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UNC Wilmington aquaculturist makes breakthrough in producing flounder for large-scale saltwater fish farming. In a controlled environment, southern flounder were spawned naturally, with no hormone induction.

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Existing abstinence-based drug prevention methods work only 20 percent of the time. A drug prevention authority examines the youth movement Straight Edge and its values of sobriety and sexual abstinence that have a powerful allure for some teens on Long Island, NY, and may have implications for a national drug policy.

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Research findings from UNC Wilmington professors suggest that many retirees are "trading" work time for watching TV and doing sedentary activities. More emphasis must be placed on mental health aspects of pre-retirement planning.

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Cures performed by servants of God or merely the power of suggestion? A new book by UNC Wilmington professor, Foul Demons Come Out! The Rhetoric of Twentieth-Century American Faith Healing, unravels mystery of faith healers' powers of persuasion.

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A groundbreaking, two-year nationwide study has identified some 300 Protestant congregations and 300 Catholic parishes as examples of local church excellence. Funded by the Lilly Endowment, the project was directed by an author who writes about religious belief and practice.

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Some young people growing up in Harlem are better able to resist the pressures of inner-city life as a result of a faith-based mentoring program introduced by leaders of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, according to research.

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Health care professionals want to know why fewer blacks than whites seek radiation treatment after being diagnosed with cancer. A scale developed by two UNC Wilmington psychologists, initially to measure anti-white attitudes among blacks, may uncover the reasons.

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Coral reef scientists were surprised to learn that the deep ocean is the source of 20-40 times more nitrogen and phosphorus on the outer coral reef than nutrient pollution from sewage and storm water runoff.

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Section 529 college savers may be missing out on significant tax savings and earning lower returns while federal and state tax subsidies accrue to the mutual fund distributor and brokers rather than benefiting the taxpaying investor.

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Researchers working with Florida red tide toxin have discovered two new compounds that may treat mucus build-up associated with cystic fibrosis and similar lung diseases, improving the flow of mucus through the respiratory tract and allowing airways to clear more quickly and efficiently.