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Smallest known plant-eating dinosaur found in Canada

A team of paleontologists from the University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and University of Calgary have identified a new dinosaur, the smallest plant-eating dinosaur species known from Canada. Albertadromeus syntarsus was identified from a partial hind leg, and other skeletal elements, that indicate it was a speedy runner. Approximately 1.6 m (5 ft) ...
Fatal Crash Shuts Down Interstate 70 East In Licking County

Emergency crews say at least one person was killed in a crash involving a vehicle and two tractor trailers Thursday morning.The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were shut down at State Route 310 around 12:45 a.m. The Environmental Protection Agency was called to the scene because one of the semis was carrying powdered paint pigment which may have spilled onto the road.Fire officials said at ...
Ohio rape investigation grand jury resumes work

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An eastern Ohio grand jury is resuming its examination of whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players.The panel in Steubenville was scheduled to start up Thursday after a three-week break while investigators went back to analyzing evidence and interviewing witnesses.The grand jury had met just three days before the ...
Chechen immigrant shot to death while questioned in Boston probe

ORLANDO, fla. - A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said.Ibragim Todashev, 27, a mixed martial arts fighter, was gunned down at his Orlando townhouse during a meeting with an FBI agent and two Massachusetts state troopers, authorities said. The ...
Firefighters Respond To A Fire At A North Columbus Strip Mall

Firefighters responded to a fire at a north Columbus strip mall early Thursday morning. The fire started around 12:45 a.m. at W.G. Grinders in the 500 block of Lazelle Road. Firefighters were on the scene, trying to contain the fire from spreading. No word on any injuries. Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for updates on this ...

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The Sound of Music [Blu-Ray]

Robert Wises film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical The Sound of Music is one of the greatest examples of the sometimes massive divide that separates film critics and audiences. When it was released in 1965, it was a smash success, a true cinematic ph ... ...

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A Kentucky man was arrested at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after security officers found a loaded gun in his carry-on bag, officials said Tuesday. After Transportation Security Administration officers spotted the weapon at the security checkpoint Monday, they contacted airport police, who confiscated the .380-caliber handgun, which was loaded with six rounds. ...
MLB Detroit 11 Cleveland 7

Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs as part of a 14-hit attack Wednesday that gave Detroit a rainy, 11-7 win over Cleveland. The contest was delayed by rain in both the fifth and seventh innings, but was finally played to a conclusion. The final out came at 12:30 a.m. Cabrera doubled in a run during Detroit's two-run first and he hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give the ...
Ohio Lawmakers Vote To Ban Internet Cafes

Ohio lawmakers voted to ban the 600 cafes across the state Wednesday afternoon.One internet cafe owner says the vote wasn't fair. "We're all going to be on unemployment. We're all going to be looking for food stamps. That's not what we want," Jimmy Brisson said. Brisson owns Cyber World Internet Cafe in Grove City.Lawmakers debated closing sweepstakes gambling ...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Sonya Sorich column

May 22--UPDATE: Thanks for your suggestions, everybody. I've added some items to this list. It's OK if you're a little starstruck. News that the Chattahoochee Valley is getting a taste of Hollywood is among our most-read stories online today. "The Homesman," a Tommy Lee Jones movie, is filming in Westville this week. In addition, a publicist confirmed Tuesday that the ...
Cost cuts further UC Health expansion across the region

West Chester Hospital is just 4 years old, but UC Health already is planning to add a second patient tower, which also will add services there. / The Enquirer/Cara ...

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Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered

University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.

This finding was made possible by using the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR).

The DoDSR is a biological repository operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and contains over 50 million human serum specimens, collected primarily from applicants to and members of the U.S. uniformed services.

This discovery, the first of its kind and led by UC's Bruce Yacyshyn, MD, is being presented via podium presentation by staff from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Digestive Disease Week 2013, being held May 18-21 in Orlando, Fla.

"With collaborators from Walter Reed, we were able to identify all of the active duty service men and women who developed IBD and then used the repository to go back and look at various biomarkers to see what each person had in common," said Yacyshyn, a professor of medicine at the UC College of Medicine and UC Health gastroenterologist.

IBD is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. The main types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; inflammatory bowel diseases are considered autoimmune diseases in which the body's own immune system attacks elements of the digestive system. ...