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MIT develops ketchup bottle that lets you use every drop
The research institution that brought you the fax machine and GPS has come up with another potentially world-changing invention: a bottle coating so slick that every last bit of ketchup slides out quickly and easily. In what could be a disruptive...
Tags: Arable Farming, Science and Technology, Google+, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ketchup
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Showcase unveils $292 million in potential contracts
Daily American Staff WriterApproximately $292 million in new deals was announced Thursday at the conclusion of the Showcase for Commerce in Johnstown. Leading the pack in terms of contract totals was the nonprofit Concurrent Technologies Corp., also known as CTC. President and CEO...Tags: The Pentagon, Science and Technology, U.S. Army, Technology, Companies and Corporations
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Forecasters predict near-normal Atlantic hurricane season
Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA announced today from Miami at its Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, and home to the Hurricane Research Division....
Tags: Hurricanes, Caribbean Sea, Jane Lubchenco, Meteorological Disasters, FEMA
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Drinking, drugs, risky sex and loud music go hand-in-hand
A new study shows that young people who listen to loud music are more likely to drink, do drugs and have risky sex. The Chicago Tribune explains: Researchers found that teens and young adults who spent a lot of time listening to loud music —...
Tags: Entertainment, Concerts, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Medical Research
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Why Used-Car Prices Will Stay High
KickingTiresMike Hogan didn't expect much for his trade-in, a 13-year-old stick-shift Subaru Forester SUV with 129,000 miles on the odometer. He'd have been happy with $1,500. The dealer offered $2,750. "I suppose I undervalue my used cars because I drive......Tags: Passenger Cars, Market Research, Toyota, Kia, Bloomberg L.P.
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Injury prevention laws save lives, report shows
Tens of thousands of lives have been saved over the years because Americans more routinely wear seat belts and don't drive drunk.
But there are other public health threats from those who text while driving or overdose on prescription drugs.
That's why a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Criminals, Politics, Laws, Health Organizations
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Researchers eye saliva for patient testing
No one likes to get stuck with a needle.
But it's the only way doctors can get blood to test for diabetes, anemia and numerous other health problems.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing say there is a much less invasive and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins University, Hormones and Metabolism, Heart Attack, Heart Disease
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Group honors research volunteers
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentThe Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium is hosting an open celebration of its participants in clinical trials, aimed at raising awareness and recruiting more people to help with research. Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens, an African-American woman who...Tags: Trials, College Sports, Medical Procedures and Tests, National Institutes of Health, University of Notre Dame
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Parents hire own researchers to tackle rare, fatal disease
When it comes to advocating against her 8-year-old son's serious illness, Gelse Tkalec is on a much lonelier path than those strewn with pink ribbons and yellow bracelets. There are only 25 to 30 children worldwide known to have giant axonal neuropathy,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Day, Genetic Engineering, University of Chicago, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Having purpose in life helps fight Alzheimer's, study finds
Charlotte Morrison loves to walk, practice tai chi and paint with watercolors. Morrison, 83, finds meaning in helping others who live with her in the Bethlehem Woods Retirement Community in LaGrange Park to express themselves. "Every morning, I ask...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Physical Conditions, Health
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Runners Race Along the Lakefront in Support of Brain Tumor Research
TribLocal - EvanstonThe 2012 Magellan Development Chicago Spring Half Marathon and 10K raised funds for Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute CHICAGO— More than 1,500 runners braved wind and …... -
PSA test for prostate cancer should be dropped, task force says
The PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many more men than are potentially helped by early detection...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart Attack, Medical Procedures and Tests, Urinary Incontinence
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