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- Health & Fitness (30 May, 2009)
Mother's Extraweight Influences The Development Of Asthma In The Baby
Children born from mothers who suffer from obesity of any grade are at a higher risk of developing asthma. ...
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- Science (16 Mar, 2007)
To live or die - computer will decide
Are you ready to entrust your destiny to a computer? Researches say that a new computer program can make life-or-death decisions for disabled people better than their closest relatives. ...
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- Health & Fitness (16 Mar, 2007)
A Trojan-horse strategy selected to fight bacteria
A joint project of three teams of researchers from three different US universities (University of Washington, Iowa and Cincinnati) have selected a different approach at fighting bacteria in people with cystic fibrosis. This team of scientists will investigate the possibility of substituting iron with another metal with similar properties to attract the bacteria to it. ...
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- Science (16 May, 2007)
Scientists to Adjust The Human Brain's Clock For Easier Adaptation to the 24.65 Hour Day On Mars
If a person is exposed in the evening to two 45 minutes of bright light pulses this could lead to the synchronization of the individual's circadian system, which will be able to work properly longer than the usual 24 hour light/dark cycle. ...
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- Science (01 Oct, 2008)
Scientists to Identify Oral Cancer Through Saliva Test
Oral squamous cell carcinoma, which is one of the forms of oral cancer, can now be identified using a rather simple test that observes proteins in saliva. The study and its results were published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research. ...
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- Health & Fitness (13 Jan, 2009)
Hormone Therapy Shrinks Women's Brains
According to a new study, the oestrogen hormone therapy, which is used to treat a number of symptoms of menopause, contracts women's brains. ...
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- Science (10 Apr, 2009)
Eating Porridge Helps Children Get Better Results on Exams
According to a new research, children who eat high energy breakfast meals, for example porridge, show better results at their exams at school. ...
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- Science (05 May, 2009)
Lithium Found in Drinking Water Reduces Suicide Rate, Study Shows
According to Japanese scientists, low levels of lithium in drinking water might lower the risk of suicide. ...
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- Science (30 Jun, 2009)
Women Are Better at Pounding Nails than Men, at Least in the Light
At least once in their lifetime each man hammered a nail and at least once they hit their thumb. One of the obvious reasons is that the man is simply not good at it, the other is that he is not doing it when there's not enough light. ...
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