Archive: 06/11/2008
Anti-estrogen drug therapy reduces risk of invasive breast cancer in older women
New analysis of a drug approved for osteoporosis prevention and treatment has provided definitive evidence that the medication is also effective as a breast cancer preventative for certain cancers. Women who took the drug ...
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Report on citation statistics: Numbers with a number of problems
The International Mathematical Union today released the Citation Statistics report. Citation-based statistics, such as the impact factor, are often used to assess scientific research, but are they the best measures of research ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Plutoid chosen as name for solar system objects like Pluto
Almost two years after the International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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3 sequencing companies join 1000 Genomes Project
Leaders of the 1000 Genomes Project announced today that three firms that have pioneered development of new sequencing technologies have joined the international effort to build the most detailed map to date of human genetic ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Researchers untangle quantum quirk
Quantum computing has been hailed as the next leap forward for computers, promising to catapult memory capacity and processing speeds well beyond current limits. Several challenging problems need to be cracked, however, before ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Pharmaceutical study: Less hemorrhaging after stroke, but not fewer deaths
An international study published in May 2008 in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that the coagulation factor VIIa can limit the extent of a cerebral hemorrhage. However, in the long term it does not prevent death ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Researchers develop a worldwide tourism network
It wasn't too long ago in human history that people rarely, if ever, traveled beyond the village they were born in. We've come a long way since then: according to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), international ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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A self-help program delivered online can improve insomnia in adults
A cognitive behavioral intervention for insomnia delivered via the Internet can significantly improve insomnia in adults, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Rocky water source
Gypsum, a rocky mineral is abundant in desert regions where fresh water is usually in very short supply but oil and gas fields are common. Writing in International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, Peter van der Ga ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Young children in mostly Caucasian countries obtain more sleep than those in Asian countries
Young children in predominantly Caucasian countries obtain more overall sleep, have earlier bedtimes, and are less likely to room-share than young children in predominantly Asian countries. These results indicate substantial ...
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Worldwide mission to solve iron deficiency
A University of Adelaide researcher will lead an Australian project to help address the world's biggest nutritional deficiency – lack of iron.
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Researchers find an Australian dinosaur with South American heritage
Australia's links to South America have just gotten a bit closer, but not due to economic forces, rather fossil forces.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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