Archive: 11/01/2007
Weight loss -- not one size fits all
There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to weight loss through exercise, says Queensland University of Technology behavioural scientist Neil King.
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Overweight mothers run greater risk of having hyperactive children
If a woman is overweight when she becomes pregnant, the probability is much greater that her child will evince ADHD-like symptoms when he/she reaches school age, according to a new Nordic study. The investigation was carried ...
Nov 01, 2007 |
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New approach to peak flow monitoring
When it comes to asthma monitoring, the eye is the key; according to Associate Professor Helen Reddel, who has spent years researching and refining a new peak expiratory flow chart.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Argonne's Blue Gene/P gets more muscle to address most challenging scientific problems
IBM and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory announced completion of a contract for a 445-teraflops Blue Gene/P system for the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF). As the ALCF's second major ...
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Genes identified to protect brassicas from damaging disease
Scientists have identified a new way to breed brassicas, which include broccoli, cabbage and oilseed rape, resistant to a damaging virus. Their discovery has characterised a form of resistance that appears to be durable, ...
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Don't tell mother she has cancer
When family members ask physicians not to disclose bad news to ill loved ones, clinicians often struggle to balance their obligation to be truthful to the patient with the family’s belief that the information would be harmful. ...
Nov 01, 2007 |
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The PIN codes of the immune system can be hacked
There are several reasons why the world is still plagued by diseases we cannot treat or vaccinate against, one of them being the vast complexity of the human immune system. Danish researchers have now developed a method, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Study shows drug effective in treating, preventing breast cancer
A new study of an estrogen-derived drug shows promise as a treatment for breast cancer and breast cancer metastases to bone.
Nov 01, 2007 |
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UK scientists working towards a redefinition of the kilogram
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have released new research results that could affect how we measure a kilogram – the last SI unit based on a manufactured object.
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Fine-tuning lasers to destroy blood-borne diseases like AIDS
Physicists in Arizona State University have designed a revolutionary laser technique which can destroy viruses and bacteria such as AIDS without damaging human cells and may also help reduce the spread of hospital infections ...
Nov 01, 2007 |
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US fires release large amounts of carbon dioxide
Large-scale fires in a western or southeastern state can pump as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere in a few weeks as the state's entire motor vehicle traffic does in a year, according to newly published research by ...
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Breastfed babies breathe better, except when mom has asthma
When it comes to feeding babies, the old adage “breast is best” certainly holds true, with breastfed babies having less diarrhea and fewer ear infections and incidents of wheezing in early life. However, the positive effects ...
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Researchers find stem cells in degenerating spinal discs, potential for repair
Orthopedic researchers at Jefferson Medical College have for the first time found stem cells in the intervertebral discs of the human spine, suggesting that such cells might someday be used to help repair degenerating discs ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Parent sue over bisphenol A in bottles
A group of California parents has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers and sellers of baby bottles containing bisphenol A.
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