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No comfort in comfort foods during tough economic times, study finds

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Most of us can name our favorite "comfort foods" and believe that we are most prone to seek them out during times of stress and upheaval-like moving to a new town or starting (or ending!) a job.

At last -- a quick and accurate way of diagnosing endometriosis

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
A quick and accurate test for endometriosis that does not require surgery has been developed by researchers from Australia, Jordan and Belgium, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 19 August) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.

Study: Personality traits associated with stress and worry can be hazardous to your health

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, according to research from Purdue University.

Nuclear fusion research key to advancing computer chips

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Researchers are adapting the same methods used in fusion-energy research to create extremely thin plasma beams for a new class of "nanolithography" required to make future computer chips.

New method for gene expression experiments akin to watercolor painting in water

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Like oil and water, two water-based liquids can mingle without mixing in a new University of Michigan technology developed for biological experiments.

Evidence-based guideline 'Incontinent Urostomy' published

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
The European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) presented their 'Incontinent Urostomy; Good Practice in Health Care' document last March in Stockholm (Sweden) during the 10th International EAUN meeting, held in conjunction with the 24th Annual EAU Congress.

Confronting health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Research indicates that the social stigma that surrounds lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens leads to a variety of health risks such as substance use, risky sexual behaviors, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, and victimization.

Kinetic variable most useful for identifying malignant MRI-detected breast lesions identified

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Breast MRI allows physicians to evaluate suspicious lesions using a variety of variables.

Neural pathway missing in tone-deaf people

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Nerve fibers that link perception and motor regions of the brain are disconnected in tone-deaf people.

Annual Tahoe Report Says Asian Clam Invasion Is Growing Fast

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Released today, UC Davis' annual Lake Tahoe health report describes a spreading Asian clam population that could put sharp shells and rotting algae on the spectacular mountain lake's popular beaches, possibly aid an invasion of quagga and zebra mussels, and even affect lake clarity and ecology.

Scripps Research, UCSD, and University of Oslo team ties genetic variations to brain size

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Using advanced brain imaging and genomics technologies, an international team of researchers co-led by Scripps Research Institute scientists has shown for the first time that natural variations in a specific gene influence brain structure.

Scientists make first discovery using revolutionary long wavelength demonstrator array

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Scientists from NRL's Space Science and Remote Sensing Divisions, in collaboration with researchers from the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) located in Socorro, N.M., have generated the first scientific results from the Long Wavelength Demonstrator Array (LWDA).

Detecting bias in the reporting of clinical trials

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
A study by researchers at the University of Leicester has revealed new ways to spot whether medical research has hidden biases.

WCS study on birds and streams included in federal guidelines to safeguard waterways

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
The results of a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) study that rapidly measures stream habitat have been adopted by a government agency working with private landowners to restore waterways throughout the U.S.

Iterative reconstruction technique significantly reduces patient radiation dose during CT scans

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Computed tomography (CT) scans are responsible for more than two thirds of the total radiation dose associated with medical imaging exams.

Pulmonary CT angiography identifies disease and injury beyond the pulmonary arteries in children

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
Computed tomography angiography (CTA) can identify abnormalities and injury beyond the pulmonary arteries, including broken bones and heart disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

New reagents for genomic engineering of mouse models to understand human disease

BrightSurf - Tue, 2009-08-25 11:40
The ability to specifically target and modify genes in the mouse allows researchers to use this small rodent to study how certain genes contribute to human disease.

Help with ordering <b>Soil</b> and Nutes - Marijuana Growing

blog postings on 'soil' - Tue, 2009-08-25 00:00
Im about to order some Nutes and Soil for my 2nd grow my 1st grow i did it with MG and now i just hate MG so ill never use it agian im new to all.
Categories: Soil Science

Trevor Hastie, Robert Tishirani and Jerome Friedman, The Elements of Statistical Learning (Second Edition) (2009) Springer Series in Statistics, ISBN 0172-7397, 745 pp.

Geoderma - Mon, 2009-08-24 19:40
Publication year: 2009
Source: Geoderma, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 22 August 2009
Budiman, Minasny

Improving the <b>Soil</b> « Not Dabbling In Normal

blog postings on 'soil' - Mon, 2009-08-24 13:14
Soil is an extremely important “product” as you surely know. I don't care if you have thousands of acres or just one—-you must have good soil to have good health and good products. Not only does it make the vegetables or animals ...
Categories: Soil Science