Imaging shows structural changes in mild traumatic brain injury
Oct 25, 2007 |
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Researchers report that diffusion tensor imaging can identify structural changes in the white matter of the brain that correlates to cognitive deficits even in patients with mild traumatic brain injury. The study is published ...
Study finds multiple neglected tropical diseases effectively treated with drugs
Oct 25, 2007 |
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The neglected tropical diseases are a group of 13 infectious diseases, including elephantiasis, hookworm, African sleeping sickness and trachoma, which affect more than 1 billion people worldwide, most of whom live in extreme ...
The new source of islet cells
Oct 25, 2007 |
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The shortage of islet cells limits the development of islet transplantation. One new approach was reported in the October 21 issue of the World Journal of Gastroenterology because of its great significance in enhancing the ou ...
Duke Energy Indiana seeks energy sources
Oct 25, 2007 |
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Duke Energy Indiana issued a request for proposals Wednesday, seeking bids for power generated from renewable energy sources.
Study shows housing development on the rise near national forests
Oct 25, 2007 |
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America’s national forests and grasslands provide the largest single source of freshwater in the United States, habitat for a third of all federally listed threatened or endangered species, and recreation opportunities for ...
Obesity risks increase after menopause
Oct 25, 2007 |
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Postmenopausal women are at an age when the incidence and exacerbation of the chronic health conditions associated with obesity become more prevalent. A new article published in Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nu ...
Yale scientists to study DNA repair in cancer cells
Oct 25, 2007 |
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Yale School of Medicine researchers have received $8.4 million to study how cancer cells mend their own chromosomes and DNA after damage caused by radiation and chemotherapy.
Food restriction increases dopamine receptor levels in obese rats
Oct 25, 2007 |
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A brain-imaging study of genetically obese rats conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory provides more evidence that dopamine - a brain chemical associated with reward, pleasure, movement, ...
New study uncovers secrets behind butterfly wing patterns
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Oct 25, 2007 |
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The genes that make a fruit fly's eyes red also produce red wing patterns in the Heliconius butterfly found in South and Central America, finds a new study by a UC Irvine entomologist.
Discovery at Space Station, Joint Operations Begin
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2007 |
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The STS-120 crew entered the International Space Station for the first time after the hatches between the station and Space Shuttle Discovery opened at 10:39 a.m. EDT today.
NHS trust sending spies into clinics
Oct 25, 2007 |
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A British health trust is sending fake patients into outpatient clinics to report back with reviews of staff and cleaning standards.
U of I scientist does nutritional detective work in Botswana
Oct 25, 2007 |
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Many Americans have a soft spot for Botswana, developed while reading the best-selling #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. But few have had a chance to do any sleuthing of their own in that African country.
HIV patients sicker when seeking care than in the past
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 25, 2007 |
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It was hoped that as HIV treatment improved and as HIV-related public health initiatives encouraged people to be tested for the disease and seek care, that HIV-infected patients would seek care quickly. Unfortunately, a new ...
