Archive: 07/02/2007
Tick-related disease thrives on cholesterol, study suggests
People who have high cholesterol levels may be much more susceptible to a particular disease transmitted by the bites of ticks, a new study in mice suggests.
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M. D. Anderson team identifies new oncogene for brain cancer
An overexpressed gene found at the scene of a variety of tumors is implicated in the development of two types of malignant brain cancer in a paper by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to ...
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Global warming is evaporating Arctic ponds, new study shows
High Arctic ponds -- the most common source of surface water in many polar regions -- are now beginning to evaporate due to recent climate warming, say two of Canada’s leading environmental scientists.
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Antibody linked to MS significantly higher in spinal fluid of blacks
An antibody frequently used as a diagnostic marker for multiple sclerosis (MS) is present at greater levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of blacks with MS than Caucasians with the disease. The findings suggest that genetic dif ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Teenagers from low income families at greater risk of migraine
Teenagers from low income households with no family history of migraine are more likely to suffer migraine than children from upper income families, according to a study published in the July 3, 2007, issue of Neurology, ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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1 in 7 organ donors concerned about life and health insurance
According to a new review in American Journal of Transplantation, people who donate their kidney or part of their liver to help someone else may themselves encounter difficulty with life and health insurance, despite insurance ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Case study: cross-cultural bioethics training program helps fight African 'brain drain'
When African professionals migrate to the United States or Europe, it’s often called brain drain. In the world of research ethics, at least one training program is causing the opposite effect. Now entering its eighth year ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Glimmer of hope for Tahitian tree snails' survival
Despite the mass extermination of Tahiti’s unique species of tree snails in recent decades, much of their original genetic diversity can still be found in remnant populations that survive on the island, researchers report ...
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Marine worm opens new window on early cell development
University of Oregon biologists studying a common ocean-dwelling worm have uncovered potentially fundamental insights into the evolutionary origin of genetic mechanisms, which when compromised in humans play ...
Biology /
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Early indicator of kidney disease may also predict risk of pre-diabetes
A blood component called cystatin C, used to test for early-stage kidney impairment, also may be a very early marker for those at risk of developing a condition known as pre-diabetes, a study conducted by researchers at the ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Scientists find endangered grey-shanked doucs in Vietnam
A team of scientists from WWF and Conservation International (CI) has discovered the world’s largest known population of grey-shanked doucs (Pygathrix cinerea), increasing chances that the endangered monkey can be saved from ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Chronically sleep deprived? You can't make up for lost sleep
We’ve all experienced that occasional all-too-short night of sleep -- staying out too late at a party on a weeknight, studying into the wee hours for a morning exam or being kept up during the night with a sick child. Our ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice may improve erectile dysfunction
According to a pilot study released in the International Journal of Impotence Research, POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice was found to have beneficial effects on erectile dysfunction (ED), a disorder that affects 1 in ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 02, 2007 |
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More swimmers means more pathogens in the water
The levels of potentially harmful waterborne microorganisms in rivers, lakes and other recreational waterways may be highest when the water is most crowded with swimmers. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...
Jul 02, 2007 |
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Researchers discover method for identifying how cancer evades the immune system
One of the fundamental traits of a tumor – how it avoids the immune system – might become its greatest vulnerability, according to researchers from the University of Southern California. Their findings, demonstrated in human ...
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