New strategies against bird flu
Apr 17, 2008 |
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The Spanish flu outbreak of 1918 killed between 30 and 50 million people. In the infected patients, the ultimate cause of death was acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This fatal condition is a massive reaction of ...
Protein role in meiosis re-evaluated by researchers
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Proteins that control cell division play a far more nuanced role than researchers previously thought in the process that gives rise to reproductive cells, according to new findings by MIT biologists.
Migraine frequency linked with women's risk of cardiovascular disease
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New research shows women who have weekly migraine are significantly more likely to have a stroke than those with fewer migraines or no migraine at all, but those with lower migraine frequency may face increased risk of heart ...
New vaccine may give long-term defense against deadly bird flu and its variant forms
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A new vaccine under development may provide protection against highly pathogenic bird flu and its evolving forms, according to researchers at Purdue University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Infantile esotropia linked to developmental delays
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Babies with an eye-alignment disorder called infantile esotropia have delays in motor development milestones, but development “catches up” after corrective surgery, reports a study in the April Journal of AAPOS (American ...
Growth hormone is used to treat twice as many short boys than girls in the US and Asia
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Boys are twice as likely as girls in the U.S. and Asia (mostly Japan) to receive recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) for growth hormone deficiency, illnesses that affect height, and short stature of a non-medical nature. ...
Mind the gap: Indigenous lives improving, but too slowly
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Ahead of this weekend’s 2020 Summit academics from The Australian National University are warning research shows significant changes need to be made to Indigenous affairs policy to ‘close the gaps’ but the “narrative of failure” ...
Scientists discover how nanocluster contaminants increase risk of spreading
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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For almost half a century, scientists have struggled with plutonium contamination spreading further in groundwater than expected, increasing the risk of sickness in humans and animals.
Alone in the Ivory Tower
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A new study from the University of Utah shows that women in academia have fewer children compared to other professional women -- primarily because it takes longer to achieve the job security of tenure -- and concludes that ...
Dam removal increases property values
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Two new studies appearing in Contemporary Economic Policy explore the impact of dam removal on local property values and find that property values increase after dams are removed.
Lawmakers worry about FDA funding
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Lawmakers on both side of the aisle say it appears the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seriously underfunded for next year.
Variants of vitamin D receptor linked to increased risk of breast cancer
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Genetic variations in the body's receptor for vitamin D could increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a study published today in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research.
Lincoln Park Zoo launches first-of-its-kind wildlife reintroduction database
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On April 15, during the first International Wildlife Reintroduction Conference in Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo announced the launch of a scientific resource called the Avian Reintroduction & Translocation Database (ARTD). The ...
Bird flu worries increase in South Korea
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South Korean agriculture officials boosted the country's bird flu risk level to 'orange' this week after recent outbreaks on poultry farms.
Genome analysis reveals new protein associated with breast cancer progression
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A novel systems-based approach that combines comprehensive gene expression profiling with genome-wide transcription factor analysis and protein-protein interaction has led researchers to an important genetic marker that can ...
