Archive: 09/10/2007
Mutations in the insulin gene can cause neonatal diabetes
Mutations in the insulin gene can cause permanent neonatal diabetes, an unusual form of diabetes that affects very young children and results in lifelong dependence on insulin injections, report researchers from the University ...
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Gray whales a fraction of historic levels, genetic research says
Gray whales in the Pacific Ocean, long thought to have fully recovered from whaling, were once three to five times as plentiful as they are now, according to a report to be published September 10 in the Proceedings of ...
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Study reveals predation-evolution link
The fossil record seems to indicate that the diversity of marine creatures increased and decreased over hundreds of millions of years in step with predator-prey encounters, Virginia Tech geoscientists report ...
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Sep 10, 2007 |
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HARDY rice: less water, more food
An international team of scientists has produced a new type of rice that grows better and uses water more efficiently than other rice crops. Professor Andy Pereira at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) has been working ...
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New therapy could preserve vessel function after heart attack
Scientists have identified the process that causes blood vessels to constrict during and after a heart attack. They've also demonstrated that delivering a vital molecule that is depleted during this process directly to those ...
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Sugar identified as key to malaria parasite invasion
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI) have identified a sugar in mosquitoes that allows the malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, to attach itself to the mosquito’s gut. Invasion of ...
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Sep 10, 2007 |
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Nutrients lutein and zeaxanthin associated with reduced risk for age-related eye disease
Consuming higher levels of the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may be associated with a lower risk for age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of ...
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Researchers click nutrition with camera diet study
A Purdue University team plans to help health-conscious people better gauge what's on their plates by using their cell phone cameras.
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Supercomputer reservation system created
U.S. scientists have created a "reservation" program for supercomputers that can speed up the slow process of obtaining computing time.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Doctor: pigs with human organs 2 years off
One of Britain's top doctors says pigs grown with transplantable human organs could be bred within two years.
Sep 10, 2007 |
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High-tech power plant construction begins
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the start of construction of what will be among the world's cleanest, most efficient coal-fueled power plants.
Sep 10, 2007 |
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EPA issues list of high volume chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the first list Monday of high production volume chemicals and their hazards.
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Viracept caution issued by Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. issued a "Dear Healhcare Professional" letter Monday warning of the presence of an impurity in its Viracept medication.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Natural aorta grafts have few side effects for infection-prone patients
A vascular surgery technique pioneered at UT Southwestern Medical Center, in which veins are removed from the thigh to repair the aorta does not create blood-flow problems and painful side effects in a majority of patients, ...
Sep 10, 2007 |
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SanDisk Announces New Sansa View Video MP3 Player
SanDisk Corporation, the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, today announced the new Sansa View – a video MP3 player with a vast array of features and generous capacity, at an unbeatable ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 10, 2007 |
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