A mounain lion mystery -- what killed P8?
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Nov 27, 2006 |
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Biologists say the killer of a young male mountain lion in California's Santa Monica Mountains may be a previously unknown male cat.
Long-term cancer risk follows stem cell transplant recipients
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients face a significant long-term risk for developing a second cancer, particularly if they were older at the time of transplant or received stem cells from a female donor, ...
Human testis harbors HIV-1 in resident immune cells
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Researchers have demonstrated HIV replication within resident immune cells of the testis, providing an explanation for the persistence of virus in semen even after effective highly active antiretroviral therapy. The related ...
Report: U.S. R&D publications decline
Nov 27, 2006 |
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A science editor says the U.S. share of scientific papers published worldwide in peer-reviewed science and engineering journals is declining.
Looking at the Impact of Hurricane Ivan on Florida Coasts
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Ivan was just one of four strong hurricanes to directly hit Florida coasts within a 1-month period in 2004. A new study has examined the poststorm impact and the short-term recovery from Ivan along a 200-km stretch of coast ...
Nanoparticles Improve Drug Targeting to Skin
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Photodynamic therapy is a well-accepted treatment for a number of diseases of the skin, including several forms of skin cancer and actinic keratosis, a precancerous condition. However, the light-sensitizing agents used in ...
A giant among minnows: Giant danio can keep growing
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Nov 27, 2006 |
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Two fish that share much in common genetically appear to have markedly different abilities to grow, a finding that could provide a new way to research such disparate areas as muscle wasting disease and fish farming, a new ...
Quest for better breast cancer drugs
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Breast cancer sufferers could eventually benefit from high-tuned, tailor-made drug treatments that minimize side effects as a result of a joint initiative between computer scientists in Edinburgh and cellular biologists in ...
Prostate surgery guidelines revised
Nov 27, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say they've determined a radical prostatectomy can be a viable option for select octogenarian patients.
Cloning techniques produce FDA-approved antibiotic
Nov 27, 2006 |
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The successful synthesis of an antibiotic in a non-native host has provided a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the potential for developing new treatments for bacterial infections.
Sheltering Of Messages May Help Cancer Cells Defeat Therapy
Nov 27, 2006 |
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New research has discovered that cells protect rather than destroy the message molecules needed to make certain proteins during periods of stress. The response might help cancer cells survive chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Fingerprint technology pioneered in Leicester -- To identify the dead
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Technology developed for roadside fingerprints using hand-held devices -- announced in the media this month -- has also been pioneered in identifying the dead, it has been revealed.
Cell phone spam widespread in China
Nov 27, 2006 |
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A China Internet Society study has suggested 6.25 percent of cell phone users in the country receive spam text messages more than 40 times a week.
