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Chinese-American and Korean-American women at highest risk for diabetes in pregnancy

Medicine & Health / Health

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More than 10 percent of women of Chinese and Korean heritage may be at risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 16,000 women in Hawaii that appears in the December issue of ...


Save the seeds: Scientists are relocating plants that may be affected by climate change

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

As warmer temperatures threaten to devastate plant species across the globe, scientists are taking the lead by relocating plants to safer grounds, according to a recent New York Times article.


Ancestry attracts, but love is blind

Biology / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour. Research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, shows that M ...


Low-income women 4 times more likely to report fair or poor health

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy ...


Robotic clam digs in mudflats

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

To design a lightweight anchor that can dig itself in to hold small underwater submersibles, Anette (Peko) Hosoi of MIT borrowed techniques from one of nature's best diggers -- the razor clam.


More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries. Researchers found women were more ...


California Academy of Sciences becomes first aquarium in US to breed dwarf cuttlefish

California Academy of Sciences becomes first aquarium in US to breed dwarf cuttlefish

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anchored to an algae-covered rock in a 120-gallon tank at the California Academy of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium, a cluster of inky-colored cuttlefish eggs is beginning to swell—evidence of success for the ...


Understanding apples' ancestors

Understanding apples' ancestors

Biology / Ecology

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Wild Malus orientalis -- species of wild apples that could be an ancestor of today's domesticated apples -- are native to the Middle East and Central Asia. A new study comparing the diversity of recently acquir ...


How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1

If you eat fish to gain the heart-health benefits of its omega-3 fatty acids, baked or boiled fish is better than fried, salted or dried, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...


Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?

Biology / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over 45 million turkeys are eaten by Americans each Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hunters provide some -- last autumn, about 24,000 wild turkeys were harvested ...



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