Wildebeest or malaria parasite -- same rules determine number of offspring
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Whether you are dealing with the number of wildebeest on the Serengeti or the number of malaria parasites in the human body, new research shows the same ecological framework determines breeding numbers and population size.
Study: Celecoxib can cause arrhythmias
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 15, 2008 |
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U.S. medical researchers have determined the anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib (Celebrex) can adversely affect heart rhythm in fruit fly and rat models.
Scientists to study high-risk plant pathogen using small, unmanned aircraft
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A Virginia Tech plant pathologist known for his investigation of microbial life in the lower atmosphere is using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a new, three-year study to detect, monitor, and forecast ...
Critically endangered porpoise is focus of new research report
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Jan 15, 2008 |
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An international research team, including biologists from NOAA’s Fisheries Service, reported in the scientific journal Conservation Biology, that the estimated population of vaquita, a porpoise found in the Gulf of Califo ...
Monkey malaria widespread in humans and potentially fatal
Jan 15, 2008 |
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A potentially fatal species of malaria is being commonly misdiagnosed as a more benign form of the disease, thereby putting lives at risk, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the University Malaysia Sarawak.
Cancer study finds adolescents don't get same access to latest treatments as younger patients
Jan 15, 2008 |
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The overall survival rate from cancer now is lower in older adolescents and young adults with cancer than in younger children, in part because of a lack of access to clinical trials nationally for the older age group, according ...
Molecules might identify high-risk acute-leukemia patients
Jan 15, 2008 |
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New research suggests that certain small molecules used by cells to control the proteins they make might also help doctors identify adult acute-leukemia patients who are likely to respond poorly to therapy.
Researchers look for smaller, cheaper, one-dose vaccines
Jan 15, 2008 |
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A team of Iowa State University researchers is examining a new vaccine method that may change the way we get vaccinations.
Health care reform and 2008 elections: New reports examine candidates' plans, public's views
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Eighty-one percent of Americans believe that in order to help reach the goal of health insurance for all, employers should either provide health insurance to their workers or contribute to the cost of their coverage, according ...
Nature and nurture are both to blame for depression, study says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Depression is one of the most common forms of psychopathology. According to diathesis–stress theories of depression, genetic liability interacts with negative life experiences to cause depression. Traditionally, most studies ...
Mouse model shows potential efficacy of HIV prevention strategy
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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A new kind of laboratory mouse can be used to test the efficacy of much-needed methods to prevent transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to research by J. Victor Garcia and colleagues at the University ...
Should children be permitted to get genetic testing for BRCA 1/2 mutations?
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It’s an ethical dilemma with serious implications. Should children be tested for gene mutations that predispose them to developing breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer later in life" New research suggests the next generation ...
Technique enhances digital television viewing for visually-impaired
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Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with low vision can improve their ability to see and enjoy television with a new technique that allows them to enhance the contrast of images of people ...
New Argonne study may shed light on protein-drug interactions
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Proteins, the biological molecules involved in virtually every action of every organism, may themselves move in surprising ways, according to a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory ...
MU Cloning Expert says that Recent FDA Report on the use of Cloned Animals in the Food Supply will be No Concern to Cons
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Today, the Food and Drug Administration posted a summary of a final report that supports the use of cloned animals for food. According to the report, cloned animals and their offspring are safe to enter the U.S. food supply. ...
