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Experiments Show Very Weak chlorine Solutions Can Kill Noroviruses
Chlorine solutions much weaker than previously believed can still be used to kill more than 99 percent of noroviruses, the chief cause of outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness around the world, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes. Important Clue To The Cause Of Parkinson's Disease Discovered
A glitch in the mechanism by which cells recycle damaged components may trigger Parkinson's disease, according to a new study. The research could lead to new strategies for treating Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. Increased Availability Of Genetically Altered Mice To Aid Studies Of H
The National Institutes of Health will provide $4.8 million to establish and support a repository for its Knockout Mouse Project. This award is the final component of a more than $50 million initiative to increase the availability of genetically altered mice and related materials. Digital Preservation: Alliance Set To Tackle Science's New Frontier
A new digital divide, or rather chasm, is opening up in the scientific enterprise, and something urgently needs to be done to prevent data from being lost into oblivion At the Second International Conference on Permanent Access to the Records of Science the Alliance for Permanent Access, a group of stakeholders dedicated to preserving digital science records, was launched to do just that. Excessive TV Viewing Among Young Children Is Linked To Poor Eating Hab
The more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks, and extra calories. Low-dose Aspirin Offers Lower Chance Of Asthma
In a large, randomized, placebo-controlled study of 22,071 healthy male physicians, taking a low-dose of aspirin every other day lowered the risk of receiving an initial asthma diagnosis by 22 percent. [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. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. SF Car Service Goes Hybrid-Only
If you fly into SFO, you can do your part for the atmosphere by booking into town in a PlanetTran car. The fleet of leather-seated Priuses may be the country's first all-hybrid exec car service. In Autopia. After North Korea Test, What Can Be Done To Reduce The Growing Nuclear
In the wake of the announcement of a nuclear test by North Korea, new questions have been raised about proliferation and the threat of nuclear terrorism. Is nuclear terrorism preventable? What steps has the United States already taken to avoid a nuclear catastrophe and what steps should be taken in the future?Scholars, scientists, and policymakers, including Graham Allison, Sam Nunn and William Perry, address these crucial questions in the Annals September issue.
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