News tagged with feeds
Scientists find natural way to curb your greed
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have discovered a naturally-occurring appetite suppressant that could be used to make a diet drug without side effects.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Top German court approves euthanasia with patient consent
Germany's Federal Court of Justice on Friday overturned the conviction of a lawyer who advised an elderly comatose woman's family to cut off her feeding tube, in a landmark ruling on euthanasia.
Jun 25, 2010 |
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Test Run Under Way for Amtrak's 'Beef Train'
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to create a greener train, Amtrak has unveiled the Heartland Flyer, which is designed to run on a special biodiesel blend that includes beef byproducts. The idea is to reduce ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 01, 2010 |
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Breastfeeding duration and weaning diet may shape child's body composition
Variations in both milk feeding and in the weaning diet are linked to differences in growth and development, and they have independent influences on body composition in early childhood, according to a new study accepted for ...
May 28, 2009 |
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Process could improve economics of ethanol production
(PhysOrg.com) -- Iowa State University's Hans van Leeuwen has moved his research team's award-winning idea for improving ethanol production from a laboratory to a pilot plant.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 20, 2011 |
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Facebook Lite On its Way
(PhysOrg.com) -- The social networking site Facebook has begun testing a simpler, no-frills alternative to its regular interface. The cleaner, uncluttered interface is particularly aimed at entry-level users ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Poked: The difference between Facebook's News Feed and Live Feed
First off, I'd like to thank Facebook for confusing its users yet again with a new feature that is hard to decipher and makes users grumpy. It really makes my job of picking a column topic so easy when they ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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'Falcon-cam' captures life in UB nest
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University at Buffalo Web camera is capturing life in a peregrine falcon nest on the UB South Campus in Buffalo, where, for the second consecutive year, a female has laid her eggs.
Apr 12, 2010 |
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'The Breakup 2.0:' A look at how new media is used to end relationships
Leslie checked her Facebook profile late one day and discovered that she was suddenly single. Her now ex-boyfriend had met someone new and she learned this through the ubiquitous news feed that presented her ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2010 |
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New method uses electrolyzed water for more efficient fuel production
Using electrolyzed water rather than harsh chemicals could be a more effective and environmentally friendly method in the pretreatment of ethanol waste products to produce an acetone-butanol-ethanol fuel mix, ...
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Germany's top court upholds restrictive GM crops law
Germany's top court on Wednesday upheld a two-year-old law placing sharp restrictions on the use of genetically modified crops, saying it protected the public from the risks of the technology.
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Yahoo! accuses Facebook of patent infringement (Update)
Yahoo! filed suit against Facebook in a California court on Monday accusing the social networking giant of infringing on 10 patents held by the Internet pioneer.
Mar 12, 2012 |
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How fruit flies taste water
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to detect water and regulate water intake is essential for all animals because if cells have too little or too much water the consequences for the animal can be disastrous. It ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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New study of environmental contaminants in breast milk
The levels of environmental contaminants in a mother's body decrease during breast-feeding. After a year of lactation, the levels of a number of environmental contaminants in breast milk drop by 15 – 94 per cent, according ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Groups sue US over antibiotics in farm feed
A coalition of consumer groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the US Food and Drug Administration over the use of human antibiotics in animal feed, saying it creates dangerous superbugs.
May 25, 2011 |
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