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    Even with defects, graphene is strongest material in the world

    In a new study, published in Science May 31, 2013, Columbia Engineering researchers demonstrate that graphene, even if stitched together from many small crystalline grains, is almost as strong as graphene in its perfect crystalline form. This work resolves a contradiction between theoretical...
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    Children With Heart Defects May Benefit From Carnitine Supplement

    A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report. Carnitine, a compound that helps transport fat inside the cell powerhouse where it can be used for energy production, is currently used for purposes...
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    Carnitine Supplement May Improve Survival Rates Of Children With Heart Defects

    A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report. Carnitine, a compound that helps transport fat inside the cell powerhouse where it can be used for energy production, is currently used for purposes...
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    DNA Sequencing Of Infants And Children With Anatomical Defects Of Unknown Causes

    A presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting updated genetics experts about a one-year-old research initiative that brought together researchers, clinicians and policy experts to tackle the challenges of incorporating new genomic technologies into clinical care of...
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    Researchers Aim To Prevent Or Treat Defects Before Birth In An Embryo Heart

    Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found a way to create three-dimensional maps of the stress that circulating blood places on the developing heart in an animal model - a key to understanding triggers of heart defects. The team has begun testing the technology to uncover how...
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    IPhone 4 case defects?

    I got an otterbox case and I want to keep it on and plug in my audio tech athm50 but I need some adapter without a cable just a plug in
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    Explaining The Diversity Of Leg Shapes In The Animal Kingdom And Hereditary Defects I

    Scientists from the EPFL and the University of Geneva have discovered a genetic mechanism that defines the shape of our members in which, surprisingly, genes play only a secondary role. The research, published in Cell online, shows the mechanism is found in a DNA sequence that was thought...
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    Post-Cardiac-Arrest Discharge Improved By Better Understanding Of Neurologic Defects

    Delay in initiation of therapeutic hypothermia and delay in return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), evidenced by a palpable pulse or a measurable blood pressure, were both associated with poor neurologic outcomes in post cardiac arrest patients, according to a study presented Nov. 14 at the at...
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    Swedish Heart Test Saves Lives Of Newborns With Heart Defects

    The US Secretary of Health recently supported a recommendation that all babies born in the US are to be screened for critical heart defects, before leaving hospital. Behind this decision is a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, and the West Götaland Region's...
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    Caloric Restriction Prevents Egg-Cell Defects In Aging Mice, Drugs Under Development

    A strategy that has been shown to reduce age-related health problems in several animal studies may also combat a major cause of age-associated infertility and birth defects. Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have shown that restricting the caloric intake of adult female...
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    what are some factory defects on a 2006 Acura CSX , and a 2000 BMW M5?

    I was wondering what some main problems for a 2006 Acura CSX would be and are they costly to maintain. Also the same information based on a BMW E39 M5 would be appreciated. thank you
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    Why do some people look up birth defects on the internet and laugh at them?

    what makes people like that do that?
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    What Defects With The Iphone 4?

    I understand that the iphone 4 has some defects and i just dont want to buy one until the defects are fixed so i want to know when the defects will be fixed so i could buy a iphone 4
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    How Thalidomide causes birth defects

    A current study in Science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology seems to demonstrate how Thalidomide causes birth defects. Here's the abstract from the paper: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... More...
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    How Thalidomide causes birth defects

    A current study in Science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology seems to demonstrate how Thalidomide causes birth defects. Here's the abstract from the paper: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... More...
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    Researchers Find Exposure To BPA May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects

    Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of...
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    Researchers Find Exposure To BPA May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects

    Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of...
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    Low Growth Hormone Levels Linked To Memory Defects Later In Life Can Be Prevented Wit

    Scientists have shown that early growth hormone supplementation in rats with growth hormone deficiency can prevent defects in memory developing later in adulthood. The study, published in the Journal of Endocrinology is the first to show that memory defects in adults as a result of growth...
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    Relatives Of Boys With Sexual Birth Defects Not At Risk For Testicular Germ Cell Canc

    Boys with the sexual birth defects known as hypospadias and cryptorchidism are at risk for developing testicular germ cell cancer, but their relatives are not, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Although hypospadias, the birth defect that...
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    Repellents and insecticides linked to birth defects in baby boys

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