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Study: Hundreds of Surgeons Commit Suicide Each Year

redorbit.com     11 hrs ago    31 related    Send to a friend

By LINDSEY TANNER By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. ... Posted on: Sunday, 11...

Premier underscores innovation in jumbo aircraft manufacture

people.com.cn     1 hr ago    2 related    Send to a friend

China should unswervingly adhere to self- innovation in research and development of large aircraft, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. China's first ever jumbo passenger aircraft company was officially inaugurated in Shanghai on Sunda ... ... China should unswervingly...

Scripps: RCA Bacteria Eliminates Pesky Red Tide Algae

nbcsandiego.com     7 hrs ago    2 related    Send to a friend

A new report reveals that RCA bacteria has a positive effect on eliminating Red Tide algae. ... Experts: Algae Costs Millions In Fishing, Tourism Losses Each Year SAN DIEGO -- Scientists believe they've found a red tide killer. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in...

Discovery of ten new genes related to human growth

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Scientists are beginning to unravel the question why people distinctly vary in size. In cooperation with scientists of the HelmholtzZentrum Munchen, an international genome-wide study has discovered ten new genes that influence body height and thus provides new insights into biological pathways...

South Africa: Stephen Hawking seeks 'Einsteins of Africa'

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Stephen Hawking seeks 'Einsteins of Africa' By Sebastien Berger in Johannesburg Last Updated: 9:18PM BST 11/05/2008Stephen Hawking, the wheelchair-bound physicist, has launched a search for the "Einsteins of Africa" with a lecture in Cape Town. Prof Hawking: 'The world of science needs Africa's...

Dr. Haber, What Have You Done?

acceleratingfuture.com     1 hr ago    Send to a friend

Fritz Haber (1868 - 1934) is one of the most controversial scientists of all time. He developed the Haber process, which provides a way of extracting atmospheric nitrogen for the bulk synthesis of ammonia. Ammonia created by the Haber process is used to produce the world’s synthetic fertilizers,...

Lake Shorebird Rebounds From Protected to Pest

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By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio May 11--EAST SISTER ISLAND, Ont. -- If pigs could fly. ... They might be confused with dark-colored birds called double-crested cormorants. ... Posted on: Sunday, 11 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio May...

Untreated Depressed People Have Fewer Serotonin & Opioid Receptors, And Variation Is Linked To...

medicalnewstoday.com     5 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for some of the brain's "feel good" stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people, new University of Michigan Depression Center research shows.And even among depressed people, the numbers of these receptors can vary greatly.

Is divorce bad for the parents?

physorg.com     9 hrs ago    8 related    Send to a friend

The elderly are cared for by their adult children regardless of their marital status. In a unique study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, researchers found British adult children help their elderly parents according to current need (i.e. health) rather than past behaviour. This...

New Technique Measures Ultrashort Laser Pulses At Focus

medicalnewstoday.com     11 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions. But the quality of the results is limited by distortions caused by lenses and other optical components that are...