Archive: 03/07/2007
Study reveals depressed elderly risk early death
In a project involving more than 300 elderly people who had been discharged from hospital, 17% were found to have previously undiagnosed depression and of that figure, 7% died within two years of leaving hospital.
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Researchers identify ovarian cancer biomarkers
Researchers have identified markers unique to the cells of blood vessels running through ovarian tumors. The finding, while preliminary, could one day improve screening, diagnosis and treatment for this disease.
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Researchers 'sniff out' emissions from feedyards
Setting up an air quality trailer in the midst of cattle pens at a feedlot will help measure gaseous emissions, said a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. Dr. Ken Casey, Experiment Station air quality engineer ...
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Human Pubic Lice Acquired from Gorillas Gives Evolutionary Clues
Humans acquired pubic lice from gorillas several million years ago, but this seemingly seedy connection does not mean that monkey business went on with the great apes, a new University of Florida study finds.
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Particle X in rare decay could belong to a new physics model
A particle that may mediate the rare decay of a Sigma-plus hyperon appears to have close affiliations with a light Higgs boson found in one supersymmetric model—an interpretation suggesting unambiguous evidence for physics ...
Mar 07, 2007 |
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A jet of molecular hydrogen arising from a forming high-mass star
A team of European astronomers offer new evidence that high-mass stars could form in a similar way to low-mass stars, that is, from accretion of gas and dust through a disk surrounding the forming star. Their ...
Mar 07, 2007 |
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The giant that turned out to be a dwarf
New data obtained on the apparent celestial couple, NGC 5011 B and C, taken with the 3.6-m ESO telescope, reveal that the two galaxies are not at the same distance, as was believed for the past 23 years. The observations ...
Mar 07, 2007 |
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The penalty of having a sister -- why sibling sex matters for male saiga antelopes
Having a twin sister could put male saiga antelopes at a reproductive disadvantage, says new research published today. The study shows that male twins with a sister are born lighter than those with a brother, ...
Biology /
Mar 07, 2007 |
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R-rated films tied to teenage smoking
A U.S. study says Hollywood remains a powerful influence on teenage smoking habits.
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Basque roots found in Britain and Ireland
A British geneticist says the Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh may have more ancestors in common than current inhabitants would like to believe.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Off-label use of stents investigated
A federal committee is investigating the off label use of drug-coated heart stents by U.S. doctors, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 07, 2007 |
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USDA approves rice with human genes
A California biotechnology company has been given preliminary approval by U.S. Agriculture Department to plant rice that contains human genes.
Biology /
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Lack of sleep leaving women stressed
A new survey says more than 60 percent of U.S. women have trouble getting a good night's sleep.
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Bill Hattoy dies of AIDS complications
Bob Hattoy, a former Clinton aide and the first openly gay person with AIDS to speak at a national political convention, has died in California at 56.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2007 |
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