Researchers discover new molecular path to fight autoimmune diseases
Mar 06, 2007 |
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Multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and arthritis are among a variety of autoimmune diseases that are aggravated when one type of white blood cell, called the immune regulatory cell, malfunctions. In humans, one ...
Blood tests may be possible for mental health conditions
Mar 06, 2007 |
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Blood tests for panic disorder and other mental health conditions are potentially around the corner, based on results from a University of Iowa study.
841-pound woman dies of heart attack
Mar 06, 2007 |
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The woman who is believed to be the largest ever to have gastric bypass surgery, at 841 pounds, died of a massive heart attack in Houston, Texas.
Breast cancer treatment heats up
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In the March Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers demonstrate that miniscule bioprobes could be produced and used with molecularly targeted therapeutic heat to kill malignant breast cancer cells—without damaging nearby ...
In obesity, brain becomes 'unaware' of fat
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Critical portions of the brain in those who are obese don’t really know they are overweight, researchers have reported in the March issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press. These findings in obese mice s ...
Honda Unveils 'Small Hybrid Sports Concept'
Mar 06, 2007 |
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Honda has unveiled a concept model which represents its interpretation of how a future hybrid model might appear. Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept, a design study model, demonstrates a unique fusion of advanced ...
Red flag for repetitive stress injuries identified for first time in humans
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For the first time in humans, scientists have found early indicators of inflammation — potential warning signs — in work-related injuries caused by repetitive motion.
One step closer to needle-free injections
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A team of UCSB researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from UC Berkeley and StrataGent Life Sciences, of Los Gatos, California, has designed a novel pulsed microjet system engineered to deliver protein drugs into the ...
Light-activated compound silences nerves, may one day help epileptics
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Brain activity has been compared to a light bulb turning on in the head. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have reversed this notion, creating a drug that stops brain activity ...
Sign language cell phone service created
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The world's first sign language dictionary available from a mobile phone has been launched by the University of Bristol's Centre for Deaf Studies.
Gene tests and brain imaging reveal early dementia
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Dementia diseases develop insidiously and are generally discovered when the memory has already started to deteriorate. New research form Karolinska Institutet shows, however, that approaching Alzheimer's can be detected several ...
NASA's advanced technology peers deep inside hurricanes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 06, 2007 |
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Determined to understand why some storms grow into hurricanes while others fizzle, NASA scientists recently looked deep into thunderstorms off the African coast using satellites and airplanes.
Ovarian Cancer May Mimic Fallopian Tube Formation
Mar 06, 2007 |
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A new study suggests that ovarian cancer cells form by hijacking a developmental genetic process normally used to form fallopian tubes. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer ...
Researchers design folate-packed tomato
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Leafy greens and beans now aren’t the only foods that pack a punch of folate, the vitamin essential for a healthy start to pregnancy. Researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ...
JST, NEC Realize Secure Quantum Key Distribution with Quantitative Assurance
Mar 06, 2007 |
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Japan Science and Technology Agency and NEC Corporation today announced joint development of the world's first quantum key distribution (QKD) system that guarantees security under actual operating environments.
