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After Hand Transplant, Patient's Brain Adapts
A hand transplant patient is giving doctors a glimpse into how the brain can re-learn to use a hand, even decades after amputation. "We're entering a really exciting era right now where the ability to marry technology to the human brain is becoming a very real thing," one doctor says.
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Hoping To Be The Great Pumpkin
Tensions were palpable in Saturday's great pumpkin weigh-off in Warren, R.I. Steve Connolly has spent the summer feeding his pumpkin liquid fish and manure. Connolly's orange beast weighs nearly 1,800 pounds and he's hoping that's enough to edge out last year's champion grower.
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Videos Released Of Deepest Fish Ever Filmed
Scientists from Japan and Britain have released the first photos and videos of the liparid, or snail fish, the deepest-living fish ever filmed. Groups were found nearly five miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
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Bridging Gap Between Mental, Physical Health Care
Provisions slipped into the economic bailout bill mandate that employers and insurance companies give mental health issues parity with physical health issues. Among the changes? Companies will not be able to charge different rates for mental — versus physical — health services.
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For Next President, An Array Of Science Challenges
According to a report issued by the Center for the Study of the President, the incoming president will need to confront a host of policy issues related to science and technology — including climate change, food and water scarcity, energy shortages and weapons of mass destruction.
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Newly Discovered Ecosystem Of One Bacterium
Deep in a South African gold mine, three kilometers below the Earth's surface, scientists have discovered a tiny ecosystem in which there is only one organism.
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Climate Change And Species Movement
As the world's climate changes, many species are being forced out of their old habitats. While some species are able to migrate to cooler territory, those in the tropics may have no where else to go.
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In Yosemite, Scientists Find Species Movin' On Up
Scientists have retraced the century-old steps of legendary naturalist Joseph Grinnell through Yosemite National Park. They found that most species have moved to higher, cooler elevations. Their study is published in this week's issue of the journal Science.
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Think You Can Be Top Gun?
To improve aircraft operator performance, the military have invested a good deal of money into neuroscience and behavioral research. The models and simulations can tell them a lot about human weaknesses in multitasking and how to use technology to improve.
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Multitasking Teens May Be Muddling Their Brains
Many teens today bounce between computers, music, cell phones and homework. They might appear superproductive, but science says otherwise: Every time we switch tasks, the brain shuts down connections to key information.
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Jellyfish Protein Researchers Win Chemistry Nobel
Two Americans and a Japanese researcher have won the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work creating a method of unveiling the previously invisible machinery inside living cells, using a protein that glows in the dark.
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Japanese, U.S. Scientists Win Nobel Chemistry Prize
Three scientists — a Japanese citizen and two Americans — who created a method for unveiling the previously invisible machinery inside living cells, using a protein that glows in the dark, won the 2008 Nobel Prize for chemistry.
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No Cold Medicine For Kids Under 4, New Labels Say
As the season for colds and flu approaches, drug makers have announced they are changing their product labeling to caution parents against using cough and cold formulas for children younger than 4. Pediatricians suggest trying home remedies instead.
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Nobel Honors Glimpse Into Universe's Design
Three physicists, one American and two Japanese, share the prize for their pioneering work in exploring the universe's lack of symmetry — something that made life possible.
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What Would You Ask The Presidential Candidates?
Barack Obama and John McCain meet in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday evening for the second presidential debate of the 2008 election. Voters will ask the questions in this "townhall"-style debate. What would you like to hear the candidates discuss?
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