Forests could benefit when fall color comes late
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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Do those fall colors seem to show up later and later—if at all? Scientists say we can blame increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for prolonging the growing season of the trees. And that may actually be good ...
Birth complications add schizophrenia risk
Jan 22, 2008 |
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U.S. scientists have identified four genes that interact with serious obstetric complications to increase the risk for schizophrenia.
Researcher transplants stem cells to try to save patients' legs
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researcher has launched the first U.S. trial in which a purified form of subjects' own adult stem cells was transplanted into their leg muscles with severely blocked arteries ...
A step forward in targeted pain therapy
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Our bodies sense painful stimuli through certain receptors located in the skin, in joints and many internal organs. Specialized nerve fibers relay these signals coming from the periphery to the brain, where pain becomes conscious. ...
Low vaccination rate of U.S. puppies and kittens poses larger risks
Jan 22, 2008 |
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It's hard to believe that in an advanced country like the United States, fewer than half of all puppies and kittens are being vaccinated.
Weather network expands into 10 states
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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Colorado State University's Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is beginning its 10th year with the addition of 10 new states.
Researchers develop new advanced method for measuring protein synthesis
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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In a major breakthrough for future research and drug development, a team of Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) investigators developed a new, more reliable method for measuring protein synthesis and turnover, ...
Investigating causes of asthma attacks: New sensor system monitors environmental exposure
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a sensor system that continuously monitors the air around persons prone to asthma attacks. Worn in the pockets of a vest, the new system ...
Controlling schistosomiasis: buffalo or snails?
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A parasitic infection common in China and Southeast Asia could be effectively reduced by controlling snail populations, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.
Report: Man dies after blood-type mixup
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Authorities are investigating the death of a man who apparently received a transfusion of the wrong blood type at a Florida hospital, it was reported Tuesday.
U.S. launched 1st satellite 50 years ago
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2008 |
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This month marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the United States' first satellite to orbit the Earth.
Several genes that regulate the disease SLE have been identified
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Swedish researchers, in collaboration with foreign colleagues, have identified a number of new genes that can be tied to the disease SLE, including a gene that hopefully might be used to treat the disease in the future by ...
Study looks at heart pump for children
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Texas Children's Hospital in Houston will lead a 12-hospital, 36-month clinical trial of a German-manufactured pediatric heart pump.
Gene variations associated with effectiveness of blood pressure medications
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Patients with hypertension and certain gene variations experienced varying results with some blood pressure medications, suggesting matching a patient’s genotype with certain hypertension medications could result in more ...
