Archive: 12/30/2008
Research team finds undersea earthquake ‘mountains'
Undersea mountains several thousand meters high have been discovered subducted under a tectonic plate that constitutes the sea bottom off the Boso Peninsula in the southeastern part of the Kanto region, according to a survey ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Review of thousands of food items leads companies to pull products from shelves
Some supermarkets, gourmet shops and bakeries routinely sell mislabeled products that pose a danger to children with food allergies, according to Chicago Tribune testing and a comprehensive check of grocery aisles. When informed ...
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Curbing health bills brings different cost: High-deductible insurance cuts premiums, but some fear it leads consumers to
Two years ago, Holly Calvillo signed up for a new type of health insurance that was just starting to get popular. It had a nice low premium but a high deductible. Calvillo and her husband were young and healthy. She figured ...
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Researchers' vision: restoring sight through artificial retinas
Scientists are testing artificial retinas that they hope can restore partial sight to people who've lost their vision to the most common causes of blindness.
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Online protest of Facebook ban on breast-feeding photos draws tens of thousands
Online, the virtual "nurse-in" to protest Facebook's ban on breast-feeding photos took off, with hundreds joining a group that crept toward 70,000 members Saturday evening.
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Russia's hackers pose growing global threat
Not long ago, the simple, anonymous thrill of exposing chinks in American software was enough of a payoff for a Russian hacker.
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Safe new therapy for genetic heart disease
A new clinical trial suggests that long-term use of candesartan, a drug currently used to treat hypertension, may significantly reduce the symptoms of genetic heart disease. The related report by Penicka et al, "The effects ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine
For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from Vanderbilt finds that these ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Potential therapy for congenital muscular dystrophy
Current research suggests laminin, a protein that helps cells stick together, may lead to enhanced muscle repair in muscular dystrophy. The related report by Rooney et al, "Laminin-111 restores regenerative capacity in a ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Researchers link blood sugar to normal cognitive aging
Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease, may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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