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| SCI | QUIET Team to Deploy New Gravity-Wave Probe in June
The international QUIET collaboration is searching for remnants of the radiation emitted at the earliest moments of the universe, when gravity waves rippled through the very fabric of space-time itself. | 15-May-2009
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| MED | Veterinarian Offers Advice on Evacuating with a Pet If Disaster Strikes
A veterinarian at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine has advice for pet owners who want to consider how pets fit into their own household emergency plans — especially if that includes evacuating.
Expert available | 15-May-2009
10:15 ET | 04:06 |
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| SCI | Students, Undertake Composting Effort Bringing Food Full Circle
Food waste generated at Kansas State University dining centers may end up back on students' plates through composting efforts that are combining K-State's excellence in agriculture with the university's commitment to sustainability. | 15-May-2009
10:00 ET | 02:34 |
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| MED | Chronic Infection Now Clearly Tied to Immune-System Protein
A new study finds the cross-talk between ‘killer T-cells’ and ‘helper T-cells’ can only happen in the presence of interleukin-21, a powerful immune-system protein. UAB researchers said if interleukin-21 is missing, the immune system’s anti-viral efforts fail. The study mice were treated for lymphocytic choriomeningitis. (Embargo expired on 14-May-2009 at 14:00 ET.)
Science | 14-May-2009
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| SCI | For Adolescent Crime Victims, Genetic Factors Play Lead Role
Genes trump environment as the primary reason that some adolescents are more likely than others to be victimized by crime, according to groundbreaking research led by distinguished criminologist Kevin M. Beaver of The Florida State University.
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Jul-2009 | 14-May-2009
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| MED | Recycling Your Pacemaker? U-M Cardiovascular Center Lays Groundwork for Donation to Needy Nations
Recycling your pacemaker? In U-M surveys, reported Thursday at the Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Scientific Sessions, patients and funeral directors say they'd be willing to donate pacemakers to patients who needed them. The U-M Cardiovascular Center is laying the groundwork to distribute used pacemakers to heart disease patients across the globe.
Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Scientific Sessions | 14-May-2009
08:00 ET | 02:07 |
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| MED | Genetically Engineered Mice Don't Get Obese, but Do Develop Gallstones
Obesity and gallstones often go hand in hand. But not in mice developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Even when these mice eat high-fat diets, they don't become obese, but they do develop gallstones. Researchers say the findings offer clues about genetic factors related to gallstones.
J. of Lipid Research, May-2009 | 07-May-2009
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| MED | Patients with Mild to Moderate OSA May Benefit from Exercise
Practicing certain tongue and pharyngeal exercises may reduce symptoms of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research being published in the second issue for May of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. (Embargo expired on 07-May-2009 at 00:00 ET.)
Am. J. of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, May-2009 | 07-May-2009
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| SCI | High Rise Fire Study Provides Insight Into Deadly Wind-Driven Fires
Fire researchers at NIST have just published two reports providing details of how wind affects fires in high-rise buildings.
| 06-May-2009
20:45 ET | 00:57 |
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| MED | Tear Research Focused on Contact Lens Risks, Benefit
A new study explores the biological changes in the eye that may occur when wearing contacts. The measurements come from tears collected by study volunteers and analyzed for inflammatory markers by researchers at UAB.
ARVO annual meeting | 06-May-2009
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