Meanwhile, researchers identify yet another strain of the livestock virus
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Short-lived miniplanets inhabited the solar system in its earliest years
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A gene mutation that causes learning disabilities disrupts a neural stop signal
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Scientists confirm that it is how our immune system responds, not the rhinovirus itself, that causes cold symptoms. Of more than 100 different viruses that can cause the common cold, human rhinoviruses are the major cause.
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A new article provides strong evidence that allergies are much more than just an annoying immune malfunction. They may protect against certain types of cancer.
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Researchers in Indiana are describing development of the world’s smallest complete mass spectrometer (MS), a miniature version of a standard lab device — some of which would dominate a living room — to identify tiny amounts of chemicals in the environment.
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Popular cholesterol-busting drugs — statins — appear to lower men’s PSA values along with their cholesterol levels, according to researchers. But whether the drugs prevent prostate cancer growth or just mask it is not known yet.
While scholars may be a long way from predicting the ins and outs of the economy, biologists have uncovered fundamental rules that may govern population cycles in many natural systems.
A new study explored how men and women perceive online and offline sexual and emotional infidelity. When given the choice, men were more upset by sexual infidelity and women were more upset by emotional infidelity.
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