New Study Shows Government Accommodates Rich and Poor Alike
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The election year is in full swing, complete with allegations of class warfare and claims about which candidates cater to the rich and which candidates will best serve the interests of the poor and the middle ...
Net widens as more proteins implicated in cancer spread
Oct 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Authorities are on the lookout for 64 proteins believed to have been talking to well-known cancer kingpin urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (a.k.a uPAR).
Critical mass in rare diseases -- an innovative Internet approach
Oct 02, 2008 |
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The internet is emerging as a valuable tool for scientists to gather data for critical research into rare diseases. Disability researcher, Dr Helen Leonard, from Australia's Institute for Child Health Research, said its InterRett ...
Millisecond brain signals predict response to fast-acting antidepressant
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Images of the brain's fastest signals reveal an electromagnetic marker that predicts a patient's response to a fast-acting antidepressant, researchers have discovered.
Honda Introduces All-New Insight Dedicated Hybrid Concept Vehicle at Paris Motor Show
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Honda Motor presented the concept model of its all-new Insight dedicated hybrid vehicle scheduled to be introduced in 2009, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.
Paleozoic 'sediment curve' provides new tool for tracking sea-floor sediment movements
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2008 |
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As the world looks for more energy, the oil industry will need more refined tools for discoveries in places where searches have never before taken place, geologists say.
Bullying common in cyberspace
Oct 02, 2008 |
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A new study in the Journal of School Health reveals that cyberbullying is common among teens who are frequent internet users, with 72 percent of respondents reporting at least one incident during the past year.
Study examines how doctors discuss medical errors
Oct 02, 2008 |
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We can learn from our mistakes, but how willing are we to talk about them? And what happens when those making mistakes are physicians, who are often expected to be infallible?
Breast cancer cells recycle to escape death by hormonal therapy
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Many breast cancer cells facing potentially lethal antiestrogen therapy recycle to survive, researchers say.
What HIV needs: Identification of human factors may yield novel therapeutic targets for HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 02, 2008 |
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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Burnham Institute for Medical Research today announced 295 host cell factors that are involved in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The study, published ...
DNA of good bacteria drives intestinal response to infection
Oct 02, 2008 |
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A new study shows that the DNA of so-called "good bacteria" that normally live in the intestines may help defend the body against infection.
Baked Slug: New Method to Test Fireproofing Material
Oct 02, 2008 |
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In a high-temperature blaze, how well does a fireproofing material shield a building’s important steel structures from heat? Answering this question has been surprisingly difficult, but it is important information ...
Elite opinion leaders greatly vary in their foreign policy beliefs
Oct 02, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal Politics & Policy shows how there is greater diversity of foreign policy beliefs held by elite opinion leaders than previously thought and identifies nine foreign policy orientations.
Bays on US Gulf Coast vulnerable to flooding
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2008 |
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The most comprehensive geological review ever undertaken of the upper U.S. Gulf Coast suggests that a combination of rising seas and dammed rivers could flood large swaths of wetlands this century in one or more bays from ...
Where you live matters when you're seriously ill
Oct 02, 2008 |
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America does a mediocre job caring for its sickest people. The nation, says a new report, gets a C.
