New study suggests Concord grape juice may provide protection against breast cancer
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Every three minutes, a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer. While factors like age and heredity contribute significantly to a woman’s likelihood of contracting this disease, lifestyle and nutrition ...
Researchers turn mouse into factory for human liver cells
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Oregon Health & Science University researchers have figured out how to turn a mouse into a factory for human liver cells that can be used to test how pharmaceuticals are metabolized.
Hormone regulates fondness for food
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Scientists have discovered that leptin, one of the key hormones responsible for reducing hunger and increasing the feeling of fullness, also controls our fondness for food.
A unique arrangement for egg cell division
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Which genes are passed on from mother to child is decided very early on during the maturation of the egg cell in the ovary. In a cell division process that is unique to egg cells, half of the chromosomes are eliminated from ...
Edible fish feasts beats malaria
Aug 09, 2007 |
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The emerging threat of pesticide resistance means that biological malaria control methods are once again in vogue. New research published in the online open access journal BMC Public Health shows how Nile tilapia, a fish ...
Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
Aug 09, 2007 |
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For generations, girls have whimsically been said to be made of "sugar and spice and everything nice," and boys from "snakes and snails and puppy dog tails." Inherent in these loving references is the fact that females and ...
Tropical insects 'go the distance' to inform rainforest conservation
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Aug 09, 2007 |
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The long-held belief that plant-eating insects in tropical forests are picky eaters that stay “close to home” – dining only on locale-specific vegetation – is being challenged by new research findings that ...
Satellite tracking reveals threats to Borneo pygmy elephants
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A new WWF study tracking pygmy elephants by satellite shows that the remaining herds of these endangered elephants, which live only on the island of Borneo, are under threat from forest fragmentation and loss ...
Study opens a new door to understanding cancer
Aug 09, 2007 |
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An in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that trigger cancer cell growth is vital to the development of more targeted treatments for the disease. An article published in the August 3 issue of Molecular Cell provides a key ...
Better mobility keeps seniors healthier
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As people lose the ability to walk unaided, they tend to suffer further deterioration that can interfere with other daily living activities. As the U.S. population ages, it becomes increasingly important to identify and target ...
Pathway links inflammation, angiogenesis and breast cancer
Aug 09, 2007 |
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A well-known inflammatory protein spawns an enzyme that inactivates two tumor-suppressing genes, ultimately triggering production of new blood vessels to nourish breast cancer cells, researchers at The University of Texas ...
Sony Updates 2GB Memory Stick Entertainment Pack for PlayStation Portable
Aug 09, 2007 |
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Sony is introducing another version of the 2GB Memory Stick Entertainment Pack for the PSP (PlayStatio Portable) system.
Penguins march into new park
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The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that the government of Argentina will create a new marine park along its isolated and windswept Patagonia coast to safeguard more than half ...
deCODE discovers cause of major subtype of glaucoma
Aug 09, 2007 |
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In a paper published today in the journal Science, scientists from deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from the National University Hospital in Reykjavik and Uppsala University in Sweden report the discovery of two co ...
No evidence that widely prescribed statins protect against prostate cancer
Aug 09, 2007 |
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A large community-based study refutes previous findings that statins – a top-selling drug class, worldwide -- might cut one’s risk of developing prostate cancer by reducing production of the male hormones that fuel cancer ...
