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Harm caused by nicotine withdrawal during intensive careNicotine withdrawal can cause dangerous agitation in intensive care patients. Researchers found that, compared to non-smokers, agitated smokers were more likely to accidentally remove tubes and catheters, require supplemental sedative, analgesic or anti-psychotic medications, or need physical restraints.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Researchers shed light on ancient Assyrian tabletsA cache of cuneiform tablets unearthed by a team of archaeologists has been found to contain a largely intact Assyrian treaty from the early 7th century BCE.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Women with preeclampsia have fewer blood vessel precursor cellsCompared to women with uncomplicated pregnancies, women with preeclampsia have reduced numbers of special cells that are thought to help grow and maintain blood vessels, according to a new study.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Hiding out behind the Milky WayA leggy cosmic creature comes out of hiding in a new infrared view from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The spiral beauty, called IC 342 and sometimes the "hidden galaxy," is shrouded behind our own galaxy, the Milky Way.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Sleep apnea tied to increased risk of stroke; Even mild sleep apnea puts men in danger, study findsObstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of stroke in middle-aged and older adults, especially men, according to new results from a landmark study.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Closing in on a carbon-based solar cellTo make large sheets of carbon available for light collection, chemists have devised an unusual solution -- attach what amounts to a 3-D bramble patch to each side of the carbon sheet. Using that method, the scientists say they were able to dissolve sheets containing as many as 168 carbon atoms, a first.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 3:00 pm Rheumatoid arthritis linked to vitamin D deficiency, study suggestsWomen living in the northeastern United States are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting a link between the autoimmune disease and vitamin D deficiency.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 9:00 am Rarest of the rare: List of critically endangered speciesThe Wildlife Conservation Society released a list of critically endangered species dubbed the "Rarest of the Rare" -- a group of animals most in danger of extinction, ranging from Cuban crocodiles to white-headed langurs in Vietnam.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 9:00 am Magnetic attraction of stem cells creates more potent treatment for heart attackResearchers have found in animals that infusing cardiac-derived stem cells with micro-size particles of iron and then using a magnet to guide those stem cells to the area of the heart damaged in a heart attack boosts the heart's retention of those cells and could increase the therapeutic benefit of stem cell therapy for heart disease.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 9:00 am Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor: Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions"Supervolcanoes" have been blamed for multiple mass extinctions in Earth's history, but the cause of their massive eruptions is unknown.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 10 Apr 2010 | 9:00 am Thai troops move in on "red shirts," firing in air (Reuters)
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