July 2008
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Stomach Bug Appears To Protect Kids From Asthma,... →
ScienceDaily, July 2008. Surprising benefits of helicobacter pylori, the bacterium which causes stomach ulcers. People between 3 and 19 who were carriers of it were 25% less likely to have asthma than those who weren’t. For those between 3 and 13, they were almost 59% less likely than non-carriers to have asthma. Reduced infection with H. Pylori may also be one cause of increased rates of...
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Ancient Mars Had Widespread Water, Potential To... →
ScienceDaily, July 2008. Results from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Language Without Numbers: Amazonian Tribe Has No... →
A language with no words for specific numbers, only relative quantities like “some” and “more”. Implies that number words are not inherent in language but are a cultural invention. This particular research also suggests that languages thought to have words for “one”, “two” and “many” may not actually have them—the supposed word for...
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Positive Thinking Is Prescription For The Heart →
From ScienceDaily. Men who rated their own risk of heart attack and stroke in the next 5 years as low did actually have fewer heart attacks and strokes, even if their lifestyle would be expected to put them at higher risk.
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Keeping Hands Where You Can See Them Alters... →
From ScienceDaily. Psychology research suggesting that objects are seen more clearly when the hands are near them.
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Could Pond Scum Undo Pollution, Fight Global... →
Wonderfully titled story from ScienceDaily about duckweed.
