Archive: 12/08/2008
ASU professor 'follows the elements' to understand evolution in ancient oceans
In the search for life beyond Earth, scientists 'follow the water' to find places that might be hospitable. However, every home gardener knows that plants need more than water, or even sunshine. They also ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Men are red, women are green, researcher finds
Michael J. Tarr, a Brown University scientist, and graduate student Adrian Nestor have discovered this color difference in an analysis of dozens of faces. They determined that men tend to have more reddish ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Search engine marketing for non-profits
Non-profit organizations should be exploiting the strategies of online marketers to gain traffic to their websites, raise awareness of their "brand" and its aims and convert visitors into donors, according to a study published ...
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Southern Ocean resistant to changing winds
Intensifying winds in the Southern Ocean have had little influence on the strength of the Southern Ocean circulation and therefore its ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a study published in ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2008 |
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SIDS link: Low blood pressure in preterm infants
Scientists from Monash University, Melbourne have shown that infants born prematurely have lower blood pressure during sleep in the first six months of life, compared to healthy, full-term infants.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Older age doesn't affect survival after bone marrow transplant
Age alone should not determine whether an older patient with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome receives a blood stem cell transplant from a matched donor, researchers of the Center for International Blood ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Precious metal could lead to next generation of cancer treatments
A precious metal which has never before been used in a clinical setting is being developed as an anti-cancer agent by University of Warwick researchers.
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Improving internet access on the move
The on-board entertainment and internet access enjoyed by train passengers could soon be transformed by new technology developed at the University of York.
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Selenium may prevent high risk-bladder cancer
A study published in the December issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests that selenium, a trace mineral found in grains, nuts and meats, may aid in the pr ...
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Epilepsy drug shows potential for Alzheimer's treatment
A drug commonly used to treat epilepsy could help clear the plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the University of Leeds. The plaques are known to lead to the progressive ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 08, 2008 |
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State policies have little effect on reducing minors' indoor tanning use
A new analysis finds that state policies meant to limit minors' indoor tanning use have had little effect. Published in the January 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the st ...
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Clothing with a brain: 'Smart fabrics' that monitor health
Researchers in United States and China are reporting progress toward a simple, low-cost method to make "smart fabrics," electronic textiles capable of detecting diseases, monitoring heart rates, and other ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Men with wives, significant others more likely to be screened for prostate cancer
Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study ...
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Spider love: Little guys get lots more
Big males outperform smaller ones in head-to-head mating contests but diminutive males make ten times better lovers because they're quicker to mature and faster on their feet, a new study of redback spiders reveals.
Biology /
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Dismissed leukemia drug helps CLL patients, studies show
Researchers at Ohio State devised a new dosing schedule for the drug to increase its anti-tumor activity.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 08, 2008 |
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