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Japan scientists link strokes to gene variant
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2007-01-08 05:53:29

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japanese researchers have identified a gene variant which appears to predispose a person to strokes, but it seems more prevalent in Asians than in those of European or African descent.


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45 years ago: U.S. makes first health warning on smoking
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2009-01-11 10:10:35
On January 11, 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General announced the results of a comprehensive study on the health effects of cigarette smoking. The official warning, made forty-five years ago, stated that “Cigarette smoking is a health hazard….”


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Alaska to get British-style temperatures - study
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2007-01-21 02:30:40

LONDON (Reuters) - Parts of the world could heat up by over 10 degrees Celsius (18 Fahrenheit) this century with big areas becoming uninhabitable, according to a climate prediction experiment.


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Are you a giver? Brain scan finds the truth
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2007-01-22 03:50:59

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Altruism, one of the most difficult human behaviors to define, can be detected in brain scans, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.


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Darwin developed evolution based on anti-slavery
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Biology

2009-01-23 10:11:19
According to the new book about Charles Darwin ("Darwin's Sacred Cause"), the main reason why he developed the controversial theory that all animals including humans evolved from a common ancestor was because of his hatred with the slavery of one group of humans by another group of humans.


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