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Young Single Men Are More Likely To Bank Sperm Before Testicular Cance
A quarter of men with testicular cancer banked their sperm before treatment, but only six percent of those used the sperm to father a child. Men who banked their sperm averaged 26 -- 10 years younger than those who didn't -- and were more than twice as likely to be single. As most men treated for testicular cancer are young, and survival rates exceed 90percent, post-treatment fertility is an important issue, say researchers. Revolutionary Armrest Can Prevent Repetitive Strain Injuries
Engineers have designed an armrest that reduces repetitive strain injuries and has the potential to be used in almost anything with a seat, from heavy machinery to powered wheelchairs. Tests show the provisionally patented armrest reduces muscle activity in the neck by more than 60 per cent compared to typical armrests, said the researcher. Monitoring And Controlling Deforestation And Forest Degradation
As UNFCCC negotiations move towards powerful new mechanisms for compensating tropical countries for their reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, important questions remain: How much will REDD cost? Will it benefit forest people? Can forests in chronically cloud-covered countries be accurately monitored? These topics are addressed in four new studies just released by the Woods Hole Research Center in anticipation of the 13th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC. September 11th Remembered
Dozens of cartoonists are represented in this poignant "collection of the best cartoons drawn in the aftermath of the attacks"on September 11, 2001. From Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoon Index. High Blood Pressure Medication Strategy Proves Effective In Hispanic W
Hispanic women with hypertension and coronary artery disease respond better to drug regimens aimed at controlling high blood pressure than non-Hispanic white women, University of Florida researchers report. Researchers studied 22,500 patients and tracked a subgroup of 5,017 Hispanic and 4,710 non-Hispanic white women who were randomly assigned to a drug strategy containing either a sustained release form of the calcium antagonist verapamil or the beta-blocker atenolol. Hispanic women achieved greater blood pressure control and were half as likely as white women to suffer adverse outcomes. NYPL Digital Gallery
This site "provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library [NYPL], including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more."Searchable, or browsable by collection, such as art and literature, cities and buildings, industry and technology, and nature and science. Human Waste On Beach: Sticking To The Sand Might Not Be Such Good, Cle
Microbes that result in beach closures and health advisories when detected at unsafe levels in the ocean also have been detected in the sand, according to a new study. The study found that sand at beaches all along the California coast contained some level of fecal indicator bacteria. At one popular beach in Monterey, California, they found evidence of human waste -- raising doubt about the commonly held belief that some fecal indicator bacteria occur naturally in the sand and are therefore benign. Space: It's Our Final Frontier
The United States asserts its primacy over the heavens, too. A revamped national space policy likens the use of space to air power and sea power, and declares that the U.S. will defend its right to exploit space -- and defend it from perceived adversaries. Evolution of Human Pygmies
Overview of studies at the University of Cambridge concerning the small body size of human pygmies. Includes a link to the group's December 2007 academic journal article about the Aeta and Batak pygmies of the Philippines and to news stories about the group's findings. From the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridge, England. Deep Sequencing May Lead To Hardier Strains Of Rice
Using a novel "deep sequencing"technology that can in one fell swoop decode 50 million sequences representing well over a billion bases of DNA, a research team is working to unmask where, why and how certain genes are switched on or off in rice -- a crop vital to the world'sfood supply. The project may lead to development of hardier strains of rice and other cereal grains.
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