Brain malformations linked to preterm birth
Brain malformations are significantly associated with preterm birth, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
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Overweight kids 'experience more depression, loneliness, anxiety'
A new study by University of Missouri researchers has found that overweight kids, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten.
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New form of El Nino may increase chances of hurricanes making landfall
A study by climatologists at the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that a new form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years,
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Autistic kids should be taught in smaller groups, say experts
A new study suggests that children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups.
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Origin of very high-energy gamma rays pinpointed to giant black hole
Using a worldwide combination of diverse telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy's bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to the supermassive
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Hepatitis B virus mutations may help predict liver cancer risk
Scientists from Second Military Medical University in Shanghai have revealed that mutations in the DNA of hepatitis B virus (HBV) might help predict which patients are at increased risk of developing
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Ferns climbed aboard trees to experience flowering of their own species diversity
Scientists have constructed a new time-calibrated family tree for ferns, which has indicated that while modern tropical rain forests were becoming established, ferns climbed aboard, and
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Scientists use genetic engineering to make virus-resistant grapevines
Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the "Grapevine fanleaf virus" GFLV by genetic engineering.
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Reintroduction of extinct butterfly in Britain a lesson for animal conservationists
The successful reintroduction of a once extinct butterfly in Britain has led scientists to determine that intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant
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Pacific Northwest forests hold significant potential to increase carbon storage
A new study has determined that the forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years.
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