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[Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Claims Of Sex-related Differences In Genetic Association Studies Often
A review of previous research suggests that prominent claims of sex differences of gene-disease associations are often insufficiently documented and validated, according to a new article. In the human genome era, for many common diseases, published research has often considered that some common gene variants may have different effects in men vs. women. No Tooth Brush, No Cavities? Cavity-causing Bacteria May Be Made To Se
Bacteria that eat sugar and release cavity-causing acid onto teeth may soon be made dramatically more vulnerable to their own acid. Researchers have identified key genes and proteins that, if interfered with, can take away the ability of a key bacterial species to thrive as its acidic waste builds up in the mouth. New Vibration Powered Generator For Wireless Systems
A generator that is ten times more powerful than any other similar devices has just been developed. It is a kinetic energy generator which generates electrical energy from the vibrations and movements present within its environment. State Legislators Offer Formula for Improving No Child Left Behind Act
February 2005 report from the National Conference of State Legislators that provides "43 specific recommendations on ways the [No Child Left Behind] law can be revised to improve the quality of education for all students and close the gaps in achievement that exist in schools today."The site provides the full report, an executive summary, and links to related resources. Changing Chemistry Helps Explain Estrogen Threat To The Heart
A piece of the topical puzzle of how estrogen goes from protecting women from heart disease to apparently increasing their risk later in life may have been found. A Family Undertaking
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. program that "explores the growing home-funeral movement by following several families in their most intimate moments as they reclaim the end of life, forgoing a typical mortuary funeral to care for their loved ones at home."Features include a chronology of death in the U.S., questions and answers from funeral experts, a gallery of postmortem photography, and links to related websites. Plug-Ins May Face Patent Fight
Ford, GM and other companies developing plug-in hybrids may have to pay royalties if they commercialize the technology. In Autopia. [Odd] Misplaced $377,000 found in office
More than $377,000 -- proceeds from the sales of prisoner-made goods and services -- was squirreled away over a period of years in a state employee's office, mostly in a desk drawer. Authorities believe incompetence, rather than any criminality, was to blame. [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."
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