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20.05.2009, 14:27
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Conversations about the swine flu tend to revolve around who has it, where it has appeared, what the symptoms are, and how to prevent it. But there's little conversation about the risks and havoc of the swine flu online.
20.11.2009, 17:40
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Survivors of the deadly epidemic of prion disease kuru, which was transmitted through cannibalistic rituals, share a particular genetic mutation. Researchers call it a striking example of human evolution in action.
28.01.2010, 15:12
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The image of notorious Countess Elizabeth Bathory, who was said to take baths filled with the blood of virgins to regain her youth, may have some scientific basis.
09.06.2009, 02:44
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A unique operation has been carried out in Moscow, in Bakulev’s Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery, considered the number one heart center in the world, to treat a life threatening heart rhythm disorder.
21.09.2009, 09:15
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Celebrated futurist Alvin Toffler has forecasted “death and bankruptcy” to the existing organizational institutes. Toffler elaborated on this and other predictions on where society is heading to RT.
16.04.2009, 13:05
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European researchers are testing an external airbag, which is hoped could dramatically reduce injuries and deaths on the road.
26.05.2009, 15:40
They are faster than normal bikes, as comfortable as your favorite living room chair, consume no fuel and… are rarely seen in the streets.
23.07.2009, 12:33
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A new study has proven wrong the assumption that chimpanzees that carry an HIV-like virus do not get sick from it.
17.11.2009, 12:39
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Meditation can lower the risk of heart attack in subjects with existing disease, comparable to that of powerful new drugs. In a 5-year study, meditating cardiac patients were almost 50% less likely to be affected.
20.04.2010, 15:02
Frequent visitors of tanning booths show behavior similar to that of substance abusers, a new study suggests. Girls proudly showing off their smooth, tanned skin are just addicts looking for their next “UV shot”.
Published: 15 September, 2009, 13:38
Scientific peer-reviewed journals are biased in choosing papers with positive results for publications, a new experiment suggests.
I think this has a lot to do with how results based science has become as it has been distorted by the profit motive. Positive results sell better because they mean new products can be marketed or a more cost effective system created. It's sad really and not in the best interests of science but most bankers and investors aren't scientists.