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Oral Contraceptives Increase Risk For Breast Cancer In Some Women, Met
A meta-analysis published in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings indicts oral contraceptives as putting premenopausal women at significantly increased risk for breast cancer, especially women who use them prior to having a child. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) Project
Website for a project celebrating the life and works of British scientist Robert Boyle. "More than anyone else, he invented the modern experimental method. His profuse published findings on pneumatics, chemistry and many other scientific topics were widely influential."Features a biography, illustrations, bibliography, images of his manuscripts, and news about current developments in studies about Boyle. From a professor at Birkbeck College, University of London. Teens Spend More Time At Computers, Become Less Active As They Grow Ol
As they grow older, teenagers are spending more time in front of the computer and television and less time participating in physical activities, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. [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." How an Obscure Collection of Japanese Action Figures Changed the Way W
Transformers is a movie in 2007 because of the toy-media industrial complex invented in the 1980s. That's when sprawling lines of figures started to be marketed as characters in a ready-mixed narrative, making them must-have collectibles. SpiralFrog Dying, as Predicted
Execs bail before the launch of a dubious ad-supported music service. Plus: Dock Yer iPod on Transformer Truck. In Listening Post. Top 11 Warmest Years On Record Have All Been In Last 13 Years
Preliminary global temperature figures show that the top 11 warmest years have all occurred in the last 13 years. The provisional data currently places 2007 as the seventh warmest on records back to 1850. Space Savers Ease Cramped Cribs
A New York City store champions efficiency and function over convention, freeing up precious cubic inches for urbanites. By Amy Wilson from Wired Test. Forsyth Scientists Identify A Gene Responsible For Facial Diversity
Researchers at the Forsyth Institute have discovered that the genes that influence the jaws of cichlid fish, tropical freshwater fish renowned for head shape diversity, offer insight into overall vertebrate diversity. The scientific studies led by R. Craig Albertson, PhD., Staff Associate, show that the growth factor gene, bmp4, is both associated with and has the potential to alter jaw morphology in a way that approximates natural variation among fish species. Flies, Moths And Cuttlefish: Spineless Tales Provide Strong Backbone T
University of Oregon biologist Nathan Tublitz talked about moths, flies and cephalopods, telling an audience of scientists meeting in Australia this week that research on these spineless creatures is unveiling the mechanics of how the brain regulates behavior.
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