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After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 36 min ago
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Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America's vast assemblage of large animals -- including such iconic...

Sounds can penetrate deep sleep and enhance...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 36 min ago
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They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle, somehow penetrated their slumber. The 25 sounds were reminders...

Spotting evidence of directed percolation...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 36 min ago
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Convincing experimental evidence has finally been found for directed percolation, a phenomenon that turns up in computer models of...

Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomide...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 37 min ago
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Resurgence of thalidomide use in Africa and South America raises the urgent need to isolate the negative side effects by identifying...

Let them eat snail: Nutritional giant snails...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 37 min ago
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A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up...

Braking news: Particles from car brakes...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 37 min ago
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Real-life particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells in vitro. Researchers found that heavy braking, as in an emergency...

Spinal cord injuries: Experimental drug...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 38 min ago
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Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing...

Ancestry attracts, but love is blind

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 38 min ago
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People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin color....

Bacterially produced antifungal on skin...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 38 min ago
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A new study suggests that naturally occurring bacteria on the skin of salamanders could help protect other amphibians, including some...

New cause of osteoporosis: Mutation in a...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 38 min ago
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Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs. Researchers have now identified a previously unknown...

Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 38 min ago
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Rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. Researchers found that Israeli...

On your last nerve: Researchers advance...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 38 min ago
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Researchers have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons....

Frog legs trade may facilitate spread of...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 39 min ago
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Most countries throughout the world participate in the $40-million-per-year culinary trade of frog legs in some way, with 75 percent...

Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth...

Reuters :: Posted 4 hours 41 min ago
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ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in...

Astronaut in space while wife giving birth...

Reuters :: Posted 6 hours 41 min ago
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on...

Amazing Sand Sculptures

Mercola.com :: Posted 8 hours 14 min ago
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As an impoverished child in Orrisa, India, Sudarsan Pattnaik would go to his local beach and build sand castles. His hobby eventually...

Can Alcohol Really Protect Your Heart?

Mercola.com :: Posted 8 hours 14 min ago
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A study has suggested that drinking alcohol every day may cut the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third. But the research...

Strength Training Can Help People With Lung...

Mercola.com :: Posted 8 hours 14 min ago
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People with chronic lung disease can strengthen their arms and legs with resistance training, and this strength may help them perform...

Newsweek: Shifting eyes can boost creativity...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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A new study has found that shifting one's eyes rapidly from left to right and back for 30 seconds can increase...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding...

U.S. Obesity Rate Continues to Skyrocket

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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Obesity is likely to cost the U.S. about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018, taking up about 21...

Shuttle Atlantis arrives at space station...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday...

U.S. House votes to boost Medicare pay to...

Reuters :: Posted 23 hours 31 min ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to boost Medicare payments to physicians...

Cousins of prehistoric supercrocodile inhabit...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 hours 58 min ago
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Fossils of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck's...

Study raises concerns about outdoor second...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 hours 56 min ago
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Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new study suggests...

Disrupted Sleep Patterns Harming Officers...

Mercola.com :: Posted 8 hours 14 min ago
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A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when...

Let them eat snail: Nutritional giant snails...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 37 min ago
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A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her...

Gene protects brain-eaters from mad cow-...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Villagers in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who ritualistically ate human brains but...

Showdown Set for Health Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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Sen. Harry Reid outlined a ten-year $849 billion bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system and...

How to Help Your Overweight Child

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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Parents need to think about their children’s weight before their kids become teenagers. "They should engage...

Company seeks to test stem cells for blindness...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday...

Sushi Often Not What You Think

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Endangered bluefin tuna ends up in sushi without being labeled.

Asthma a significant risk factor for complications...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 hours 58 min ago
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A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe...

Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 hours 56 min ago
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Biologists and engineers have dramatically improved the speed and accuracy of measuring an enigmatic set of proteins...

Newborn Babies Were NOT Designed to Sleep...

Mercola.com :: Posted 8 hours 14 min ago
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According to Dr. Jay Gordon, babies sleeping on a safe surface with sober, nonsmoking parents respond to their...

Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomide...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 4 hours 37 min ago
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Resurgence of thalidomide use in Africa and South America raises the urgent need to isolate the negative side...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's...

Senate healthcare bill hits Obama cost target...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate healthcare reform plan to be unveiled on Wednesday meets President Barack Obama's goals on costs...

Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine: WHO

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health...

'Fly paper' created to capture circulating...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that...

Common pain relief medication may encourage...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body...

CT heart scan finds blockage faster than...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 19 hours ago
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A rapid CT scan of the heart may provide doctors with a more efficient way to diagnose blocked arteries in people complaining ...

U.S. food safety likely to get overhaul...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to increase government oversight of food safety but the...

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 6 hours ago
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Congressional budget crunchers Thursday said the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a...

Bees can learn differences in food's temperature...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Biologists have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's...

Avoiding panic in pandemics

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 hours 56 min ago
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Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have...

Long-Term Care Plan to Be in Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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The Senate's sweeping health bill is expected to call for a new long-term-care insurance program as Democrats move closer to unveiling...

Movie theater popcorn: You'll laugh! You...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 19 hours ago
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Here's some news that may send moviegoers reeling: Theater popcorn is often loaded with calories and artery-clogging saturated ...

Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Rsearchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three...

Study raises concerns about outdoor second...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 hours 56 min ago
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Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new study suggests that these outdoor smoking...

Showdown Set for Health Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 16 hours ago
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Sen. Harry Reid outlined a ten-year $849 billion bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system and extend insurance to 31...

FDA to review Actelion's Zavesca for additional...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Actelion Ltd, Europe's largest biotech company, said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would...

Experts: Radical measures won't stop swine...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads...