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Giant bird feces records pre-human New Zealand
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A treasure trove of information about pre-human New Zealand has been found in faeces from giant extinct birds, buried beneath the floor of caves and rock shelters for thousands of years.
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Inexpensive face-to-face weight-loss support programmes effective
May 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For people trying to maintain weight after participation in a weight-loss programme, support from nurses is as effective as a more expensive intensive programme with dieticians and exercise specialists. The ...
New penguin species found in New Zealand
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian and New Zealand researchers have used ancient DNA from penguin fossils to make a startling discovery that may change the way we view species extinctions.
Retail tobacco displays make it tougher to quit
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Tobacco advertising displays may be undermining smokers' attempts to give up and tempting former smokers to resume smoking, research by Professor of Marketing Janet Hoek has found.
Missing link of cloud formation
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 11, 2009 |
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The discovery of an unknown hitherto chemical compound in the atmosphere may help to explain how and when clouds are formed. The discovery of the so called dihydroxyepoxides (an aerosol-precursor), is reported ...
Prototype test for predicting clinical outcome for melanoma patients
Aug 15, 2008 |
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Investigators from the Melbourne Center of the international Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Pacific Edge Biotchnology Ltd today reported that they have developed a test to predict whether a patient will progress ...
Penguins might have outlived dinosaurs
Apr 12, 2006 |
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Penguin fossils found near Christchurch, New Zealand, suggest a previously unknown genus of ancient penguins may have outlived the dinosaurs.
Cousin marriage laws outdated
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Laws banning marriage between first cousins are based on outdated assumptions about a high degree of genetic risk for offspring and should be repealed, according to a population genetics expert.
New tool to fast-track genetic gain in sheep
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from CSIRO are part of an international team that today launched a new genomic tool which is set to transform the future selection and breeding of sheep around the world.
Alcohol abuse may lead to depression risk, rather than vice versa
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A statistical modeling study suggests that problems with alcohol abuse may lead to an increased risk of depression, as opposed to the reverse model in which individuals with depression self-medicate with alcohol, according ...
Postpartum anxiety delays puberty in offspring
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters, according to a new study conducted in mice.
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