More fish oil, less vegetable oil, better for your health
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Scientists have provided new evidence that using more fish oil than vegetable oil in the diet decreases the formation of chemicals called prostanoids, which, when produced in excess, increase inflammation in various tissues ...
New Mars lander about to launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2007 |
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NASA’s new Phoenix lander is due to launch for Mars next week where it will probe the arctic landscape searching for conditions favourable for past or present life. UK scientists from the University of Bristol ...
The inside dope: new technique may speed the development of molecular electronics
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new technique that could lead to the development of inexpensive, biodegradable and versatile electronic components, which are made of single layers of organic (carbon-based) ...
Doc says new injections melt fat
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Some U.S. doctors say a new procedure called lipodissolve is a viable alternative to surgical liposuction.
New protein synthesis not essential to memory formation
Jul 26, 2007 |
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New research from the University of Illinois challenges the premise that the brain must build new proteins in response to an experience for that experience to be recorded in long-term memory.
First Detailed View of Molecular Structure May Usher in New Class of Cancer Drugs
Biology /
Jul 26, 2007 |
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High resolution views of a receptor molecule that is implicated in cancer offer a clear target for the development of a new class of cancer drugs, Yale School of Medicine researchers report July 27 in Cell. ...
Isoprene emission from plants -- a volatile answer to heat stress
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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Isoprene is a hydrocarbon volatile compound emitted in high quantities by many woody plant species, with significant impact on atmospheric chemistry. The Australian Blue Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Eastern ...
Cannabis/schizophrenia link questioned
Jul 26, 2007 |
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The Swiss government is questioning the results of a study showing a link between marijuana use and schizophrenia.
Researchers find key to messenger RNA control
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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Researchers at McGill University have successfully used a class of tiny nucleic acids called microRNAs to control messenger RNA, one of the major gene regulators in life, outside the confines of a living cell for the first ...
When off-target is right on
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a model showing that even though it appears counterintuitive, the observation that some molecular keys are not always an exact fit for their molecular locks actually helps them ...
New target for HIV/AIDS drugs and vaccine discovered
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Researchers from Rome, Italy, describe a finding in the August 2007 print issue of The FASEB Journal that could lead to new drugs to fight the HIV/AIDS virus, as well as new vaccines to prevent infection.
Scientists find stem cell switch
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Jul 26, 2007 |
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Scientists have discovered how plant stem cells in roots detect soil structure and whether it is favourable for growth.
Can the tonsils influence oral HIV transmission?
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 26, 2007 |
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Current research demonstrates that the tonsils may possess the necessary factors to act as a transmission site for the spread of HIV. The related report by Moutsopoulos et al, “Tonsil Epithelial Factors May Influence Oropharyngeal ...
Study calls cell towers safe
Jul 26, 2007 |
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A study funded by the British government says mobile phone towers are not harmful to human health.
ATRX -- Too much or too little underlies sex abnormalities
Jul 26, 2007 |
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6% of the patient population in Melbourne carries a genetic abnormality implicated in thalassemia. As well as causing blood disorders and severe mental retardation, boys with ATRX mutations have genital abnormalities.
