The U.S. Defense Department has launched a five-year, Army-led cooperative effort to leverage cutting-edge medical…
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Many African-Americans Have A Gene That Prolongs Life After Heart Failure
About 40 percent of African-Americans have a genetic variant that can protect them after heart…
Building A Global Reference Library Of DNA Barcodes Of Marine Life
The global Fish Barcode of Life Initiative plans to collect at least five representatives each…
Children With ADHD Should Get Heart Tests Before Treatment With Stimulant Drugs
The side effects of stimulant drugs, like those used to treat ADHD are usually insignificant,…
Herbicide-tolerant Crops Can Improve Water Quality
Researchers investigated the water quality effects of using residual versus contact herbicides on corn and…
Inaccuracies Revealed In Studies Of Cancer Treatment
Certain biases may exist in observational studies that compare outcomes of different cancer therapies, making…
Administration Seeks a Quicker Increase in Fuel Standards
New York Times: The Bush administration, acting as gasoline prices are setting records, proposed on…
Biofuels contributing to food crisis
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: MARK COLVIN: Governments that were quick to switch to biofuels are just…
Corn, Rice Surge As Global Food Tensions Mount
Reuters: With global tensions over food supplies mounting, prices of world staples rice and corn…