Defining DNA differences to track and tackle typhoid
Jul 28, 2008 |
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For the first time, next-generation DNA sequencing technologies have been turned on typhoid fever - a disease that kills 600,000 people each year. The results will help to improve diagnosis, tracking of disease spread and ...
Structure of hepatitis B virus mapped
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Using a newly developed method, Utrecht University researchers have mapped the structure and composition of the hepatitis B virus. The researchers were able to map the structure by spraying the virus.
Gallbladder removed without external incisions
Jul 28, 2008 |
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In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope, aided by several external ...
Being a control freak aids dividing cells
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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Micromanagers may generate resentment in an office setting, but they get results in your body. New data indicate that a dividing cell takes micromanagement to the extreme, tagging more than 14,000 different sites on its proteins ...
Water-stingy agriculture reduces arsenic in rice markedly
Jul 28, 2008 |
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A new farming method first developed to conserve precious irrigation water may have the added benefit of producing rice containing much less arsenic than rice grown using traditional rice-farming methods, researchers in the ...
Next-gen broadband at your service
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Faster, smarter broadband networks are on the way, thanks to European research. The next step will be to usher in compelling services for European consumers. Already companies are eager to get their hands on the technologies ...
Accelerated bone turnover remains after weight loss
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When a person is losing a significant amount of weight, they expect to notice changes in their body. However, they may overlook changes happening in their bones. During weight loss through calorie-restricted diets, bones ...
Francisella tularensis: Stopping a biological weapon
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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Scientists hope a vaccine is on the horizon for tularemia, a fatal disease caused by the pathogen Francisella tularensis, an organism of concern as a potential biological warfare agent. Until recently we knew very little ...
Study links soft drinks and fruit drinks with risk for diabetes in African-American women
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Boston, MA—Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in African-American ...
Study shows sharp national rise in skin infections, MRSA suspected
Jul 28, 2008 |
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A national analysis of physician office and emergency department records shows that the types of skin infections caused by community-acquired MRSA doubled in the eight-year study period, with the highest rates seen among ...
Prevalence of dementia in the developing world underestimated
Jul 28, 2008 |
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Previous estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world may have substantially underestimated the problem, according to research published today. The findings suggest that policymakers in low-income and middle-income ...
Researchers analyze how new anti-MRSA abtibiotics function
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A new paper by Shahriar Mobashery, Navari Family Professor in Life Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and researchers in his lab provides important insights into promising new antibiotics aimed at combating MRSA.
Erectile dysfunction drugs allowed more chemotherapy to reach brain tumors in laboratory study
Jul 28, 2008 |
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In a study using laboratory animals, researchers found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction opened a mechanism called the blood-brain tumor barrier and increased delivery of cancer-fighting drugs ...
Inheritance of hormonal disorder marked by excessive insulin in daughters
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Elevated levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome -- or PCOS -- may also be susceptible to the disease, according to gynecologists who have found evidence of ...
Researchers tap into a new and potentially better source of platelets for transfusion
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Japanese researchers may be one step closer to improving treatments for bleeding disorders. A group of researchers from the University of Tokyo has devised a way to maximize the numbers and function of clot-forming blood ...
