Archive: 07/15/2008
Consumption of nut products during pregnancy linked to increased asthma in children
Expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily during pregnancy increase their children's risk of developing asthma by more than 50 percent over women who rarely or never consume nut products during ...
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Low-sodium advice for asthmatics should be taken with a grain of salt
Following a low-sodium diet does not appear to have any appreciable impact of asthma control as once thought, according to new research.
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How birds spot the cuckoo in the nest
It's not always easy spotting the cuckoo in the nest. But if you don't, you pay a high price raising someone else's chick. How hosts distinguish impostor eggs from their own has long puzzled scientists.
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Tumor-inhibiting protein could be effective in treating leukemia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Angiocidin, a tumor-inhibiting novel protein discovered by Temple University researchers, may also have a role as a new therapeutic application in treating leukemia, according to a study by the researchers.
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Brain cancer study: Magnitude of post-vaccine immune response linked to clinical outcomes
Researchers conducting a clinical trial of a dendritic cell vaccine designed to fight malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) have found a correlation between the "intensity" of a patient's immune response ...
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Weeding out the highs of medical marijuana
Research exploring new ways of exploiting the full medicinal uses of cannabis while avoiding unwanted side-effects will be presented to pharmacologists today (Tuesday, 15 July) by leading scientists attending the Federation ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Leatherback turtles' newly discovered migration route may be roadmap to salvation
With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years, they have. But tough, long-lived critters ...
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The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache
Remnants of the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, Helicobacter pylori, (H. pylori) have been discovered in gastric tissue from North American mummies. A study of human remains believed to predate Colum ...
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Was it a bird or was it a plane?
A new study of extinct flying reptiles called kuehneosaurs, has shown that of the of the two genera found in Britain, Kuehneosuchus was a glider while Kuehneosaurus, with much shorter "wings," was a parachutist.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Full-day kindergarteners' reading, math gains fade by 3rd grade
Children in full-day kindergarten have slightly better reading and math skills than children in part-day kindergarten, but these initial academic benefits diminish soon after the children leave kindergarten. This loss is ...
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Studies show that diabetes increases risk of tuberculosis
People with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB), according to an analysis published in PLoS Medicine.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Solar cooling becomes a new air-conditioning system air-conditioning system
Scientists from the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (Spain) have developed an environmentally friendly cooling technology that does not ...
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Fraud with cultured pearls can be detected
Scientists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany) advise buyers of cultured pearls to be more vigilant. "In Germany too, we are increasingly seeing Chinese sweet-water cultured pearls being marketed as Japanese, ...
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Parents should limit young children's exposure to background TV
Despite the fact that pediatricians recommend no screen media exposure for children under age 2, three-quarters of very young children in America live in homes where the television is on most of the time, according to research. ...
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