Researchers have proposed an alternative to those wavy, distorted random words or word-number combinations, called…
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Exercise may increase volume in certain brain areas of patients with schizophrenia
Potentially beneficial brain changes (an increase in the volume of an area known as the…
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Storm runoff and sewage treatment outflow contaminated with household pesticides
Pyrethroid pesticides were supposed to be a benign replacement for organophosphates used around the home,…
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Smoking cessation significantly increases cardiac health later in life
New research finds that quitting smoking after a heart attack has about the same positive…
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Eco-friendly way of decomposing BPA-containing plastic
Just as cooking helps people digest food, pretreating polycarbonate plastic — source of a huge…
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Acetaminophen protects kidneys after muscle injury
Severe muscle injuries — such as crush injuries suffered in earthquakes, car accidents and explosions,…
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Ancient crocodile relative likely food source for Titanoboa, largest snake ever known
A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles was likely a food source for Titanoboa, the largest snake…
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Initial Sales of Apple’s iPad Are Likely To Be Modest
Apple’s iPad is undeniably cool, but will consumers buy the tablet computer in large numbers?…
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Nexus One Gets Pinch-To-Zoom Like Apple’s iPhone
Google has enhanced the user experience of its HTC-manufactured Nexus One smartphone by adding a…
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Verizon Will Offer Android-Powered Motorola Devour
Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that it will launch another Android-based smartphone from Motorola next month….