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A device to help eliminate friendly fire during military combat has been created by engineers.

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The buildup of ice on airplanes in flight is a major winter hazard for small and commuter planes. But scientists are testing a new system this month that may pinpoint water droplets in clouds that cause icing, potentially enabling pilots to avoid dangerous areas.

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Investigators are leading a national study, called TREE-2, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of three regimens of Eloxatin as first-line treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

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A $7.5 million grant from Fred Kavli and the Kavli Foundation of Oxnard, Calif., to Cornell University will endow the newly established Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, foundation and university officials announced today (March 10, 2004) in New York City.

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The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your throat, just below your Adam's apple, has an enormous effect on your health. It regulates metabolism, from how fast your heart beats to how efficiently you burn calories, to how well you sleep and think.

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Breast cancer patients who switched to AROMASIN were more likely to remain cancer free, a new study shows. Results from the study challenge standard tamoxifen therapy.

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If you took diethylstilbestrol (DES) or are the daughter of a woman who did, it's important to talk with your doctor about related health risks.

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When you gotta go, you gotta go. This is the case for women with overactive bladder, a type of urinary incontinence that affects an estimated 17 million Americans, primarily women.

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1) Bite-mark evidence can leave a false impression; 2) Post-mortem drug test errors are increasing; 3) Breaking the rules on artificial blood; 4) I'm working late"¦at the circus (short story); 5) Plugging into sewage power.

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Researchers have discovered a major mechanism to explain normal and abnormal smooth muscle growth, a finding that could help in the development of novel therapeutics for disorders like hypertension and asthma.

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Researchers have found that a protein called APC plays a role in controlling a web of molecular interactions that can transform normal cells into cancerous ones. The finding may provide new possibilities for devising cancer therapies that target this protein.

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Research has solved the mystery of why women live so long after their reproductive years have ceased. Basically, grandmothers can ensure the success of their own family by helping to increase the reproductive success of their adult children, thus propagating their own genes.

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Heart attack patients have a 25 percent lower risk of dying within a year of leaving the hospital if their doctors and nurses follow standard national guidelines for their care, and teach them how to stick to those standards at home. It's the first evidence that standardized heart care saves lives.

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An undergraduate is playing an important role in solving the mysteries surrounding tiny hair cells in the inner ear that help humans distinguish between high-frequency sounds, an ability that is critical for understanding speech.

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To take an interdisciplinary look at how territory, membership and identify are shifting the "new" Europe, associate professor of sociology Mabel Berezin has co-edited a new book, "Europe Without Borders: Remapping Territory, Citizenship, and Identity in a Transnational Age".

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Cornell and the California Institute of Technology have signed an agreement committing the two institutions to collaborate on the planning for a 25-meter infrared telescope high in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

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When over-the-counter medications fail to help children who suffer from chronic migraine headaches, those children may find relief with a drug traditionally prescribed to adults.

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Major media outlets in the U.S. and Britain inadequately reported both the lead-up to war with Iraq and its aftermath. A study found that coverage failed to challenge the administration's merging of its campaign against Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction into the "War on Terror."

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That pain in your calf muscle when you walk may not be an ache from aging or overdoing. It could be a sign that the supply of blood in your legs can't keep up with demand.

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Chronic pain zaps you emotionally and physically. Instead of enjoying family, work, and everyday life, your focus shifts to how much you hurt.