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By Caty Weaver Broadcast: July 25, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Environment Report. Researchers say they have found a way to reduce the cost of some 1)fuel cell production. The

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Broadcast: June 11, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. New research has found another danger of hormone replacement therapy1. The therapy studied involved the hormo

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By David McAlary A new U.S. study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging. We know that taking the female hormones e

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For something that could revolutionize the world, its come along very slowly. The fuel cell was invented in 1839, but there was little development until the 1950s when NASA started to use them in space where they are still used today. Now, after yea

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By Melinda Smith Washington 24 April 2007 One of the largest groups of milk producers in the United States has set an August first deadline for its members to stop treating their cows with a growth hormone, or pay more to get their milk to market. Th

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Steve Mirsky.Got a minute? Talk about your vicious cycles. A new study finds that belly fat could be making you hungrier. Which would lead to more belly fat. The research was performed at the Univ

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Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells that tells you when you're full. If you didn't have leptin---and some people don't---youd eat way too much, get real fat and almost certainly develop diabetes. Leptin acts like a natural appetite suppressant. Kid

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President Obama has lifted restrictions on the use of federal money for research using embryonic stem cells. Some researchers are already making progress using stem cells from umbilical cord blood, which entails no controversy since there is no dest

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VOA标准英语2009-Fat Producing Hormone May Lower Risk of Type

By Melinda Smith Washington 14 November 2009 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 180 million people have diabetes. Roughly 90 percent have what's called Type Two diabetes, caused by the body's ineffective use of insulin. Rese

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