T vs. B: Re-engineered human T cells effectively target and kill cancerous B cells
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Human white blood cells, engineered to recognize other malignant immune cells, could provide a novel therapy for patients with highly lethal B cell cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to researchers ...
Restricting pesticides could greatly reduce suicide rates worldwide
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National and international policies restricting the pesticides that are most toxic to humans may have a major impact on world suicides, according to new research from the University of Bristol published this week in the International Jo ...
Research explains link between cholesterol and heart disease
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Cholesterol contributes to atherosclerosis – a condition that greatly increases the risk of heart attack and stroke – by suppressing the activity of a key protein that protects the heart and blood vessels, researchers at ...
It’s The Way It’s Written...
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Forensic experts believe a Punjabi equivalent of English pangram ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’ could help profile the criminal authors of documents.
Chronic stress can steal years from caregivers' lifetimes
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The chronic stress that spouses and children develop while caring for Alzheimer's disease patients may shorten the caregivers' lives by as much as four to eight years, a new study suggests.
Why conservation efforts often fail
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Modern conservation techniques have brought us the resurgence of American bald eagles, sustainable forest harvests and the rescue of prized lobster fisheries. So how can modern conservation strategies also have wrought such ...
Cell death in sparrow brains may provide clues in age-related human diseases
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A remarkable change takes place in the brains of tiny songbirds every year, and some day the mechanism controlling that change may help researchers develop treatments for age-related degenerative diseases of the brain such ...
Hazards of using crib bumper pads outweigh their benefits
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Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using them outweighs their possible benefits, according to ...
Purdue to test the limits of text messaging
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Purdue University will conduct what is believed to be the first large-scale, real-world test of using text messaging to issue emergency alerts.
A study proposes a new universal rule to explain the equilibrium of plant populations
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A study financed by the BBVA Foundation and conducted by scientists Carlos Duarte, Nuria Agustì and Nuria Marbà from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (CSIC – University of the Balearic Islands) has allowed ...
U.S. says it will discard some plutonium
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced it will remove 9 metric tons of plutonium from further use as fissile material in nuclear weapons.
A new technology for cancer screening listens for the signs of cancer
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Cancer-sensing devices built as cheaply and efficiently as wristwatches – using many of the same operating principles – could change the way clinicians detect, treat and monitor cancer in patients. Researchers ...
New cell death pathway involved in sperm development
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Heavy and bulky sperm would not be good swimmers. To trim down, sperm rely on cell death proteins called caspases, which facilitate the removal of unwanted cellular material and radically remodel these cells ...
Sweet smell
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What makes one smell pleasant and another odious? Is there something in the chemistry of a substance that can serve to predict how we will perceive its smell? Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University ...
Less than one-third of women aware of landmark hormone therapy study, researcher finds
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Despite the huge publicity generated by a 2002 study on the potential dangers of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women, new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine found that only 29 percent of women surveyed ...
