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News | Archive (3 November 2009) [Page 6]
'Ultra-primitive' particles found in comet dust
— 09:08 GMT | AstronomyDust samples collected by high-flying aircraft in the upper atmosphere have yielded an unexpectedly rich trove of relicts from the ancient cosmos, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution. The stratospheric dust includes minute grains that likely formed inside stars that lived and died long before the birth of our sun, as well as material from molecular clouds in interstellar space. This 'ultra-primitive' material likely wafted into the atmosphere after the Earth passed through the trail of an Earth-crossing comet in 2003, giving scientists a rare opportunity to study cometary dust in the laboratory…
Red List update shows up global failure to slow biodiversity loss
— 09:05 GMT | EnvironmentThe latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species should cause alarm over the continuing unprecedented loss of species and the failure so far of mechanisms to arrest biodiversity loss, WWF said today…
Precise picture of early Universe supports 'dark matter' theory
— 09:02 GMT | AstronomyA detailed picture of the seeds of structures in the universe has been unveiled by an international team co-led by a Cardiff University scientist…
Lifestyle changes may stave off diabetes for a decade
— 08:59 GMT | HealthSustaining modest weight loss for 10 years, or taking an anti-diabetic drug over that time, can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for developing the disease, according to the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), a long-term follow-up to a landmark 2001 diabetes prevention study…
Data point to some improvements in China's environment
— 08:56 GMT | EnvironmentThe rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of BioScience…
Study of alternate bearing presents recommendations for citrus growers
— 08:52 GMT | BiologyAlternate bearing (also called biennial or uneven bearing) is the tendency of fruit trees to produce a heavy crop one year (called 'on-crop') followed by a light crop or no crop the following 'off-crop' year. On-crop trees produce a large number of small fruit of little commercial value, while off-crop trees produce a small number of large fruit - a high proportion of which are culled in packinghouses due to their unattractive, thick rinds. The phenomenon is widespread and can occur in an entire region, in individual trees, part of a tree, or even on one branch…
Stereotactic radiotherapy offers noninvasive, effective treatment for lung cancer patients
— 08:49 GMT | HealthStereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) should be considered a new standard of care for early-stage lung cancer treatment in patients with co-existing medical problems, according to results from a national clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Centre physicians…
Study lays foundation for more patient access to medical records
— 08:46 GMT | HealthA new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that many patients are dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests and want more access to information in their medical records, specifically, detailed, lay-language results from those tests…
Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, Yale researchers find
— 08:43 GMT | HealthAdult survivors of childhood cancer are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research…
Researchers unlock the 'sound of learning' by linking sensory and motor systems
— 08:40 GMT | HealthLearning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research laboratory. The findings could have a major impact on improving speech disorders…
Outliving the Ice Age: Tale of a rhinoceros
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