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"The Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (&getting) stuff for free in their own towns. ... Membership is free."Members of Freecycle receive and may post email messages about free items. The site includes a FAQ and information for becoming a member and starting a new group. Murder, Eyewitness Identification And The Limits Of Human Vision
University of Washington psychologist Geoffrey Loftus examines why it is easier to identify someone close up rather than at a distance in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychonomic Bulletin &Review. Parkinson's Disease: When Cells Run Out Of Fuel
Insights into the function of Parkinson's genes can help to understand the causes of this neurodegenerative disease -- and to develop new therapies. Researchers have now discovered that two Parkinson's genes ensure the energy supply of neurons involved in Parkinson's disease. For Weight Loss In Obese Adults, Lifestyle Modification Plus Medicatio
A new study shows that treatment with a lifestyle modification program of diet, exercise and behavioral therapy when used in combination with the weight loss medication sibutramine (Meridia) resulted in significantly greater weight loss among obese adults than treatment with the medication alone. NCI Scientists Create Model That Predicts Follicular Lymphoma Survival
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have created a model that predicts the survival of follicular lymphoma patients based on the molecular characteristics of their tumors at diagnosis. The model is based on two sets of genes--called survival-associated signatures--whose activity was found to be associated with good or poor prognosis for patients with the cancer. What's The Backscatter Of Your Beer? Ultrasound Technology Tracks Micr
An acoustic technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory eliminates the need for laborious and costly sampling of slurries in large containers. Fermentation-based industries, such as beer and pharmaceuticals, could benefit from the technology's noninvasive, continuous and objective "listening"technique in tracking microbial growth through the different process phases. The lab's patented technique is novel in its fusion of information extracted from both acoustic backscatter and transit measurements, including velocity, amplitude and frequency data. Cool Stuff, Made in Taiwan
China's manufacturing boom helps transform nondescript components suppliers into slick gadget makers aiming to take on the biggest U.S. brands. Simon Burns reports from Taipei, Taiwan. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Green Chemistry Can Help Nanotechnology Mature, Professor Says
The safest possible future for advancing nanotechnology in a sustainable world can be reached by using green chemistry, says James E. Hutchison, a professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon. Asthma news headlines
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