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Scientists Narrow The Time Limits For The Human And Chimpanzee Split
A research team proposes that the time when the most recent common ancestor of humans and their closest ape relatives -- the chimpanzees -- lived was between 5 and 7 million years ago -- a sharper focus than previous estimates of anywhere from 3 to 13 million years ago. Gene studies are needed because the interpretation of the earliest fossils of humans at the ape/human boundary are controversial and almost no fossils of chimpanzees have been discovered. Sudan: A Nation Divided
BBC's in-depth reporting on Sudan includes news, analysis, profiles of militia and rebels, and features on refugees, rape, and the humanitarian crisis. Links lead to key stories and the BBC's Country Profile of Sudan. From the British Broadcasting Corporation. Terri Schiavo Case: Legal Issues Involving Healthcare Directives, Deat
Compilation of documents and links to information about the court case involving Terri Schiavo, the Florida patient whose feeding tube was removed in March 2005. Topics include legal documents, living wills, the lawyers involved, related cases, power of attorney and health care directives, and commentary. Includes links to related sites. From FindLaw. Malaria Deaths Dropped To One Quarter Previous Level In Zanzibar, Tanz
Research in Zanzibar, Tanzania has found a remarkable fall in the number of children dying from malaria. Within a three-year period (2002 to 2005), malaria deaths among the islands'children dropped to a quarter of the previous level and overall child deaths to half. Young Adults Not At Risk Of Suicidal Behavior From Antidepressants, Ac
Antidepressants lower the risk of suicide attempt in adults with depression, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The researchers also found that the lower risk held true for young adults ages 18 to 25. RNA-binding Protein Key To One Form Of Muscular Dystrophy
Increased levels of a protein called CUGBP1 play an important role in the adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy called myotonic dystrophy type 1 according to a new article. New Species Of Peccary -- Pig-like Animal -- Discovered In Amazon Regi
Biologists have discovered a new species of peccary, a member of the pig family, in the basin of the Rio Aripuanãin the south-eastern Amazon region. The divergence time from the already known peccary species (the time which has passed since the evolutionary division) has been set at one to 1.2 million years. Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Offers More Control Than Once Th
A brain-computer interface (BCI) that translates electrical signals detected from the scalp into a user's commands offers comparable precision, speed and accuracy to systems that rely on electrodes surgically implanted in the brain, researchers at the Department of Health's Wadsworth Center laboratories have shown. Decreased Genital Sensation In Competitive Women Cyclists
Women who participated in prolonged, frequent bicycling had decreased genital sensation and were more likely to have a history of genital pain than women runners, researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology &Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and The Albert Einstein College of Medicine report in the current issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Protective Protein May Hold Key To Halting Progression Of Neurological
Patients who suffer from neurological diseases such as Huntington's disease, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease have dramatically different symptoms. An Alzheimer's patient, for instance, will lose memory and cognitive function, while an ALS sufferer will gradually lose motor control.
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