Test to protect food chain from human form of Mad Cow Disease
Aug 11, 2008 |
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Scientists are reporting development of the first test for instantly detecting beef that has been contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter — an advance in protecting against possible spread ...
Researchers uncover cancer survival secrets
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A team of Monash University researchers has uncovered the role of a family of enzymes in the mutation of benign or less aggressive tumours into more aggressive, potentially fatal, cancers in the human body.
Newly discovered molecular switch helps decide cell type in early embryo development
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered a central molecular switch in fruit fly embryos that opens new avenues for studying the causes of birth defects and cancer in humans. Writing about their study in the Aug. 12 Developmental Cell, scient ...
Scientists find elephant memories may hold key to survival
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A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) suggests that old female elephants—and perhaps their memories of distant, life-sustaining sources of food and ...
Maelstrom quashes jumping genes
Aug 11, 2008 |
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Scientists have known for decades that certain genes (called transposons) can jump around the genome in an individual cell. This activity can be dangerous, however, especially when it arises in cells that produce eggs and ...
New breastfeeding study shows most moms quit early
Aug 11, 2008 |
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While the CDC recently reported that more moms than ever give breastfeeding a try, a new national study shows most moms do not stick with it as long as they should.
Key to Treating Cancer May Be Finding its Original Cell
Aug 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer biologists are turning their attention to the normal cells that give rise to cancers, to learn more about how tumor growth might be stopped at the earliest opportunity.
Health and marriage: The times they are a changin'
Aug 11, 2008 |
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The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided.
Successful series of measurements in Arctic sea ice
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2008 |
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The German Research Vessel Polarstern had to prove its ice breaking capabilities in Arctic waters to gain data on two series of long-term research measurements. After working in regions up to latitude 82° ...
Video archive project can record lectures for posterity
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A new video service on University of Michigan's campus can capture presentations, classes and training workshops, post them online within 24 hours and archive them indefinitely in a high-quality universal format.
Parents shape whether their children learn to eat fruits and vegetables
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Providing fruits for snacks and serving vegetables at dinner can shape a preschooler's eating patterns for his or her lifetime.
New evidence on benefits of breast feeding
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Researchers in Switzerland and Australia are reporting identification of proteins in human breast-milk — not present in cow's milk — that may fight disease by helping remove bacteria, viruses and other dangerous ...
Aspirin, acid blocker a-day keeps GI bleeding
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For patients with clogged heart arteries who take long-term, low-dose aspirin to prevent a cardiac event, adding a stomach acid-blocking drug to their daily routine has been shown to reduce their risk for upper gastrointestinal ...
Preparation begins for new European space mission to Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists searching for life on Mars are now preparing for the most in-depth probe of the Red Planet ever undertaken.
Reduce carbon footprint or find more energy sources? Americans want to do both, poll finds
Aug 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With gas prices topping $4 a gallon and the prospect of record-high heating costs this winter, Americans say they're driving less and cutting their electricity use to save money and improve the environment.
