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Improving female reproductive health and empowerment through control of NTDs

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in developing countries would help improve the reproductive health and rights of girls and women in the poorest countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, according ...


Why females live longer than males: is it due to the father's sperm?

Medicine & Health / Research

created 17 hours ago | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 9

Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide ...


Study shows antibiotic unsuccessful in preventing preterm labor

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a bacterial infection thought to play a significant role in causing preterm labour. Recent studi ...


Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' ...


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Down Syndrome becoming more prevalent in the U.S.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 6 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study, aimed at estimating the prevalence of Down Syndrome in newborns, children and teenagers in 10 areas of the U.S., has found an increase in prevalence of more than 30 percent over ...


Dutch PhD student develops device to combat noise

Technology / Engineering

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 10

Johan Wesselink of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a device to actively combat noise nuisance. This invention curtails sound waves and vibrations by producing anti-noise. The researcher is confident ...


Preterm births higher among deprived mothers, despite equal care

Medicine & Health / Health

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Despite improvements in obstetric care services, women from deprived areas are still more likely to give birth to a very preterm baby compared with mothers from more affluent areas, finds a study published on bmj.com today.


Researchers put a new spin on atomic musical chairs

Researchers put a new spin on atomic musical chairs

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic impurities in a semiconductor crystal by prodding it with ...


Australia's Parliament defeats global warming bill

Space & Earth / Environment

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

(AP) -- Australia's plans for an emissions trading system to combat global warming were scuttled Wednesday in Parliament, handing a defeat to a government that had hoped to set an example at international climate change ...


Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification

Acid test: Study reveals both losers and winners of CO2-induced ocean acidification

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world’s seawater becomes more acidic due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, some shelled marine creatures may actually become bigger and stronger, according to a new study.



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