Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing ...
Young people are intentionally taking drink and drugs for better sex
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Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. Findings published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal, BMC Public Health, reveal that a third of 16-35 year o ...
'Early birds' adapt to climate change
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Individual birds can adjust their behaviour to take climate change in their stride, according to a study by scientists from the University of Oxford.
NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine Tests
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NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA's Constellation ...
Risks for painkiller abuse do not outweigh benefits in chronic pain
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May 09, 2008 |
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As controversy swirls about proper clinical use of opioids and other potent pain medications, research reported at the American Pain Society annual meeting shows that, contrary to widespread beliefs, less than 3 percent of ...
Study offers novel insight into cardiac arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death
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A new study by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital provides much-needed insight into the molecular mechanisms that cause arrythmia, or irregular heartbeat, and how it triggers sudden cardiac death, one of the nation’s leading ...
Scientists endure Arctic for last campaign prior to CryoSat-2 launch
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 09, 2008 |
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An international group of scientists has swapped their comfortable offices for one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet to carry out a challenging field campaign that is seen as the key to ensuring ...
Tomato stands firm in face of fungus
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Scientists at the University of Amsterdam have discovered how to keep one’s tomatoes from wilting – the answer lies at the molecular level. The story of how the plant beat the pathogen, and what it means for combating other ...
Taking the sex out of sexual health screening
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Young women would accept age-based screening for the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia, but would want this test to be offered to everyone, rather than to people ‘singled out’ according to their sexual history.
Powering up IT for professional learning
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The study and implementation of technology-enhanced professional learning has been fragmented. Now European researchers have linked such ‘islands’ of knowledge into a thriving, collaborative community.
Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity
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Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, ...
New cost-effective means to reconstruct virus populations
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Researchers from the United States and Switzerland have developed mathematical and statistical tools for reconstructing viral populations using pyrosequencing, a novel and effective technique for sequencing DNA. They describe ...
New study shows how genes control blood proteins important to health
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A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. The findings are the result of an international collaboration between scientists at the University of Exeter, the National Institute ...
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