In a rare disorder, a familiar protein disrupts gene function
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
As reported this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, an international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease has discovered that a bundle of proteins already known to be important for keeping chromo ...
Cancer drug causes patient to lose fingerprints and be detained by US immigration
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Immigration officials held a cancer patient for four hours before they allowed him to enter the USA because one of his cancer drugs caused his fingerprints to disappear. His oncologist is now advising all cancer patients ...
Test for early Alzheimer's in late development
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- A research institute devoted to Alzheimer's and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer's in its early stages.
Facebook fugitive caught after 105 days
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The long arm of the law finally caught up with a New Zealand fugitive whose 105 days on the run inspired a Facebook fansite, a song and a line of tee shirts.
Japan's DoCoMo eyes cash transfer by cellphone
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Japan's top mobile telephone operator NTT DoCoMo said Wednesday it aimed to launch a new service enabling cash transfers simply by entering the recipient's cellphone number.
Contracts adding legal twist to family health care
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives - nearly unthinkable just a decade ago - are drawing new interest as everyday Americans wrestle with the time and expense of providing long-term health care, a University ...
'New arms race' taking shape in cyberspace: Van Loan
May 27, 2009 |
1.7 / 5 (3) |
0
A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday, lamenting ever bolder and more sophisticated attacks on government websites by Russia, China and others.
A connected world gives viruses the edge
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
That's one conclusion from a new study that looked at how virulence evolves in parasites. The research examined whether parasites evolve to be more or less aggressive depending on whether they are closely ...
UGA licenses new Bermuda grass that thrives in sun and shade
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
An internationally recognized turfgrass researcher from the University of Georgia has developed a new Bermudagrass that thrives in sun, but also produces healthy turf in areas with less than half the light normally required ...
Review: New headsets let you shoot the breeze
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- Bluetooth wireless headsets have become a lot better in the last few years at picking out the user's voice from noisy surroundings.
To spread, skin cancer attacks immune dendritic cells
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dendritic cells are the sentinels of the immune system. When they’re alert and on guard, they will marshal the body’s immunosoldiers, T cells, to battle at the sight of harmful pathogens. But some diseases, ...
'Curiosity': NASA Selects Student's Entry as New Mars Rover Name
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011, has a new name, thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas. Twelve-year-old Clara Ma from the Sunflower Elementary school ...
Study: Stockings for stroke patients don't work
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- Special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots don't work, a new study reported Wednesday.
FDA group recommends acetaminophen liver warnings
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- A Food and Drug Administration report released Wednesday recommends stronger warnings and dose limits on drugs containing the painkiller acetaminophen, citing an increased risk of liver injury.
Palm faces 'make-or-break' event with launch of the Pre
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Few businesses rise or fall on a single product, but Palm Inc. has essentially banked its future as a company on a small, touch-screen wireless phone set to hit the market in just two weeks.
