Archive: 01/16/2008
Study unveils unprecedented method to predict ALS, Parkinson's disease
A new Mayo Clinic study details an unprecedented method to predict brain aging disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) and Parkinson’s disease. Investigators studied common variations ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 16, 2008 |
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759,000 children with asthma endure gaps in insurance every year
Every year, 759,000 children with asthma may be at risk of a major asthma attack while they have no health insurance. About 30 percent of those families earn more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, putting them ...
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet begins
A four-man science team led by British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Dr Andy Smith has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden deep beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet. The lake – the size of Lake Windermere (UK) – could yield vital ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Climate influence on deep sea populations
In an article published in the January 16 issue of PLoS ONE, Joan B. Company and colleagues at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) in Spain describe a mechanism of interaction across ecosystems showing how a climate-driven ...
Biology /
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