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Seeing family for the holidays? Scientists discover how the stress might kill you

Medicine & Health / Research

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If you ever thought the stress of seeing your extended family over the holidays was slowly killing you -- bad news: a new research report in the December 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that you mi ...


NRL's Ion Tiger sets 26-hour flight endurance record

Hydrogen-Powered Ion Tiger Sets 26-hour Flight Endurance Record

Technology / Energy

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The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 26 hours and 1 minute carrying a 5-pound payload, setting another unofficial flight endurance record ...


Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system'

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria don’t have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, they have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viruses that kill half the bacteria on Earth every two days.


Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune systems

Scientists reveal malaria parasites' tactics for outwitting our immune systems

Medicine & Health / Research

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Malaria parasites are able to disguise themselves to avoid the host's immune system, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...


New study finds men and women may respond differently to danger

Medicine & Health / Research

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Researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activation have found that men and women respond differently to positive and negative stimuli, according to a study presented today at the annual ...


Galician waves are best for producing energy

Galician waves are best for producing energy

Technology / Energy

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The best coastal areas in the Iberian Peninsula in terms of harnessing wave energy are the Costa da Morte and Estaca de Bares, in La Coruña, Galicia, according to two pioneering studies by researchers from ...


Health Physics Society recommends considering action for indoor radon below current guidelines

Medicine & Health / Health

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Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is produced by the radioactive decay of radium. Radium is a product of uranium decay and is found in trace amounts naturally in nearly all rocks, soils, and groundwater ...


Long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level

Medicine & Health / Health

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Intensive exercise prevented shortening of telomeres, a protective effect against aging of the cardiovascular system, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.


Research highlights need for national HIV strategy

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that well over one million people in the United States are infected with HIV/AIDS. New research from North Carolina State University shows that many of those infected ...


Clinical trials launched for treating most aggressive brain tumor with personalized cell vaccines

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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The University of Navarra Hospital (Spain) has launched a series of clinical trials in order to assess the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment. This approach involves the application of personalised vaccines —produced ...



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