Archive: 06/08/2007
DNA damage to stem cells is central to ageing
DNA damage is a major mechanism behind the loss of adult stem cells over time, according to a Nature paper by Oxford University researchers and international colleagues.
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Ticks challenge climate theory
As key players in the spread of disease ticks aren’t exactly man’s best friend but, according to Oxford University scientists, they may offer a vital clue that climate change is not to blame for an upsurge in many human diseases.
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Jun 08, 2007 |
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Research deciphers 'déjà-vu' brain mechanics
Neuroscientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT report in the June 7 early online edition of Science that they have identified for the first time a neuronal mechanism that helps us rapidly distinguish simila ...
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Scientists propose the kind of chemistry that led to life
Before life emerged on earth, either a primitive kind of metabolism or an RNA-like duplicating machinery must have set the stage – so experts believe. But what preceded these pre-life steps?
Jun 08, 2007 |
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U.S. drought spreading in South and West
Drought now covers more than a third of the continental United States and is spreading, it was reported Friday.
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Wii video game carries doctor's warning
Too much time playing the Nintendo Wii video game system can give players an acute form of tennis elbow, a doctor in Barcelona, Spain, warns.
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Alien caterpillars found on Oahu
An invasive caterpillar with a nasty sting has turned up on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
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Jun 08, 2007 |
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Britain reports faulty pregnancy tests
Hospitals across Britain are trying to contact thousands of women who used faulty pregnancy tests and may not know they are expecting a baby.
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Cicada sounds could damage hearing
Experts say the piercing mating call of the 17-year cicadas, which have taken parts of the Chicago area by storm, could cause damage to the ears of humans.
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Rise in suicides by children in Japan
A record number of children and teenagers killed themselves last year in Japan, it was reported Friday.
Jun 08, 2007 |
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$8.3 million awarded for biofuels research
The U.S. Agriculture and Energy departments have selected 11 projects for awards totaling $8.3 million for bio-based fuels research.
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Now playing -- Cell migration LIVE!
Johns Hopkins researchers have found a way to directly observe cell migration -- in real time and in living tissue. In a report in the June 5 issue of Developmental Cell, the scientists say their advance could lead to str ...
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Researchers discover novel pathway that may promote immune system balance
Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center have discovered a novel anti-inflammatory cell signaling pathway that may serve as a vital Yin-Yang mechanism to maintain the delicate balance of immune response.
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Alzheimer's enzyme acts as a tumor suppressor
Researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research have provided the first evidence that gamma-secretase, an enzyme key to the progression of Alzheimer’s, acts as a tumor suppressor by altering the pathway of epidermal ...
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Study suggests newer breast cancer drug may protect heart
By uncovering how one breast cancer drug protects the heart and another does not, Duke University Medical Center researchers believe they may have opened up a new way to screen drugs for possible heart-related side effects ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 08, 2007 |
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