KC Nicolaou explores some of the major chemical discoveries of the century
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Award-winning chemist, KC Nicolaou explores some of the major chemical discoveries of the century in a popular science classic.
Gene regulators bind promiscuously, but often do nothing
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Biologists are developing ever more sophisticated means to characterize molecular interactions in living systems. But a new study suggests that many of the interactions detected by a widely-used experimental method are functionally ...
NASA assigns STS-127, Expedition 19 crews
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The U.S. space agency has assigned the crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission.
Men who are continually active at work may have a decreased risk of prostate cancer
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Men with jobs that require them to be physically active may be getting benefits beyond salary and health insurance - they may be at a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a study at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer ...
Breakthrough in pre-eclampsia test
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A team at the University of Leeds has discovered a way of diagnosing pre-eclampsia, a condition which affects almost one in ten pregnant women and accounts for up to 15% of all premature deliveries.
Surgery improves quality of life for children with sleep apnea
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For children who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy can provide dramatic relief and is successful in solving sleep problems for 80 to 90 percent of children, a Saint Louis University ...
HPV-positive head and neck cancer patients fare better than HPV-negative patients
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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Head and neck cancer patients with HPV-positive tumors tend to survive longer and are more responsive to treatment compared with patients with HPV-negative tumors, according to a study published online February 12 in the ...
Gaps exist for adopting conflicts of interest policies among medical schools
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A minority of U.S. medical schools surveyed have adopted policies on conflicts of interest regarding financial interests held by the institutions, while at least two-thirds have policies applying to financial interests of ...
Two Canadian astronauts to return to space
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Two veteran Canadian astronauts were named in Quebec Monday for separate space missions next year, the Canadian Space Agency announced.
Discovery of 'overdrive' protein could broaden drug design options
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New research by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows for the first time that an important family of proteins known to function at the cell surface also functions at a site within the cell.
Boy home after rare stem cell treatment
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Balloons and signs greeted 2-year-old Caden Ledbetter's return from the hospital following a rare stem cell cancer treatment, a Dallas newspaper said.
Shiitake-sesame vinaigrette recalled
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Annie's Naturals-brand shiitake and sesame vinaigrette due to a labeling error.
Human deaths from shark attacks hit 20-year low last year
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Fatal shark attacks worldwide dipped to their lowest levels in two decades in 2007 with the sole casualty involving a swimmer vacationing in the South Pacific, according to the latest statistics from the University of Florida.
Contraception: It's better to be doubly safe than sorry
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A new study indicates that the safe sex message is getting through to Australian women, with nearly 70 per cent of those surveyed currently using contraception and 15 per cent using not one but two contraceptive methods to ...
Regulators allow horseshoe crab harvest
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The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council has declined to extend a moratorium on horseshoe crab harvesting aimed at protecting migrating shore birds.
