Case researcher in RNA biology makes waves by challenging current thinking
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Jan 18, 2008 |
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In the January 18th issue of Molecular Cell, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher Kristian E. Baker, Ph.D. challenges molecular biology’s established body of evidence and widely-accepted model for no ...
Going global -- is the future bright?
Jan 18, 2008 |
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The global economy is entering a dramatic, virtual phase of development claims a new book, Going Global, published today (Jan. 18) following a collaboration between the independent charity the Tomorrow Project and the Economic ...
Europe's Mercury mission swings into action
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2008 |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) signalled the start of a busy period for the planet Mercury, when it signed the contract for industrial development to start for the BepiColombo mission today (18th January ...
Prostate cancer treatment draws fire
Jan 18, 2008 |
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U.S. medical tourists are headed to Latin American health clinics to receive a controversial prostate cancer treatment not approved in the United States.
Scientists discover four new gecko species
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Jan 18, 2008 |
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Herpetologists discovered four new species of geckos in isolated mountains and islands in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
Increased risk of heart attack or stroke for patients who are resistant to aspirin
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Being resistant to aspirin makes patients four times more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or even die from a pre-existing heart condition, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
MNI researchers locate neurological basis of depression following sports concussion
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University have identified the neurological basis of depression in male athletes with persisting post-concussion symptoms. The study, published in this week’s issue ...
Face facts: People don't stand out in crowds
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Why is it difficult to pick out even a familiar face in a crowd? We all experience this, but the phenomenon has been poorly understood until now. The results of a recent study may have implications for individuals with face-recognition ...
Virtual biopsy cuts out need for diagnostic surgery
Jan 18, 2008 |
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A non-invasive diagnostic tool to detect surface cancers quickly and painlessly using technology currently employed by gyms to calculate body composition has been developed by a QUT PhD medical physics researcher.
Short bacterial protein is surprisingly versatile
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Jan 18, 2008 |
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MIT researchers have discovered why an unusually short bacterial protein can have many more interactions than would normally be expected of something its size.
NICE guidelines on breast cancer follow-up need urgent revision
Jan 18, 2008 |
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The NICE guidelines on follow-up for breast cancer patients need urgent revision, warn experts in this week’s BMJ. More than 1.2 million women and men worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer each year and it is now recognised ...
Slaughterhouse workers report illnesses
Jan 18, 2008 |
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U.S. health officials are investigating a cluster of neurological illnesses in workers at pork slaughter facilities in Indiana and Minnesota.
Value of drugs for pre-osteoporosis exaggerated
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 18, 2008 |
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A series of recent scientific publications have exaggerated the benefits and underplayed the harms of drugs to treat pre-osteoporosis or “osteopenia” potentially encouraging treatment in millions of low risk women, warn experts ...
Multinationals in emerging China should stick to their own ways of managing
Jan 18, 2008 |
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When it comes to breaking into the lucrative Chinese market, foreign multinational retailers should keep largely to their own, time-tested management techniques, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social ...
The human brain: Detective of auditory and visual change
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 18, 2008 |
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The human brain is capable of detecting the slightest visual and auditory changes. Whether it is the flash of a student’s hand into the air or the faintest miscue of a flutist, the brain instantaneously and effortlessly perceives ...
