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Traditional Values Coalition: Empowering People of Faith Through Knowl
This Christian lobbying organization "focuses upon issues such as education, homosexual advocacy, family tax relief, pornography, the right to life and religious freedom."The site features a definition of "traditional values"(including opposition to "all sexual behaviors outside of marriage between one man and one woman"), editorials, and reports on topics such as marriage protection amendments and abortion. Searchable. Compound From Chinese Medicine Shows Promise In Head And Neck Cancer
A compound derived from cottonseed oil could help improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy at treating head and neck cancer, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found. The findings could lead to a treatment that provides an effective option to surgically removing the cancer, helping patients preserve vital organs involved in speech and swallowing. Desire For Physician-assisted Suicide Among Patients Receiving Palliat
A large proportion of patients receiving palliative care for cancer would consider making a request for physician-assisted suicide if it were legally available, but only if their worst fears about pain and symptoms actually came true. For most, the situation never becomes so dire, according to a study published in Health Psychology. Gene For B-cell Development Factor Might Be Involved In Multiple Scler
A gene involved in B-cell development might play a role in multiple sclerosis. The results of a large study published today in the open access journal BMC Neurology reveal that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are more likely to carry two specific genetic variations in the Early B-cell factor gene (EBF-1), than healthy individuals. The Best: Unlikely Movie Scientists. Denise Richards? Jessica Alba?!
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a scientist? Who knew? And the others? Don't get me started. Earthquake Study Suggests Simple Building Fixes Can Save Lives
While it is too early to know what, if anything, could have been done to prevent buildings from collapsing during the 2005 Kashmiri earthquake, a report released this past summer has shown that simple fixes could have saved lives during an earthquake in Bingol, Turkey, in 2003. An American-Turkish team of engineers said many of the 168 deaths could have been prevented had builders followed Turkey's existing structural codes. Spinning Wheat: New Fibers Have Mechanical Properties Similar To Wool
Smooth as silk. Warm as wool; ______ as wheat gluten. Marketing specialists may be challenged to fill in that blank in the future, now that scientists in Nebraska report the first successful production of high-quality fibers from wheat gluten, that grain's major protein. In an article scheduled for the Feb. 12, issue of ACS' Biomacromolecules, a monthly journal, they describe the new fibers as having mechanical properties similar to wool. Longer-lived Rodents Have Lower Levels Of Thyroid Hormone
The thyroid may play an important role in longevity, with longer-lived rodents showing significantly lower levels of a thyroid hormone that speeds metabolism. The study further strengthens the theory that the faster an animal's metabolism, the shorter its life, and vice versa. The thyroid releases hormones that regulate metabolic rate. Gas Prices Around the World
This table from May 2004 shows that "gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. A few countries, like Venezuela have prices that are far lower."Prices listed range from over $5 per gallon in several countries to well under a dollar in Venezuela. From CNN/Money. Marker That Identifies Energy-producing Centers In Nerve Cells Can Hel
A protein that causes coral to glow is helping researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine to light up brain cells that are critical for the proper functioning of the central nervous system. This fluorescent marker protein may shed light on brain cell defects believed to play a role in various neurological diseases.
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