Inbred males' scent gives them away
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Female mice can steer clear of inbred males on the basis of their scent alone, according to evidence presented online on April 17th in Current Biology.
Mature B cells reprogrammed to stem-cell-like state
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Fully mature, differentiated B cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, without the use of an egg according to a study published in the April 18 issue of Cell.
Inherited cancer mutation is widespread in America
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A gene mutation responsible for the most common form of inherited colon cancer is older and more common than formerly believed, according to a recent study.
New type of drug shrinks primary breast cancer tumors significantly in just 6 weeks
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A drug that targets the cell surface receptors that play an important role in many types of cancer can bring about significant tumour regression in breast cancer after only six weeks of use, a scientist told the 6th European ...
Residents sue over dust from old dump site
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Residents of a south Florida community are suing a commercial developer over alleged toxic dust from a former dumping site.
Scientists deconstruct process of bacterial division
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Duke University researchers have made a major advance in understanding how bacteria divide. This could lead to new antibiotic treatments that prevent dangerous bacteria from multiplying.
Ovarian cancer stem cells identified, characterized
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified, characterized and cloned ovarian cancer stem cells and have shown that these stem cells may be the source of ovarian cancer’s recurrence and its resistance to chemotherapy.
New research shows slight of hand is not so slight
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Typing on a keyboard or scribbling on paper may be similar activities, but there is a significant difference in how the body moves, according to new motor development research.
Whitson Breaks Space Record, Expedition 16 Set to Come Home
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson officially handed over command of the International Space Station to Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov. Thursday’s ceremony took place inside the U.S. Harmony Node. ...
Standard chemo works better against metastatic BRCA1/2 breast cancer than against sporadic tumors
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The first study to investigate the effects of chemotherapy on metastatic breast cancer in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation has shown that standard chemotherapy works better in these patients than in women without ...
New study: Work hassles hamper sleep
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Common hassles at work are more likely than long hours, night shifts or job insecurity to follow workers home and interfere with their sleep. That's the conclusion of a University of Michigan study presented April 17 at the ...
Fuzzy logic water quality
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A fuzzy logic approach to analyzing water quality could help reduce the number of people in the developing world forced to drink polluted and diseased water for survival. Writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Jo ...
Tiny tremors can track extreme storms in a warming planet
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Data from faint earth tremors caused by wind-driven ocean waves—often dismissed as “background noise” at seismographic stations around the world—suggest extreme ocean storms have become more frequent over the past three decades, ...
Researchers evaluating food allergy treatment
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Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center are conducting trials to evaluate a method to prevent allergic reactions to food. They are feeding peanut- and egg-allergic people increasing doses of an investigational ...
Concentrating on different aspects of pain leads to breakthrough in migraine genetics
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Migraine is the most common cause of episodic headache, and by far the most common neurological cause of a doctor’s visit. It affects some 15% of the population, including some 41 million people in Europe, and places a considerable ...
