Can RFID technology promote a safer blood supply?
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, has inspired many novel applications of late, including efforts to study magazine reader patterns, access restricted areas, locate stolen vehicles and track luggage at major ...
Spread of bird flu strains slowed at some borders
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Several strains of the bird flu virus that raged across southern China were blocked from entering Thailand and Vietnam, UC Irvine researchers have discovered.
Urine protein may be present before hypertension diagnosis in at-risk adolescents
Feb 27, 2008 |
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A protein that is an early indicator of kidney dysfunction in adults may predict hypertension in black adolescents, Medical College of Georgia researchers have found.
Gene with possible link to schizophrenia identified
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified a gene associated with schizophrenia that could provide further insight about the functional changes that occur on the molecular level in individuals who suffer ...
Canadian study OKs Losec and Nexium
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Health Canada has completed a review of safety information for Losec (omeprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole) and found no increased cardiovascular risks.
Earlier plantings underlie yield gains in northern corn belt
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U.S. farmers plant corn much earlier today than ever before and it seems to be paying off, at least in the north. Earlier plantings could account for up to half of the yield gains seen in some parts of the northern Corn Belt ...
From detainee facility to health advocacy center: A new role for Guantanamo?
Feb 27, 2008 |
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A new article suggests that the United States government should convert the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility in Cuba into a biomedical research institute dedicated to combating diseases of poverty. In an Editorial in the ...
Inverted DNA turns quiet developmental gene into a potent driver of t-cell lymphoma
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A gene crucial for embryonic development can quickly become a potent cancer promoter in adult mice after a genetic misalignment, according to researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center, causing white blood cells to become cancerous ...
Strong community networks linked to fewer recurring heart problems, new study finds
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Home may be where the heart is, but it could be one's surrounding community that helps keep the ticker healthy, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health.
