Team finds genetic link between immune and nerve systems
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DURHAM, N.C. —Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered genetic links between the nervous system and the immune system in a well-studied worm, and the findings could illuminate new approaches to human therapies.
Introducing the next generation of chemical reactors
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Unique nanostructures which respond to stimuli, such as pH, heat and light will pave the way for safer, greener and more efficient chemical reactors.
Can Taurine be a potent antioxidant drug in the future?
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Taurine is a potent antioxidant with hepatoprotective effects. Organelle based changes in hepatocytes after taurine treatment in experimental liver fibrosis were searched systematically and organelle injury scores decreased ...
High blood pressure takes big toll on small filtering units of the kidney
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Take a kidney out of the body and it still knows how to filter toxins from the blood. But all bets are off in the face of high blood pressure.
People with type 2 diabetes can put fatty livers on a diet with moderate exercise
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Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical ...
Shuttle's mini PC with built-in touchscreen doesn't require a monitor
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A small PC with an embedded LCD touchscreen may sound like an interesting idea, but you may wonder how practical it would be. Especially when the computer's 7-inch screen has a resolution of just 800x480, ...
Future looks bright for interferometry
Sep 19, 2008 |
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The PRIMA instrument of the ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) recently saw "first light" at its new home atop Cerro Paranal in Chile. When fully operational, PRIMA will boost the capabilities ...
Out of joint
Sep 19, 2008 |
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As America's Baby Boomers jog into the 21st century, joint pain from the most common form of arthritis continues to be a number one disabler. Until now, there has been no way to diagnose the disease until it reaches an advanced ...
Type 1 diabetes may result from good genes behaving badly
Sep 19, 2008 |
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New research from Stanford University scientists suggests that type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that develops in children and young adults, may not be due to bad genes but rather to good genes behaving badly.
Exhaled nitric oxide monitoring does not improve on guidelines-based asthma management
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Exhaled nitric oxide serves as a biomarker of inflammation in the lungs, and proponents have suggested that monitoring nitric oxide levels could help improve management of asthma. However, new research, which will be published ...
Researcher micro-sizes genetics testing
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Using new "lab on a chip" technology, James Landers hopes to create a hand-held device that may eventually allow physicians, crime scene investigators, pharmacists, even the general public to quickly and inexpensively ...
'Wii-habilitation': Using video games to heal burns
Sep 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Video games, often regarded as mindless entertainment for lethargic children and teens, are proving to be an effective new tool to motivate patients to perform rehabilitation exercises.
Archaeology at Smuttynose reveals fate of fisheries
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Sep 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The name Smuttynose Island may recall the infamous 1873 ax murders or even Smuttynose Craft Beer, made in Portsmouth, N.H. But the island, one of the Isles of Shoals six miles off the Maine ...
Increasing general practice opening hours could prevent recurrent strokes
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Increasing general practice opening hours would improve the opportunity for assessment and urgent referral to specialist care of patients with a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke, which could prevent over 500 ...
hefA plays an important role in multidrug resistance of Helicobacter pylori
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Three RND efflux systems had been identified in H pylori, namely hefABC, hefDEF, and hefGHI, each of which consisted of a translocase, an accessory protein. But the contribution of efflux proteins to antibiotic resistance ...
