Link identified between Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
Aug 06, 2007 |
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UK scientists have shown for the first time that key proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease are also implicated in glaucoma, the major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Research carried out at the UCL Institute ...
Genetic factors strongly shape how peers are chosen
Aug 06, 2007 |
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As we develop, the company we keep may be increasingly influenced by our genes, according to a new study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.
94 percent of spam-advertised online scams are hosted on individual Web servers
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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Computer scientists from UC San Diego have found striking differences between the infrastructure used to distribute spam and the infrastructure used to host the online scams advertised in these unwanted email ...
Alternative Mars volcanism theory offered
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 06, 2007 |
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German scientists have offered an alternative theory involving Martian volcanism.
In women, caffeine may protect memory
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Caffeine may help older women protect their thinking skills, according to a study published in the August 7, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Scientists discover dynamics of transcription in living mammalian cells
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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Transcription — the transfer of DNA’s genetic information through the synthesis of complementary molecules of messenger RNA — forms the basis of all cellular activities. Yet little is known about the dynamics of the process ...
Can hemp help the everglades?
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Within Southern Florida, soil and water conditions indicate potential for leaching from the use of atrazine-based herbicides in corn crops. Scientists from USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University ...
Genetic analysis finds greater threat in frog-killing fungus
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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A deadly fungus that has decimated populations of mountain yellow-legged frogs in the Sierra Nevada can likely be spread by sexual reproduction, seriously complicating efforts to save the frogs from extinction, ...
LCLS Beam Already in Action
Aug 06, 2007 |
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The Near and Far Experimental halls are still under construction, but already scientists are putting the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) beam to use. The LCLS electron beam, first generated in April, is ...
First light for word's largest 'thermometer camera'
Aug 06, 2007 |
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The world's largest bolometer camera for submillimetre astronomy is now in service at the 12-m APEX telescope, located on the 5100m high Chajnantor plateau in the Chilean Andes. LABOCA was specifically designed for the study ...
How cells change the pace of their steps
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered how cells of higher organisms change the speed at which they move, a basic biological discovery that may help researchers devise ways to prevent cancer cells from ...
ADHD appears to be associated with depressed dopamine activity in the brain
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Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a blunted response to the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin), which increases brain dopamine levels, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General ...
Not all embryonic stem cell lines are created equal
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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When it comes to generating neurons, researchers have found that not all embryonic stem (ES) cell lines are equal. In comparing neurons generated from two NIH-approved embryonic stem cell lines, scientists have uncovered ...
Anthrax bacterium's deadly secrets probed
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New insights into why the bug that causes anthrax behaves in the unusual way that it does have come to light thanks to a development under the UK e-Science Programme. Researchers at the North East Regional e-Science Centre ...
Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects
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Mothers of babies born with some structural birth defects—including missing limbs, malformed hearts and underdeveloped spinal cords—appear more likely to be obese prior to becoming pregnant than mothers whose children are ...
