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• Men's, women's soccer: Physical or technical?
• Chinese herbal compound relieves inflammatory, neuropathic pain
• Turning off 'aging genes'
• Think you're an expert bettor? You're probably wrong
• Under pressure: Harness for guide dogs must suit both dog, owner
• Drivers engaged in other tasks about 10 percent of the time
• Radiotherapy less often used by breast cancer patients with young children
• Hospital-diagnosed maternal infections linked to increased autism risk, study suggests

Men's, women's soccer: Physical or technical? Posted: 02 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST When the sports performance of elite men and women soccer players is compared using absolute criteria, the differences are significant.

Chinese herbal compound relieves inflammatory, neuropathic pain Posted: 02 Jan 2014 10:36 AM PST A compound derived from a traditional Chinese herbal medicine has been found effective at alleviating pain, pointing the way to a new nonaddictive analgesic for acute inflammatory and nerve pain, according to researchers.

Turning off 'aging genes' Posted: 02 Jan 2014 09:34 AM PST Restricting calorie consumption is one of the few proven ways to combat aging. Now researchers have developed a computer algorithm that predicts which genes can be "turned off" to create the same anti-aging effect as calorie restriction. The findings could lead to the development of new drugs to treat aging.

Think you're an expert bettor? You're probably wrong Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST If there's one thing you can bet on in horseracing, it's this: so-called successful bettors will always think that their little black books hold superior 'inside' knowledge that makes them experts. However, in the long run, the majority of horseracing punters will lose money at the track - and there will always be more losers than winners.

Under pressure: Harness for guide dogs must suit both dog, owner Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST Guide dogs require about four years of training and fully trained animals can cost over 30,000 Euro in Europe. It is thus important for financial reasons, as well as for animal welfare considerations, to ensure that guide dogs are comfortable in their work. A proper harness that enables good communication between the blind person and the dog is an important factor in the animal's well-being, while a poorly fitting harness may result in health problems and impaired communication between dog and owner.

Drivers engaged in other tasks about 10 percent of the time Posted: 01 Jan 2014 02:58 PM PST Drivers eat, reach for the phone, text, or otherwise take their eyes off the road about 10 percent of the time they are behind the wheel, according to a study using video technology and in-vehicle sensors.

Radiotherapy less often used by breast cancer patients with young children Posted: 24 Dec 2013 03:36 PM PST Radiotherapy (RT) after breast conserving surgery (BCS) has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer (BC) recurrence. However, although younger women tend to have more aggressive tumors and have higher risks of recurrence than older BC patients, they are less likely to receive RT after BCS, according to a study.

Hospital-diagnosed maternal infections linked to increased autism risk, study suggests Posted: 23 Dec 2013 10:11 AM PST Hospital-diagnosed maternal bacterial infections during pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in children, according to a study published.

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