New promising obesity drug may have huge potential
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Oct 23, 2008 |
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According to trials, a new obesity drug, Tesofensine, which may be launched on the world market in a few years, can produce weight loss twice that of currently approved obesity drugs. The Danish company Neurosearch and a ...
International science community to establish global virtual library for scientific data
Oct 23, 2008 |
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The existing networks for collecting, storing and distributing data in many areas of science are inadequate and not designed to enable the inter-disciplinary research that is necessary to meet major global challenges. These ...
Memory function varies after damage to key area of the brain
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered dramatic differences in the memory performance of patients with damage to the hippocampus, an area of the human brain key to memory.
DNA research taking guesswork out of finding the 'therapeutic window'
Oct 23, 2008 |
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It's only spit, but what's inside your saliva may help solve a dosing dilemma facing doctors and patients. By using DNA to customize prescriptions, researchers at Temple University's School of Pharmacy are ...
Cardiac risk estimates differ for Christian and Muslim patients
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In a study of medical students, more serious cardiac risk estimates were given to Christians and less serious estimates for Muslims despite the patients being otherwise identical in their characteristics and symptoms, according ...
Major source of radon exposure overlooked at former Ohio uranium-processing plant
Oct 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists say that a recent scientific study of a now-closed uranium processing plant near Cincinnati has identified a second, potentially more significant source ...
Research uncovers new steps on pathway to enlarged heart
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Researchers have new insight into the mechanisms that underlie a pathological increase in the size of the heart. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 24th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, may lead to the ...
Study: Elderly Women can increase strength but still risk falls
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Elderly women can increase muscle strength as much as young women can, a new study from the University of New Hampshire finds, indicating that decline in muscle function is less a natural part of the aging ...
First gene for clubfoot identified
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects, has long been thought to have a genetic component. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report they have found the first gene linked to ...
Sensitive ultrasound to spot early-stage cancer
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed highly sensitive ultrasound equipment that can detect tiny quantities of reflective microbubbles engineered to stick to specific tumour cells. The technique should pick ...
Green practices: When do corporations respond to stakeholders' pressure?
Oct 23, 2008 |
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In a new study published in Strategic Management Journal, researchers explain when external stakeholders can effectively influence organizations to adopt greener management practices. In an effort to appease the demands of ext ...
A new insight on ethanol-induced gastric mucosa injury
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Many people all over the world indulge themselves in drinking, which is correlated to a wide spectrum of medical, psychological, behavioral, and social problems. It is well known that chronic alcohol abuse may induce gastrointestinal ...
Mouse genes guide search for human anxiety disorder genes
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Oct 23, 2008 |
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We are all familiar with the question - "Are you a man or a mouse?" What if the answer is "a little of both"? Because of the power of molecular genetics research in animals and the maturation of animal models, the path ...
The risk factors of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in HCV patients
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the more common causes of chronic liver disease in world with a variety of extrahepatic complications such as essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, membranoproliferative glomerulonep hritis, ...
Civic education conducive to a more democratic America
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Successful democracies depend on an informed, thoughtful, and engaged electorate. However, social scientific research shows the American electorate to be poorly informed and often disengaged. In an article in the 2008 Yearbook of ...
