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Hot Debate: Are You More Like Chimps or...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Contrary to popular wisdom, two biologists are arguing that orangutans, not chimps, are humans closest relatives.

Newsweek: Summer camp enrollment declines...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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The American Camp Association’s spring enrollment survey found that 48 percent of camps reported decreased enrollment by 10 percent...

Biogen reports 10th case of PML brain infection...

Reuters :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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BOSTON (Reuters) - A 10th patient taking Biogen Idec Inc's Tysabri has developed a potentially deadly brain infection since the multiple...

High Levels Of Cycling Training Damage Sperm...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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The high-intensity training undertaken by triathletes has a significant impact on the quality of their sperm. Researchers said that...

Ovarian Transplantation: New Technique Gives...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Ultra-fast freezing of ovarian tissue from women who have lost their fertility as a result of cancer treatment can lead to it being...

Ovarian Transplantation: First Baby Is Born...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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A new technique for transplanting the ovaries of women who have lost their fertility has been developed. The new, two-step method of...

Engineers Developing Bullet Proof Vests...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Engineers are working on a new type of body armor made from cement. The new vests will combine super-strong cement with recycled carbon...

First Evidence That Female Human Embryos...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Researchers have found the first evidence that a process of inactivating the X chromosome during embryo development and implantation...

Who Goes Abroad For Fertility Treatment,...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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A substantial number of European patients travel to other countries for fertility treatment, both because they think that they will...

C-section Births Cause Genetic Changes That...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Babies born by Caesarean section experience changes to the DNA pool in their white blood cells, which could be connected to altered...

Debate Continues On Administration Of Magnesium...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent chronic childhood motor disability with an estimated lifetime cost of nearly $1 million per...

Targeting New Pancreatitis Treatments

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Scientists have identified a gene that could help in targeting new treatments for alcohol-related pancreatitis.

New, Less Invasive Genetic Test Greatly...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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A new test examining chromosomes in human eggs a few hours after fertilization can identify those that are capable of forming a healthy...

Ecological Model City Masdar: City Will...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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The city of the future is currently being constructed on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. Masdar City shall be supplied exclusively with...

Babies Born After Freeze-thawing Embryos...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Analysis of the longest running ICSI program in the United States has found reassuring evidence that babies born from frozen embryos...

Banking ovaries may extend baby-making span...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children...

Astronauts Photograph Mount Fuji

LifeScience.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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Astronauts got a clear view of Mount Fuji as the International Space Station passed over it in April.

Madoff aftermath cuts funds for the vulnerable...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 20 weeks 4 days ago
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As Bernard Madoff is sentenced to life in prison, health agencies that rely on philanthropy say the fallout has affected care for people...

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

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 23 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...

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

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Biologists have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability...

Strange Ancient Crocodiles Swam the Sahara...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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Odd bunch of crocs lived alongside dinosaurs.

Nearly Blind Seal to Get Surgery

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 5 hours ago
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A monk seal scheduled to get eye surgery.

Surgery not linked to memory problems in...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems...

Pig out more at Thanksgiving and you may...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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Eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and mashed potatoes makes consumers less likely to buy on...

Increased obesity hindering success at reducing...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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The percentage of overweight and obese adults in the United States has increased over the past two decades --...

Controversial Stem Cell Experiment Could...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 11 hours 13 min ago
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New and controversial transplant operation uses stem cells derived from spare human embryos.

Sounds can penetrate deep sleep and enhance...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 49 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...

CT heart scan finds blockage faster than...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 23 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...

Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Rsearchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their...

Light Shed on Mysteries of Deadly Jellyfish...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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Clues to the a jellyfish's deadly sting may lead to an antidote.

The Digital Divide: Why Grandma Should Get...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 5 hours ago
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Going online may help seniors overcome depression.

Building the smart home wirelessly

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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Like the paperless office, the smart home has been a long time coming, but a new article suggests that radio tags...

Cognitive dysfunction reversed in mouse...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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At birth, children with Down syndrome aren't developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind....

Last year's flu shot may help ward off swine...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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People who received last year's seasonal flu vaccine may have gained some protection against the swine flu virus...

Astronaut in space while wife giving birth...

Reuters :: Posted 10 hours 54 min ago
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a...

After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 48 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 --...

Meditation Eases Heart Disease

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago
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Heart disease patients who practice Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates.Researchers randomly assigned more than 200...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 7 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...

Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine: WHO

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 13 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 15 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...

CT heart scan finds blockage faster than...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 23 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 ...

Common pain relief medication may encourage...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 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...

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

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Biologists have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees...

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 11 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...

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

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 23 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 15 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...

New guidelines: Women can get Pap smears...

USAToday :: Posted 16 hours 5 min ago
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Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 20 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 1 day 1 hour 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 11 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...

Increased obesity hindering success at reducing...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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The percentage of overweight and obese adults in the United States has increased over the past two decades -- undermining efforts to...

Mouse study points to treatment for Down...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits...

Americans seem angry a lot, but it's all...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Psychologists say it's normal to get angry. It's a basic human emotion, they say. But more and more, we see people losing their ...

Body Odd: Phantom smells may be a sign of...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago
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Get a whiff of this. Smelling a pungent odor that's not really there is more common than you might think. But if those mysterious odors...