The largest animals ever to have walked the face of the earth may not have been as big as previously thought, according to a new article.

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admin on June 22nd, 2009

Men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression.

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Researchers have developed novel algorithms that allow computer visualization software to see moving objects faster and with greater accuracy.

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Long-term survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies remain at risk for death and are at increasing risk for developing subsequent cancers and chronic medical conditions over time, according to a new study.

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New research could lead to substantial advancements in the performance of a variety of electronic devices including digital cameras.

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Fear plays a major role in whether women decide to go for cancer screening or not. But healthcare providers underestimate how much women need to know and wrongly assume that they will ask for information if they want it. Researchers reviewed 19 studies (1994-2008) that explored the attitudes of 5,991 women from 14 to their [...]

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A new lunar topography map with the highest resolution of the moon’s rugged south polar region provides new information on some of our natural satellite’s darkest inhabitants - permanently shadowed craters.

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A new study shows that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans may improve the accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset for more than one out of four patients.

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admin on June 22nd, 2009

Exactly four water molecules and one hydrogen chloride molecule are necessary to form the smallest droplet of acid. Chemists have carried out experiments at ultracold temperatures close to absolute zero temperature using infrared laser spectroscopy to monitor the molecules. According to their calculations, the reaction at these extremely cold temperatures is only possible if the [...]

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In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found.

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