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Mouse Brain Cells Rapidly Recover After Alzheimer's Plaques Are Cleare
Brain cells in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease have surprised scientists with their ability to recuperate after the disorder's characteristic brain plaques are removed. Predators Prefer To Hunt Small-brained Prey
Predators such as leopards and chimpanzees consistently target smaller-brained prey less capable of escape, research at the University of Liverpool has shown. Webcasters Would Be Obliterated by Royalty Pricing Scheme
Music-industry providers are negotiating a flat rate with webcasters because their current royalty plan would bankrupt most of them. Sinkie: The International Association of People Who Dine Over the Kitc
The day after Thanksgiving is designated as Sinkie Day (Standing In Nutritious Kitchens Ingesting Everything). With tongue in cheek, the author shares letters from guilt-free Sinkies, lists ways to spot other Sinkies, and provides other useful information to free us from the guilt, shame, and embarrassment of being discovered eating with fingers over the kitchen sink. Correcting Poor Vision In Nursing Home Residents May Decrease Symptoms
Nursing home residents who received eyeglasses for uncorrected refractive error were found to have improved quality of life and decreased symptoms of depression when compared to those with refractive error who had not received eyeglasses, according to a new report. Snake-like Robot And Steady-hand System Could Assist Surgeons
Engineers are designing new high-tech medical tools to equip the operating room of the future, in an effort to help doctors treat patients more safely and effectively and allow them to perform surgical tasks that are nearly impossible today. Chemicals From Recycled Cardboard May Contaminate Take-out Food, Resea
Diisobutyl Phthalate has been found in recycled cardboard sometimes used in food packaging. With take out pizzas, hot food is placed inside the cardboard box, and so there is a high chance that the food will be exposed to any volatile chemicals in the cardboard such as plasticizers as they will enter the headspace of the box, researchers argue. The phthalates (plasticizers) are present because the containers were made from pulp that contained at least some recycled paper and cardboard. 'Western'Diet Linked To Increased Risk Of Colon Cancer Recurrence
Colon cancer patients who eat a diet high in red meat, fatty products, refined grains and desserts -- a so-called "Western diet"-- may be increasing their chance of disease relapse and early death, according to a recent article. New Virtual Reality Surgery Simulator Hones Surgeons' Skills, Improves
Oregon Health &Science University School of Medicine recently acquired a new high-fidelity simulation device that enables surgeons to practice complex operative tasks before entering the operating room, improving patient safety in Oregon and beyond. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper.
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