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Friday 16th May 2008
News release: Public lecture on the Antarctic ice sheet and rising sea levels
The annual S T Lee Lecture in Antarctic Studies is to be presented by Penn State University's Professor Richard Alley live via video link at the Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall, at 12.30pm on 20 May
Phone-wallets for masses still years away
Technology which enables small payments from mobile phones by just flashing the handset
France reports levelling childhood obesity rates
Proceedings of the 2008 European Congress on Obesity
Ankle sprains cause lasting problems for some
In a review of 31 previous studies, one-third were still having pain one year later, while as many as one-quarter reported pain at the three-year mark
MRIs prompt mastectomies for breast patients
Preliminary Mayo Clinic research
Chinese club moss may help Alzheimer's
Study finds insufficient evidence to currently support the routine use of Huperzine A
Nerve block cuts hot flashes after breast cancer
A therapy that has been used to treat various conditions for decades has shown promise in reducing symptoms in breast cancer survivors
Liquid lunch could be key to weight loss
Consuming food with certain gases or water can suppress appetite for hours, Unilever researchers report at obesity conference
Obesity tied to risk of psychiatric disorders
In a survey of more than 40,000 Americans, researchers found that obese adults were up to twice as likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions as normal-weight adults
Some statins may protect against cancer
Lipophilic statins
Space pioneer cockroach now a granny
Unlike Nadezhda's children who matured faster than normal because they were conceived in space, the 30 grandchildren have developed at a rate similar to the average household cockroach
Studies say reactive nitrogen a growing hazard
Compounds - such as ammonia - have been released by its use in nitrogen-based fertilizers and the large-scale burning of fossil fuels
Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar
the millisecond pulsar spins on its axis 465 times per second
El Nino may have helped explorer Magellan cross the Pacific
Researchers say they may have an explanation why the explorer sailed so far north during his landmark voyage around the world
"Indiana Jones" actor elected to archaeological institute
Harrison Ford has been elected to the board of directors of the Archaeological Institute of America
