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NASA postpones first Orion launch due to funding and technical concerns PDF E-mail
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008
On Monday, August 11, 2008, NASA announced it will delay the first manned launch of its Orion spacecraft by one year as part of its next-generation Project Constellation.

 
Insomnia drug zolpidem is more bad than good, say drug experts PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
The National Prescribing Service says insomnia drug zolpidem has more risks than benefits. Zolpidem is found in such trade-named products as Ambien, Hypnogen, Myslee, Nimadorm, Nitrest, Sanval, Stilnoct, Stilnox, Zoldem, Zolfresh, and Zolt.

 
First “synch” test for Large Hadron Collider successful PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
The synchronization of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) clockwise beam transfer system was successfully performed on Friday, August 8, 2008, with several other good “synch” tests repeated on Saturday.

 
Long-lasting marriages: Similar people, not opposites, attract PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
According to a German study, marriages have a better chance of success if the couples are similar to each other in some of the major personality traits—and the old saying of “opposites attract” is not true in the case of staying together.

 
Western North America gets best shot for 2008 Perseid meteor shower PDF E-mail
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
The morning of Tuesday, August 12, 2008, is the best time to see the most meteors of the Perseids, and the people of the western portion of the United States and Canada will be located in the prime viewing area for it.


 
Parenting high-risk families: A step (father) in the right direction PDF E-mail
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Monday, 11 August 2008
A U.S. study shows that stepfathers and social dads make somewhat better parents than married biological fathers in settings of high-risk urban families.

 
CDC study: 0.84% of U.S. adults have active epilepsy PDF E-mail
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Monday, 11 August 2008
A 2005 survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released in August 2008, states that 0.84% of the U.S. adult population has active epilepsy—and about 33% of these people are not getting adequate treatment for their condition.

 
Avalanche! It’s all about the anti-crack PDF E-mail
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Sunday, 10 August 2008
The discovery of a new theory behind avalanches by a team of English-German scientists could produce better understanding on avalanche formation.

 
Science shows why first cigarette produces nausea or pleasure PDF E-mail
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Sunday, 10 August 2008
U.S. researchers finds gene that gives some people a pleasant buzz while others only a nauseating cough after smoking their first cigarette.

 
Space seeds sow science on Space Station PDF E-mail
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Sunday, 10 August 2008
Native Australian plant seeds are orbiting in space onboard the International Space Station as part of an experiment to test the viability of storing seeds in space under weightless (freefall) conditions and in the presence of space radiation.


 
Australia makes hopeful discovery in cure of a common leukemia PDF E-mail
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Friday, 08 August 2008
According to medical researchers at Princess Alexandra Hospital and the University of Queensland, a cure for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a common type of leukemia, could possibly be developed as early as the year 2013.

 
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