Imperial Valley News Center
Trapping light with a twister
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- Written by David L. Chandler
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Researchers at MIT who succeeded last year in creating a material that could trap light and stop it in its tracks have now developed a more fundamental understanding of the process. The new work - which could help explain some basic physical mechanisms - reveals that this behavior is connected to a wide range of other seemingly unrelated phenomena.
Texas Firm Recalls Chorizo Pork Products
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Washington, DC - Garcia Foods, Inc., a San Antonio, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 190,450 pounds of pork products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products may contain peanuts, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.
Crowdsourcing with Mobile Apps Brings 'Big Data' To Psychological Research
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Washington, DC - A fast-paced game app where players pretend they are baggage screening officers operating airport x-ray scanners has provided researchers with billions of pieces of data in record time, according to an article published by the American Psychological Association.
Longer cooling, lower temperature no improvement for infant oxygen deprivation
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Washington, DC - The standard treatment for newborns whose brains were deprived of oxygen appears to work better than proposed alternatives, according to a study from a National Institutes of Health research network. The standard treatment involves lowering an infant ’s body temperature by about 6 degrees Fahrenheit for 72 hours. Attempts to improve on this treatment by further lowering body temperature or increasing the duration of cooling were of no additional benefit, the researchers concluded.
Surgery first step in almost all cases of testicular cancer
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- Written by Alan Bryce, MD
Scottsdale, Arizona - Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. However, testicular cancer is the most common cancer in male Americans between the ages of 15 and 34. While the cause of testicular cancer is not well understood, there are some factors that can raise a man’s risk. Key risk factors are age and a condition known as cryptorchidism, where one or both of the testes are in the abdomen instead of in the scrotum.
Cancer survivors: Managing your emotions after cancer treatment
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Staff
Rochester, Minnesota - When you began your cancer treatment, you couldn't wait for the day you'd finish. But now that you've completed your treatment, you aren't sure if you're ready for life after treatment as a cancer survivor.
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