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• International Olympic Committee - Chicago Tribune

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 145
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A group of female ski jumpers is taking its bid to be part of the 2010 Winter Games to the Supreme Court of Canada. A request was filed Tuesday, said Ross Clark, the lawyer for the 13 women. They want the high Continue .. conducted by the University of British Columbia, ...
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• Tactile input affects what we hear: UBC study

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 649
  Humans use their whole bodies, not just their ears, to understand speech, according to University of British Columbia linguistics research.
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• Depression Meds Can Place Seniors At Risk

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 540
  A new combined study of previously published research warns that older adults who take several types of medications — such as antidepressants or sedatives — are at greater risk to fall. According to experts, more than 30 percent of individuals older than 65 will fall at least once a year. Sadly, falls and their ...
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• Trashy Times: Where Do Recycled Gadgets Really Go?

  
  Life within me — Authority: 139
  See more under Nature & Ecosystems or in the History & Trivia category Do you know what really happens to your electronics after you’re done with them ? If you send them to a recycling facility, there’s a good chance that they’ll actually end up in countries like China, India or Ghana, where ...
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• How our skin helps us hear

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  London, November 26 (ANI): Sensations on the skin helps in understanding what is being said, according to a new study.Bryan Gick and team at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, sought to determine if tactile sensations could affect hearing.The researchers found that puffs of air delivered ...
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• Observatory: People Hear With Their Skin as Well as Their Ears

  
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  Researchers have added to evidence that suggests an innate ability among humans to integrate different sensory cues.
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• Rasmussen College Breaks New Ground With Internet Marketing Degree Program

  
  Internet Marketing Solutions — Authority: 491
  is be higher in to degree teaching to through tactics. ORLANDO, The the changing of marketing up world to of and address demands, recently bachelor’s Internet “After research, [...]
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• New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke leads to possible therapy

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 649
  Scientists at the Brain Research Centre, a partnership of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, have uncovered new information about the mechanism by which brain cells die following a stroke, as well as a possible way to mitigate that damage. The ...
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• New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke le...

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 159
  (University of British Columbia) Scientists at the Brain Research Centre, a partnership of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, have uncovered new information about the mechanism by which brain cells die following a stroke, as well as a possible way to ...
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• Pregnant women with MS reassured by research findings

  
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  Pregnant women with multiple sclerosis (MS) are likely to have a healthy pregnancy according to new research. New research out of the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that women suffering from MS only have a slightly increased risk of requiring caesarean delivery and are no more likely to suffer from ...
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• Carpeted flooring affects consumers’ purchases

  
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  Washington, November 18 (ANI): Consumers standing on carpeted flooring feel comforted, which may affect their assessments of products while shopping, says a study.Authors Joan Meyers Levy (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis), Rui (Juliet) Zhu, and Lan Jiang (both University of British Columbia) looked at feelings ...
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• Alternative animal feed part of global fisheries crisis fix: UBC study

  
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  Finding alternative feed sources for chickens, pigs and other farm animals will significantly reduce pressure on the worlds dwindling fisheries while contributing positively to climate change, according to University of British Columbia researchers.
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• Nomura’s jellyfish swim towards the coast

  
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  Kokonogi, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nomura is the world’s largest jellyfish and its poison can kill the other fish very fast. It normally used to stay in the ocean but are now a common occurrence along Japan’s coastline and a big cause for worry for the fishermen. This may be due to the fact that [...]
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• Potential treatment for Huntington’s disease found

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  London, Nov 16 (ANI): Discovering a potential new treatment for Huntington’s disease, researchers have found that normal synaptic activity in nerve cells protects the brain from the misfolded proteins characteristic to the ailment.Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), the University of ...
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• Using clickers on multiple sites in a distributed undergraduate medical program

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 133
  Terris, B. (2009) University Uses ‘Clickers’ to Quiz Students in Multiple Location Chronicle of Higher Education , September 14 The University of British Columbia recently completed a trial of a new satellite polling system by i>clicker, which sells student-response systems. The new system allowed students ...
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• Daydreaming makes the brain sharper

  
  movies, news, photos, gossip, videos - Searchandhra.com — Authority: 158
  Daydreaming makes the brain sharperMost of the time people say
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• Exposure to air pollution increases infants’ bronchiolitis risk (Re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): Increased exposure to air pollution might put infants at an increased risk of developing bronchiolitis, reveals a new study.The researchers found that traffic-derived air pollutants as well as wood smoke and industrial emissions were associated with infant bronchiolitis.“There has been very ...
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• The Fiction Writer on Amazon.com!

  
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  “ The Fiction Writer is at the top of the required reading list for my students. With its engagingly direct, conversational style and easily accessible format, it is a veritable cornucopia of hands-on help for aspiring writers of any age…the quintessential book for the soon-to-be published.”—Susan H. ...
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• Fort Hood: Shrinks Are Not Crazier, But Less Treated

  
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  I have no more idea than any media consumer about the particular motivations for Nidal Malik Hasans killing spree at Fort Hood yesterday, and todays rampage in Orlando shows, of course, that violent behavior does not come with a job description. But there is evidence that mental health providers labor under a greater ...
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• Exposure to air pollution increases infants’ bronchiolitis risk

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Increased exposure to air pollution might put infants at an increased risk of developing bronchiolitis, reveals a new study.The researchers found that traffic-derived air pollutants as well as wood smoke and industrial emissions were associated with infant bronchiolitis.“There has been very ...
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