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Saturday 1 November 2008
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Some Have Allergic Gut Inflammation After Consuming Rice
Written by Peter M Crosta
A recent study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood finds that although most people consider rice to be a "hypoallergenic" food with stomach-settling capabilities, the cereal actually can cause a severe allergic reaction...
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Protein Targets Identified For Malaria Vaccine
Written by Peter M Crosta
According to a new study published in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, Dutch researchers have identified and characterized several parasite proteins that potentially may be used to design a human malaria vaccine...
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Motivation Decreased By Difficult To Read Instructions
It is not surprising that people are more willing to participate in a task if it does not require too much effort. What is interesting, however, is the way we determine just how easy a task will be and therefore, how motivated we are to complete it...
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