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Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients
Sep 29, 2008 |
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In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis ...
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Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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Like a spotlight that illuminates an otherwise dark scene, attention brings to mind specific details of our environment while shutting others out. A new study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological ...
As the World Churns
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "Terra firma." It's Latin for "solid Earth." Most of the time, at least from our perspective here on the ground, Earth seems to be just that: solid. Yet the Earth beneath our feet is actually ...
Cell phone mania forces scramble for more airwaves
Dec 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Wireless devices such as Apple's iPhone are transforming the way we go online, making it possible to look up driving directions, find the nearest coffee shop and update Facebook on the go. All this ...
Voyager makes an interstellar discovery
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2009 |
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The solar system is passing through an interstellar cloud that physics says should not exist. In the Dec. 24th issue of Nature, a team of scientists reveal how NASA's Voyager spacecraft have solved the mystery.
As shuttle's career nears an end, NASA turns focus to satellites
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2009 |
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NASA heads into 2010 with the bittersweet assignment of retiring the space shuttle after nearly three decades. But that's not all the agency has planned: There are also launches of three new satellites aimed at better understanding ...
Scientists identify protein that keeps stem cells poised for action
Dec 24, 2009 |
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Like a child awaiting the arrival of Christmas, embryonic stem cells exist in a state of permanent anticipation. They must balance the ability to quickly become more specialized cell types with the cellular chaos that could ...
Iran to unveil new home-built satellite: report
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 24, 2009 |
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Iran will unveil a new home-built satellite in February, a newspaper reported Thursday, amid Western concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.
New Yorkers beware! New cockroach hits the Big Apple
Dec 24, 2009 |
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New Yorkers are used to fighting each other for space, but there may be a new contender in town according to a Rockefeller study that appears to have uncovered a new species of cockroach.
New materials designed to deal with hypersonic and supersonic hot stuff (w/ Video)
Dec 24, 2009 |
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University of Queensland researchers are testing new materials to withstand the extreme heat experienced by hypersonic vehicles in flight so they can fly for substantially longer.
FTC looking into Google's AdMob acquisition
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Web search and advertising giant Google said Wednesday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information about its proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob.
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