DNA Fingerprinting Identifies Bean in Patent Dispute
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May 27, 2008 |
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A UC Davis plant scientist played a key role in settling a controversial intellectual property dispute that resulted in the recent rejection of a nine-year-old U.S. patent for a common yellow bean that originated in Mexico.
Combining exercise with hormone could prevent weight gain
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Once heralded as a promising obesity treatment, the hormone leptin lost its fat-fighting luster when scientists discovered overweight patients were resistant to its effects. But pairing leptin with just a minor amount of ...
When the butterfly bush blossoms
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May 27, 2008 |
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Invasive plant species can flourish better in their new homes than in their place of origin. The reasons for this can be genetic changes or the lack of herbivores such as insects that first have to adapt to ...
Discovery Set for Saturday Launch to Space Station
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May 27, 2008 |
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Space shuttle Discovery is in place at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A and remaining work is on schedule for liftoff May 31 at 5:02 p.m. EDT.
Coronary calcium distribution tied to heart attack risk
May 27, 2008 |
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A new calcium scoring method may better predict a person’s risk of heart attack, according to a new multicenter study published in the June issue of the journal Radiology. Calcium coverage scoring takes into account not on ...
Structure of salt lake archaeal virus solved in Finland
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May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Virus Research at University of Helsinki’s Institute of Biotechnology have solved the structure of archaeal virus SH1 to the resolution of one nanometer. The results that ...
Battling bird flu by the numbers
May 27, 2008 |
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A pair of Los Alamos National Laboratory theorists have developed a mathematical tool that could help health experts and crisis managers determine in real time whether an emerging infectious disease such as avian influenza ...
Flat carbonated drinks not an effective alternative to oral rehydration solution
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‘Flat’ carbonated drinks should not be used as an alternative for oral rehydration solution to prevent dehydration in children with acute vomiting and diarrhoea, according to advice published in the May issue of Archives of ...
New treatments for viral and other diseases by blocking genes
May 27, 2008 |
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The elusive goal of developing effective treatments for viral diseases such as AIDS and influenza has been brought closer by dramatic progress in the ability to interfere with viral genetic machinery. The stage was set for ...
New method identifies rat poison in humans
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have developed a method to identify bromadiolone poisoning in humans. Bromadiolone is a rat poison that can be purchased freely in shops. A number of cases have ...
No association found between vitamin D concentration in blood and risk of prostate cancer
May 27, 2008 |
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High vitamin D concentration in the blood is not associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer, researchers report in an article published online May 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Prevalence of obesity among US children and teens does not increase
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There was no significant increase in the prevalence of obese children and teens in the U.S. between 1999 and 2006, in contrast to the increase that had been reported in prior years, according to a study in the May 28 issue ...
Research reveals molecular fingerprint of cocaine addiction
May 27, 2008 |
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The first large-scale analysis of proteins in the brains of monkeys addicted to cocaine reveals new information on how long-term cocaine use changes the amount and activity of various proteins affecting brain function.
