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DNA Reveals First Americans Came From Siberia

by M Dee Dubroff

It has always been a moot point as to how the first humans arrived on the North American continent. Scientific findings now strongly suggest that the vehicle definitely was a temporary land bridge that spanned the Bering strait, connecting Siberia to the continent. What is the truth? Will we ever know? Read on and wonder.

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Got an Empty Tin Can? Want a Robot?

by John P. Barker

If you're like me, you might have a few empty cans sitting around the house. Instead of throwing them away--or, more approriately, tossing them into the recycling bin--why not build a robot?

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Marijuana Found In Chinese Shaman’s Tomb

by M Dee Dubroff

It looks like that mean little plant known far and wide as wackey tabackey, is even older than previously imagined. Archeologists have dug up a 2,700 year-old tomb of a shaman near Tupan (far west Xinjiang province) that reveals a few secrets about the ancient Chinese that might surprise the modern world. Then again, they might not. Read on and decide for yourself.

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Exercise May Help Overweight Children Be Less Angry

by Rane

Studies have shown that overweight kids tend to be bullies or be bullied. And why do bullies push other kids around? Most likely because they are angry. A new study says that regular exercise may help reduce anger in healthy, overweight children.

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Baby Monitor Developed Focuses on Infant’s Breathing

by Rane

Researchers have developed a prototype baby monitor that focuses on a baby’s breathing.

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Medical Student’s Invention Fights Super Bugs

by Dustin Brady

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Scientists have been warning people for years about a “super bug” that will be resistant to all antibodies and destroy the human race. One man has taken these warnings to heart and has invented a method to fight these super bugs.

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Newborns Exposed to Smoking Moms Are More Irritable

by Rane

While it is known that babies born to mothers that smoke during pregnancy can have low birth weight and an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, a new study now shows that these babies are also more irritable and difficult to soothe.

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Handheld Device Detects Early Signs of Cancer

by Rane

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a prototype blood scanner that can locate cancer markers in the bloodstream.

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New Online Tool May Help Predict Depression

by Rane

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have developed an online tool that may help predict the risk of someone suffering from depression in the future.

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Could Waste Fees be California’s New Years Resolution?

by Gloria Campos

While some program's pay consumer money to recycle in an effort to reduce waste, California has plans to approach the waste issue a bit differently and much more aggressively. How? California plans on implementing bans on certain plastics and charging fees for the use of others.

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Study Shows Drivers Are Distracted Most by Cell Phones

by Rane

A new study conducted by the University of Utah found that cell phones are more of a distraction than anything else for drivers.

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Night Terrors in Children May Be Inherited

by Rane

Have your children ever woken up from a night terror? You know the symptoms: bolting up out of bed with their eyes wide open, almost as in terror, with a look of fear on their face and sometimes letting out a horrifying scream.

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Study Finds Link Between Mental Illness and Abortion

by Rane

A new study shows that women who have an abortion have a 30 percent increased risk for developing a mental health problem.

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Thats My Face.com Free Facial Analysis and Reconstruction Services

by Beth Hodgson

ThatsMyFace.com satisfies the curiosity of individuals by analyzing their faces and showing them what they would look like if they had been born as a different person.

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Caring For Sick Spouse May Lengthen Your Life

by Rane

A new study has found that older people who spend at least 14 hours a week caring for an ill spouse tend to live longer than others.

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CareBuzz.com: A Modern Business Approach to Senior Services

by Beth Hodgson

CareBuzz.com and Workingcaregiver.com demonstrate a growing business trend in the senior services industry. They prove that just because their target market is of the elder generation, doesn't mean they can't have a modern approach to senior care business.

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Terracycle: Education and Environment Written All Over its Garbage

by Gloria Campos

When I think about good companies that have education, people and the environment in mind, one of the companies I think about first is Terracycle.

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Study Finds Hairspray May Cause Genital Birth Defect

by Rane

A new study has shown that women exposed to hairspray while pregnant may double their risk of having a son born with the genital birth defect hypospadias.

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Russian Joint Research Program on Stem Cells: Expected Next Year

by M Dee Dubroff

Russian and Belarussian scientists have united in the name of stem cell research in a joint project slated to last for three years. The necessary documents will be ready early in 2009. Read all about this major scientific breakthrough.

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Babies Born in Fall Have Higher Risk of Developing Asthma

by Rane

Are you concerned about having a baby with asthma? Well, you may want to hold off on when to conceive. A new study has shown that children born about four months before the height of the cold and flu season are at a higher risk of developing asthma.

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