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New Robotic Vehicles Will Hunt For Life And Hydrothermal Vents On Arct
Scientists and engineers have just completed a successful test of new robotic vehicles designed for use beneath the ice of the Arctic Ocean. The researchers will now use those vehicles to conduct the first search for life on the seafloor of the world's most isolated ocean. Unique Dual Treatment For Liver Cancer Packs Curative Punch
It's been five years since Dave Smethurst had 10 tumors removed from his liver. After surgery, three remained, too difficult for surgeons to safely remove. The average patient lives less than six months with liver tumors that cannot be removed surgically. But after receiving a new type of treatment pioneered at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Smethurst has reached the magical five-year mark. Grasping Metaphors: UC San Diego Research Ties Brain Area To Figures O
A region of the brain known as the angular gyrus is partly responsible for the human ability to understand metaphor, according to research led by V. S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego. [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. Toward A Better Drug For Treating Muscle, Bone Loss In Elderly Men
The search for alternatives to steroid medications for treating millions of Baby Boomer males with age-related declines in the sex hormone testosterone has led researchers to report development of a nonsteroidal compound that shows promise as a new treatment for loss of muscle mass, bone tissue, and other problems linked to low testosterone. [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... Drug Study For Brain Cancer Shows Promising Results
A clinical study on the use of a drug to extend the survival of patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer, has yielded results that were significantly better than expected. [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." World Day for Water
Beginning in 1993, March 22 has been declared the World Day for Water by the United Nations General Assembly. The site provides information about the celebration of World Water Day (WWD) back to 2000. Available in English, French, and Spanish. From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Color Night Vision In The Aye-Aye, A Most Unusual Primate
A quest to gain a more complete picture of color vision evolution has led scientists to an up-close, genetic encounter with one of the world's most rare and bizarre-looking primates. They have performed the first sweeping, genetic evolutionary study of color vision in the aye-aye (pronounced "eye-eye"), a bushy-tailed, Madagascar native primate with a unique combination of physical features including extremely large eyes and ears, and elongated fingers for reaching hard to access insects and other foods.
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