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Breast Cancer Physicians Have Limited Access to Trained Interpreters

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a new survey of physicians who treat breast cancer patients, only one-third said they had good access to trained medical interpreters or telephone language-interpretation systems when they needed it. Poor access to interpreters ...


Glimpsing a greener future

Glimpsing a greener future: Computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor.


Colon cancer screening more effective earlier in day, study finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The effectiveness of a screening colonoscopy may depend on the time of day it is performed. According to a new UCLA study, early-morning colonoscopies yielded more polyps per patient than later screenings, and fewer polyps ...


Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?

Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- In new research, UCLA scientists claim that "secondary sexual traits" like coloring may let animals know which species to avoid fighting.


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Google adds automatic captions to YouTube

Technology / Internet

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

Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.


Can thinking of a loved one reduce your pain?

Can thinking of a loved one reduce your pain?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- "The very thought of you ... the mere idea of you" -- from the song "The Very Thought of You" by Ray Noble. Can the mere thought of your loved one reduce your pain?


Study finds big air pollution impacts on local communities

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissions on the disease has likely ...


Eager gamers line up for 'Modern Warfare 2'

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Ryan Norwalk has cleared his schedule. The 26-year-old California State University student plans to spend Tuesday gunning down foes in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated first-person shooter ...


Researchers reconstitute enzyme that synthesizes cholesterol drug lovastatin

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time successfully reconstituted in the laboratory the enzyme responsible for producing the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering ...


Shape perception in brain develops by itself

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study.



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