Eczema treatment creams could make it worse
New research at the University of Bath suggests that using emollient creams to relieve the symptoms of eczema could actually make the condition worse.
Oct 18, 2010
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NASA spacecraft hurtles toward active comet Hartley 2
NASA's Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft is hurtling toward Comet Hartley 2 for a breathtaking 435-mile flyby on Nov. 4th. Mission scientists say all systems are go for a close encounter with one of the smallest ...
Oct 18, 2010
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Scientists perform genome-wide study of human stem cells
A team of scientists from Singapore led by the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), two biomedical research institutes of Singapore's Agency of Science, Technology and ...
Oct 18, 2010
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New discoveries concerning pre-Columbian settlements in the Amazon
The pre-Columbian Indian societies that once lived in the Amazon rainforests may have been much larger and more advanced than researchers previously realized. Together with Brazilian colleagues, archaeologists ...
Oct 18, 2010
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New studies highlight obesity's impact on gastrointestinal health
The association between obesity and gastrointestinal-related cancers and coronary artery disease; the link between an overweight or obese body mass index and the severity of Crohn's disease; and whether inflammatory bowel ...
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NOAA: Global temperature ties for warmest on record
The first nine months of 2010 tied with the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record. The global average land surface temperature for January-September was ...
Oct 18, 2010
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New project manager for long-lived Mars odyssey
The new project manager for the longest-working spacecraft currently active at Mars, NASA's Mars Odyssey, has a long track record himself.
Oct 18, 2010
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Allergy drug found to clear condition but not symptoms of throat disease
A group of Mayo Clinic researchers conducted the first controlled trial of swallowed fluticasone nasal spray (also known as Flonase) on people with the allergic esophageal condition called eosinophilic esophagitis. Research ...
Oct 18, 2010
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Lemur play is on solid ground
Unless it leads to sex, adult male primates usually aren't very playful. Except if they’re Silky sifakas.
Oct 18, 2010
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The next generation of stem cells
Embryonic stem cells behave very differently outside the pull of Earth's gravity, researchers suggest.
Oct 18, 2010
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Vitamin D deficiency puts IBD patients at greater risk of osteoporosis
Vitamin D deficiency puts patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at greater risk of osteoporosis, osteopenia and an overall higher rate of abnormal bone density, according to the results of a new study unveiled today ...
Oct 18, 2010
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Consortium to design human trials of mosaic HIV vaccine
Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Bette Korber is part of an international team of investigators working to design and implement the first human trial of a mosaic HIV vaccine candidate. The vaccine represents a novel ...
Oct 18, 2010
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More than half of stroke survivors suffer added burden of little known neurologic condition
A survey released today by National Stroke Association shows that 53 percent of stroke survivor respondents suffer from symptoms of another neurologic condition called pseudobulbar affect (PBA), a condition thought to be ...
Oct 18, 2010
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Patients with gum disease benefit from osteoporosis drug
A drug marketed to grow bone in osteoporosis patients also works to heal bone wounds in gum disease patients, a University of Michigan study suggests.
Oct 18, 2010
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Some brand names are music to our ears, research shows
If you're having a bad day, you may want to stay away from listening to commercials for Lululemon or Coca Cola. Or from any retailer or merchandise whose name bears a similarly repetitive phonetic sound.
Oct 18, 2010
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