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Individuals vary their immune response according to age, sex and the costs
Is it always good to respond maximally when pathogens or disease strike, or should individuals vary their immune response to balance immediate and future costs?   view more (2008-09-11)

Batter out: Umpires likely to favor pitchers of the same race or ethnicity
Umpires for Major League Baseball are more likely to call strikes in favor of pitchers who share their race or ethnicity, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.   view more (2007-08-14)

Breakthrough for treatment of fatal heart condition
Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a mechanism to prevent a potentially fatal heart condition that can strike without warning.   view more (2007-06-06)

Study examines use of opioids
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that in a given week, over 10 million Americans are taking opioids, and more than 4 million are taking them regularly (at least five days per week, for at least four weeks). These findings appear in the August 31 issue of the journal Pain.    view more (2008-08-28)

The crew will soon be able to watch you from the cockpit
AIRBUS, the European jet manufacturer, is planning to build concealed cameras into the light fittings above the seats in its aircraft. The idea is to let the crew monitor passengers and spot hijackers before they strike. The cameras also work in the dark.          The move is part of an attempt to reassure... view more... (2002-05-08)

IVF insurance coverage yields fewer multiple births, Yale researchers find
The proportion of in vitro fertilization (IVF) multiple births was lower in the eight states that provide insurance coverage for couples seeking IVF treatment, primarily due to fewer embryos transferred per cycle.   view more (2009-10-21)

How to deflect an asteroid
STRANGE as it may seem, averting Armageddon isn`t the top priority for most asteroid hunters. They`d be happy just to know where the rock that could wipe out life on Earth will come from. But an astronomer in Italy thinks he can save the world-with space-based missiles.         By the end of the decade,... view more... (2002-02-13)

UIC biologists use DNA to study migration of threatened whale sharks
Whale sharks -- giants of the fish world that strike terror only among tiny creatures like the plankton and krill they eat -- are imperiled by over-fishing of the species in parts of its ocean range.   view more (2009-04-08)

Pacific tsunami threat greater than expected
The potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West Coast of America may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study of geological evidence along the Gulf of Alaska coast.   view more (2009-07-21)

Potential leap forward in electron microscopy
MIT electrical engineers have proposed a new scheme that can overcome a critical limitation of high-resolution electron microscopes: they cannot be used to image living cells because the electrons destroy the samples.   view more (2009-10-07)

Study shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for increase in muscle infections
Researchers in Houston, Texas have found two bacterial muscle infections common in tropical countries becoming more frequent occurrences along with the emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).   view more (2006-09-07)
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