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Scientists make new black hole discovery
Generally, stars, planets, and particularly black holes are described in terms of billions of years, but researchers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Center say they recently found a black hole formed only 30 years ago. Harvard U.
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Deadly pancreatic tumors develop for nearly two decades before detection
New findings by Johns Hopkins researchers have revealed that pancreatic cancer develops and progresses much more slowly than scientists initially thought.
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Black plague bacterium originated in China
Recent collaborative genetic study by a team of researchers from Germany, Ireland, China, France, England and the United States confirm that numerous European plagues, including the Black Death of the 14th Century, had a common origin in China.
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Study shows Twitter gives GPA boost
Students who are social-networking savvy may be ahead of the academic curve. In a recent study, U. Florida psychology alumnus Reynol Junco found that Twitter increases grade point averages as well as students’ likelihood to stay at a single university until graduation.
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Study: Consumption of milk may increase acne
Due to naturally-occurring hormones found in dairy products, the consumption of milk may increase the likelihood of developing acne, according to an article authored by Dartmouth Medical School dermatology professor Bill Danby.
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Laptop heat may cause reversible male infertility
A study released last week shows that high heat from laptops could lead to a shortage of power below the belt for men. The study, which was published online in the journal Fertility and Sterility, shows there might be a potential link between decreased fertility for men and heat from laptops.
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Stem cell study opens doors
In a breakthrough that could lead to a more efficient way of generating therapeutic cell lines, Harvard and MIT researchers have recently discovered the critical role of a set of genetic elements, known as large intergenic noncoding RNAs, in cellular reprogramming.
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Study: Farming affects carbon levels
For many years, experts around the world have been making strides toward curbing world hunger, but researchers at U. Minnesota and U. Wisconsin have found another bump in the road. In a study, researchers explain expanding cropland has negative effects on nature’s ability to store carbon.
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Cornell profs develop model that predicted stock ‘Flash’ Crash
In the wake of the May 6 stock market “flash” crash, in which the U.S. stock market lost $862 billion in value in a matter of minutes — only to recover approximately $600 billion of that loss within half an hour — regulators have been scrambling to figure out what may have caused the cras...
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