Low dose of serotonin-acting chemical improves blood sugar tolerance
Nov 06, 2007 |
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An appetite-suppressing chemical also improves glucose tolerance and lowers insulin levels in obese and diabetic mice, researchers report in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. Importantly, the re ...
First-ever study: lack of critical lubricant causes wear in joints
Nov 06, 2007 |
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Mice that don’t produce lubricin, a thin film of protein found in the cartilage of joints, showed early wear and higher friction in their joints, a new study led by Brown University researchers shows.
A maternal link to Alzheimer's disease
Nov 06, 2007 |
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People who have a mother with Alzheimer’s disease appear to be at higher risk for getting the disease than those individuals whose fathers are afflicted, according to a new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers.
Energy drinks may pose risks for people with high blood pressure, heart disease
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Downing an “energy drink” may boost blood pressure as well as energy, researchers said in a small study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2007.
Nicotine-alcohol interaction impacts learning, could have implications for addiction treatment
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The interaction between nicotine and alcohol, two of the most abused and co-abused drugs, can impact a person’s ability to learn and could have implications for treating addiction, according to researchers at Temple University. ...
Hepatitis C treatment reduces the virus but serious liver problems may progress
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Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who did not respond to previous standard therapy experienced significant decreases in their liver enzymes, viral levels, and liver inflammation following treatment ...
Genes, brain chemistry may dictate nicotine cravings, study says
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Individual brain chemistry and genes could be key to understanding why some people become addicted to nicotine and why the chemical compound's effects appear to diminish at night, University of Colorado at Boulder researchers ...
NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter honored
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 06, 2007 |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to honor Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter with its Ambassador of Exploration Award.
University of Texas gets $1 million gift
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The University of Texas at Austin will create a chair dedicated to developing peaceful ways to ensure technology and science do not endanger global security.
Research team finds link between asthma and depressive disorders
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Young people with asthma are about twice as likely to suffer from depressive and anxiety disorders than are children without asthma, according to a study by a research team in Seattle. Previous research had suggested a possible ...
See the ISS and Discovery in the morning sky over Europe
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Nov 06, 2007 |
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Early tomorrow morning there is a rare opportunity to see the Space Station flying in formation with Space Shuttle Discovery, homeward bound and due to land in Florida tomorrow evening.
Discovery Set To Land Wednesday
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Nov 06, 2007 |
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The space shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled to complete a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
A sex-ratio meiotic drive system in Drosophila simulans
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If you met a person who had 10 children, all of whom were girls, you would probably find this surprising. Yet this kind of distorted sex ratio does occur in groups as diverse as mammals, insects, and plants, ...
Kitchen toys recalled for choking hazard
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Laugh & Learn Kitchen Toys because of a potential choking hazard.
Molecular research center opens in Britain
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A British research center has opened in Liverpool to study the molecular design of drugs to combat diseases such as Alzheimer's.
