News tagged with annals of human biology
Fear of discrimination saw Paddys and Biddys decline
The Durham and Northumbria Universities study, both based in the UK, suggests that a fear of prejudice made the Irish immigrants steer clear of giving their children Irish Catholic names, a trend also seen in today's society ...
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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University of Toronto Mississauga professor wins Ig Nobel Prize for beer, sex research
It was a case of a besotted male and beer. Love-sick and lonely, the male girded his loins and took immediate action to relieve his unhappiness – but with a surprising outcome, as a U of T Mississauga ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Qld fruit fly scientists in race against time
Parts of Australia's fruit and vegetable industry are under threat, with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) scientists racing to find new ways to control a major horticultural pest before chemical treatments are restricted.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Repeated stress produces long-lasting resistance to stroke damage in the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- An innate protective response that makes the brain resistant to injury from stroke can be made to last for months longer than previously documented, researchers at Washington University School ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Exercise may reduce Alzheimer's disease brain changes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Walking, jogging and other forms of regular aerobic exercise may actually ward off the onset of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in the brain, suggests newly published research from Washington ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Hormone treatment to prevent ambiguous genitalia in baby girls spurs debate
\Each year in the United States, perhaps a few dozen pregnant women learn they are carrying a fetus at risk for a rare disorder known as congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The condition causes an accumulation of male hormones ...
Aug 15, 2010 |
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Polygala balansae, a new bush to Europe, at risk of extinction in Spain
Researchers at the University of Granada (UGR) have studied the natural history and conservation status in Spain of the only known population of Polygala balansae in Europe, a thorny bush that can grow up to ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Potential new test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis identified
Researchers at King's College London's Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, based at St Thomas' Hospital have discovered new ways of measuring biological markers in the blood which could be used to diagnose ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Common heart medications may also protect against Parkinson's disease, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers found that a type of drug used to treat hypertension and angina may decrease the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by up to 30 percet.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 22, 2010 |
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The 2009 Ig Nobel prizewinners
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ig Nobels are a highlight of the scientific calendar and award research that makes people laugh as well as think. The awards were presented last week at Harvard University in the U.S, ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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By shutting down inflammation, agent reverses damage from spinal cord injury in preclinical studies
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have been able to speed recovery and substantially reduce damage resulting from spinal cord injury in preclinical studies.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 31, 2009 |
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