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Psychosocial Factors Associated With Higher Levels Of Inflammatory Mar
Psychosocial factors, such as cynical distrust, chronic stress and depression, may be associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers measured in the blood, which in turn are related to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a report in the Jan. 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Preposterous Headdresses and Feathered Ladies: Hair, Wigs, Barbers, an
This companion to a 2003 exhibit at the Yale University's Lewis Walpole Library features "a selection of prints [from the second half of the 18th century] focused on hair and wigs, and on the hairdressers and barbers who created and tended them."Includes images of prints such as "A Doleful Disaster, or Miss Fubby Fatarmin's Wig Caught Fire"and "A French Hair Dresser Running through the Streets to his Customers." Beavers Helping Frogs And Toads Survive
Though considered a pest because of the culvert-clogging dams it builds on streams, the beaver is an ally in conserving valuable wetland habitat for declining amphibian populations, a University of Alberta study shows. Large Asteroid Breakup May Have Caused Mass Extinction On Earth 65 Mil
The impactor believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs and other life forms on Earth some 65 million years ago has been traced back to a breakup event in the main asteroid belt. A joint U.S.-Czech team from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Charles University in Prague suggests that the parent object of asteroid (298) Baptistina disrupted when it was hit by another large asteroid, creating numerous large fragments that would later create the Chicxulub crater on the Yucatan Peninsula as well as the prominent Tycho crater found on the Moon. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Overworked Brains Release Adenosine To Slow Cells, Trigger Sleep, UT S
Why people get drowsy and fall asleep, and how caffeine blocks that process, are the subjects of a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. TB Medication Helps With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Could It Also
Researchers have found that a drug originally developed to fight tuberculosis may help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder make more progress in therapy sessions. Now they want to see if this drug could have a similar effect on people who want to quit smoking. Proteins'Role In Coronary Heart Disease
Scientists provided the first large-scale identification of the proteins involved in coronary heart disease. The information will help to better understand the progression of the disease, improve diagnosis, and detect early pathological signs more efficiently. Coronary heart disease, which is characterized by abnormal thickening and narrowing of the blood vessels, is the first leading cause of death in the United States. But what happens inside the cells of these blood vessels is not completely understood. Drug May Combat Weight Loss During Radiation Treatments
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues shows that a drug originally used to treat breast cancer may help combat the severe weight loss that can plague patients undergoing radiation treatment for lung and head and neck cancer. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community...
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