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Tanning may be associated with moles in very light-skinned children

Very-light-skinned children without red hair who tan appear to develop more nevi (birthmarks, moles or other colored spots on the skin) than children who do not tan, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Researchers find first Prehistoric Iberian twins

Researchers at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have discovered the remains of newborn twin girls in the archaeological site of Olèrdola in Barcelona. They date back to between the middle ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Immortal worms defy aging

Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (38) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

Greying Singapore taps robots, games in rehab

Six months ago, Singaporean retiree Soon Eng Sam, 70, suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Toxic chromium found in Chicago's drinking water

Chicago's first round of testing for a toxic metal called hexavalent chromium found that levels in local drinking water are more than 11 times higher than a health standard California adopted last month.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

States consider banning teens from tanning beds

(AP) -- If a proposed law passes, California teens under 18 will need a fake ID to "fake and bake" themselves to a golden brown.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skin color: Handy tool for teaching evolution

Variations in skin color provide one of the best examples of evolution by natural selection acting on the human body and should be used to teach evolution in schools, according to a Penn State anthropologist.

Biology / Evolution

created Feb 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 55

Parents favor genetic testing for melanoma in their children

The vast majority of parents who tested positive for a genetic mutation that increases the risk of melanoma (the most serious form of skin cancer) support genetic testing of their children or grandchildren. Results of the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improving Americans' health takes a community

(AP) -- The government's new 10-year blueprint to improve Americans' health aims to help whole communities get in better shape, not just the couch potatoes.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early evaluation and intervention critical for vaccinated children with hearing loss from meningitis

Despite widespread use of pneumococcal vaccination, some children still develop deafness following pneumococcal meningitis, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. Based ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

T cell discovery shows promise for Type 1 diabetes treatment

A research team from the University of British Columbia and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) at BC Children's Hospital has identified the role of a type of T cell in type 1 diabetes that may lead to new treatment ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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