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Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The "stroke belt" has a tight hold. People born in the Southern stroke belt have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away, compared to people who were born in other parts of the country. ...


Professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 15 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) and SAM ...


Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service

Google adds translation to main search engine

Technology / Internet

created 21 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.


Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (17) | comments 7

In the film, 'The Day After Tomorrow' the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks. Now new research shows that this scenario may not be so far from the truth after all.


Strong regional climatic fluctuations in the tropics

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climatic fluctuations close to the equator show a different pattern to climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic. In the tropics distinct 11500 year fluctuations between wet and dry periods can be clearly identified which ...


Why a short run is better than a long walk

Why a short run is better than a long walk

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the latest technology, researchers are uncovering evidence of exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay. In new report published in the British Me ...


Does a placebo gene exist?

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A short time ago, Swedish scientists published a paper suggesting the existence of a genetic disposition to respond to placebo, thus giving rise to debate in the media about a possible "placebo gene." In the current issue ...


Nuclear science to fight sleeping sickness

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites.


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NASA puzzled why parachutes failed in rocket test

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 7 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(AP) -- NASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago.


Mad as hell? New discoveries about the experience of anger

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Younger people, those with children and less-educated individuals are more likely to experience anger, according to new UofT research that examines one of the most common negative emotions in society.



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