Scientists pour cold water on EU bird policy
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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New research from the University of Exeter in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin published in the journal Science (22 February 2008) questions claims that EU conservation policy has been successful in pro ...
Brain activity linked to the parental instinct
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Why do we almost instinctively treat babies as special, protecting them and enabling them to survive? Darwin originally pointed out that there is something about infants which prompts adults to respond to and care for them ...
Scientists studying sepsis in mice find potential drug targets for deadly disease
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered a connection between blood coagulation and the immune system that may have important implications for people with sepsis, a severe and difficult to treat disease ...
Clues to How Plants Form New Cell Walls Could Aid Biofuels, Nanotechnology
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When plant cells divide, they assemble molecular building blocks into new cell walls made of carbohydrate and protein, but scientists know almost nothing about how this process occurs. A team of researchers including Maura ...
NASA Team Demonstrates Robot Technology For Moon Exploration
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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During the 3rd Space Exploration Conference Feb. 26-28 in Denver, NASA will exhibit a robot rover equipped with a drill designed to find water and oxygen-rich soil on the moon.
Study finds thalidomide shows promise for treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer
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Thalidomide, a drug blamed in the 1950s for causing birth defects, is now showing promise as a safe and effective treatment for women with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to a study led by a University of Minnesota Cancer ...
Destruction of Sumatra forests driving global climate change and species extinction
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Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands and rapidly driving the province's elephants into ...
Researchers investigate link between fungal proteins, innate immunity and asthma
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) have received a second grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance understanding of the role of environmental ...
Researchers collaborate to find new vaccine technology decreases E. coli in beef cattle
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Despite millions of dollars spent on food safety research over the last 10 years, ground beef recalls due to E. coli O157:H7 were higher in 2007 than in 2006, according to researchers from Kansas State University and West ...
Research indicates that a common heart drug may reduce cocaine cravings
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School have found that diltiazem, a drug used in the treatment of high blood pressure, reduces cocaine cravings in a rat model. These findings will ...
Drugs used for cancer-associated anemia linked with increased risk of blood clots, death
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Treating anemia with a class of drugs known as erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs) and death ...
Researchers find primary alcohol prevention programs are needed for 'tweens'
Feb 27, 2008 |
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A study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the University of Florida suggests that ‘tweens’ should receive alcohol prevention programs prior to sixth grade, when nearly one in six children are already ...
Families need help coping with so-called mild cognitive impairment, research shows
Feb 27, 2008 |
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The age-related memory condition known as mild cognitive impairment is more disruptive of day-to-day life and relationships than once believed, gerontology researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered.
Study finds restricting insulin doses increases mortality risk
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A new study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center has found that women with type 1 diabetes who reported taking less insulin than prescribed had a three-fold increased risk of death and higher rates of disease ...
New research may lead to better flu vaccine
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New research from a scientist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has uncovered information that may someday lead to a better flu vaccine.
