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Posted 2008-05-06
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Abuse changes brains of suicide victims

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Suicide victims who were abused as children have clear genetic changes in their brains, Canadian researchers reported on Tuesday in a finding they said shows neglect can cause biological effects. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-06
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Scientists find something good about a big bottom

CHICAGO, May 6, 2008 (Reuters) — A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-06
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Bone marrow treatments restore nerves, expert says

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 6, 2008 (Reuters) — An experiment that went wrong may provide a new way to treat multiple sclerosis, a Canadian researcher said on Tuesday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-06
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Blocking brain enzyme helped mice stay slim

CHICAGO, May 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Blocking a single brain enzyme helped short-circuit a key hunger signal in mice and made them eat less, lose weight and have better blood sugar control, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-06
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Six sea lions shot to death on salmon-rich U.S. river

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Investigators searched for clues on Monday in the shooting deaths of six protected sea lions at a dam between Washington state and Oregon, while officials halted a controversial trapping program aimed at stopping the mammals from eating endangered salmon. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-05
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Needle-free device delivers pain-free analgesia

NEW YORK, May 5, 2008 (Reuters Health) — A new needle-free device that delivers a local anesthetic to the skin promises to help make delivering drugs and drawing blood less painful for children. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-05
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Mystery deepens over German poet Schiller's skull

BERLIN, May 5, 2008 (Reuters) — A painstaking two-year investigation to determine which of two skulls belonged to Friedrich Schiller has found neither is a match, prolonging a 180-year-old mystery over the celebrated German poet's remains. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-05
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Gene for yield, height in rice identified

KABUL, May 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists in China have identified a single gene that appears to control rice yield, as well as its height and flowering time, taking what may be a crucial step in global efforts to increase crop productivity. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-05
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Study links child's autism, parents' mental illness

CHICAGO, May 5, 2008 (Reuters) — In another sign pointing to an inherited component to autism, a study released on Monday found that having a schizophrenic parent or a mother with psychiatric problems roughly doubled a child's risk of being autistic. ... > full story
Posted 2008-05-03
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Shuttle reaches launch pad for May 31 liftoff

HOUSTON, May 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Space shuttle Discovery reached its Cape Canaveral, Florida, launch pad on Saturday in preparation for a May 31 liftoff to place a huge Japanese research complex on the International Space Station. ... > full story