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[Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... High Rates Of HIV Infection Documented Among Young Nepalese Girls Sex-
A study of girls and women who were sex-trafficked from Nepal to India and then repatriated, has found that 38 percent were HIV positive. The infection rate exceeded 60 percent among girls forced into prostitution prior to age 15 years. One in seven of the study's participants had been trafficked into sexual servitude prior to this young age. 200,000-year-old Cut Of Meat: Archaeologists Shed Light On Life, Diet
New findings from the Qesem Cave archaeological dig in Israel indicate that during the Lower Paleolithic Period people prepared and shared meat differently than in earlier times, providing new clues into our evolutionary development, economics and social behaviors. Researchers Predict Pensions Catastrophe
Recent increases in our longevity could have disturbing implications for the government, pension companies and life insurance industries. A group of academics are warning that increases in longevity translate into bad news for those with obligations to pay our pensions or look after us when we are old; to make matters worse, projections of future longevity are also very uncertain. Study Finds New Type Of Silicone Implant Offers More Natural Looking B
A new type of silicone breast implant may offer breast augmentation and reconstruction patients more natural looking breasts with a low complication rate, according to a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The new gel implants will be the next type of silicone implant produced by manufacturers if the FDA approves the devices to be marketed and sold in the United States. How MicroRNAs Control Protein Synthesis
While most RNAs work to create, package and transfer proteins as determined by the cell's immediate needs, miniature pieces of RNA, called microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression. Recently, researchers determined how miRNAs team up with a regulatory protein to halt protein production. Colour Sensor Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer
A breath test can successfully pick up lung cancer with "moderate accuracy"even in the early stages, reveals research published ahead of print in Thorax. It could revolutionise the way cancer is detected and potentially save lives, say the authors. Appetite, consumption controlled by clockwork genes at cross-purposes
One of the pioneers in research on sleep-wake circadian genes has discovered that fruit flies' appetite and consumption are controlled by two rival sets of clocks, one in neurons and the other in the fly fat body, which is analogous to the liver. Dancing With Data Adds To The Show
A member of the Merce Cunningham modern dance company, Jonah Bokaer said he couldn't wait to see the results--a digital record of his skeleton's behavior as it undulates, spins and leaps. Rise In Hospital Noise Poses Problems For Patients And Staff
Acoustical engineers say hospital noise levels have grown steadily over the past five decades, stressing patients and staff, raising the risk of medical errors and hindering efforts to modernize hospitals with speech recognition systems.
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