Biologists have announced the top 10 new species described in 2008. The list includes: pea-sized seahorse, caffeine-free coffee, bacteria that live in hairspray, tiny snake, very long insect, fossilized specimen of live-bearing vertebrate, snail whose shell twists around four axes, palm that flowers itself to death, ghost slug and deep blue damselfish.
A new three-minute test could help in diagnosing prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the UK, according to scientists.
Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Researchers studied mice fed high fat diets supplemented with curcumin and cell cultures incubated with curcumin.
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A common blood test for triglycerides may for the first time allow doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop the serious, common complication of neuropathy. A new study suggests that diabetes patients with neuropathy should control lipid counts as rigorously as they do glucose levels.
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Just a few short years ago, if you wanted to buy organic food, you had to make a special trip to an out-of-the-way grocery store. Today, organic products are, well, cropping up all over the place. Are they really worth the higher price or is it just another marketing maneuver?
At times of crisis women are more inclined to spend themselves out of misery than at stable times, a new survey suggests. Psychologists say that the recession could force more women to overspend or increase their risk of mental illness.
A discovery offers new hope for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists report that the addition of a single phosphate to an amino acid in a key brain protein is a principal cause of Alzheimer’s.
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Researchers have published results showing that a new contraceptive device may also effectively block the transmission of the HIV virus. Findings show that the device prevents infection by the HIV virus in laboratory testing.
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Chemical weapons against uninvited dinner guests: Scientists test whether the pollen of certain flowers contains toxins that give bees an upset stomach and protects the plant from the diligent pollen gatherers.
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Treatment with surgery or an oral appliance that adjusts the jaw is associated with improvements in obstructive sleep apnea, a condition caused by blocked upper airways in which patients periodically stop breathing during sleep, according to two new reports.
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