Archive: 02/11/2008
Mayo Clinic population research shows heart disease may be rising
A Mayo Clinic analysis of two decades of autopsy results shows a long-term decline in the prevalence of coronary disease has ended and the disease may be on the upswing. The findings appear in today’s issue of Archives of ...
Feb 11, 2008 |
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New Greenland ice sheet data will impact climate change models
A comprehensive new study authored by University at Buffalo scientists and their colleagues for the first time documents in detail the dynamics of parts of Greenland’s ice sheet, important data that have long been missing ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Swine flu monitoring needed for farm workers, study says
A University of Alberta study recommends that workers on pig farms be monitored as part of influenza pandemic preparedness, after a child on a communal farm in Canada was diagnosed with swine flu in 2006.
Feb 11, 2008 |
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SanDisk Brings iNAND 16-Gigabyte Embedded Flash Drive to Market
SanDisk Corporation, the proven leader in flash memory storage cards, today announced the 16-gigabyte (GB) iNAND embedded flash drive (EFD).
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Learning disabilities associated with language problems later in life
Individuals with a neurodegenerative condition affecting language appear more likely to have had a history of learning disabilities than those with other types of dementia or with no cognitive problems, according to a report ...
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Most with high blood pressure do not follow recommended diet
A relatively small proportion of individuals with hypertension (high blood pressure) eat diets that align with government guidelines for controlling the disease, according to a report in the February 11 issue of Archives ...
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Most with high blood pressure do not follow recommended diet
A relatively small proportion of individuals with hypertension (high blood pressure) eat diets that align with government guidelines for controlling the disease, according to a report in the February 11 issue of Archives ...
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Researchers show leaky muscle cells lead to fatigue
What do marathoners and heart failure patients have in common? More than you think according to new findings by physiologists at Columbia University Medical Center.
Feb 11, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (9) |
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Researchers identify novel anticancer drug from the sea
A collaborative team of researchers spearheaded by Dennis Carson M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) ...
Feb 11, 2008 |
3.9 / 5 (10) |
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Gene therapy protocol activates immune system in patients with leukemia
A research team at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) reports that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who were treated with a gene therapy protocol began making antibodies ...
Feb 11, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (8) |
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Scientists reprogram human skin cells into embryonic stem cells
UCLA stem cell scientists have reprogrammed human skin cells into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells without using embryos or eggs.
Biology /
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Researchers find the root of the evolutionary emergence of vertebrates
Dartmouth College researchers and colleagues from the University of Bristol in the U.K. have traced the beginnings of complex life, i.e. vertebrates, to microRNA. The researchers argue that the evolution of microRNAs, which ...
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Feb 11, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (14) |
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Team develops thin-film 'micro pharmacy'
A new thin-film coating developed at MIT can deliver controlled drug doses to specific targets in the body following implantation, essentially serving as a “micro pharmacy.”
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Fossil record suggests insect assaults on foliage may increase with warming globe
Insects will feast and leafy plants will suffer if temperatures warm and atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, according to a team of researchers who studied evidence of insect feeding on fossil leaves from ...
Biology /
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Columbus installed in new home on ISS
The European Columbus laboratory has completed its voyage to the International Space Station. Columbus was officially attached to the right side of the Harmony module at 22:44 CET this evening.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2008 |
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