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Higher Folate Intake Associated With Decreased Risk Of Hypertension In
Hypertension affects an estimated 65 million individuals in the U.S. and many more worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine whether higher folate intake is associated with a lower risk of hypertension. More Women Than Men Having Mid-life Stroke
More women than men appear to be having a stroke in middle age, according to a new study. Researchers say heart disease and increased waist size may be contributing to this apparent mid-life stroke surge among women. Dietary Supplement Protects The Lives Of Farm Shrimp
The lives of shrimp have been saved by a dietary supplement which prevents infection by pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria. Could this put a stop to the use of antibiotics? Why Poor Kids May Make Sicker Adults
Scientists have known for years that people living in poverty have poorer health and shorter lifespans than the more affluent. Now researchers have identified several key mechanisms in 13-year-olds that may help explain how low socioeconomic status takes its toll on health. Former Wired Editor Dies in Race
Bill Goggins, an influential figure at Wired magazine for a decade, collapses and dies while running in the San Francisco Marathon. Colleagues remember him as a man with wide-ranging appetites who helped give the magazine its bite. Brain Changes In Alzheimer's Disease Are More Likely To Present As Dem
Researchers from the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center found that plaques and tangles in the brain, the changes seen in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD), are more likely to be expressed as dementia in women than in men. February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens film about four college students who, in 1960, "began a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a small city in North Carolina. The act of simply sitting down to order food in a restaurant that refused service to anyone but whites is now widely regarded as one of the pivotal moments in the American Civil Rights Movement."Features biographies, photos, related links, and lesson plans. Brain Scan Study Of Smokers Reveals Signature Of Craving
Not all smokers are alike when it comes to cravings, and a new study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center suggests the difference may lie in their brains' sensitivity to drug cues. Logging Changed Ecological Balance For Monkeys, Damaged Health
Twenty-eight years after intense selective logging stopped in the region now known as Uganda's Kibale National Park, the red-tailed guenon (Cercophithecus ascanius) is a primate still in decline. The logging practice, scientists report in a new study, changed the ecological balance for these monkeys, leading to behavioral changes and opening the door for multiple parasitic infections. New Engine Combusts Old Ideas
Inventor Carmelo Scuderi breaks a cardinal design rule on his way to rethinking the internal combustion engine. By Dan Orzech.
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