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The search for planets and stars out of this world
There are a lot of things someone could do in nearly 900 hours.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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'Main Street' economic conditions misread by GDP
Traditional gauges of economic activity severely overstate the standard of living as experienced on 'Main Street,' say University of Maryland researchers, who have worked with their state officials to apply ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 18, 2010 |
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New Vermont law: Researchers to measure 'genuine progress'
"What you measure is what you get," said Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Soon Vermont may measure its economic well-being somewhat differently.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 04, 2012 |
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New heart drugs don't mean old ones should be discarded, researchers say
In performing procedures to open narrowed coronary arteries, cardiologists use powerful drugs to prevent clotting and make the blood thinner — but not so thin that it causes major bleeding. But one of the old anti-clotting ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Google eyes online consumer index to track inflation
US Internet titan Google is readying its own "Google Price Index" based on a vast database of online purchases, providing a daily measure of inflation, said a top company official quoted Tuesday in the Financial ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
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All genes in one go
The majority of rare diseases are hereditary. But despite significant progress in genome research, in most cases their exact cause remains unclear. The discovery of the underlying genetic defect is, however, ...
Aug 29, 2010 |
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Deep brain stimulation at two different targets gives similar motor benefits in Parkinson's
In a major study, investigators have compared how individuals with Parkinson's disease respond to deep brain stimulation (DBS) at two different sites in the brain. Contrary to current belief, patients who ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Scientists find new form of prion disease that damages brain arteries
National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists investigating how prion diseases destroy the brain have observed a new form of the disease in mice that does not cause the sponge-like brain deterioration typically seen in prion ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 05, 2010 |
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Overweight male teens with normal blood pressures showing signs of heart damage
Even while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage, researchers say.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Deep Brain Stimulation Found to be Effective in Children with Treatment-Resistant Generalized Primary Dystonia
Dystonia is a very complex, highly variable neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions. As many as 250,000 people in the United States have dystonia, making it the third most common movement ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 05, 2009 |
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The sweet spot? Doctors test targets for Parkinson surgery
Doctors may be able to tailor a specialized form of brain surgery to more closely match the needs of Parkinson patients, according to results from the first large-scale effort to compare the two current target areas of deep ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Not enough vitamin D in the diet could mean too much fat on adolescents
Too little vitamin D could be bad for more than your bones; it may also lead to fatter adolescents, researchers say.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 12, 2009 |
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