Typical North American diet is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids
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New research from the Child & Family Research Institute shows the typical North American diet of eating lots of meat and not much fish is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids and this may pose a risk to infant neurological development. ...
Assembly technique for tiny wires may help detect cancer, other diseases
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Bottom-up manufacturing may hold the key to production of tiny medical devices capable of testing for multiple molecules like viruses or cancer markers, according to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.
Switchable nanovalves: pH-sensitive pseudorotaxane as reversible gate for drug nanotransporter
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 07, 2008 |
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We encounter valves every day, whether in the water faucet, the carburetor in our car, or our bicycle tire tube. Valves are also present in the world of nanotechnology.
Curing addiction with cannabis medicines
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Smokers trying to quit in the future could do it with the help of cannabis based medicines, according to research from The University of Nottingham.
Wandering albatrosses follow their nose
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The first study of how individual wandering albatrosses find food shows that the birds rely heavily on their sense of smell. The birds can pick up a scent from several miles away, U.S. and French researchers have found.
Web of entities: prepare to 'Okkamise'!
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Internet searching is something of an art form. The spaghetti-like tangle of documents and fragments resulting from what you thought were perfectly cogent keyword searches make the web a forbidding place. European researchers ...
Virtual human puts HIV drug to test
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Harnessing the power of supercomputing, ‘grid’ technology and using a so-called ‘virtual physiological human’ (VPH), European researchers have simulated how well an HIV drug blocks a key protein in the lethal virus. The days ...
New stem cell technique improves genetic alteration
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Mar 07, 2008 |
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UC Irvine researchers have discovered a dramatically improved method for genetically manipulating human embryonic stem cells, making it easier for scientists to study and potentially treat thousands of disorders ranging from ...
Researchers genetically engineer immune cells into potent weapons for battling HIV
Mar 07, 2008 |
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By outfitting immune-system killer cells with a new pair of genes, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University transformed them into potent weapons that destroy cells infected with HIV, the ...
Fugitive cancer cells can be blocked by stopping blood cells that aid them
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Cancer cells get a helping hand from platelets, specialized blood cells involved in clotting. Platelets shelter and feed tumor cells that stray into the bloodstream, making it easier for cancer to spread, or metastasize. ...
More Men Tackle Household Tasks
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American men are helping with chores and child care more than ever, a trend that ultimately contributes to healthier marriages, according to a researcher at the University of California, Riverside.
Fluorescent organic nanoparticles help illuminate cellular proteins
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Like a smart highlighter, immunofluorescent labeling can zero in on a specific protein, helping scientists understand the structure of a cell and how diseases affect that structure. Current techniques have disadvantages, ...
Low micro-RNA level linked to high gene activity in AML
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A new study suggests that a type of acute leukemia may occur in part because abnormally low levels of one small molecule result in the over-activity of genes important to the disease.
Synthetic peptoids hold forth promise for new antibiotics
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Mar 07, 2008 |
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Drug-resistant bacterial infections are a growing concern, and much research has been devoted to finding new classes of antibiotics to fight them.
New bacteria contaminate hairspray
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Scientists in Japan have discovered a new species of bacteria that can live in hairspray, according to the results of a study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
