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Childhood obesity prevention should begin early in life, possibly before birth

Efforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought-perhaps even before birth-especially for minority children, according to a new study that tracked 1,826 women from pregnancy through their children's first five years of life. (2010-03-01)
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Climate may keep beautiful killer plant in check

The flowering plant - purple loosestrife - has been heading north since it was first introduced from Europe to the eastern seaboard 150 years ago. (2010-03-01)
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Extremes of sleep related to increased fat around organs

Not getting enough sleep does more damage than just leaving you with puffy eyes. It can cause fat to accumulate around your organs - more dangerous, researchers say, than those pesky love handles and jiggly thighs. (2010-03-03)
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Endangered Species Research publishes theme section on biologging science

Biologging - the use of miniaturized electronic tags to track animals in the wild - has revealed previously unknown and suprising behaviors, movements, physiology and environmental preferences of a wide variety of ocean animals. (2010-03-04)
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'Biological clock' could be a key to better health, longer life

If you aren't getting a good, consistent and regular night's sleep, a new study suggests it could reduce your ability to handle oxidative stress, cause impacts to your health, increase motor and neurological deterioration, speed aging and ultimately cut short your life. (2010-03-02)
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Transcendental Meditation activates default mode network, the brain's natural ground state

A new EEG study conducted on college students at American University found they could more highly activate the default mode network, a suggested natural "ground state" of the brain, during their practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. (2010-03-05)
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Researchers fishing for cancer cure discover active DHA derivatives

The next treatment for cancer might come from fish says a new research report published in the March 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal. (2010-03-01)
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Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age

The saying "You're only as old as you feel" really seems to resonate with older adults, according to research from Purdue University. (2010-03-03)
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30 years later, what killed the dinosaurs is revisited

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, paleoceanographer Richard Norris is one of 41 scientists presenting evidence that an asteroid impact really did kill off dinosaurs and myriad other organisms 30 years after the theory was first proposed. (2010-03-05)
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Researchers determine how ATP, molecule bearing 'the fuel of life,' is broken down in cells

Researchers at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center have figured out how ATP is broken down in cells, providing for the first time a clear picture of the key reaction that allows cells in all living things to function and flourish. (2010-03-01)
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New 'alien' invaders found in the Milky Way: Queen's University astronomer

As many as one quarter of the star clusters in our Milky Way - many more than previously thought - are invaders from other galaxies, according to a new study. (2010-03-01)
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Dietary factors influence ovarian cancer survival rates

2009 estimates projected that in the United States alone 21,550 new cases of ovarian cancer would be diagnosed and 14,600 women would die of the disease. (2010-03-01)
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Different fat types can help or hinder obese girls' bone health

According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a greater ratio of visceral fat (fat around internal organs) to subcutaneous fat (fat found just beneath the skin) are likely to have lower bone density than peers with a lower ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat. (2010-03-01)
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NASA's Fermi probes 'dragons' of the gamma-ray sky

One of the pleasures of perusing ancient maps is locating regions so poorly explored that mapmakers warned of dragons and sea monsters. (2010-03-03)
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MSU scientists unlock key enzyme using 'cool' method

A team of Michigan State University scientists - using a new cooling method they created - has uncovered the inner workings of a key iron-containing enzyme, a discovery that could help researchers develop new medicines or understand how enzymes repair DNA. (2010-03-01)
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From 2-trillion-degree heat, researchers create new matter -- and new questions

A worldwide team of researchers, including 10 from Texas A&M University, have for the first time created a particle that is believed to have been in existence immediately after the creation of the universe - the so-called "Big Bang" - and it could lead to new questions and answers about some of the basic laws of physics because in essence, it creates a new form of matter. (2010-03-05)
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Using own skin cells to repair hearts on horizon

A heart patient's own skin cells soon could be used to repair damaged cardiac tissue thanks to pioneering stem cell research of the University of Houston's newest biomedical scientist, Robert Schwartz. (2010-03-03)
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New way to control disease-spreading mosquitoes: Make them hold their urine

Cornell researchers have found a protein that may lead to a new way to control mosquitoes that spread dengue fever, yellow fever and other diseases when they feed on humans: Prevent them from urinating as they feed on blood. (2010-03-04)
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The most frequent error in medicine

The most frequent error in medicine seems to occur nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to a specialist. (2010-03-01)
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Plants discover the benefits of good neighbors in strategy against herbivores

Scandinavian Scientists have discovered that a species of tree defends itself from herbivore attack by using chemicals emitted by neighbouring plants. The study, published today in New Phytologist, reveals how a species of birch tree adsorbs chemical compounds from neighbouring marsh tea plants, Rhondodendron tomentosum, in a unique 'defence by neighbour strategy.'
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M 4.4, near the coast of Nicaragua

March 10, 2010 01:15:34 GMT
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M 4.9, off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile

March 10, 2010 01:07:57 GMT
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Behavioral problems in childhood doubles the risk of chronic widespread pain in adult life

Bad behaviour in childhood is associated with long-term, chronic widespread pain in adult life, according to the findings of a study following nearly 20,000 people from birth in 1958 to the present day.
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Men Outlive Women Sexually

Men might not live as long as women, but their sexual life expectancy is higher, a new survey of sexual activity finds.
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M 3.8, Baja California, Mexico

March 10, 2010 00:57:52 GMT
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In the sex game, stressed men choose dissimilar mates

If you thought the mating business was already a jungle, where the pitfalls are looks, social rank, purchasing power, verbal skills and even subconscious smells, get ready to be dismayed for it is even more complex than thought.
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Life is shorter for men, but sexually active life expectancy is longer

At age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a study by University of Chicago researchers published early online March 10 by the British Medical Journal. Men in good or excellent health at 55 can add 5 to 7 years to that number. Equally healthy women gain slightly less, 3 to 6 years.
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Scientists discover 'catastrophic event' behind the halt of star birth in early galaxy formation

Scientists have found evidence of a catastrophic event they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in a galaxy in the early Universe.
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Decoding the long calls of the orangutan

Research into the long calls of male Orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. An acoustic analysis of the calls, published today in Ethology, reveals that the calls not only serve to attract females, but also contain information on the identity and the context of the caller.
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Seeing triple at the 3-D movie? Films can cause dizziness, nausea

Thousands of people are packing movie theaters across the country to see the new "Alice in Wonderland" in 3-D, and dozens of them will likely leave with headaches.
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