Archive: 09/24/2008
Great bustards to be released on Salisbury Plain
Researchers at the University of Bath and conservationists from the Great Bustard Group will be releasing 19 birds on Salisbury Plain on Thursday 25 September as part of an ongoing reintroduction project in ...
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Strong leaders who punish freeloaders and cheats can benefit society: research
A strong leader who punishes cheats and freeloaders can increase the cooperation and riches enjoyed by the rest of the group, according to psychology and economics research at the University of British Columbia, Sheffield ...
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Students and astronauts use powerful new tool to explore Earth fom space
Imagine being able, with a click of a mouse, to see the world, in all its beauty, just like astronauts on the International Space Station do.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Open cancer surgery set to become a thing of the past
The surgeon's knife is playing an ever smaller role in the treatment of cancer, as it is replaced by increasingly efficient and safe radiation therapy techniques. Progress in radiation technology will also lead to better ...
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Simple, inexpensive and objective tools for the assessment of mucosal inflammation: fecal markers
UC and CD, the two major forms of IBD are chronic, idiopathic inflammatory conditions of the gut with a typically relapsing and remitting course. A prominent feature in mucosal biopsies from patients with active IBD is infiltration ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Isoflavone dietary supplement improves the functioning of the arteries in stroke patients
A dietary supplement containing isoflavone – a chemical found in soybeans, chickpeas, legumes and clovers – can improve artery function in stroke patients according to new research published online in Europe's leading cardiology ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Caffeine experts call for warning labels for energy drinks
Johns Hopkins scientists who have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine report that a slew of caffeinated energy drinks now on the market should carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential ...
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Researchers find animal with ability to survive climate change
Queen's researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish - including cod - in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change.
Biology /
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