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Chernobyl Disaster Caused Cancer Cases In Sweden
A statistically determined correlation between radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident and an increase in the number of cases of cancer in the exposed areas in Sweden is reported in a study by scientists at Linköping University, Örebro University, and the County Council of Västernorrland County. Doodles, Drafts, and Designs: Industrial Drawings from the Smithsonian
See some amazing designs of inventions created before the computer technology of today. "This exhibition presents examples of industrial drawings in the collections of the National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian Institution Libraries."This exhibit walks you through the creative process for the industrial drawings of a variety of inventions, such as the bra, the shopping cart, and Crayola crayons. 'Social Smell' Discovered In Mice; One Chemical That Defines Maleness
In experiments with mice, neurobiologists have found the first evidence of neurons responsive to social odors. They also have used a new analytical approach to isolate one of these social odors -- a novel chemical in urine that enables mice to distinguish between the sexes -- defining maleness in the mice. OSU Scientists Develop Test To Detect 'Dead-Gut' In Dairy Cows
With the help of DNA technology, animal science researchers at Oregon State University have developed, and recently submitted a patent for, a diagnostic test for detection of a deadly disease responsible for killing growing numbers of cows in dairy herds throughout the United States. Mother's Milk A Gift That Keeps On Giving
Medical research shows that mothers'milk satisfies babies'nutritional needs far better than any manufactured infant formula. It also protects babies against many common infectious diseases and certain inflammatory diseases, and probably helps lower the risk of a child later developing diabetes, lymphoma and some types of leukemia. These conclusions appear in a major new reviewof the medical literature published this month entitled "Benefits and Risks of Breastfeeding." Impact of Youth's Use of the Internet on Youth's Use of the Public Lib
Summary of findings from a 2002 "survey of 4,237 youths in both public and private schools (grades 5 through 12) in the Buffalo-Niagara region of Western New York State."Topics addressed include Internet access from home, race and sex differences in Internet access, and Internet access and library visits. From the Urban Libraries Council (ULC). Study Finds HIV Hiding From Drugs In Gut, Preventing Immune Recovery
UC Davis researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS, is able to survive efforts to destroy it by hiding out in the mucosal tissues of the intestine. Ovarian Cancer Does Have Early Warning Signs, Mayo Clinic And Olmsted
Results from an Olmsted Medical Center and Mayo Clinic study analyzing symptoms recorded in the medical records of ovarian cancer patients suggest ovarian cancer, long considered asymptomatic until late-stage cancer develops, does in fact have early symptoms, including urinary incontinence and abdominal pain. Keeping Cancer In Check
Researchers atthe University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified in normal cells that a common metabolic enzyme, which acts as a rheostat of cellular conditions, also controls cell replication. This control is managed through p53, the much-studied protein implicated in many types of cancer. The discovery of the interaction between these two molecules may lead to new ways to fight cancer. Saturn Gives Up Its Icy Secrets
The Cassini Imaging Team releases beautiful images from the ringed planet. In Beyond the Beyond.
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