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Rapid-born Planets Present 'Baby Picture' Of Our Early Solar System
Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by the University of Rochester has detected gaps ringing the dusty disks around two very young stars, which suggests that gas-giant planets have formed there. The new findings not only reinforce the idea that giant planets like Jupiter form much faster than scientists have traditionally expected, but one of the gas-enshrouded stars, called GM Aurigae, is analogous to our own solar system. Subtypes Of Ependymomas Arise From Rare Stem Cells In The Nervous Syst
Finding suggests that new drugs to treat ependymoma and other types of solid tumors should be designed to target the specific signal pathways that cause uncontrolled replication of cancer stem cells, according to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. New NHLBI-sponsored Study Shows Programs Can Teach Children To Eat Hea
Parents, take heart: You can teach your child to eat healthier. A study of preadolescent children found that those who attended a behaviorally oriented nutrition education program and were taught to follow a diet low in saturated fat and dietary cholesterol adopted significantly better dietary habits over several years compared to their peers who received only general nutritional information. Only One-third Of Women Take Vitamin To Help Prevent Serious Birth Def
Only one-third of childbearing age women are taking a multivitamin containing the B vitamin folic acid daily to prevent serious birth defects of the brain and spine in their future babies, according to survey results, published in the September 30 issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR.). The results highlight the need to increase folic acid fortification of the grain supply, the March of Dimes says. Computer Modeling Reveals Hidden Conversations Within Cells
UCSD biochemists have developed a computer program that helps explain a long-standing mystery: how the same proteins can play different roles in a wide range of cellular processes, including those leading to immune responses and cancer. Hispanic Drug Use Rises In US Culture
Substance abuse among recent Hispanic immigrants increases when they replace their traditional cultural beliefs with those of white Americans, according to new research. Pediatric AIDS Vaccine Research Could Help Prevent Mother-to-child Tra
Scientists at Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda, along with scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions worldwide, have begun the first clinical safety trial in Africa of a vaccine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV through breastfeeding. Researcher Describes New Type Of Strong, Lightweight Metallic Material
An engineering professor at UCSD has described in the March issue of JOM (the Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society) the unique properties of a new type of metallic laminate that can serve as armor and as a replacement for beryllium, a strong but toxic metal commonly used in demanding aerospace applications. [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." Australian Hackers Get IPhone Working on Telstra; Analyst Says Softwar
In iPhone news today, Australian hackers succeed in getting an iPhone to work on the Telstra network. Separately, a financial analyst predicts that Apple will soon issue a software update for the iPhone.
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