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This press release issued by eurekalert
was presented at the 21st Congress of the European College of
Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, Barcelona, Spain.

An
international study led by Canadian researchers has found that
telmisartan, a medication used to lower blood pressure, reduced the
outcome of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke in people who
are unable to tolerate a widely available and effective standard
treatment, says eurekalert press release.

Dr. Salim Yusuf and Dr. Koon Teo,
professors in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster
University and clinicians at Hamilton Health Sciences, led the study.

Men are more prone to – and likely to
die of - heart disease compared with women of a similar age – and sex
hormones are to blame, according to a new University of Leicester led
study

Ever
wondered how the buzzing houseflies are so incredibly good at zipping
off to avoid even our best attempts to swat them? Well, scientists have
finally solved the mystery -- the insect's brain "senses" threat.

A team in the United States has found
that the fly's ability to dodge being hit is due to its fast-acting
brain and an ability to plan ahead -- in fact, it can work out where a
threat is coming from and prepare an escape route.

Apple said on Thursday it is trying to fix a security flaw in the iPhone that reportedly lets unauthorized users gain access.

The flaw was disclosed by the popular technology blog Gizmodo and an online forum run by the Mac Rumors site.

  In the near future, you might own a cell phone equipped
with a hydrogen-powered fuel cell. The cell phone would come with an
insert-ready hydrogen pack and a small solar array for charging.

Parents
who attempt to ingrain egalitarian ideas among very young children are
bound to feel frustrated, for a research suggests that kids become more
egalitarian only as they grow older.

According to a study by Swiss
scientists, children learn the principles of equality by the age of
eight. The study, which is published in the latest August issue of
online journal Nature, showed that majority of three and four-year-olds
are inherently selfish. However, by the age of seven, most have

New
research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as
those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively
inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a
particular gene.

Researchers at the Ohio State
University Comprehensive Cancer Center examined the effect of
freeze-dried black raspberries on genes altered by a chemical
carcinogen in an animal model of esophageal cancer.

A typical characteristics of children's
linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing
reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. New research points to
preventive exercises as an effective means to tackle the challenges
children face when learning to read.

The results achieved at the Centre of
Excellence in Learning and Motivation Research were presented at the
Academy of Finland's science breakfast on 21 August.

Serpentine
soils contain highly variable amounts of calcium, making them marginal
lands for farming. Successful management of serpentine soils requires
accurate measurement of the calcium they hold. Research published this
month in the Soil Science Society of America Journal shows that
multiple measurement techniques are needed to accurately measure
calcium content in serpentine soils, according to eurekalert press
release.

To make these marginal growing lands