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Month: June 2008
Nearly 1 In 5 Teenagers Admit Eating Problems, But Anxiety Is A Bigger Problem Than Appearance
Eighteen percent of teenagers who took part in a survey of 15-17 year-olds admitted eating…
Synergy Between Biology And Physics Drives Cell-imaging Technology
Developing techniques to image the complex biological systems found at the sub-cellular level has traditionally…
Vitamin D Insufficiency May Be Present In Pediatric Patients With Low Bone Density
Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics….
Forest Canopies Help Determine Natural Fertilization Rates
A newly identified factor that controls the natural input of new nitrogen into boreal forest…
Prenatal Biochemical Screening Only Detects Half Of Chromosomal Abnormalities
Prenatal biochemical screening tests are widely used to look for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus…
New Method Developed To Weigh, Resolve Distant Black Holes
A new, simple method to learn about black holes up to eight billion light years…
Study secretly tracks cell phone users outside US (AP)
AP – Researchers secretly tracked the locations of 100,000 people outside the United States through…
IBM developing miniature pipes for chip cooling (AP)
AP – Since a computer microprocessor is veined with electric circuitry, it might seem like…
Heart Failure Patients Often Overestimate Their Own Life Expectancy
Many patients with heart failure — especially younger ones and those with more severe disease…