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Sleep apnea thickens blood vessels, increases heart disease risk

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Study finds particles, molecules prefer not to mix

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Brain protein central to both Parkinson's, drug addiction identified

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Hypertensive kids more likely to have learning/attention problems

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Iron deficiency in womb may delay brain maturation in preemies

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What teens don't know about OTC medications can hurt them

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Cigarette smoke may rob children of needed antioxidants

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Shilatifard and colleagues clarify the enzymatic activity of factors involved in childhood leukemia

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REGiMMUNE to present at the 2009 American Transplant Congress

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Virginia Tech virologist developing more potent vaccine technology

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When atoms are getting close

The description of compounds and interactions between atoms is one of the basic objectives of chemistry. Admittedly, chemical bonding models, which describe these properties very well, already exist. However, any deviation from the normal factors may lead to improving the models further. Chemists with Professor Thomas M. Klapötke at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München have now analyzed a molecule, which has an extremely short bond length.

Bowman Global Change says public engagement critical to solving climate crisis

May 1, 2009 – Signal Hill, CA – Tom Bowman, president of Bowman Global Change, a firm that helps organizations make sustainable transformations, has written a paper defining the adjustments to climate change communication programs required to encourage sustainable behaviors and drive society's response to climate change.

Plants could override climate change effects on wildfires

LIVERMORE, Calif. - Rising temperatures may lead to more tinder-dry vegetation, but that doesn't mean there will be a higher risk for wildfires in a particular area.

It all depends on the type of vegetation. A new study on the cover of the May issue of Ecological Monographs shows that, in some cases, the types of plants growing in an area could override the effects of climate change on wildfire occurrence.

Combined dietary factors impact AMD risk; study finds glaucoma care cost-effective

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BUSM researchers find prenatal cocaine exposure may compromise neurocognitive development

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