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It’s no secret that reading is beneficial. But can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents, researchers at Duke Children’s Hospital discovered that reading the right type of novel may make a difference.
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NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country to study the origins, evolution, distribution, and
future of life in the universe.
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The study's findings could help doctors and patients make more informed decisions when considering the procedure.
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed hundreds of small fractures exposed on the Martian surface that billions of years ago directed flows of water through underground Martian sandstone.
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First long-term study finds that treatment slows symptom progression, benefits last for years
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Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered genetic links between the nervous system and the immune system in a well-studied worm, and the findings could illuminate new approaches to human therapies.
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Older holders of subprime first mortgages are 17 times more likely to
be in foreclosure than are older holders of prime loans.
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Research on 445 families centered in two Pennsylvania towns and two West Virginia counties shows that 80 percent of adults suffer from more severe forms of periodontal disease.
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New England Journal of Medicine Study Questions Value of Knee Surgery
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Despite the emerging biofuels market, the creation of a global biofuels industry will be much more difficult to achieve than originally thought, according to findings of an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) study released today.
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The consumption of soft drinks is generally considered to be a contributing factor in childhood obesity.
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Scientists in nationwide studies seek to block progression of Alzheimer’s disease with novel medication that targets the source
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NASA and the Challenger
Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va., announced Thursday a cooperative Space Act Agreement to work together to encourage students to focus more on science, technology, engineering and mathematic studies and programs.
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Race, age, and geography appear to play important roles in who receives cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), a proven treatment for some patients with heart failure, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially increased risk of death.
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Yale University scientists today reported evidence suggesting that the tiny cilia found on brain cells of mammals, thought to be vestiges of a primeval past, actually play a critical role in relaying molecular signals that spur creation of neurons in an area of the brain involved in mood, learning and memory.
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One in five Americans will get skin cancer, with one American dying every hour from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer so, now is the time to get your skin checked for suspicious-looking moles and lesions.
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In just 30 years, plants moved up the mountain an average of 213 feet.
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A new study, co-funded by NASA, has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa.
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Biomoda, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BMOD) , a development stage medical diagnostics company, submitted to the FDA a pre-IDE protocol for a clinical study using Biomoda's proprietary assay for detection of early lung cancer in veterans.
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