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Need to get your songs off of your iPod? ITunes is no help, but several third-party software options can help you reclaim full control of your digital music library. We've reviewed the best. By Scott Gilbertson. Scanning African American Genomes
Scientists launch a study of African American genes to find those associated with disease. In Bodyhack. Breastfeeding Boosts Mental Health, New Research Reveals
A new study has found that babies that are breastfed for longer than six months have significantly better mental health in childhood. The findings are based on data from the ground-breaking Raine Study at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research that has tracjed the growth and development of more than 2,500 West Australian children over the past 16 years. Impact of Youth's Use of the Internet on Youth's Use of the Public Lib
Summary of findings from a 2002 "survey of 4,237 youths in both public and private schools (grades 5 through 12) in the Buffalo-Niagara region of Western New York State."Topics addressed include Internet access from home, race and sex differences in Internet access, and Internet access and library visits. From the Urban Libraries Council (ULC). [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... Scientists Discover Key To Manipulating Fat; Pathway Also Explains Str
In what they call a "stunning research advance,"investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center have been able to use simple, nontoxic chemical injections to add and remove fat in targeted areas on the bodies of laboratory animals. They say the discovery, published online in Nature Medicine on July 1, could revolutionize human cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery and treatment of diseases associated with human obesity. Ability To Capture Large Prey May Be Origin Of Army Ants' Cooperative
Scientific insights come at the darnedest times. Animal behaviorist Sean O'Donnell was having an afternoon cup of coffee when a giant earthworm exploded out of the leaf litter covering the jungle floor in an Ecuadorean nature preserve. The worm, later measured at nearly 16 inches long, was pursued by a column of hundreds of raiding army ants that quickly paralyzed or killed it. Poor Bone Health Linked to Obesity, Study Suggests
Being overweight is a known risk factor for heart disease, diabetes and a host of other health conditions. Now, a new study finds that obesity may also be bad for bone health. Key Brain Antioxidant Linked To Alzheimer's And Parkinson's
A study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has identified a protein found in both mice and humans that appears to play a key role in protecting neurons from oxidative stress, a toxic process linked to neurodegenerative illnesses including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. World's Largest Superconducting Magnet Switches On, To Help Answer Uni
The largest superconducting magnet ever built has successfully been powered up to its operating conditions at the first attempt. Called the "Barrel Toroid"because of its shape, this magnet is a vital part of ATLAS, one of the major particle detectors being prepared to take data at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, the new particle accelerator scheduled to turn on in November 2007. ATLAS will help scientists probe the big questions of the universe.
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