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Medicine 2013-12-19

Heart disease and stroke continue to threaten US health

Heart disease and stroke continue to threaten US health American Heart Association Annual Statistical Update DALLAS, Dec. 18, 2013 — Heart disease and stroke remain two of the top killers of Americans and pose a significant threat to millions of others, ...
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Science 2013-12-19

Lemur babies of older moms less likely to get hurt

Lemur babies of older moms less likely to get hurt Finding emerges from Lemur Center's 35 years of detailed records DURHAM, N.C. -- A long-term study of aggression in lemurs finds that infants born to older mothers are less likely to get hurt than those born to younger mothers. The ...
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Engineering 2013-12-19

Growers the big winners in Malawi's tobacco industry

Growers the big winners in Malawi's tobacco industry Study looks at social, economic and environmental impacts and trade-offs of an expanding tobacco industry Tobacco growers are the big winners, while the environment and people who have lost ...
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Space 2013-12-19

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Bruce develop near Cocos Island

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Bruce develop near Cocos Island NASA's Aqua satellite flew overhead as the fourth tropical cyclone of the Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season developed today, December 18, while it was passing to the northwest of Cocos Island, Australia. The ...
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Space 2013-12-19

NASA catches Tropical Cyclone Amara's stretched out eye

NASA catches Tropical Cyclone Amara's stretched out eye Tropical Cyclone Amara's eye appeared elongated on satellite imagery from NASA on December 18. Tropical Cyclone Amara is spinning in the Southern Indian Ocean along with Tropical Cyclone Bruce, and both share ...
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Science 2013-12-19

Total smoking bans work best

Total smoking bans work best With no place to puff, smokers are more likely to cut back or quit, researchers say Completely banning tobacco use inside the home – or more broadly in the whole city – measurably boosts the odds of smokers either cutting back ...
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Medicine 2013-12-19

Role for sugar uptake in breast cancer revealed

Role for sugar uptake in breast cancer revealed Berkeley Lab researchers show that aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy Metabolism was lost in the shadows of cancer research for decades but has recently been reclaiming some of the spotlight. ...
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Earth Science 2013-12-19

New geology research explores intriguing questions

New geology research explores intriguing questions New Geology articles posted online Dec. 13, 2013 Boulder, Colo., USA - Can spaceborne radar help predict sinkholes? What do ancient ambers reveal about paleochemotaxonomy? How does serpentinization affect sub-seafloor ...
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Medicine 2013-12-19

Stem cells offer clues to reversing receding hairlines

Stem cells offer clues to reversing receding hairlines Regenerative medicine may offer ways to banish baldness that don't involve toupees. The lab of USC scientist Krzysztof Kobielak, MD, PhD has published a trio of papers in the journals Stem ...
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Medicine 2013-12-18

Diet quality links old and young

Diet quality links old and young Understanding how dietary habits are connected through the generations could have valuable benefits for community health, a new study shows. The Taiwanese study assessed the relationship between the quality of children's diets ...
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