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[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. Type 2 Diabetes: Inflammation, Not Obesity, Cause Of Insulin Resistanc
Researchers have discovered that inflammation provoked by immune cells called macrophages leads to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Their discovery may pave the way to novel drug development to fight the epidemic of type 2 diabetes associated with obesity, the most prevalent metabolic disease worldwide. The Economic Power -- And Pitfalls -- Of Positive Thinking
In general, people who are optimistic are more likely than others to display prudent financial behaviors, according to new research. In small doses optimism can lead to wise decision making, but extreme optimists "display financial habits and behavior that are generally not considered prudent,"according to researchers. Bugs, Even The 'Bad' Ones, Can Be Educationally Beneficial, New Book S
We have much to learn from bad bugs, according to Gilbert Waldbauer, whose book "Insights From Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us"was published today (Prometheus Books). Breakthrough For Kids With Epilepsy: Surgery Reduces Seizures And Incr
A study on 50 preschool-aged children with epilepsy who underwent surgical treatment showed significant improvements on overall cognitive development and left many seizure-free. The article is published in the journal Epilepsia. Novel Therapy Tested In Mice Could Chase Away Cat Allergies
A molecule designed to block cat allergies successfully prevented allergic reactions in laboratory mice, as well as in human cells in a test tube, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers report in the April issue of Nature Medicine, available online now. In the future, the investigators say, these promising results could lead to a new therapy not only for human cat allergies, but also possibly for severe food allergies such as those to peanuts. California Explores the Ocean: Fish Bulletin -- Calif. Dept. of Fish a
"The California Department of Fish and Game's Fish Bulletin is a core resource for the study of fish and fisheries in California. Continuously published as a monographic series since 1913, but slowing down publication in recent years, the Fish Bulletin contains in-depth monographs on a variety of topics, primarily marine, and also including some non-fish marine species."This site provides full text of the bulletins. From the University of California, San Diego. Lowering Resistance To Insulin May Delay Or Prevent Onset Of Type 2 Di
Type 2 diabetes may be significantly delayed or prevented through medication that takes the load off of the body's delicate insulin-producing cells. Climate Pollution From Aviation Increasing
EU environment ministers have failed to seize a key opportunity to curbemissions from the aviation sector through the European Emissions Trading Scheme, WWF said at the conclusion of the EU Environment Council in Brussels. Scientists estimate that the effect of aviation emissions on the climate is up to five times the impact of emissions occurring on the ground. Marines Use MySpace to Recruit
High school campuses must not yield enough catch -- the latest military recruiting tactic has the U.S. Marine Corps trawling the MySpace community looking for young converts.
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