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            <title>Vitamic C doesn't alleviate gout</title>
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            <title>23 words from the Ice Age</title>
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            <title>NZ environmental promises broken</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than one third of the environmental promises made in New Zealand are broken, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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            <title>New understanding of hearing loss</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Researchers have found that Rangitoto erupted multiple times over a period of 1,000 years, not once or twice as previously thought.]]></description>
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            <title>Better protection will save dolphins</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The heavily endangered Hector's dolphin could recover if current protection methods were extended, a new study has revealed.]]></description>
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            <title>Extinct whale outlived expectations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fossils have revealed that a dwarf baleen whale from Northern California avoided extinction far longer than previously thought.]]></description>
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            <title>Giant seafloor 'pockmarks' found</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Scientists may have found the world's biggest crater-like structures on seafloor about 500km east of Christchurch in New Zealand.]]></description>
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            <title>Penguins benefit from climate change</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A colony of Adélie penguins on Beufort Island has grown exponentially due to warming temperatures.]]></description>
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            <title>Detailed 3D model of the heart</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Using high-end technology researchers have developed the most detailed 3D computer images of the human heart.]]></description>
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            <title>Nicotine dependence linked to DNA</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Researchers have found genetic variants that could lead to heavy smoking and nicotine dependence.]]></description>
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            <title>The benefits of sweet potato</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sweet potato, which is abundant in vitamin A, could be used as a complementary food for children in developing nations.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Study: low-salt diets realistic</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A study has found it's easy and cheap for people to reduce salt intake and cut the risk of heart disease, stroke and stomach cancer.]]></description>
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            <title>Vitamin C essential for muscles</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A study has revealed that muscles are sensitive to changes in vitamin C and a decrease in intake could affect their function.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Cannabis use linked to stroke risk</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Young adults who smoke cannabis have an increased risk of stroke, researchers found in a new study.]]></description>
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            <title>Sex partners linked to drugs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The more sex partners young adults have, the more likely they are to go on to develop drug dependence, research has found.]]></description>
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            <title>Perils of watching too much TV</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Watching a lot of television in childhood and adolescence has been linked to long-term antisocial and criminal behaviours.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:16:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Healthy eating during pregnancy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[What a mother eats during pregnancy may affect her child's health for life, researchers found.]]></description>
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            <title>Long-term impact of TP</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Toxoplasmosis, an infectious disease carried by cats, may cause more damage than previously thought.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>New deep sea species found off NZ</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered new species of fish in the deep sea off the coast of New Zealand during a two-week survey trip.]]></description>
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            <title>Fast food link to asthma, eczema</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An increased risk of severe asthma and eczema in kids has been linked to eating fast food three or more times a week by a new study.]]></description>
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            <title>Immune boost fights leukaemia</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A compound that boosts an immune cell could effectively vaccinate leukaemia patients against their own cancer, research has found.]]></description>
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            <title>Crows don't plan intelligence</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Crows are known for being crafty, but new research shows they solve tricky problems without any forward planning.]]></description>
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            <title>NZ first settlers' DNA mapped</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ancient DNA has revealed the first known New Zealanders were genetically diverse, a discovery that may reveal how Polynesia was settled.]]></description>
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            <title>Hypo-allergenic milk produced</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Scientists have bred the world's first cow that produces high protein milk that may be suitable for people with dairy allergies.]]></description>
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            <title>Insight into painful stomach activity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Scientists have mapped the abnormal electrical activity in people whose stomachs are unable to empty, providing hope for new treatment options.]]></description>
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            <title>Teen cannabis use linked to IQ loss</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cannabis users who start when a teenagers lose an average of 8 IQ points by the time they're 38, research has found.]]></description>
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            <title>Babies have no ‘moral compass’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Babies may not have an innate moral compass to recognise between ‘good’ or ‘bad’ after all, new research shows.]]></description>
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            <title>Male hormones linked to autism</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two hormones released by the testes of male fetuses are linked to the severity of symptoms in boys with autistic spectrum disorders, a new study shows.]]></description>
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            <title>Brain's competitive region revealed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Researchers have identified neurons in a region of the frontal cortex of the rat brain that appear to control competitive behaviour and could help explain the drive to compete.]]></description>
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