Archive: 02/27/2009
Is HIV testing during labor feasible?
Cameroon is a sub-Saharan African country with high HIV rates yet many pregnant women do not know their HIV status. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth has shown that HIV testing during ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Do doodle: Research shows doodling can help memory recall
Doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering as is the common perception. According to a study published today in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, subjec ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Sinister business: Lefties have evolutionary boon
Under Darwinian pressure, genes that don't help the struggle to survive get squeezed out of the genetic code, leaving the ones that are fitter.
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Newsday plans to 'end free Web content'
New York newspaper Newsday plans to start charging users of its website, a top executive of the company which owns the daily said Thursday.
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Crafty Australian crayfish cheat
Nestled just off the east coast of Australia, picturesque North Stradbroke Island is a haven for local wildlife. Yet some of the inhabitants of the island's creeks and swamps are far from peaceful. Slender crayfish are aggressive ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Desert ants smell their way home
Humans lost in the desert are well known for going around in circles, prompting scientists to ask how desert creatures find their way around without landmarks for guidance. Now research published in BioMed ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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