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• Minimally invasive sports hernia repair may get athletes 'back in the game' faster, study says March 15, 2010
  A new minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the game 3 times faster than the traditional repair, according to a new study. Sports hernias were often difficult to diagnose and prior to this new repair had a lengthy rehabilitation time. […]
• Body's anticipation of a meal can be a diabetes risk factor March 15, 2010
  Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice. […]
• Unlocking the opium poppy's biggest secret: Genes that make codeine, morphine March 15, 2010
  Researchers have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine, opening the door to alternate methods of producing these effective painkillers either by manufacturing them in a lab or controlling the production of these compounds in the plant. […]
• Decoding the long calls of the orangutan March 15, 2010
  Research into the long calls of male orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. An acoustic analysis of the calls reveals that the calls not only serve to attract females, but also contain information on the identity and the context of the caller. […]
• Turning up the heat: Finding out how well the Webb telescope's sunshield will perform March 15, 2010
  Keeping an infrared telescope at very cold operating temperatures isn't an option, it's an absolute necessity. Serving as a radiation blocker, the Webb telescope sunshield is subjected to nearly 100,000 thermal watts of solar heat, and reduces that to one tenth of a watt on the cold side, a million to one reduction. […]