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As West warms, some fear for tiny mountain dweller
Apr 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The American pika - a short-legged, hamster-sized fur ball that huddles in high mountain slopes - isn't built for long-distance travel.
Putting math problems in proper order
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Mathematics is driven by the quest to solve problems and today the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) announces a new tool to help attack those questions. Research problems can take decades or centuries to answer, with ...
Web site design affects how children process information
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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Tacoma, WA - January 14, 2009 -A new study in the journal Psychology & Marketing investigates the influence of website design on children's information processing. Results show that the type of interface used can significantly affect ...
Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a lifesaving, "pay it forward" chain. His kidney donation to a Phoenix woman in ...
'Opt out' system could solve donor organ shortage, says researcher
Oct 31, 2008 |
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A system of presumed consent for organ donation - where people have to opt out of donating their organs when they die - is the best way to tackle a growing waiting list for transplant.
Litter of lynx kittens heartens Colo. biologists
Jun 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The discovery of 10 lynx kittens this spring marks the first newborns documented in Colorado since 2006, heartening biologists overseeing restoration of the mountain feline.
In NYC, cash and connections can get you a kidney
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For most of the thousands of Americans who need a new kidney, there are only two ways to go: persuade a friend or relative to donate, or get on the transplant waiting list.
Lawsuits over wolf hunting filed in Mont., Wyo.
Jun 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of federal judges will decide which states in the Northern Rockies have enough gray wolves to allow public hunting, as the bitter debate over the region's wolves heads to courts in Wyoming and Montana.
Twitter user list favors Dems in Calif. gov race
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When people sign up for Twitter, the popular social-networking site presents a list of suggested users to follow, driving significant traffic to sports figures, celebrities, politicians and other prominent posters.
Study: How restaurants reap higher wine sales
Dec 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell study has identified four strategies that restaurants use to reap higher wine sales: including the wine list on the food menu and listing prices without a dollar sign.
Women double fruit, veggie intake with switch to Mediterranean diet plan
Dec 17, 2008 |
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In a new study led by the University of Michigan Health System, women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of "good" fats when they were counseled by registered ...
Older women less likely than men to be listed for kidney transplants
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon has found strong evidence that women over 45 are significantly less likely to be placed on a kidney transplant list than their equivalent male counterparts, even though women who receive ...
Following peanut product recall, six in ten Americans taking steps to reduce risk of sickness
Feb 13, 2009 |
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A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. ...
Making the list -- disparities in kidney transplant waiting lists
Apr 01, 2009 |
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You might expect that living close to a clinic that specializes in transplanting organs would put you at an advantage if you needed a new kidney. According to an upcoming study in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN) ...
Nearly half of older patients projected to die while waiting for kidney transplant
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Forty-six percent of patients over age 60 currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant will die before they receive an organ from a deceased donor, reports an upcoming study in the Clinical Journal of the American So ...
