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Success Boosting Monkey Muscle Could Help Humans
Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:14 PM EST (NPR)
Scientists are a step closer to finding a treatment for people with diseases like muscular dystrophy, thanks to some muscle-bound monkeys.
For Army Platoon In Afghanistan, A Familiar Enemy
Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:03 PM EST (NPR)
One of the most lethal areas in Afghanistan for U.S. troops is the Arghandab Valley, a Taliban stronghold just outside the southern city of Kandahar. The Army's 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrols the area, facing the risk of huge roadside bombs.
Newly wed finds out she is allergic to husband's sperm
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:27 PM EST (Mirror.co.uk)
Newlywed Julie Boyde made a shock discovery on her wedding night - she is allergic to her husband. Julie, 26, and groom Mike, 27, had dated for two years but never discovered her extreme sensitivity to his sperm as they used condoms.
Flipping A Photonic Shock Wave
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:08 PM EST (Photonics Online)
A team of physicists has directly observed a reverse shock wave of light in a specially tailored structure known as a left-handed metamaterial. Although it was first predicted over forty years ago, this is the first unambiguous experimental demonstration of the effect.
Afghan insurgents make wreckage of U.S. armored vehicles
Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 10:49 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
Taliban -led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against roadside bombs by using increasingly large explosive charges and rocket-propelled grenades, according to U.S.
U.S. Stocks Erase Gain as House Votes to Limit Card Rates
Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:16 PM EST (Bloomberg.com)
U.S. stocks erased most of a 156- point rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after a House bill to curb credit-card rates spurred concern about bank earnings, outweighing the Federal Reserve's plan to keep interest rates at a record low.
Senate Democrats hit snag with doctor payment bill
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:28 PM EDT (goupstate.com)
In the face of solid Republican opposition, Senate Democrats on Tuesday backed down from their effort to increase Medicare payments to doctors without offsetting any of the cost over the next 10 years.
Blood Clots In Lungs Might Not Always Originate In Deep Veins Of Legs And Pelvis In Trauma Patients
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:19 PM EDT (Medical News Today)
Few trauma patients who develop potentially deadly blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism) also have clots in the deep veins of their pelvis and legs (deep venous thrombosis), challenging commonly held beliefs about the association between the two conditions, according to a …
Urinary tract symptoms, trauma linked
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:17 PM EDT (United Press International)
U.S. researchers linked psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma to raised risk of lower urinary tract symptoms.
The Medical Minute: There's no trick to a safe Halloween
Seeded on Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:08 PM EDT (PhysOrg.com)
Halloween is supposed to be a spooky night, but parents don't have to be scared about their kids' safety if they follow some simple safety tips from Safe Kids Dauphin County, led by the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital at the Penn State Milton S.
'Addams Family' composer Vic Mizzy dies at 93
Seeded on Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:20 PM EDT (Cleve-Blog)
You all know the theme to "The Addams Family." Sing it with me now: "They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky . . . "
Intelligence Slideshow:
Seeded on Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:15 AM EDT (Baseline)
"Don't be Evil" is Google's motto. How's that going? In this context, "evil" does not mean wicked, in the manner of Sauron or Voldemort, or bad in the way some people might judge tobacco companies or corrupt enterprise like Enron.
Toyota Can Peek Inside Four Boxes of Evidence, but Not Plaintiffs Attorneys
Seeded on Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:11 AM EDT (LAW.com)
A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order securing four boxes of evidence in a criminal fraud case in Texas and forbidding Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. to touch them without the proper supervision.
Brazil bill could restrict foreign land purchases
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:54 PM EDT ()
Brazil's lower house of Congress approved a bill on Tuesday that would restrict foreign ownership of land along the country's borders and in the Amazon as part of government efforts to boost controls in the region.
U.S. Curtails Snowmobiles in Yellowstone
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:52 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The National Park Service has approved a plan to restrict the number of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park to fewer than half last winter's limit.
Defense argues against big award in fatal radio contest case
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:46 PM EDT (The Sacramento Bee)
The lawyer for Entercom Communication Corp. and its Sacramento subsidiary argued forcefully Wednesday that his clients weren't responsible for Jennifer Lea Strange's death. But he offered jurors a fallback number on damages just in case they disagree with him.
America's Strange Homes For Sale
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:05 PM EDT (Forbes)
These are not cookie-cutter colonials. Instead, in some parts of the country, cliff-side compounds and remodeled lighthouses are being listed
Wrap your taste buds around flavor-bending miracle fruits
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:58 PM EDT (OnMilwaukee)
Miracle fruits, or miracle berries, are for real. They contain Miraculin, a glycoprotein extracted from a shrub native to West Africa. What they do is fairly unbelievable, and unless you've tried them, you might still be a skeptic: miracle fruits make sour things sweet.
Why 2010 will be the year of the travel deal
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:53 PM EDT (CNN)
Story Highlights Some industry analysts expect travel providers to maintain attractive promotions Signing up for airlines' social media sites may yield special fares Award mileage operators are adding new and different redemption options
Burning bunnies for biofuel?
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:25 PM EDT (Science News, Articles and Information | Scientific American)
The Swedes, those latter-day descendants of bloodthirsty Vikings, have found a new use for rabbits: heating fuel. According to Der Spiegel, stray rabbits in Stockholm are being shot, frozen and then shipped to a heating plant to be incinerated.
Memories linger for USS Utah survivors
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:36 PM EDT (Deseret News)
Every year there are fewer of them, they move more slowly, but their pride and memories of serving on the USS Utah — and surviving its watery death — remain as sharp as if nearly 68 years have not passed.
Medicare Advantage
Seeded on Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:47 PM EDT (TIME)
If you're under 65, chances are you don't know a lot about a program known as Medicare Advantage. But you will be hearing a lot more about it soon.
Co-Chair of the House Progressive Caucus: No Public Option, No Deal
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:22 PM EDT (ABC News Blogs)
Amid the praise from Democrats for Sen. Olympia Snowe's vote to help pass a health care bill from the Finance Committee, liberal members of both the House and the Senate remain concerned about the shape the health care bill is taking.
Tight North Pole mayoral race to get recount
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:08 PM EDT (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
FAIRBANKS -- Municipal officials will conduct a recount in the North Pole mayor's race, the city clerk said Wednesday. The race between incumbent Doug Isaacson and Councilman Jeff Jacobson was decided in Isaacson's favor by two votes.
Cell invasion caught on camera
Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:25 PM EDT (News at Nature)
Videos show T cells breaching the central nervous system's defences. Despite being surrounded by a supposedly unbreachable defensive line, the body's central nervous system can still be attacked by autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
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