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Hair today, gone tomorrow
Over on baldiness.com, the blogging bald guy asks why the hirsute place so much emphasis on hair while those who are follicularly challenged or waxed lyrical cranially don’t seem that fussed.As you will see from the photo on my resume page I too am less than hirsute from the neck up and so feel I [...] NASA Scientists Confirm Toxic Seas During Earth's Evolution
NASA exobiology researchers confirmed Earth's oceans were once rich in sulfides that would prevent advanced life forms, such as fish and mammals, from thriving. A team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, working with colleagues from Australia and the United Kingdom, analyzed the fossilized remains of photosynthetic pigments preserved in 1.6 billion-year-old rocks from the McArthur Basin in Northern Australia. They found evidence of photosynthetic bacteria that require sulfides and sunlight to live.
Star power: Astronomers recreate stellar jet with laser blast
With the trillions of watts contained in one brief pop of a powerful laser, the universe became a bit less mysterious. Scientists recently used powerful laser beams to recreate, on a small scale, the highly supersonic velocities at work in newborn stars and simulated the fiery jets that burst from their poles. Findings Suggests That Blocking Estrogen May Be Crucial To Lung Cancer
New and effective treatments for lung cancer may rest on their ability to hinder the action of estrogen in lung cancer cells, according to two studies published in the current issue of Cancer Research. Japanese Explorer Finds Evidence Of 'Robinson Crusoe's' Island Home
On a remote, wooded island 470 miles off the coast of Chile, Japanese explorer Daisuke Takahashi believes he has found the location of the hut where Scottish privateer Alexander Selkirk, who likely inspired the Daniel Defoe classic "Robinson Crusoe,"lived during the four years and four months he was marooned on the island 300 years ago. Combination therapy with midostaurin improves survival of acute myeloi
A targeted drug that is active against acute myeloid leukemia is particularly effective when teamed with chemotherapy in patients whose cancer cells harbor a key genetic mutation, according to new research. Study Of Pro Soccer Players Finds Significant Reduction In Injuries Us
Groin injury accounts for a large amount of lost playing time, especially in soccer players. A new study finds that a simple 20-minute warm-up program used during preseason averts these injuries. The researchers enrolled 315 major league soccer players in a preseason groin injury prevention program to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Brain Remembers Familiar Faces When Choosing Potential Mate
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that the human brain favours familiar-looking faces when choosing a potential partner. Los Pobladores 200: Descendents of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angel
Website of this group "the primary goal [of which] was to locate and organize present day descendants of the original founding families of Los Angeles."Features details about group activities (such as the annual history walk on September 4, the date of the founding of Los Angeles), and an archive with names and brief histories of founding families and the soldiers who escorted them to El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles. Impact On Lungs Of One Cannabis Joint Equal To Up To Five Cigarettes
A single cannabis joint has the same effect on the lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, indicates new research. Cannabis smokers complained of wheeze, cough, chest tightness and phlegm. But emphysema, the progressive and crippling lung disease, was only seen in those who smoked tobacco, either alone or in combination. But cannabis still damaged the lungs and stopped them from working properly.
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