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Do Homeopathic Cures Work?

Discovery - November 27, 2020 - 12:33pm
Alternative medicine has proven tricky to study, and sometimes dangerous to patients. Doctors are divided as to whether or not it has any merit at all.
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Quiz: name that synonym! | Mind your language

The Guardian - June 1, 2011 - 5:55am

Jamie Fahey: Now you know your popular orange vegetables from your war-torn republics, can you work out what these phrases refer to?

Jamie Fahey

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Cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development, study finds

Science Daily - 0 sec ago
A research team has shown for the first time that a gene called Myc, which is traditionally thought of as a cancer-causing gene, may be far more important in the development and persistence of stem cells than was known before.
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Computer technique could help partially sighted 'see' better

Science Daily - 0 sec ago
Thousands of people who are partially sighted following stroke or brain injury could gain greater independence from a simple, cheap and accessible training course which could eventually be delivered from their mobile phones or hand-held games consoles, according to a new study.
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Science's policy clout diminished, but oil risk looms large, study finds

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More people are likely to believe scientific studies claiming that oil drilling is riskier, not safer, than was previously thought, according to a new study of attitudes in California. What's more the findings show that scientists' efforts to influence public opinion have a limited effect.
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Brainy worms: Scientists uncover counterpart of cerebral cortex in marine worms

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Unexpectedly, scientists have now discovered a true counterpart of the cerebral cortex in an invertebrate, a marine worm. Their findings give an idea of what the most ancient higher brain centers looked like, and what our distant ancestors used them for.
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Capsaicin can act as co-carcinogen, study finds; Chili pepper component linked to skin cancer

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New research links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin cancer. While the molecular mechanisms of the cancer-promoting effects of capsaicin are not clear and remain controversial, the new research has shown a definite connection to formation of skin cancer through various laboratory studies.
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Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections

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Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice cocktail blocked a strain of Staphylococcus aureus from beginning the process of infection.
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Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet, study finds

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School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality -- and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to new research.
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Experiment records ultrafast chemical reaction with vibrational echoes

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To watch a magician transform a vase of flowers into a rabbit, it's best to have a front-row seat. Likewise, for chemical transformations in solution, the best view belongs to the molecular spectators closest to the action. Those special molecules comprise the "first solvation shell," and although it has been known for decades that they can sense and dictate the fate of nearly every chemical reaction, it has been virtually impossible to watch them respond -- until now.
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Laser-based missile defense for helicopters being developed

Science Daily - 0 sec ago
Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology.
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Social networks influence health behaviors

Science Daily - 0 sec ago
Individuals are more likely to acquire new health practices while living in networks with dense clusters of connections -- that is, when in close contact with people they already know well.
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Increased risk for lupus in men with certain form of immune receptor

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Humans -- males in particular -- with a variant form of the immune receptor gene "Toll Like Receptor 7" are at increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease lupus. This finding offers renewed hope for developing more targeted treatments.
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Miniature auto differential helps tiny aerial robots stay aloft

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Engineers have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots that could someday be used to probe environmental hazards, forest fires, and other places too perilous for people. Their new approach is the first to passively balance the aerodynamic forces encountered by these miniature flying devices, letting their wings flap asymmetrically in response to gusts of wind, wing damage, and other real-world impediments.
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Canada, US immigrants have less health care access than natives: study

PhysOrg2 - 0 sec ago
In spite of Canada`s universal medical coverage, immigrants to that country have less access to health care than native-born Canadians for certain procedures, a new study finds. In fact, immigrants have about the same access as immigrants to the United States who depend on private health insurance or Medicaid and who have less access than native-born Americans.
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Fox spit helped Forest Service confirm rare find

PhysOrg2 - 0 sec ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three weeks ago, when U.S. Forest Service biologists thought they had found a supposedly extinct fox in the mountains of central California, they turned to UC Davis for confirmation.
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Magnetism's subatomic roots: Study of high-tech materials helps explain everyday phenomenon

PhysOrg2 - 0 sec ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- The modern world -- with its ubiquitous electronic devices and electrical power -- can trace its lineage directly to the discovery, less than two centuries ago, of the link between electricity and magnetism. But while engineers have harnessed electromagnetic forces on a global scale, physicists still struggle to describe the dance between electrons that creates magnetic fields.
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Afla-Guard also protects corn crops

PhysOrg2 - 5 min 26 sec ago
Afla-Guard(R), a biological control used to thwart the growth of fungi on peanuts, can be used on corn as well, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists who helped develop it.
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GPS keeps track of school bus riders

PhysOrg2 - 6 min 47 sec ago
Josh Case climbed aboard the yellow school bus Tuesday, lifting his backpack to scan an ID card that had been assigned to him on his first day of kindergarten.
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Taking the 'search' out of search and rescue

PhysOrg2 - 6 min 49 sec ago
Their emergencies happened hundreds, if not thousands, of miles from one another, but the captain whose vessel had become disabled near Kamalino, Hawaii, the pilot who crashed onto the Knik Glacier near Anchorage, Alaska, and the hiker who suffered a compound fracture while hiking near Merritt, Washington, all share a common experience: They were plucked to safety in the weeks leading up to the Labor Day weekend due to NASA technology.
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