Using satellite data, hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade — and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame.
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When estrogen-lowering drugs no longer control metastatic breast cancer, the opposite strategy might work. Raising estrogen levels benefited 30 percent of women whose metastatic breast cancer no longer responded to standard antiestrogen treatment, according to new research.
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Researchers have paved the way for the first ever use in Europe of an insect (biocontrol) to combat an invasive plant species in Britain. Biologists have established that the Japanese Knotweed in Britain was one the biggest females in the world — a clone of cuttings brought into Britain in the 1850s. Costs of controlling [...]
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The incidence of a rare and deadly tumor called primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is two times higher in black Americans, ages 20 to 49, than in white Americans, according to a new study.
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Europeans love to travel, but hate getting sick while away. Help is at hand with better technology and cross-border administration that make the ’sun, sea and sickness’ formula sound less dreadful.
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Some dogs are revered or pampered, with fancy clothes and loads of affection; others work for a living. An Indiana researcher reports that relationships between dogs and their owners generally fall into three distinct categories, with some bestowing more canine benefits than others.
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If a lush, protected forest with a winding stream is considered luxury accommodation for a migratory bird, a new study shows that those birds would be just as happy with the equivalent of a cheap roadside motel.
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A specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the brain, initiating the deadly infection known as meningitis. The new finding may guide development of improved vaccines to protect those most vulnerable, including young infants and the elderly.
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In a first-of-its kind study, scientists reported that snack foods like popcorn and many popular breakfast cereals contain surprisingly large amounts of healthful antioxidant substances called polyphenols.
Researchers are working to decode the complete genomic sequences of influenza pandemic 2009 virus from patients with severe respiratory disease.