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Month: October 2014
Mortality risk of overweight, obesity similar for blacks, whites
The increased risk of premature death associated with a higher body mass index is similar…
Reproducibility score for SNPs associated with human disease in GWAS
Nine traits that are not dependent on P values to predict single nucleotide polymorphisms reproducibility…
Grapefruit juice stems weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, study finds
Mice fed a high-fat diet gained 18 percent less weight when they drank clarified, no-pulp…
Amputees discern familiar sensations across prosthetic hand
Patients connected to a new prosthetic system said they ‘felt’ their hands for the first…
Ancient rhino-relatives were water-loving
The discovery of new bones from a large land mammal that lived about 48 million…
Mind-controlled prosthetic arms that work in daily life are now a reality
For the first time, robotic prostheses controlled via implanted neuromuscular interfaces have become a clinical…
Drug used for another disease slows progression of Parkinson’s
A drug being evaluated to treat an entirely different disorder helped slow the progression of…
Rivers recover natural conditions quickly following dam removal
A study of the removal of two dams in Oregon suggests that rivers can return…
Astronomers see right into heart of exploding star
Astronomers have been able to see into the heart of an exploding star, by combining…