How to Rip a Fluid
Jun 01, 2007 |
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In a simple experiment on a mixture of water, surfactant (soap), and an organic salt, two researchers working in the Pritchard Laboratories at Penn State have shown that a rigid object like a knife passes ...
Enzyme delivered in smaller package protects cells from radiation damage
Jun 01, 2007 |
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A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine research team, collaborating with scientists from Stanford University, have developed a new, smaller gene therapy vector that may be effective in delivering a radioprotective ...
Releasing fish for the future
Jun 01, 2007 |
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NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) fisheries scientists are investigating ways to boost the survival rates of fish caught and then released by anglers.Some guidelines designed to improve fish survival ...
When the villain becomes your friend: The strange tale of muscle lactate
Jun 01, 2007 |
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In a paper published this week in The Journal of Physiology, Frank de Paoli and colleagues, working at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, add to the growing literature leading to a more complete understanding of the physiological ...
Brain inflammation may be friend, not foe, for Alzheimer's patients
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Inflammation in the brain may not be so bad after all when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease.In the June 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a team of scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center ...
Pregnant mom's exposure to flu vaccine kick-starts fetal immune system
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Some researchers have hypothesized that the fetus can be exposed to and mount an immune response against allergens to which the mother has been exposed, and this may have an effect on the development of allergic sensitivity ...
Lilly studies try to shed light on impact of race
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Statistics show lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in African-Americans, with 21,550 new cases expected to be diagnosed and 16,700 deaths expected this year. Equally devastating, lung cancer is the leading ...
EU chemical law goes into effect
Jun 01, 2007 |
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The European Chemicals Agency is set to open its doors in Helsinki to enforce the new REACH chemicals law.
Recycled garden compost reduces phosphorus in soils
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Broccoli, eggplant, cabbage and capsicum grown with compost made from recycled garden offcuts have produced equivalent yields to those cultivated by conventional farm practice, but without the subsequent build up of phosphorus.
454 Life Sciences and Baylor College of Medicine complete sequencing of DNA pioneer
Jun 01, 2007 |
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[B]The genome of James Watson is the first to be sequenced for less than $1M[/B] 454 Life Sciences Corporation, in collaboration with scientists at the Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, announced tod ...
Threats to wild tigers growing
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Jun 01, 2007 |
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[B]The animal's range is decreasing, but successful programs point to ways to protect the species[/B] The wild tiger now occupies a mere 7 percent of its historic range, and the area known to be inhabited by tigers has dec ...
Research reveals link between pesticide use and Parkinson's
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Exposure to pesticides and traumatic head injury are associated with Parkinson's disease, according to EU-funded researchers.
OHSU Cancer Institute researcher identifies protein marker for prostate cancer survival
Jun 01, 2007 |
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have identified a protein that is a strong indicator of survival for men with advanced prostate cancer. The C-reactive protein, also known as ...
Treatment outcomes of patients with HIV and tuberculosis
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 01, 2007 |
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In a retrospective study of 700 patients with culture-positive tuberculosis (TB), relapse rates were found to be significantly higher in HIV-infected patients compared to HIV-uninfected patients following a rifamycin-based ...
Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
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University of Florida researchers have begun a clinical study of oral insulin to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes in people at risk for the disease.
