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Fake Holograms a 3-D Crime Wave
Counterfeiters learn to make convincing copies of the shiny, embossed stickers that certify everything from software to baseball cards. By Marty Graham. Low Vitamin D Levels May Worsen Osteoarthritis Of The Knee
Low vitamin D levels may cause greater knee pain and difficulty walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to new research. Knee osteoarthritis is caused by cartilage breakdown in the knee joint. Factors that increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis include being overweight, age, injury or stress to the joints, and family history can increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis. No Risk, No Fun? People Who Take Risks More Satisfied With Their Lives
Tall people are more prepared to take risks than small people, women are more careful than men, and the willingness to take risks markedly decreases with age: These are the findings arrived at by researchers from the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the University of Bonn and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin. Revised Classification System Is Effective For Predicting Breast Cance
A revised and commonly used system for classifying the seriousness of cancer is effective for predicting relapse and survival in women with breast cancer who receive chemotherapy prior to surgery, according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Some Brain-damaged Patients Quit Smoking With Ease
Smokers with a damaged insula -- a region in the brain linked to emotion and feelings -- quit smoking easily and immediately, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Science. The study provides direct evidence of smoking's grip on the brain. It also raises the possibility that other addictive behaviors may have an equally strong hold on neural circuits for pleasure. How Drones Find Queens: Odorant Receptor For Queen Bee Pheromone Ident
The mating ritual of the honey bee is a mysterious affair, occurring at dizzying heights in zones identifiable only to a queen and the horde of drones that court her. Now a research team has identified an odorant receptor that allows male drones to find a queen in flight. The receptor, on the male antennae, can detect an available queen up to 60 meters away. Breast Cancer, A Man's Illness?
Astounded and shocked is how men described feeling when learning they had breast cancer, a disease they didn't even know was possible for them to get, says Edie Pituskin, a University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing graduate student. Pituskin is conducting what she believes to be the first North American study looking at what men experience after a breast cancer diagnosis--important, considering the different ways men and women cope. Widow Leases Phones for 42 Years
How much is too much to pay for the use of a pair of old-school rotary phones? In Furthermore. Harnessing The Measles Virus To Attack Cancer
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has opened a new clinical study using a vaccine strain of the measles virus to attack recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, a largely untreatable brain tumor. Research Shows Benefits Of Apple Juice On Neurotransmitter Affecting M
New research demonstrates that apple products can help boost brain function similar to medication. Animal research from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) indicates that apple juice consumption may actually increase the production in the brain of the essential neurotransmitter acetylcholine, resulting in improved memory.
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