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NIMH: Suicide Prevention
Compilation of background and news about suicide prevention topics, including statistics, recommendations to the media for reporting on suicide, documents on nationals efforts concerning suicide prevention, and booklets on topics such as depression and suicide in older adults and antidepressant medications for children and adults. Also includes information for researchers and links to related resources. From the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Wine.com Coupons and Health
It’s that time of the week again, time to crack open a bottle to share and time to wonder about the health effects or otherwise of wine. If you’re also wondering how to save on your wine you may have guessed from this post’s title that you can help support the Sciencebase weekday news schedule [...] Rehabilitation Significantly Underused After Heart Attack And Bypass S
Despite strong evidence that cardiac rehabilitation reduces disability and prolongs life, fewer than one in five people receive rehabilitation services after a heart attack or coronary bypass surgery, according to a new study. Why The Best Things Come To Those Who Wait
Pushing to the front of the queue is not the best ploy for males who want to propagate their genes according to scientists from the University of Exeter. Dr. David Hodgson andDr David Hosken from the University of Exeter's School of Biosciences studied female mating with multiple males, especially species who mate with more than one partner in rapid succession, and discovered why the last male in line is most likely to impregnate the female. Magnets in a spin
Electrons flipping magnets could lead to spintronics devices for faster and denser computer memory Facing up to Facebook
Sciencebase readers who scroll all the way down to the footer of any page on the site will most likely have spotted a clutch of new icons in a section I call Geeky Fun Stuff. I never thought of myself as an ubergeek until recently, but I guess it all adds up: big science fan, [...] Flowering Plants Evolved Very Quickly Into Five Groups
Botantists have shed light on what Charles Darwin called the "abominable mystery"of early plant evolution. The analyses also confirmed that a unique species of plant called Amborella, found only on the Pacific island of New Caledonia, represents the earliest diverging lineage of flowering plants. 10 Million People A Year Are Affected By Zoonotic Viruses Spread By No
An estimated 50 million people were affected by zoonotics diseases, including H5N1 (bird flu), SARS and Rabies, between 2000 and 2005 and up to 78,000 died. No effective vaccines exist for the most common diseases. And the Dengue virus, which caused about a third of the deaths is experiencing a global resurgence. Zoonotic diseases can become serious killers if they adapt to human to human transmission -- HIV and Measles are two examples. Bob Woodward (1943- ) and Carl Bernstein (1944- ) Watergate Papers, 19
This finding aid to the Woodward and Bernstein Watergate papers collection features a biographical sketch of these Washington Post journalists, an overview of the collection, a detailed contents list, an index of correspondents, and a list of associated materials. Coverage includes their days at the Washington Post, material used for their co-written books, "All the President's Men"(1974) and "The Final Days"(1976), film treatments, and more. From the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. Cognitive Impairment Link Found In Older Adults Taking Popular Stomach
Long-term use of histamine2 receptor antagonists, one class of drugs that blocks stomach acid, may be associated with cognitive impairment in older African-American adults. According to a new study, the risk for showing signs of cognitive impairment is 2.5 times greater for patients using these medications long-term.
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