Test-tube babies profitable business for the state
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Increased financial support for IVF fertilization would be downright profitable for the state. Test-tube babies are an investment for the future, not an expense. This is shown by Anders Svensson, who studied this issue ...
Reprogrammable cell type depends on a single gene to keep its identity
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that a certain differentiated cell type is so ready to change its identity that it requires the constant expression of a gene called Prox1 to dissuade it.
IDO2 an active enzyme to target in pancreatic cancer
Dec 01, 2008 |
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An enzyme that is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells may hold the key to successfully treating the disease with targeted immunotherapy, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University reported at the 2008 Annual Meeting ...
Vitamin D found to fight placental infection
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In a paper available at the online site of the journal Biology of Reproduction, a team of UCLA researchers reports for the first time that vitamin D induces immune responses in placental tissues by stimulating production of the ...
MRI shows new types of injuries in young gymnasts
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Adolescent gymnasts are developing a wide variety of arm, wrist and hand injuries that are beyond the scope of previously described gymnastic-related trauma, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the ...
Scientists developing food allergy treatment
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A team of scientists from across Europe are embarking on new research to develop a treatment for food allergy.
Researchers fly a kite for manure recycling
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at North Wyke Research, and Lancaster and Exeter universities, have come up with an advice system to help farmers recycle manure safely and avoid polluting watercourses.
Dictyostelium cells shown to lay 'breadcrumb trail' as first step in multicellular formation
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When starved of their food source and then presented with a chemoattractant signal like cAMP, individual Dictyostelium cells acquire a polarized morphology and aggregate to form a migrating stream. This is the first step ...
Brown chemist finds gray mold's killer gene
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Gray mold is a gardener's nightmare. The fungus, also known by its scientific name Botrytis cinerea, is a scourge to more than 200 agricultural and ornamental plant species, including staples such as tomato ...
McGill researcher on a quest to cure disfiguring parasitic disease
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Eating a meal in a restaurant is one of those trivial, everyday activities we take for granted in the developed world. For Canadian aid worker Louisette Pouliot, however, the simple act of grabbing a quick bite at an outdoor ...
Breast cancer in men: Mammography and sonography findings
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Mammography and sonography findings help doctors identify and appropriately treat breast cancer in men, according to a study performed at the University of Texas M.D. Cancer Center in Houston, TX.
Who's most likely to be swept away?
Dec 01, 2008 |
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If you think the person most likely to be involved in an avalanche this winter will be a young hot-dogger who doesn't know any better, think again.
European ancestry increases breast cancer risk among Latinas
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Latina women have a lower risk of breast cancer than European or African-American women generally, but those with higher European ancestry could be at increased risk, according to data published in the December 1 issue of ...
New model predicts hot spots for mercury in fish
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Mercury levels in fish are prompting widespread consumption advisories and uncertainty among consumers over which species are safe to eat. Now researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a model that will ...
Crossing scientific boundaries to understand the rejection of drugs
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A physicist from The University of Nottingham and a mathematical modeller from The University of Southampton are joining forces in the hope of answering a biological mystery — how do our bodies reject some of the drugs that ...
