Scientists study impacts of industrial logging in Central Africa
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density are threatening ...
Comorbidities common in bipolar disorder, may have genetic link
Jun 08, 2007 |
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While the symptoms of bipolar disorder can be disabling on their own, most patients with the condition also are afflicted with a variety of other psychiatric, substance use and physical disorders. These comorbid conditions ...
Study suggests newer breast cancer drug may protect heart
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 08, 2007 |
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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 ...
Wii video game carries doctor's warning
Jun 08, 2007 |
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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.
Alzheimer's enzyme acts as a tumor suppressor
Jun 08, 2007 |
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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 ...
Now playing -- Cell migration LIVE!
Jun 08, 2007 |
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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 ...
Researchers discover novel pathway that may promote immune system balance
Jun 08, 2007 |
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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.
Cicada sounds could damage hearing
Jun 08, 2007 |
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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.
Research shows cord blood comparable to matched bone marrow
Jun 08, 2007 |
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University of Minnesota researchers report that umbilical cord blood transplants may offer blood cancer patients better outcomes than bone marrow transplants, according to an analysis of outcome data performed at the Center ...
Britain reports faulty pregnancy tests
Jun 08, 2007 |
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Hospitals across Britain are trying to contact thousands of women who used faulty pregnancy tests and may not know they are expecting a baby.
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