Archive: 12/21/2006
Feinstein Institute and Cold Spring Harbor Lab join forces, seek manic depression genes
Psychiatry and genetics researchers tackle the genetics of early-onset bipolar disorder in children and adolescents Psychiatric researchers from The Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Re ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Mechanism of black cohosh versus hot flashes revealed
The natural herb black cohosh is commonly used by women to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its action have eluded scientists -- until now.
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Physicians enlisted in efforts to keep demented drivers off the road
The surge of baby boomers now entering their 60s means more drivers on the road who may be impaired by dementia or other cognitive impairments linked to aging. Researchers at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Prediction markets accurately forecast influenza activity
Influenza experts have borrowed a page from economists, creating a futures market for influenza activity that predicted outbreaks two to four weeks in advance. The influenza prediction market is presented in the Jan. 15 issue ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Unbelted backseat passengers produce deadly results
Holiday travelers: Listen up and buckle up. New research shows that unbelted backseat passengers risk injury or death to themselves and the driver seated in front of them in the event of a head-on crash.
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Study compares LASIK and LASEK eye surgery
A study comparing the safety, effectiveness and reliability of LASIK and LASEK has found no clinically significant differences between the two types of laser eye surgery.
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Africa's least-known carnivore in Tanzania
[B]Mongoose is one more rare find in the mountains of Southern Tanzania[/B] The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today that a camera-trap study in the mountains of Southern Tanzania has now rec ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Researchers identify a 'heartbeat' in Earth's climate
A few years ago, an international team of researchers went to the middle of the Pacific Ocean and drilled down five kilometers below sea level in an effort to uncover secrets about the earth's climate history. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Shotgun sequencing finds nanoorganisms
For 11 years, Jill Banfield at the University of California, Berkeley, has collected and studied the microbes that slime the floors of mines and convert iron to acid, a common source of stream pollution around ...
Biology /
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Squirrels place winning bet in unpredictable world
In an evolutionary game of tug-of-war, red squirrels have gained the upper hand over the cunning spruce trees, says new University of Alberta research that suggests the clever animals are staying one step ahead ...
Biology /
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Structure of iron regulatory protein-RNA complex solved
The surprising structure and properties of a protein responsible for regulating the transport, storage and use of iron -- as it binds its target RNA -- are described by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Scientists develop method to find genetic basis for plant variation
A new research approach that allowed scientists to rapidly identify the gene responsible for high sodium levels in certain naturally occurring plant populations could have applications for the study of a wide variety of other ...
Biology /
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Genetically modified cells attack tumors
St. Jude researchers show genetically modified stem cells in the nervous system actively seek out even tiny tumors Mice with neuroblastoma tumors have been successfully treated with genetically modified c ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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Experience sculpts brain circuitry to build resiliency to stress
Rats develop 'illusion of control' It's long been known that experiencing control over a stressor immunizes a rat from developing a depression-like syndrome when it later encounters stressors that it can't control. Now, scienti ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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To catch an intermediate
A new technique for capturing the short-lived but critical "intermediate" compounds that help carry chemical reactions which take place in aqueous solution from their starting point to the final product has been developed ...
Dec 21, 2006 |
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