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Libya has released a South Korean man two months after he was detained for allegedly being involved in Christian missionary work in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a Seoul official said Friday. The man...
Updated : 2013.04.12 14:03
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Scientists reported Wednesday in a provocative new study that they were able to “see” pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell whether a drug was relieving it. Th...
Updated : 2013.04.11 20:15
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NASA unveiled its new plan on Wednesday to capture an asteroid for astronauts to explore. In 2019, a robotic spaceship will capture a 500-ton, 25-foot asteroid by unfolding a small section of the ba...
Updated : 2013.04.11 18:00
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A study conducted by U.S. scientists claimed that certain genetic traits may induce people to be motivated to exercise and remain active. Researchers at the University of Missouri conducted an exper...
Updated : 2013.04.10 17:50
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Jupiter’s moon Europa might be rich in energy sources necessary for life, a new discovery by U.S. researchers indicated. Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of...
Updated : 2013.04.08 17:37
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LONDON (Reuters) ― Genetic sequence data on a deadly strain of bird flu previously unknown in people show the virus has already acquired some mutations that might make it more likely to cause a huma...
Updated : 2013.04.04 20:10
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PARIS (AFP) ― Scientists on a quest for an antibody-based AIDS vaccine said Wednesday they found promising clues in the uncommonly “robust” natural immune response of a patient in Africa. Studying b...
Updated : 2013.04.04 20:10
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It is one of the cosmos' most mysterious unsolved cases: dark matter. It is supposedly what holds the universe together. We can't see it, but scientists are pretty sure it's out there. Led by a dogg...
Updated : 2013.04.04 11:48
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Doctors are changing paper records to electronic health records, but data systems are not sophisticated enough for new types of data, U.S. researchers say. The study, published in the Journal of the...
Updated : 2013.04.03 14:19
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The melting of ice sheets caused by climate change may be the cause of Antarctic ice expansion, Dutch scientists claimed in a recent study. Climate scientists at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological...
Updated : 2013.04.02 15:53
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Contrary to popular belief that men outperform women in math and science, a new study claims that both genders tend to show similar achievement, while Asian-Americans are the highest achievers among ...
Updated : 2013.04.01 18:36
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(123rf) The sooner a smoker lights up upon waking in the morning, the more likely he or she is to acquire lung or oral cancer, U.S. researchers say. Steven Branstetter, assistant professor of biobe...
Updated : 2013.04.01 14:58
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Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive "greening" in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study ...
Updated : 2013.04.01 14:33
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A new study revealed that babies exposed to their parents arguing are more vulnerable to stress, even when they are asleep. “We were interested in whether a common source of early stress in childre...
Updated : 2013.03.28 14:25
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New research suggests that foods high in sugar content do not boost your mood. The study by researchers at Pennsylvania State University revealed that women who are concerned with diet and image te...
Updated : 2013.03.26 17:36
