Archive: 09/29/2008
Blood-Thinning Drug Linked to Increased Bleeding in Brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who take the commonly used blood-thinning drug warfarin face larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of mortality if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, new research from the University ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Climate Change Alters Base of Tahoe Food Web
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers at Lake Tahoe this week published the first evidence that climate change alters the makeup of tiny plant communities called algae, which are the very foundation of the ...
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Microscopic version of the CT scan reveals secrets of bone formation
A new version of the computerized tomography (CT) scan, which revolutionized medical imaging during the last 25 years, is giving scientists precious new information about how Mother Nature forms shells, bones, ...
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Spate of Living Dead Flicks May Prove Dracula’s Lost his Bite
Are zombies the new vampires? Not exactly, but they could be the country’s monster crush du jour, says Texas Tech University pop-culture guru Rob Weiner.
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Researchers identify mechanism used by gene to promote metastasis in human cancer cells
Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin (mda-9/syntenin), interacts with an ...
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Study Shows 'We Are What We Eat'
What Canadians choose to put on the dinner table helps define who they are, according to a bi-coastal study by University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University researchers.
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Engineers pave way to 'artificial nose'
MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings.
Sep 29, 2008 |
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New formula predicts how people will migrate in coming decades
Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of birth. But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. Now scientists at Rockefeller University, with assistance from the United ...
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system
The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusual breathing system.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Current government regulations miss key pollutants in Los Angeles region
Existing regulations may not effectively target a large source of fine, organic particle pollutants that contribute to hazy skies and poor air quality over Los Angeles, according to a study scheduled for the ...
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients
In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis ...
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Myth busted: Some drugs do cost more in Canada
(PhysOrg.com) -- Canada may be recognized as a bargain hunters' paradise for prescription drugs, but a new U of T study suggests that many generic medications may be more expensive in Canada than in the U.S. The uninsured ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Light throws a curve ball
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made a surprise discovery using light beams that can travel around corners.
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Drinking alcohol before 15 years of age is risky for later alcohol problems
It may seem like a minor point, but it matters when someone takes their first drink of alcohol relative to later development of alcohol problems. A new study of the relationship between age at first drink (AFD) and the risk ...
Sep 29, 2008 |
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TB Bacterium Uses Its Sugar Coat To Sweeten Its Chances Of Living In Lungs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Common strains of tuberculosis-causing bacteria have hijacked the human body’s immune response to play tricks on cells in the lungs, scientists say.
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