explore North-east’s 'magic mountain'

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The enduring appeal of the North-east’s most popular hill is set to be explored by a new study.


Small changes can lead to big rewards, says ASN president

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small changes can lead to big rewards, such as maintaining a healthy weight, American Society for Nutrition (ASN) President James O. Hill, PhD, describes in a recent report. The article, to be published in the February issue ...


Surviving the revolution, easier than withstanding human use and abuse

Biology /

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Inwood Hill Park survived the drastic modifications of Revolutionary War patriots, but preserving this last bastion of large-growth, mature trees in New York City is difficult with the proliferation of invasive species and ...