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• [Erratum] Erratum for the Research Article: "HDL-bound sphingosine 1-phosphate acts as a biased agonist for the endothelial cell receptor S1P1 to limit vascular inflammation" by S. Galvani, M. Sanson, V. A. Blaho, S. L. Swendeman, H. Conger, B. Dahlbä

  01-11-2015 22:38 via stke.sciencemag.org
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• Vitamin D pill a day may improve exercise performance and lower risk of heart disease

  01-11-2015 21:06
  Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, according to the findings of a preliminary study.
  
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• Hunting down hidden dangers and health benefits of urban fruit

  01-11-2015 21:06
  Forgotten trees from long lost orchards and 20th-century city landscaping are being rediscovered in urban areas, and their fruits are proving not only largely free of urban pollutants, but more nutritious than their retail counterparts.
  
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• Chile doubles down on prosecutions for Pinochet-era crimes

  01-11-2015 20:36
  
  By Gram Slattery SANTIAGO (Reuters) - For nearly three decades after Veronica de Negri's 19-year-old son Rodrigo Rojas was burned to death by Chilean soldiers during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, her hunt for justice had been fruitless. Cajoled by the Supreme Court president, prosecutors charged seven former military officers for burning de Negri's son alive while he was photographing a political protest in 1986. "I wanted to scream to the world what was happening," said de Negri, who wa
  
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• Fear of coyotes disproportionate to attacks

  01-11-2015 20:15 via cbc.ca
  
  We are far more afraid of coyotes than we ought to be, according to one University of Calgary professor.
  
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• France's Hollande heads to China ahead of key climate summit

  01-11-2015 17:24
  
  French President Francois Hollande heads to China on Monday to try and persuade Beijing, a key country in the fight against global warming, to give a decisive push to negotiations ahead of a key climate conference in Paris.
  
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• US-born Sumatran rhino in Indonesia on mating mission

  01-11-2015 16:32
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A U.S.-born male Sumatran rhino arrived in his ancestral home of Indonesia on Sunday, making the long journey from Cincinnati, Ohio, on a mission to mate to help save his critically endangered species from extinction.
  
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• 'Water on the knee' could be early sign of Lyme disease

  01-11-2015 16:24
  Spontaneous knee effusion, also known as 'water on the knee,' can be a primary symptom of Lyme disease, even when patients do not exhibit a 'bull's eye' rash, another common Lyme disease symptom. According to a literature review, early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment can prevent the development of Lyme disease's more severe symptoms.
  
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• Skin cancer causing fusion gene identified

  01-11-2015 16:24
  Fusion genes are hybrid genes formed as a result of gene rearrangement or mutation. They can be used to develop more effective treatments for cancers that express their own particular type of fusion gene. Researchers now have revealed a new fusion gene related to cutaneous angiosarcoma, a malignant form of skin cancer with a very poor survival rate. Its discovery will help to improve diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.
  
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• Ancient pollen reveals droughts between Sierra Nevada glacier surges

  01-11-2015 16:24
  Hidden below the surface of California's Central Valley are pollen grains from the Pleistocene that are providing scientists with clues to the severity of droughts that struck the region between glacial periods.
  
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• Sean Penn says Paris climate talks 'last great hope'

  01-11-2015 15:53
  
  Hollywood star Sean Penn said Sunday the upcoming climate talks in Paris were the "last great chance" to stop the planet overheating.
  
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• Qatar opens mega-camp for 70,000 workers

  01-11-2015 15:24
  
  Qatar officially opened the country's biggest workers' accommodation camp on Sunday, with enough space to house almost 70,000 labourers.
  
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• Japan and China agree on moves to mend ties further

  01-11-2015 15:22
  
  Japan and China agreed on Sunday to restart mutual visits of their foreign ministers and hold bilateral high-level economic dialogue early next year, a Japanese senior government spokesman said, as ties between Asia's two biggest economies warm. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also agreed the two countries would work toward an early implementation of communication mechanisms between their military forces, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told report
  
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• Skull-Shaped Halloween Asteroid Zips by Earth, a Treat for Scientists

  01-11-2015 14:35
  
  On Halloween night, while ghouls and goblins did their trick-or-treating, an asteroid that is most likely a dead comet made a close flyby of Earth, with radar images revealing its eerie skull shape. On Saturday (Oct. 31), the asteroid 2015 TB145 passed by Earth at a range of just over 300,000 miles (480,000 kilometers), placing it just outside the orbit of the moon, where it posed no threat to the planet. Unfortunately for skywatching hobbyists, 2015 TB145 was extremely difficult to se
  
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• Virgin Galactic on Road to Recovery After Fatal SpaceShipTwo Crash

  01-11-2015 14:34
  
  It's been one year since Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane broke apart during a test flight, a tragic accident that killed the copilot and seriously injured the pilot. Now, the commercial spaceflight company is moving forward on construction of its next SpaceShipTwo passenger spaceliner as it pursues other projects to become a global competitor in the new frontier of commercial space. Founded in 2004 by billionaire Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic has made headlines for pre-selling tick
  
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• Iran's Khamenei calls for Syrian elections to solve crisis

  01-11-2015 14:09
  
  Iran's clerical supreme leader said elections should be held in Syria to end the civil war there and criticised foreign powers that arm and fund Syrian opposition fighters, state television reported on Sunday. In an annual address to the Islamic Republic's top diplomats, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said that U.S. objectives in the Middle East were the opposite of Iran's and that negotiating with Washington on regional issues was meaningless. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended the mee
  
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• 'On the Wing' chronicles origins of flying animals

  01-11-2015 13:00
  
  In "On the Wing," a biomechanicist reviews how animals took to the air.
  
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• Renewables key in race against climate change clock

  01-11-2015 12:45
  
  Any plausible game plan for capping the rise of Earth's surface temperature depends on replacing fossil fuels with energy sources that generate little or no carbon pollution.
  
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• Kurdish forces prepare for battle to retake Iraq's Sinjar

  01-11-2015 11:44
  
  By Isabel Coles ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish forces are massing in northwest Iraq for an offensive to retake the town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants who overran it more than a year ago, killing and enslaving thousands of its Yazidi residents and triggering U.S.-led air strikes. Sinjar is a symbolic and strategic prize sitting astride the main highway linking the cities of Mosul and Raqqa - Islamic State's bastions in Iraq and Syria. In December 2014, Kurdish forces drove Islamic State
  
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• India's choked capital starts 'pollution toll' for trucks

  01-11-2015 05:06
  
  Delhi on Sunday introduced a toll for all trucks and commercial vehicles in an attempt to improve air quality in the world's most polluted capital ahead of Diwali celebrations.
  
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• Signs of acid fog found on Mars

  01-11-2015 05:00
  
  (Geological Society of America) While Mars doesn't have much in the way of Earth-like weather, it does evidently share one kind of weird meteorology: acid fog.
  
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• First evaluation of new fingerprinting methods for ivory

  01-11-2015 05:00
  
  (King's College London) Scientists from King's College London and University College London have collaborated with imaging and fingerprint experts from the Metropolitan Police to validate the use of new techniques for retrieving fingerprints from ivory for the first time.
  
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• Around a fifth of unvaccinated ethnic school girls think they don't need HPV jab

  01-11-2015 05:00
  
  (Cancer Research UK) Around 20 per cent of girls from ethnic minority backgrounds are not being vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus because they feel they don't need to have it.
  
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• VIDEO: Fears over wild beaver disappearance

  01-11-2015 02:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is concern that England's only wild beavers have disappeared.
  
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