Archive: 11/11/2007
Electronics waste an environmental test
U.S. environmental groups and consumer electronics groups warn electronic waste is adding dangerous levels of lead to the environment.
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Hospitals upsize for hefty patients
U.S. hospitals are upsizing gowns, beds and scales to accommodate an increasing number of supersized patients.
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Factor key to severity of community-associated methicillin-resistant staph infections identified
Newly described proteins in drug-resistant strains of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium attract and then destroy protective human white blood cells—a key process ensuring that S. aureus survives and causes severe disease, ...
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Life-threatening gene defect located by UT-Houston researchers
A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has identified a defective gene that affects vascular smooth-muscle cells in people who suffer from hereditary thoracic aortic disease, ...
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Research suggests targeted treatment strategies for lupus
New research provides clues about the causes of lupus symptoms and suggests specific new targeted treatment strategies, according to Nilamadham Mishra, M.D., from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, in presentations ...
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Neuroscientists show anti-inflammation molecule helps fight MS-like disease
An immune system messenger molecule that normally helps quiet inflammation could be an effective tool against multiple sclerosis (MS). Neurology researchers led by Abdolmohamad Rostami, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of ...
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Indian women carry children for foreigners
Some Indian women are turning to a new way of making money -- carrying children for others as surrogate mothers.
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Thinking makes it so: Science extends reach of prosthetic arms
Motorized prosthetic arms can help amputees regain some function, but these devices take time to learn to use and are limited in the number of movements they provide.
Nov 11, 2007 |
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Children's peer victimization -- a mix of loyalty and preference
New research into childhood prejudice suggests that loyalty and disloyalty play a more important role than previously thought in how children treat members of their own and other groups. Funded by the Economic and Social ...
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