Profiling of cancer genes may lead to better and earlier detection
Dec 26, 2006 |
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A research team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has for the first time identified several genes whose expression is lost in four of the most common solid human cancers – lung, breast, prostate and colon cancer.
Circumcision for prevention of HIV: new analysis demonstrates cost-effectiveness
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 26, 2006 |
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A team of researchers who conducted a landmark trial in Orange Farm, South Africa, which concluded that male circumcision can sub stantially reduce the risk of becoming infected with HIV, have now studied the economic aspects ...
Ocean temperature predicts spread of marine species
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Scientists can predict how the distance marine larvae travel varies with ocean temperature – a key component in conservation and management of fish, shellfish and other marine species – according to a new study from the University ...
Rising gas prices and soft housing sales hurt consumer confidence
Dec 26, 2006 |
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After three solid months of gains, consumer confidence in Florida fell in December by four points to 89, reflecting pessimism about gas prices, the housing market and future economic conditions, University of Florida economists ...
Unfolded proteins may protect cells from dying
Dec 26, 2006 |
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When cells get stressed, their proteins go unfolded. It's a reaction with a straightforward name: the unfolded protein response. Now, new research from Rockefeller University shows that this phenomenon actually ...
Oregon coast whales draw crowds
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Visitors from across the United States have flocked to Oregon to watch the annual migration of more than 18,000 grey whales heading toward Mexican waters.
'Mindless autopilot' drives people to underestimate food decisions
Dec 26, 2006 |
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People estimate that, on average, they make about 15 food- and beverage-related decisions each day. But the truth is, they make more than 15 times that -- more than 200 such decisions.
Cellular Pathway Yields Potential New Weapon in Vaccine Arsenal
Dec 26, 2006 |
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When a cell has to destroy any of its organelles or protein aggregates, it envelops them in a membrane, forming an autophagosome, and then moves them to another compartment, the lysosome, for digestion.
Russia leads 2006 space launches
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2006 |
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The Russian Federal Space Agency said the country was the 2006 leader in space launches, accounting for 45 percent of craft sent into space this year.
Protein's effects essential for kidney-to-bladder urine transfer
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Tests of a protein's role in the immune system have revealed a surprising connection to a kidney problem that occurs in approximately one percent of all live births.
New Study Challenges How Regulators Determine Risk
Dec 26, 2006 |
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A new study of a large U.S. National Cancer Institute database provides the strongest evidence yet that a key portion of the traditional dose-response model used in drug testing and risk assessment for toxins is wrong when ...
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