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Cutting calories could limit muscle wasting in later years
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Chemical concoctions can smooth over wrinkles and hide those pesky grays, but what about the signs of aging that aren't so easy to fix, such as losing muscle mass? Cutting calories early could help, say University of Florida ...
Scientists discover novel way to remove iron from ferritin
Nov 02, 2007 |
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A new study led by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute senior scientist, Elizabeth Theil, Ph.D., is the first to suggest that a small protein or heptapeptide (seven amino acids wrapped into one unit) could be used ...
Iron controls patterns of nitrogen fixation in the Atlantic
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Scientists including researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and the University of Essex have discovered that interactions between iron supply, transported through the atmosphere from ...
Two-pronged model could help foil tough cystic fibrosis infections
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Dartmouth Medical School researchers have devised a novel approach for thwarting the relentless bacterial infections that thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), unlocking new possibilities against a tenacious ...
Key site in iron metabolism aids in diagnosing anemia of chronic disease
Aug 05, 2008 |
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University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have developed a new tool that facilitates diagnosis of anemia related to chronic illness, as well as diseases of iron overload. The results of a study detailing the new tool ...
Study targets stroke prevention in children with sickle cell anemia
Oct 28, 2009 |
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators were recently awarded a $23 million federal grant to launch a national study of the drug hydroxyurea to prevent first strokes in children and adolescents with sickle cell ...
New treatment boosts bone healing and regrowth
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 10, 2008 |
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A drug originally used to treat iron poisoning can significantly boost the body’s own ability to heal and re-grow injured bones, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Scientists discover possible mechanism for creating 'handedness' in biological molecules
Dec 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) --The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or "handedness,” similar to the way people are right- or left-handed. This chirality has a profound influence ...
New Process Creates 3-D Nanostructures with Magnetic Materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures of magnetic materials such as nickel or nickel-iron ...
Metal Deficit in Mouse Brain Plaques Guides Direction of Human Alzheimer's Disease Research
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Minuscule plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's disease contain much less metal than the brains of affected humans, according to a study conducted at the NSLS. This surprising finding ...
Coming Soon: Tuberculosis Detection with a Chip?
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of the new techniques based on nanotechnology that have been developed for faster and more sensitive detection of pathogens fail in day-to-day clinical use because they require complex sample preparation ...
A Billion Year Ultra-Dense Memory Chip (w/Video)
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley Lab researchers have created a unique ultra-high density memory storage medium that can preserve digital data for a billion years.
Victims of Seveso disaster face higher risk from some cancers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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People living in the Seveso area of Italy, which was exposed to dioxin after an industrial accident in 1976, have experienced an increased risk of developing cancer. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Cosmetic eyelid surgery can boost quality of life for patients
Oct 04, 2009 |
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Cosmetic surgery that repairs droopy eyelids, also known as blepharoplasty, has an overall positive impact on patients' quality of life (QOL).
New sunscreen ingredient to heal sunburn and help prevent skin cancer
Sep 07, 2006 |
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People who suffer from sunburn could soon benefit from a new sunscreen ingredient that actively repairs sunburnt skin and helps prevent the onset of skin cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Investigative ...
