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Professional Footballers At Risk Of Neuropathy
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 2:42 pm | The Scoop Team
Scientists have been discussing for years whether frequent headers cause brain damages. According to a new study from Italy footballers are jeopardized by another danger - ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). More >>
German Scientists Perfect DNA From 'Omitted Hair'
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 12:59 am | The Scoop Team
German legal scientists have discovered a DNA technique that will enable a reliable genetic fingerprint from "omitted hair" or hair that has fallen out of been removed from a body. Previously, police and forensic scientists were often unable to get ... More >>
Scoop Link: Pro-Syrian Lebanese Government Resigns
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 12:21 am | Scoop Link
Lebanon's prime minister announced the resignation of his pro-Syrian government as tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators rallied outside parliament. President Emile Lahoud accepted Omar Karami's resignation today and asked him to continue in ... More >>
3-D Model Developed To Fight Cancer Resistance
Monday, 28 February 2005, 7:09 pm | The Scoop Team
For years researchers have been trying to break cancer cell resistance to pharmaceuticals. Karin Pleban and her team from Vienna University ( www.univie.ac.at ) have developed a computer model of the P-Glycoprotein, which is an important factor in battling ... More >>
Scoop Review: Bugs Bunny on Broadway
Monday, 28 February 2005, 6:19 pm | The Scoop Team
The Civic, Auckland -- Classical music buffs and cartoon fans alike flocked to Auckland’s Civic theatre last Friday evening, for the opening night of ‘Bugs Bunny on Broadway’, which, depending on where your allegiances lie, could either be described as a wonderfully ... More >>
Hypertension Accelerates Brain Shrinkage
Monday, 28 February 2005, 2:08 pm | The Scoop Team
Scoop Report: The normal aging process of the brain is being accelerated by high blood pressure, according to a long term survey by the Max-Planck-Institute in Berlin, Germany. Seventy two healthy adults aged between 20 and 77 underwent a magnetic resonance ... More >>
Scoop Report: Pierced People Suffer In Silence
Monday, 28 February 2005, 1:30 pm | The Scoop Team
Researchers Discover High Percentage Of Pierced People Suffering - Researchers from the University of Carlow in Pittsburgh www.carlow.edu have reasoned a large proportion of people with body piercings are silently suffering from medical implications. More >>
Photo Essay: Protest In Support Of Thomas Yadegary
Saturday, 26 February 2005, 8:29 pm | Scoop Photo-Essay
Global Peace and Justice Auckland have held a protest against the imprisonment of Thomas Hossein in front of Auckland Central Remand Prison, Mt Eden. More >>
Virologists Make Breakthrough In Understanding HIV
Friday, 25 February 2005, 4:42 pm | The Scoop Team
Scoop Report By Marietta Gross: For the first time scientists of the university hospital in Heidelberg Germany, have managed to mark the HI-Virus for visual examinations, without repressing the functional characteristics of the agent. It's a breakthrough ... More >>
Pope John Paul II Back In Hospital After Relapse
Friday, 25 February 2005, 9:55 am | Scoop Link
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the Vatican was beginning a conference on the future of the Catholic Church and the media Feb. 24, Pope John Paul II was taken back to the hospital. More >>
Scoop Top 30 Daily Ratings
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FULL COVERAGE: Nepal's Democracy In Crisis
Tuesday, 15 February 2005, 6:01 pm | The Scoop Editor
Dipta Shah Considers What Is Missing From The Nepal Democracy Debate - With the royal proclamation of February First, Nepal has once again been thrust into the international limelight. The question at hand is not whether to support or oppose King Gyanendra's ... More >>
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Scoop-Link: Shiites Win Victory in Iraq Election
Monday, 14 February 2005, 1:26 pm | Scoop Link
Scoop-Link To Turkish Press - BAGHDAD - Iraq's long-oppressed Shiite majority scored a resounding victory in the first vote since Saddam Hussein's downfall, setting the stage for the first Shiite government in an Arab state in 1,000 years. More >>
Scoop Top 30 weekend Ratings
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Democracy In Crisis In Nepal
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 6:38 pm | The Scoop Editor
Dipta Shah: What the King's Takeover Implies for his Enemies - The Maoists appear to be temporarily disoriented by the King's unexpected move. They have lost their most significant bargaining chip - the political parties. See... Dipta Shah: Shock ... More >>
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