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Science 2013-11-05

The oldest ice core

The oldest ice core Finding a 1.5 million-year record of Earth's climate How far into the past can ice-core records go? Scientists have now identified regions in Antarctica they say could store information about Earth's climate and greenhouse gases extending as ...
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Environment 2013-11-05

VC predicts the motion of the ocean

VC predicts the motion of the ocean ANU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Young AO, has just published research that will help you every morning with the surf report. Research led by the Vice-Chancellor will allow oceanographers and meteorologists to better ...
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Medicine 2013-11-05

Machines learn to detect breast cancer

Machines learn to detect breast cancer Software that can recognize patterns in data is commonly used by scientists and economics. Now, researchers in the US have applied similar algorithms to help them more accurately diagnose breast cancer. The researchers outline details ...
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Science 2013-11-05

Muggings more than double in London after dark

Muggings more than double in London after dark Muggers in London strike around two and half times more often during hours of darkness then in daylight, a new study shows. The first study to look at the hourly pattern of street robbery in London found a 160% rise ...
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Science 2013-11-05

New ligament discovered in the human knee

New ligament discovered in the human knee Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered a previously unknown ligament in the human knee. This ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. ‪Despite ...
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Science 2013-11-05

Global map provides new insights into land use

Global map provides new insights into land use UFZ researchers show the complexity of land use by mapping its common patterns This news release is available in German. Leipzig. In order to assess the global impacts of land use on the environment ...
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Science 2013-11-05

Holograms offer hope in fight against malaria, study suggests

Holograms offer hope in fight against malaria, study suggests Scientists have developed a 3D filming technique that could help inform research to stem the spread of malaria. Creating moving digital holograms of malaria sperm has given researchers fresh insights into the behaviour ...
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Medicine 2013-11-05

Transgender patients have special needs in the ER

Transgender patients have special needs in the ER WASHINGTON — While approximately one-third of transgender (trans) patients needed emergency care in the previous year, only 71 percent of those with self-reported need indicated they were able to obtain ...
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Science 2013-11-05

How pigeons may smell their way home

How pigeons may smell their way home Homing pigeons, like other birds, are extraordinary navigators, but how they manage to find their way back to their lofts is still debated. To navigate, birds require a 'map' (to tell them home is south, for example) and ...
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Science 2013-11-05

Ethical research with minorities

Ethical research with minorities Johns Hopkins bioethicist Nancy Kass is a guest editor of the AJPH special issue taking a comprehensive look at the current ethical landscape of human subjects research with minority populations Remarkable improvements in the quality of ...
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Physics 2013-11-05

A single-atom light switch

A single-atom light switch With just a single atom, light can be switched between two fibre optic cables at the Vienna University of Technology. Such a switch enables quantum phenomena to be used for information and communication technology ...
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Science 2013-11-05

Torture permanently damages normal perception of pain

Torture permanently damages normal perception of pain Tel Aviv University researchers study the long-term effects of torture on the human pain system Israeli soldiers captured during the 1973 Yom Kippur War were subjected to brutal torture in Egypt and ...
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Medicine 2013-11-05

AGA publishes tool to help GIs manage HCV patients

AGA publishes tool to help GIs manage HCV patients Bethesda, MD (Nov. 5, 2013) — The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Decision Tool for the Screening and Evaluation of Hepatitis C (HCV) will help gastroenterologists in the early ...
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