Brown researchers create first-ever HIV rapid test video
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Researchers at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have created the first educational video for patients to explain rapid tests for HIV, a relatively new tool in the fight against the AIDS epidemic.
Deadly virus strips away immune system's defensive measures
Dec 12, 2007 |
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When the alert goes out that a virus has invaded the body, cells that have yet to be attacked prepare by "armoring" themselves for combat, attaching specific antiviral molecules to many of their own proteins to help resist ...
The B-Factory Returns for its Last Hurrah
Dec 12, 2007 |
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This week, the B-Factory will begin running practically non-stop for 10 months, aiming for the endurance of a marathoner and the peak performance of a sprinter. Early this week, the PEP-II accelerator crew ...
Active compounds found in Ganoderma lucidum fungus with potential to treat prostate cancer
Dec 12, 2007 |
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A new development in the fight against cancer: Recent research at the University of Haifa found that molecules found in common fungus Ganoderma lucidum aid in suppressing some of the mechanisms involved in the progression ...
Genetic differences influence aging rates in the wild
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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Long-lived, wild animals harbor genetic differences that influence how quickly they begin to show their age, according to the results of a long-term study reported online on December 13th in Current Biology, a Cell Press ...
Corporate Culture Matters For Firm Policies, Study Finds
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Corporate culture involves more than just dress codes and the atmosphere in the office – it helps define a company's most important economic decisions, according to new research. Researchers examined corporate culture in ...
NIST imaging system maps nanomechanical properties
Dec 12, 2007 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an imaging system that quickly maps the mechanical properties of materials—how stiff or stretchy they are, for example—at scales on the order ...
Global climate change: The impact of El Nino on Galapagos marine iguanas
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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A before-and-after study led by Yale biologists, of the effects of 1997 El Niño on the genetic diversity of marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands, emphasizes the importance of studying populations over time ...
Mexican 'Barrilito' syrup candy recalled
Dec 12, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of imported Mexican "Barrilito" candy because of a health hazard.
Immune compound blocks virus' ability to hijack antibodies
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that a controversial phenomenon known as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of infection is suppressed by C1q, a blood-borne immune system ...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 12, 2007 |
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People taking cholesterol-lowering drugs such as atorvastatin after a stroke may be at an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding in the brain, a risk not found in patients taking statins who have never had a stroke. ...
Close relations exhibit greater agreement on the attractiveness of faces
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 12, 2007 |
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A new study from researchers at Harvard University shows that friends, siblings and spouses are more likely than strangers to agree on the attractiveness of faces. Recent research regarding facial attractiveness has emphasized ...
Reprogrammed human adult stem cells rescue diseased muscle in mice
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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Scientists report that adult stem cells isolated from humans with muscular dystrophy can be genetically corrected and used to induce functional improvement when transplanted into a mouse model of the disease. The research, ...
Research unveils new hope for deadly childhood disease
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Investigators at the University of Rochester Medical Center have uncovered a promising drug therapy that offers a ray of hope for children with Batten disease – a rare neurodegenerative disease that strikes seemingly healthy ...
Building disease-beating wheat
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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Pioneered by CSIRO researchers, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and Sydney University, the research illustrates the major genetic improvements possible without ...
