News tagged with rare
Sociability traced to particular region of brain
Jan 27, 2009 |
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People with a genetic condition called Williams syndrome are famously gregarious. Scientists, looking carefully at brain function in individuals with Williams syndrome, think they may know why this is so. The researchers ...
BUSM researcher solves mystery of 9-month-old
Jan 21, 2009 |
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A researcher from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has determined that a 9-month old infant who was admitted to a local Boston hospital with seizures and a bulging soft spot was actually suffering from rickets ...
Being unique has advantages:'Rareness' key to some insects being favored by evolution
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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As the saying goes- blondes have more fun, but in the world of insects it may actually be the rare 'redheads' that have the last laugh..., at least in terms of evolution.
Rare corals breed their way out of trouble
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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Rare corals may be smarter than we thought. Faced with a dire shortage of mates of their own kind, new research suggests they may be able to cross-breed with certain other coral species to breed themselves out of a one-way ...
Critical mass in rare diseases -- an innovative Internet approach
Oct 02, 2008 |
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The internet is emerging as a valuable tool for scientists to gather data for critical research into rare diseases. Disability researcher, Dr Helen Leonard, from Australia's Institute for Child Health Research, said its InterRett ...
Extinction most likely for rare trees in the Amazon rainforest
Aug 13, 2008 |
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Common tree species in the Amazon will survive even grim scenarios of deforestation and road-building, but rare trees could suffer extinction rates of up to 50 percent, predict Smithsonian scientists and colleagues in the ...
