Greenhouse ocean may downsize fish
Jan 11, 2008 |
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The last fish you ate probably came from the Bering Sea. But during this century, the sea’s rich food web—stretching from Alaska to Russia—could fray as algae adapt to greenhouse conditions.
Warning over severe weight loss caused by chewing gum
Jan 11, 2008 |
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In this week’s BMJ, doctors warn of excess sorbitol intake, a widely used sweetener in “sugar-free” products such as chewing gum and sweets.
Dino Team Returns to SSRL
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 11, 2008 |
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The experimental hutches at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory are well familiar with a macabre tide of materials brought in for close investigation. A recent tally includes ancient parchment texts, ...
High degree of resistance to antibiotics in Arctic birds
Jan 11, 2008 |
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In the latest issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Swedish researchers report that birds captured in the hyperboreal tundra, in connection with the tundra expedition “Beringia 2005,” were carriers of antibi ...
New gas sensor is tiny, quick
Jan 11, 2008 |
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Engineers at MIT are developing a tiny sensor that could be used to detect minute quantities of hazardous gases, including toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, much more quickly than current ...
People with dementia survive on average four and a half years after diagnosis
Jan 11, 2008 |
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People with dementia survive an average of four and a half years after diagnosis, with age, sex, and existing disability all having an influence on life expectancy, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
Scientists find protein helps pancreatic cancer cells evade immune system and spread
Jan 11, 2008 |
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A protein that helps prevent a woman’s body from rejecting a fetus may also play an important role in enabling pancreatic cancer cells to evade detection by the immune system, allowing them to spread in the body.
Should heroin be prescribed to addicts?
Jan 11, 2008 |
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In this week’s BMJ experts debate whether heroin should be prescribed to addicts who are difficult to treat.
Two different neural pathways regulate loss and regain of consciousness during general anesthesia
Jan 11, 2008 |
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have answered long-running questions about the way that anesthetics act on the body, by showing that the cellular pathway for emerging from anesthesia is different ...
Lab characterizes niche control of stem cell function
Biology /
Jan 11, 2008 |
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The Stowers Institute’s Xie Lab has published findings that begin to characterize the poorly understood interaction among stem cells within their cellular microenvironment, called a niche.
Scientists map out potential for restoring California fisher populations
Jan 11, 2008 |
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U.S. Forest Service and U.C. Santa Barbara scientists believe they have identified the habitat needs for Pacific fishers, a rare California mammal that is a candidate for reintroduction efforts and listing under the Endangered ...
People with anorexia less likely to be blamed when biology, genetics explained
Jan 11, 2008 |
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People given a biological and genetics-based explanation for the causes of anorexia nervosa were less likely to blame people with anorexia for their illness than those given a sociocultural explanation, a University of North ...
Millions of teens abusing cold medicines
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 11, 2008 |
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A U.S. survey says millions of teenagers and young adults are getting high off non-prescription cough and cold medicines.
EPA: Underwear insurer agrees to pay
Jan 11, 2008 |
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The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four U.S. factory sites.
Stem cells make bone marrow cancer resistant to treatment
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Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that cancer stem cells for multiple myeloma share many properties with normal stem cells and have multiple ways of resisting chemotherapy and other ...
