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ESA's Earth Explorer Gravity Satellite On Show
GOCE, ESA's first satellite dedicated to measuring the Earth's gravity field, has been just presented in Turin, Italy, before being shipped to ESTEC -- the space agency's research and technology centre in the Netherlands -- for final testing. Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens program profiles the band Parliament Funkadelic, known to fans as P-Funk. The companion website features a history of the band (from its origins in the 1950s as the Parliaments to the present), profiles of band members (including leader George Clinton), descriptions of albums, images of album cover art, a quiz, and related links. Tight Glucose Control Lowers Cardiovascular Disease By About 50 Percen
A significantly lower risk of heart disease can now be added to the list of proven long-term benefits of tight glucose control in people with type 1 diabetes. Researchers announced this finding today at the annual scientific meeting of the American Diabetes Association after analyzing cardiovascular (CVD) events such as heart attack, stroke, and angina in patients who took part in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) years ago. Stress May Play A Role In The Development Of Periodontal Diseases
A review of literature shows a strong relationship between stress and periodontal diseases: 57 percent of the studies included in the review showed a positive relationship between periodontal diseases and psychological factors such as stress, distress, anxiety, depression and loneliness. Breakthrough Technology Observes Synapse In Real Time, Supporting Theo
For the first time, scientists have observed in real time a cellular mechanism that's crucial to how brain cells communicate. In doing so, they've also laid to rest a competing theory as to how key cellular processes?called endocytosis and exocytosis?work. Healthy neurological function hinges on the efficient passage of information between brain cells via the synapse, and exocytosis/endocytosis is the complex trafficking mechanism that allows this to happen. Vaccine Against Childhood Pneumonia Shows Promise
A vaccine against pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease, a severe form of bacterial infection, can substantially reduce hospital admissions and improve the survival of children in developing countries, concludes a trial published in the March 26, 2005 issue of THE LANCET. The authors believe the vaccine should be made available to children in Africa, where rates of severe invasive pneumococcal disease are up to ten times higher than in industrialised countries. Sex Education Linked To Delayed Teen Intercourse, New Study Says
Sex education greatly boosts the likelihood that teens will delay having intercourse, according to a new study that is the first of its kind in years. Male teens who received sex education in school were 71 percent less likely -- and similarly educated female teens were 59 percent less likely -- to have sexual intercourse before age 15. Males who attended school, meanwhile, were 2.77 times more likely to rely upon birth control the first time they had intercourse if they had been in sex-education classes. System Built Housing: More Home in Less Time
Resources for consumers about systems-built housing, homes that are preconstructed or prefabricated in a factory or mill before being transported to the home site to be completed. Includes material about concrete, log, modular, and panelized homes. From the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and sponsored by home building companies. [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." Report: Online Activities &Pursuits: About 25 Million People Have Used
November 2005 report about how "some 17%of online American adults have used the internet to sell things."Includes an overview of the report and a link to the full report with information about use of classified advertising sites and online auctions. From the Pew Internet &American Life Project.
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