Both violent crime and all-cause mortality rates are on average substantially lower in communities with…
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Swedish scientists stop acorn barnacles
Marine organisms that fasten to the bottoms of ships have always been a scourge to…
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Experts find SBRT to be good alternative to surgery in some lung cancer patients
The American Society for Radiation Oncology has released its Emerging Technology Committee’s report evaluating the…
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Skeleton key for cancer metastasis
Cancer cells need all three of their cytoskeletons — actin, microtubules and intermediate filaments —…
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Gene silencing may be responsible for induced pluripotent stem cells’ limitations
Scientists may be one step closer to being able to generate any type of cells…
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Where comets emit dust: Scientists identify the active regions on the surface of comets
Studying comets can be quite dangerous — especially from close up. Because the tiny particles…
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Search engine Baidu’s Q1 profit jumps 165 percent (AP)
AP – Baidu Inc., which operates China’s most popular Internet search engine, said Thursday its…
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Baidu outlook rockets after Google exit (Reuters)
Reuters – China’s top Internet search firm Baidu Inc is emerging as a big winner…
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Chavez takes to Twitter to fight critics online (AP)
AP – President Hugo Chavez has joined the ranks of those who say, “If you…
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At-risk children who can self-regulate behavior have higher test scores than their peers
A new study adds to the mounting evidence that self-regulation — or children’s ability to…