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Feds Pull Traveler Help Site
Homeland Security pulls down a website link for travelers with watchlist problems after 27BStroke6 points out security flaws. But TSA won't say whether the site was legal. In 27B Stroke 6. Bad Smells Linked To Fatigue And Other Complaints
Common physical symptoms such as fatigue, chest pain and lower back pain are related to the perception of everyday smells, according to a health psychologist. Symptoms were reported to worsen at the same time as the intensity of odour, and levels of stress, increased. However, only the intensity of odour, not stress, predicted future symptom reporting over a short half-day interval. Brain Imaging Shows Similarities &Differences In Thoughts Of Chimps An
Scientists used functional brain imaging to assess resting-state brain activity in chimpanzees as a potential window into their mental world and to compare chimpanzee brain activity to that of humans. Results suggest chimpanzees may engage in thought processes similar to those of humans at rest as well as thought processes that are quite different. The findings are significant because they show the uniqueness of humans as well as our similarity to our closest living primate relative. MIT Develops 'Anklebot' For Stroke Patients; Research Team Foresees Ro
Clinical trials have already shown that an MIT robotic arm can help stroke patients regain movement faster. Now MIT pioneers in the field of robotic therapy are hoping a robotic gym full of machines targeted at different parts of the body will significantly improve stroke patients' movement in arms, wrists, hands, legs and ankles. To that end the researchers have created a new Anklebot. New Ways Identified To Treat 'Lazy Eye' In Children: Beyond Eye Patche
New research suggests a way to treat "lazy eye"that may be easier on children--and their parents--than current treatments. How Badger Culling Creates Conditions For Spread Of Bovine Tuberculosi
A stable social structure may help control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) among badgers, ecologists have found. The findings -- published online in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Animal Ecology -- have important implications for the role of badger culling as part of the strategy to control bovine TB in the UK. Portion-control Dishes May Help Obese Diabetics Lose Weight
A plate and cereal bowl with markers for proper portion sizes appear to help obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, according to a recent report. Exposure To Environmental Toxics Accelerates Age-related Parkinson's D
Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have shown that combining two environmental toxic substances accelerated age-related degeneration in neurons associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in mice. Additionally, the study showed that pre-treating the mice with an antioxidant weakened the impact of the environmental exposures, suggesting the substances damage the neurons via oxidative stress. The toxics involved include increased neonatal iron intake and exposure to the herbicide paraquat. Tiny Pills Of RNA Fed To Planarians Help Researchers Identify Genes Es
University of Utah researchers--feeding microscopic pills of RNA to quarter-inch long worms called planarians--have identified many genes essential to understanding a biological mystery that has captivated scientists for hundreds of years: regeneration. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying...
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