Archive: 02/14/2008
Protein maintains cross talk between cells that control hair growth
Genes, it turns out, are only as active as the signals that turn them on and off. Now scientists from Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Institute have identified the signaling molecule that ratchets ...
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Blood pressure drug may have added benefit
University of Kentucky researchers have discovered a possible added benefit of a novel new drug that lowers blood pressure.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Oncoproteins double-team and destroy vital tumor-suppressor
Two previously unconnected cancer-promoting proteins team up to ambush a critical tumor suppressor by evicting it from the cell's nucleus and then marking it for death by a protein-shredding mechanism, a team led by scientists ...
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New study offers insight into possible cause of lymphoma
The immune system's powerful cellular mutation and repair processes appear to offer important clues as to how lymphatic cancer develops, Yale School of Medicine researchers report this week in Nature.
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Research team examines the challenges of coexistence between humans, wolves
Having grown up on the crowded East Coast and studied wildlife in developing countries like Uganda and Ecuador, Adrian Treves knows just how difficult balancing the needs of people and wild animals can be - and how often ...
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Volunteers Across Nation to Track Climate Clues in Spring Flowers
A nationwide initiative starting this week will enable volunteers to track climate change by observing the timing of flowers and foliage. Project BudBurst, operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric ...
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Brain Damage Occurs Within Minutes from the Onset of a Stroke, Study Reveals
Scientists at the Brain Research Centre at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have found that harmful changes to the brain's synaptic connections occur within the first three ...
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone
A new technique that combines bone marrow removal and injection of a hormone helps promote rapid formation of new bone at targeted locations in the body, it was reported by Yale School of Medicine this month in Tissue En ...
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Arecibo Observatory astronomers discover first near-Earth triple asteroid just 7 million miles away
Once considered just your average single asteroid, 2001 SN263 has now been revealed as the first near-Earth triple asteroid ever found. The asteroid -- with three bodies orbiting each other -- was discovered ...
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Yes, dear: Romantic relationships can make you defensive, 'avoidant'
Some people in relationships tend to be defensive and avoid prickly discussions and even words like "divorce"—something that can lead to anxiety later, a University of Michigan researcher says.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Carbon study could help reduce harmful emissions
Earth scientists at The University of Manchester have found that carbon dioxide has been naturally stored for more than a million years in several gas fields in the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of the United States.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Total Lunar Eclipse
On Wednesday evening, February 20th, the full Moon over the Americas will turn a delightful shade of red and possibly turquoise, too. It's a total lunar eclipse—the last one until Dec. 2010.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Major step forward in understanding cell reprogramming
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Researchers have taken a major step toward eventually being able to reprogram adult cells to an embryonic stem cell-like state without the use of ...
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Mitochondrial DNA mutations can cause degenerative heart and muscle disease
A single change in the DNA of mitochondria – the cellular power plants that generate energy in all human cells – has been found to cause degenerative heart and muscle disease, according to University of California, Irvine ...
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Cell phone-cancer link found by Tel Aviv University scientist
An Israeli scientist, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, has found a link between cell phone usage and the development of tumors.
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