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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 10th, 2006
People More Likely  Help Others They Think Are 'Like Them'

People More Likely Help Others They Think Are 'Like Them'

Feeling empathy and acting

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 10th, 2006
Supernova Leaves Behind Mysterious Object

Supernova Leaves Behind Mysterious Object

Scientists taking a closer look at an object discovered over 25 years ago have found that it is unlike any other known in our galaxy

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 10th, 2006
The Proteins that "Switch On" the Heart Tissue Repair System

The Proteins that "Switch On" the Heart Tissue Repair System

Researchers manipulated cells in animal models to regenerate damaged heart tissue; this could change the approach to treating heart disease

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 10th, 2006
Too Litte Data Available to Assess Risk of Sludge

Too Litte Data Available to Assess Risk of Sludge

Thousands of chemicals are treated in waste-water treatment plants but there exists sludge concentration data for only 516 organic chemicals

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 10th, 2006
Low Fat Dairy Intake Reduces Risk of Diabetes

Low Fat Dairy Intake Reduces Risk of Diabetes

Women that consume high amounts of low fat dairy products reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes with 21%

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 10th, 2006
Evolution Can Occur Quickly, Change Population Interaction

Evolution Can Occur Quickly, Change Population Interaction

A new Cornell study shows that evolution and ecology can operate on the same time scale

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 10th, 2006
Asbestos By the Yard

Asbestos By the Yard

Controversy is growing over what risks carcinogenic asbestos mineral deposits pose for the people who live and play over them

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  • By Anca Rusu
  • July 10th, 2006
Varian Medical Systems Releases PaxScan Digital X-ray Image Detector

Varian Medical Systems Releases PaxScan Digital X-ray Image Detector

It is meant for dental, medical, and high-volume semiconductor inspection markets

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 10th, 2006
Fight against Aging by Eating Less

Fight against Aging by Eating Less

Cutting calories helps preserve the function of mitochondria that provide energy for the cells as we become older

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 10th, 2006
High Hopes for AIDS Patients: Stem Cells Turned into T-Cells

High Hopes for AIDS Patients: Stem Cells Turned into T-Cells

Stem cells could be transformed into immune cells that would cure serious diseases related to damaged immune system, such as the HIV virus that annihilates the body's natural defense and causes human death

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 10th, 2006
Faulty ATM Gene Doubles Breast Cancer Risks

Faulty ATM Gene Doubles Breast Cancer Risks

Women that have a family history in breast cancer and also present damaged ATM gene are at high risk of developing breast cancer

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 8th, 2006
Beauty Myths - True or False?

Beauty Myths - True or False?

Many common cosmetic advices are only meant to puzzle and make us more confuse then we were before - how many of them are really true?

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 8th, 2006
Paracetamol Intake Found Beneficial Against Ovarian Cancer

Paracetamol Intake Found Beneficial Against Ovarian Cancer

Regular paracetamol intake - more than 30 tablets monthly - reduces the risk of getting ovarian cancer with 30%

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 8th, 2006
Gender Gap Found - Males and Females Are Really Different

Gender Gap Found - Males and Females Are Really Different

Scientific research proves that there are hundreds of genes behaving differently in male and female bodies - leading to different behavior of diseases in women and men bodies

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  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • July 7th, 2006
A Busy Day Aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station

A Busy Day Aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station

The station's robotic arm positions the MPLM preparing the cargo module for attachment to the station's Unity Node

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 7th, 2006
Hopes for Patients Suffering from Deadly Liver Diseases

Hopes for Patients Suffering from Deadly Liver Diseases

Severe liver diseases and liver transplants may be avoided in the near future and replaced with stem cells substitution

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  • By Alexandra Lupu
  • July 7th, 2006
Death from Injuries Higher in Poor Children

Death from Injuries Higher in Poor Children

A study published recently in the British Medical Journal has analyzed death rates specific to social classes and reached the conclusion that the poorest children are the ones that face the highest risk of dying from injuries