Mexico gas terminal could up air pollution
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Local authorities and environmentalists are protesting construction of a $1 billion natural gas terminal in Mexico about 50 miles south of the U.S. border.
'Healthy' restaurants help make us fat, says a newl study
Sep 24, 2007 |
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If you're like most, you eat worst at healthy restaurants. The "health halos" of healthy restaurants often prompt consumers to treat themselves to higher-calorie side dishes, drinks or desserts than when they eat at fast-food ...
New paper examines dams' effects on California salmon
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Sep 24, 2007 |
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Spring-run Chinook salmon and other fish in the rivers of California’s Central Valley could be harmed by more water-storage dams, according to researchers at Duke University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Research shows how genetic mutation causes epilepsy in infants
Sep 24, 2007 |
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New research from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne has shown why mutation in a single gene can cause epilepsy in infants.
Purdue receives $18M nanotechnology grant
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Purdue University has received an $18.2 million grant to support U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative computer simulations.
NASA postpones Dawn spacecraft launch
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Sep 24, 2007 |
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The launch of NASA's Dawn spacecraft was postponed Monday because of weekend fueling delays.
Novel strategy under study for aggressive leukemia
Sep 24, 2007 |
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A novel strategy to hopefully beat into oblivion one of the most aggressive forms of acute myelogenous leukemia combines the strengths of some of the newest leukemia agents, researchers say.
FDA recalls Axcil and Desirin
Sep 24, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of two sexual enhancement products -- Axcil and Desirin -- because of undeclared, ingredients.
A search for biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer
Sep 24, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Zhejiang University, Hangzhou have discovered that mimecan and Thioredoxin Domain-Containing Protein 5 (TXNDC5) were differentially expressed in colorectal adenoma. The research article describing this ...
Personalized interventions key to improving colon cancer screening rates
Sep 24, 2007 |
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(One of the best ways to encourage an individual to get screened for colorectal cancer is to use a personalized approach, according to researchers at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. A new study shows that simple, ...
Weight gain between first and second pregnancies associated with increased odds of male second child
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A slightly greater number of males than females are born worldwide every year. In recent decades, although there are still more baby boys born than girls, there has been an apparent decline in the ratio of male to female ...
Cancer cells in blood can identify risk of recurrence in breast cancer
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Cancer cells circulating in the blood, or circulating tumour cells (CTCs), are known to be associated with a bad prognosis in women with metastatic breast cancer. Now, for the first time, a group of scientists have shown ...
New study questions the validity of publishing hospital mortality rates
Sep 24, 2007 |
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A previous study of mortality rates for congenital heart surgery used routinely available hospital data that were misleading, according to a report published today on bmj.com which questions the validity of such data being ...
Genes identified which predict response to breast cancer treatment
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Scientists in Aberdeen have identified two genes that identify which breast cancer cells are resistant and which respond to a common chemotherapy treatment.
New study suggests cause of debilitating skin condition
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New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggest why some people with kidney failure can develop a rare tightening and swelling of the skin and other organs, including ...
