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Equator

An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass.

The Equator refers to the Earth's equator and is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. Other planets and spherical astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined.

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More sunlight months during pregnancy gives newborns longer thighbones, study says

(Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Give pregnant women vitamin D supplements to ward off multiple sclerosis, research says

The risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) is highest in the month of April, and lowest in October, indicates an analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

Neuroscience created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows people capable of reading and solving math equations subconsciously

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found that contrary to popular thinking, people are capable of reading sentences and solving math problems without consciously thinking ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Study shows equatorial regions in Brazil less affected by 2009 influenza pandemic

The death toll of the 2009 influenza pandemic in equatorial climates may have been much lower than originally thought, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center. The ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cancers with disorganized 'traffic systems' more difficult to treat: research

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed test results from thousands of patients with various types of cancer and discovered that "disorganized" cancers were more difficult to treat and consistently resulted ...

Cancer created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds a better method for diagnosing kidney disease

Assessing glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using kidney filtration markers in blood is the standard means for determining kidney function, diagnosing kidney disease and measuring its progression. A higher filtration rate ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obesity epidemic in America found significantly worse than previously believed

The scope of the obesity epidemic in the United States has been greatly underestimated, according to a study published Apr. 2 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Researchers found that the Body Mass Index (BMI) substantially under- ...

Health created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Every cloud has a silver lining: Weather forecasting models could predict brain tumor growth

Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models, i.e. mathematical equations that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine ...

Cancer created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0