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Hospital ‘superbugs’ float in the air
U. LEEDS (UK) — Coughing, sneezing, or simply shaking bed sheets can send superbugs flying, allowing them to contaminate clean surfaces.The findings by University of Leeds researchers may explain why,...
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Breast cancer drug may thwart other tumors
U. LEEDS (UK) — A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer could offer a new way to prevent other cancers from spreading throughout the body.The drug, geldanamycin, is well known for attacking a...
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Soot is heating up the planet, experts warn
U. LEEDS (UK) — Soot’s role in global warming may be underestimated, but a major effort in reduction could potentially gain us a few decades of relief.The direct warming effect of black carbon, the...
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Bat dad devotion depends on the roost
U. LEEDS (UK) — Male bats range from devoted fathers to independent bachelors along a 50 km stretch of the River Wharfe in Yorkshire, England. A team led by Professor John Altringham from the...
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Push to be perfect burns out young athletes
U. LEEDS (UK) — Young athletes who feel they must be perfect to please others are vulnerable to burnout, according to a study of junior footballers in the UK.Researchers say some youngsters in...
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Tea, wine extracts disable Alzheimer’s ‘clumps’
U. LEEDS (UK) — Chemicals from green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study shows. In early-stage laboratory experiments, the researchers...
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Liquid keeps computer servers cool and quiet
U. LEEDS (UK) — Researchers are testing a liquid-cooled computer server that could reduce energy used for cooling by as much as 97 percent, experts calculate.While most computers use air to cool their...
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Saving energy could raise infection risks
U. LEEDS (UK) — The chance of infection in some hospital wards varies dramatically according to whether the windows are left open or not, researchers find. A research team studied airflow in a...
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Kids admitted to ICU on weekends as likely to survive
U. LEEDS (UK) — Children in the UK who are admitted to intensive care units after hours face no greater risk of dying than children arriving during normal working hours, experts say.However, mortality...
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Are Europe’s wild bees bouncing back?
U. LEEDS (UK) — Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants in Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands have slowed in recent years.Researchers found evidence of dramatic...
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Sea birds ‘do math’ to divvy up turf
U. LEEDS (UK) — Colonies of northern gannets, which fly far out to sea to feed, are reshaping our understanding of how animals forage.Gannets colonies maintain vast exclusive fishing ranges, yet they...
View ArticleThe secret to how plants set branch angles
U. LEEDS (UK) — Scientists say they’ve figured out how plants set and maintain the angle of their lateral branches relative to gravity. The mechanism, which has puzzled researchers, is fundamental to...
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How ‘lab rat’ of the plant world tricked scientists
Because of its simple genetics, Arabidopsis thaliana is cultivated in laboratories for use in research around the world. However, a new study shows it may be more exceptional than previously believed....
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This scary superbug has a weak spot
Scientists have pinpointed a potential way to stop a hospital superbug that causes deadly infections and is very resistant to antibiotics. The infections are common among soldiers treated in medical...
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Terahertz laser chip sets new record
Researchers report having exceeded a one-watt output power with a quantum cascade terahertz laser. Terahertz waves, which lie in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and...
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Fear of looking bad makes coaches blow up
The hot tempers of some athletics coaches could come from their excessive concern about how others perceive them, according to new research. A study finds that coaches who were more focused on their...
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Antarctica is losing 159 billion tons of ice every year
New precise measurements taken by satellite show that the Antarctic ice sheet is losing 159 billion tons of ice each year—twice as much as when it was last measured. Scientists used the European Space...
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