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Study Shows Climate Warming To Shrink Key Water Supplies Around The Wo
In the looming future, global warming will reduce glaciers and storage packs of snow in regions around the world, causing water shortages and other problems that will impact millions of people. That is the conclusion of researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Washington in a review paper published in the November 17 issue of the journal Nature. 'Birdbrain' No Longer Means 'Stupid,' Asserts Scientific Consortium
An international consortium of 29 neuroscientists has proposed a drastic renaming of the structures of the bird brain to correctly portray birds as more comparable to mammals in their cognitive ability. The scientists assert that the century-old traditional nomenclature is outdated and does not reflect new molecular, genetic and behavioral studies that reveal the brainpower of birds. Single Dose Of Antibiotics Before Surgery Sufficient To Help Prevent I
A single dose of antibiotics prior to surgery appears to prevent infections occurring at the surgical site as effectively as a 24-hour dosing regimen, and with reduced antibiotic costs, according to an article in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Behavior Therapy Plus Medication May Help Teens With Depression And Su
The antidepressant fluoxetine combined with cognitive behavioral therapy appears as effective for treating depression among teens who also have substance use disorders as among those without substance abuse problems, according to a new report. Evidence Of Rapid Evolution Is Found At The Tips Of Chromosomes
Humans like to think of themselves at the top of the evolutionary ladder, but new research from Titia de Lange's lab at Rockefeller University shows that we may be loosing a few rungs to a smaller, fuzzier mammal. While studying the role of a protein called POT1 in telomeres, de Lange's lab found that mice have evolved ahead, expanding the one gene found in humans into two, each with a distinct function. Their research has important implications for the future of telomere biology. Among Youth In US, Whites Have Highest Incidence Of Diabetes
Non-Hispanic white youth have the highest rate of diabetes of all racial/ethnic groups for children in the US, with type 1 being the predominant kind of diabetes among youth, according to a study in the June 27 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on chronic diseases of children. Tapping The Power Of Lightsticks
Scientists have applied the principle behind lightsticks -- those snap-to-glow devices that light up without electricity -- to produce remote photopolymerization, a long-sought process for sealing inaccessible cracks and numerous other potential practical uses. Researchers Develop Selective Sensors Based On Carbon Nanotubes
A team of researchers from Arizona State University and Motorola Labs has developed sensors based on carbon nanotubes, microscopically small structures that posses excellent electronic properties. In early tests, the new devices detected the presence of heavy metal ions in water down to parts per trillion levels. Multicast Ruling Muddies Waters
The FCC won't require cable operators to carry multicast streams from broadcast stations, and that may slow the switch to digital TV. Michael Grebb reports from Washington. Mobile phones and cancer
The UK Times paper reported on Saturday that a leading cancer researcher Professor Lawrie Challis chairman of the government-funded mobile telecommunications health research programme believes it is time that a large-scale study into the long-term risks associated with cellphone use.Intriguingly, health and medicine writer Caroline Richmond pointed out that just such a study was actually [...]
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