'Suicide by cop' phenomenon occurring in over a third of North American shootings involving police
Pasadena, CAFebruary 18, 2009"Suicide by Cop" (SBC) is a suicide method in which a person engages in actual or apparent danger to others in an attempt to get oneself killed or injured by law enforcement. A new study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences examined the prevalence of this phenomenon a...Evolutionary phenomenon in mice may explain human infertility
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that field mice have evolved a unique way of ensuring faster fertilisation, a phenomenon which could explain some cases of infertility in humans. The team, in collaboration with Charles University, Prague, found that field mice sacrifice som...'Ready': UH prof. chronicles phenomenon of 'new later motherhood'
For many women, the ticking of the proverbial biological clock is not as loud as the sound of the open road or the ceremonial song of Pomp and Circumstance. At least, not right away. The number of women who have delayed first-time motherhood until their mid-30s or beyond has grown tenfold over...Mystery Behind The Déjà Vu Phenomenon Yet To Be Resolvd
Research has now offered an insight into the 'déjà vu' phenomenon, a sensation of having done, seen or experienced certain things before. // Leeds university researchers have found that it is nothing more than a defect in the memory process. Though all of us have experienced similar feeling in our ...The phenomenon of sexual attraction
Romance has long been described as a process of bewitchment, but scientists have found that there may be more truth to this than meets the eye. They say female chemical messengers known as pheromones may help dupe men into thinking plain women are more attractive and beautiful women are less attrac...HCPC Calls for Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence to Prescription Drug Regimens
... Commonly referred to as pharmaceutical noncompliance, the end result of Americans not taking their prescription drugs properly is a well-documented phenomenon that drains more than $180 billion from our national economy every year due to unnecessary emergency room visits, hospital stays, trips to the doctor,...Urologist and Allergist Explore Link Between Allergies and Interstitial Cystitis
...ng several discussions on this subject, John Hubbard, M.D., a urologist, and C. Steven Smith, M.D., an allergist/immunologist, partnered to study this phenomenon in a more formal way. These doctors found they were referring patients to each other. Hubbard was sending IC patients with seasonal allergies to...Inverseon's Founder and SAB Member Published in PNAS
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...ormal due to a strengthening of an ocean current originating north of Australia. Satellites have given oceanographers an insight into a remarkable phenomenon a significant extension of the Leeuwin Current curling around the southern tip of Tasmania and reaching as far north as St Helens. Remote sensing ...AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 6, 2009
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... MANHASSET, NY -- Most people who carry a genetic mutation for a movement disorder called dystonia will never develop symptoms, a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists since the first genetic mutation was identified in the 1990's. Now, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Rese...'Microfluidic palette' may paint clearer picture of biological processes
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...sence of harmful bacteria and orchestrate their destruction. Author Richard Darveau, PhD, from the University of Washington in Seattle, describes this phenomenon as "another mechanism by which the action of a single bacterial member of the oral consortium can affect the host responses to a wide variety of diffe...Biotech phenomenon becoming mainstream in world economy
CHICAGO Being part of the more than 18,000 people who recently attended BIO 2005 in Philadelphia made me realize that biotech has not only become a worldwide phenomenon but its also becoming mainstream in the world economy. It also reminds me of how rock n roll became mainstream in the 1960...Globalization of biotech industry is a decidedly worldwide phenomenon
CHICAGO As witnessed by the BIO 2005 meeting in Philadelphia last month, the globalization of the biotech industry beyond its U.S. roots has really taken flight. The company that perhaps best chronicles and tracks this trend is Ernst & Young in its annual report on biotechnology. This repor...Charging ahead: University of Houston team revealing secrets of electricity-producing materials
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