Scientists develop new techniques for detecting harmful blood clots/air bubbles in arteries
Feb 20, 2008 |
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New techniques for detecting emboli (harmful blood clots/air bubbles in arteries) developed at the University of Leicester have played a major role in dramatically reducing stroke rates after carotid endarterectomy. This ...
Warning: Expert adds obesity to side effects of lead exposure
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Scientists know exposure to low levels of lead can result in learning disabilities, hearing loss, language impairments and vision loss, but a newly discovered side effect may be adult-onset obesity in men, according to a ...
Total, genetically-based recall
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2008 |
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There are several human characteristics considered to be genetically predetermined and evolutionarily innate, such as immune system strength, physical adaptations and even sex differences. These qualities drive the nature ...
Genetic and environmental hormonal response to stress in children depends on family context
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A study conducted on 346 19-month-old twins by an international team led by Université Laval professor of psychology Michel Boivin reveals that the genetic and environmental bases of hormonal response to stress depend on ...
A greener way to power cars
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Cardiff University researchers are exploring how waste heat from car exhausts could provide a new greener power supply for vehicles.
Reducing kids' salt intake may lower soft drink consumption
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Children who eat less salt drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks and may significantly lower their risks for obesity, elevated blood pressure and later-in-life heart attack and stroke, researchers reported in the print ...
NASA Updates Target Launch Date for Shuttle Discovery
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Television shows can affect racial judgments
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new study published in the journal Human Communication Research reveals that viewers can be influenced by exposure to racial bias in the media, even without realizing it.
US cancer deaths down but far too few Americans screened for colon cancer
Feb 20, 2008 |
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New data revealing decreasing trends in cancer deaths in the United States overall, and in colorectal cancer deaths in particular, highlight the remarkable benefits of colorectal cancer screening tests, but the lifesaving ...
Buck research focuses on risk factor for Parkinson's disease
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new study demonstrates that high levels of MAO-B, an enzyme that regulates nerve activity in the brain, cause Parkinson’s-like symptoms in mice genetically engineered to overexpress the protein. Furthermore, drugs currently ...
Hormone refractory prostate cancers more likely to spread to other organs
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Prostate cancers that are resistant to androgen deprivation therapy are more invasive and more likely to spread to other organs than androgen dependent prostate cancers, UCLA cancer researchers have found.
Study identifies another strategy for normalizing tumor blood supply
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Manipulating levels of nitric oxide (NO), a gas involved in many biological processes, may improve the disorganized network of blood vessels supplying tumors, potentially improving the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy.
GLAST rocket arrives at Cape Canaveral
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2008 |
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The first stage of the Delta II rocket to be used to launch the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, has arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Human stem cells aid stroke recovery in rats
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Neural cells derived from human embryonic stem cells helped repair stroke-related damage in the brains of rats and led to improvements in their physical abilities, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University ...
Study finds that young children bear greatest burden of cholera
Feb 20, 2008 |
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A new study of the burden of cholera in three impoverished regions of the world, published February 20 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, found that young children bear the brunt of the disease. The s ...
