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Updated: 3 days 4 min ago Next Stop: The Fourth DimensionHow did the universe come to be? What is it made of? What is mass? Can science prove that there are other dimensions?
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Bad sign for global warming: Thawing permafrost holds vast carbon poolPermafrost blanketing the northern hemisphere contains more than twice the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, making it a potentially mammoth contributor to global climate change depending on how quickly it thaws.
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Closest Look Ever at the Edge of a Black HoleAstronomers have taken the closest look ever at the giant black hole in the center of the Milky Way. By combining telescopes in Hawaii, Arizona, and California, they detected structure at a tiny angular scale of 37 micro-arcseconds - the equivalent of a baseball seen on the surface of the moon, 240,000 miles distant.
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Obese people with asthma have nearly 5 times greater risk of hospitalization for asthmaObese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the condition than non-obese people with asthma, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the September issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Research in AJN shows increase in private and public place infant abductionsThe American Journal of Nursing (AJN) announced today results from a study, based on 23 years of data collection, identifying new trends in nonfamily infant abductions.
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Warmer seas linked to strengthening hurricanes: FSU study fuels global warming debateThe theory that global warming may be contributing to stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic over the past 30 years is bolstered by a new study led by a Florida State University researcher. The study will be published in the Sept. 4 edition of the journal Nature.
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Scientists uncover Ebola cell-invasion strategyUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered a key biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells - a critical step to finding a way to treat the deadly disease produced by the virus.
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NTP finalizes report on Bisphenol ACurrent human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, is of "some concern" for effects on development of the prostate gland and brain and for behavioral effects in fetuses, infants and children, according to a final report released today by the National Toxicology Program (NTP).
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Monitoring immune responses in diseaseA recent study published in Clinical Immunology, the official journal of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), describes a new method enabling the detection of multiple parameters of single human cells.
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New nano device detects immune system cell signalingScientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances.
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'Superbug' breast infections controllable in nursing mothers, researchers findMany nursing mothers who have been hospitalized for breast abscesses are afflicted with the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but according to new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians, conservative treatment can deal with the problem.
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Hearing restoration may be possible with cochlear repair after transplant of human cord blood cellsAccording to an Italian research team publishing their findings in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (17:6), hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplantation of human umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) since they show that a small number migrated to the damaged cochlea and repaired sensory hair cells and neurons.
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NC State Is First University in Nation to Offer Canine Bone Marrow TransplantsDogs suffering from lymphoma will be able to receive the same type of medical treatment as their human counterparts, as North Carolina State University becomes the first university in the nation to offer canine bone marrow transplants in a clinical setting.
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Stem cell research puts interstate rivalry on holdVictoria and New South Wales have put aside their competitive interstate rivalry to collaborate on a stem cell research project, as announced by Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings and NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, Verity Firth, today.
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New research challenges long-held assumptions of flightless bird evolutionLarge flightless birds of the southern continents - African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, South American rheas and the New Zealand kiwi - do not share a common flightless ancestor as once believed.
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Probably wirelessWireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) used to detect and report events including hurricanes, earthquakes, and forest fires and for military surveillance and antiterrorist activities are prone to subterfuge.
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Arteries from distinct regions of the body have unique immune functionsHuman arteries play distinct roles in the immune system depending on their anatomical location, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered.
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Evolving designer ecosystem sheds light on unintended consequencesAmidst the semi-arid stretches of Phoenix, a visitor might blink twice at the sight of a sailboat cutting across the horizon. Tempe Town Lake, on the northern edge of Arizona State University (ASU), is just one of a multitude of lakes, small ponds, canals and dams combining flood control, water delivery, recreational opportunities and aesthetics, and altering perception of water availability and economics in the area.
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Study shows pine bark naturally reduces knee osteoarthritisAccording to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, is on the rise. A new study published in the August journal of Phytotherapy Research, reveals Pycnogenol, bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduced overall knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms by 20.9 percent and lowered pain by 40.3 percent.
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Cardiac cell transplant studies show promise in cardiac tissue repairTwo studies published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (17:6) examine the efficacy of transplanting bone marrow cells (BMCs) for the repair of heart tissue.
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