Pro-vitamin E shown to be active against breast cancer cells
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A precursor of vitamin E has been shown to be effective against breast cancer cell lines which over-express human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2).
Canadians robbed of sunlight during fall
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Canadians feeling blue during the last three months shouldn't be surprised -- they were robbed of more than 100 hours of sunlight, climatologists said.
MRI may help predict schizophrenia
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Brain scans may help predict schizophrenia, Scottish researchers say, by detecting changes in the brain's gray matter.
Study group at risk for human mad cow form
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Blood donors and recipients participating in a British study have been warned that they may be at risk for the human form of mad cow disease.
'If a Package Stinks, It Belongs to Me'
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The county of Los Angeles may not like this distinction, but Virginia Tech environmental engineer John Novak says the sludge from this area of California has the “worst odor of any I have ever tested.” A walk ...
Answers sought in sea lion decline
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Researchers from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the state said they want a fuller picture about why Alaska's sea lion population is falling.
Hairpins for Switches: Artificial RNA ligands differentiate between on and off states of riboswitches
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How does an organism know when it must produce a protein and in what amount? Clever control mechanisms are responsible for the regulation of protein biosynthesis. One such type of mechanism, discovered only a few years ago, ...
'Best of both worlds' -- Targeting a single gene could inhibit bone decay and stimulate bone growth
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine have found by targeting the function of a single gene that it is possible to inhibit bone decay while simultaneously stimulating bone formation. This concept ...
Contact lenses a good choice for children 12 and younger
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Children 8 to 12 years old are just as adept as teenagers at handling and wearing contact lenses.
'Tis the season to be careful URI expert offers tips for shopping safely online
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Santa Claus is computer literate and Rudolph is unemployed since more and more people are clicking off their holiday lists online and getting them delivered overnight, often by people with brown uniforms instead ...
Statin users risk heart attacks by dropping treatment or taking low doses
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Thousands of statin users worldwide are suffering preventable heart attacks, simply because they are not complying with their treatment or are taking too low a dose, according to new research published online today (Thursday ...
Eating disorder Web sites not harmless
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Pro-eating disorder Web sites claiming to help adolescents with eating disorders can do more harm than good, a California university study found.
China launches second weather satellite
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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China launched its second geostationary satellite, which officials said will provide better weather forecasting for Beijing.
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