Ahead of the games: Test will catch sports cheats on new endurance drugs
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Avoiding detection just got harder for drug cheats who try to use a particular range of untested, but potentially enhancing, compounds. In the past, tests have been developed once a drug is known to be in circulation. Now ...
Findings turn events in early TB infection on their head, may lead to new therapy
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Masses of immune cells that form as a hallmark of tuberculosis (TB) have long been thought to be the body's way of trying to protect itself by literally walling off the bacteria. But a new study in the January 9th issue of ...
Online racial discrimination linked to depression, anxiety in teens
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In the early days of the Internet, some scholars once predicted a lessening of racism and race-based discrimination in online interactions thanks to the anonymity and race-neutral nature of the medium. But according to a ...
Scientists uncover mechanism for dental pain
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry have discovered a novel function of the peptide known as Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in the development of the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve provides ...
Ocean treasure stored at Texas A&M's IODP repository
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Priceless treasure from the bottom of the sea is locked away at Texas A&M University, stacked on floor-to-ceiling racks and kept secure in 15,000 square feet of refrigerated space.
Why bladder cancer is deadlier for some
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Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and ...
New drug development still takes 8 years despite faster FDA review, according to Tufts CSDD
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While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug has quickened review and approval of new medicines, the complex nature of diseases for which new therapeutics are being developed has resulted in longer clinical development ...
Social anxiety disorder puts welfare recipients at risk for economic hardship
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Women on welfare who suffer from social anxiety find it harder to work—and leave welfare—than women without the disorder, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Speech disorders can be treated from a distance
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There should be no barriers to providing high-quality speech pathology services, according to University of Queensland PhD graduate Dr Anne Hill.
Study: Mosquitoes beat out love song before mating
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(PhysOrg.com) -- That pesky buzz of a nearby mosquito is the sound of love, scientists have known for some time. But a new Cornell study reports that males and females flap their wings and change their tune ...
Soaring or snoring? Fruit fly's immune system responds differently when asleep
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A fruit fly's immune system can tell time—and how hard it punches back against infections depends on whether the fly is snoozing or cruising. The discovery by medical school researchers could ...
How Bed Bugs Outsmart the Chemicals Designed to Control Them
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bed bugs, once nearly eradicated in the built environment, have made a big comeback recently, especially in urban centers such as New York City. In the first study to explain the failure to control certain ...
Microsoft secures Verizon mobile search deal
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Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless, a Verizon executive said Wednesday.
2008's top tech trends
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It would have been hard for even the most innovative product to stand out last year in such a lousy economy. But even had the economy been good, the tech industry wouldn't have earned many headlines. In short, there was nothing ...
Down economy may be causing more to stay up nights
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There are no sheep keeping Mari A. company at bedtime. Rather, she counts thoughts of layoffs, mortgage payments and plummeting stocks. Her insomnia started back in November, when the economy hit a critical low. Restless, ...
