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The Marsupial Society of Australia
This organization "based in Adelaide, South Australia, [is] dedicated to providing information and education regarding keeping and breeding our native Fauna in captivity."The site features fact sheets about animals such as the dalgyte or rabbit-eared bandicoot, the brush-tailed bettong, the fat-tailed dunnart, the Tasmanian devil, and more. Also includes information about hand rearing, games and coloring pages for children, and links to related sites. High-power MRI Helps Surgical Team Predict Outcomes In Unusual Tumor C
A Mayo Clinic surgical team has found that using a 3-Tesla MRI in surgical decision making provides a new level of capability to predict surgical outcomes that improves patient care by minimizing the potential for unsuccessful tumor-removal surgeries. The Mayo Clinic report appears in the December issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery. 'Social Smell' Discovered In Mice; One Chemical That Defines Maleness
In experiments with mice, neurobiologists have found the first evidence of neurons responsive to social odors. They also have used a new analytical approach to isolate one of these social odors -- a novel chemical in urine that enables mice to distinguish between the sexes -- defining maleness in the mice. Scientists Isolate Chemical In Curry That May Help Immune System Clear
Researchers isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, the active ingredient of curcuminoids -- a natural substance found in turmeric root -- that may help boost the immune system in clearing amyloid beta, a peptide that forms the plaques found in Alzheimer's disease. Elegant Hand-Crafted Wooden Kayak Outperforms High-Tech Peers
Sometimes, old-world craftsmanship trumps high-tech pyrotechnics. This elegant kayak is a fine example of that.
 Gene Therapy For Hereditary Lung Disease Advances
A clinical trial to evaluate the safety of using a so-called gene vector to deliver a corrective gene to 12 patients with a common hereditary disorder that causes lung and liver disease is completed at the University of Florida. The gene therapy has caused no harmful effects in patients and hints at being effective. More Research Needed On Blast Induced Traumatic Brain Injury And Vesti
Physical therapists are calling for definitive vestibular screenings and assessment measures for US military service members with blast-induced traumatic brain injuries. New Wind Tunnel Aimed At Making Airplanes Quieter To Those On Ground
As airline travel peaks for the Thanksgiving holiday, a newly completed wind tunnel at the University of Florida may help reduce the noise of commercial airplanes as they fly over homes and neighborhoods. The tunnel is one of only a handful in the country and currently the largest at a university designed specifically to reduce noise from planes passing overhead and landing. For Improving Early Literacy, Reading Comics Is No Child's Play
A professor of library and information science says that comic books are just as sophisticated as other forms of literature, and children benefit from reading them at least as much as they do from reading other types of books. New Study Shows Teenage Girls' Use Of Diet Pills Doubles Over Five-yea
A study released today by the University of Minnesota's "Project EAT"(Eating Among Teens) shows startling results of 2,500 female teenagers studied over a five-year period. The study found that high school-aged females' use of diet pills nearly doubled from 7.5 to 14.2 percent. By the ages of 19 and 20, 20 percent of females surveyed used diet pills.
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