Archive: 03/17/2008
Researchers develop method to rapidly ID optimal drug cocktails
UCLA researchers have developed a feedback control scheme that can search for the most effective drug combinations to treat a variety of conditions, including cancers and infections. The discovery could play a significant ...
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Gecko's 'Active' Tail Key to Preventing Falls and Aerial Maneuvers
How useful is an animal's tail? For the gecko, unlike most animals, it could be a matter of life or death, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Frozen Icybay-brand langostinos recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Icybay-brand frozen langostinos because of possible bacterial contamination.
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Grouse may rival owl's economic effect
Whether to declare the sage grouse an endangered species has pit environmentalists against ranchers in the northwestern United States.
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Discovery alters longstanding concept of fixed protein structure
The thousands of proteins found in nature are simply strings of amino acids, assembled by genes, and scientists have long believed that they automatically fold themselves into uniquely fixed, 3-dimensional shapes to fire ...
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First 'rule' of evolution suggests that life is destined to become more complex
Scientists have revealed what may well be the first pervasive ‘rule’ of evolution. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers have found evidence which suggests that evolution drives ...
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Work with power grids leads to cell biology discovery
Gene therapy, in which a working gene is inserted into a cell to replace a faulty or absent gene, is a promising experimental technique for the prevention and treatment of disease.
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New insight into the genetics of brain tumor formation
In a G&D paper published online ahead of its April 1 print publication date, Dr. William Kaelin (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues identify a potential new neuronal tumor suppressor.
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Botox for newborns
Botulinum toxin, also called Botox, is best known as one of the most commonly used molecules to reduce wrinkles. It is also known as one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances.
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Satellite measures pollution from east Asia to North America
In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Romanian community provides insight into genetic factors associated with vitiligo
An isolated, inbred Romanian community has a higher than average frequency of the skin disease vitiligo and other autoimmune diseases, suggesting a genetic variation that may indicate susceptibility to the condition in a ...
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Problems getting around in old age? Blame your brain
New research shows how well people get around and keep their balance in old age is linked to the severity of changes happening in their brains. The study is published in the March 18, 2008, issue of Neurology. White matter ...
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Study examines changes in quality of life after head and neck cancer treatment
In the year following their first treatment, patients with head and neck cancer report declines in their physical quality of life but improvements in their mental health quality of life, according to a report in the March ...
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Zebrafish enables cell regeneration studies to help understand, treat human disease
One aquarium fish’s uncanny ability to regenerate essentially any cell type has given scientists a way to mimic cell loss that occurs in diseases such as Parkinson’s and diabetes then watch how the fish make more of them.
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Nanophotonic switch device for routing light on a chip scale
IBM scientists today took another significant advance towards sending information inside a computer chip by using light pulses instead of electrons by building the world’s tiniest nanophotonic switch with ...
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