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More than fish bait: Worms unlock secrets to new epilepsy treatments

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of scientists from The University of Alabama used worms to reel in information that they hope will lead to a greater understanding of cellular mechanisms that may be exploited to treat epilepsy. In a new research report ...


Chinese experts say there are only about 1,600 wild pandas in China

Panda genome resembles dog: Chinese media

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 1

A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday.


Tiny RNA has big impact on lung cancer tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from Yale University and Mirna Therapeutics, Inc., reversed the growth of lung tumors in mice using a naturally occurring tumor suppressor microRNA. The study reveals that a tiny bit of RNA may one day play a ...


Proline Repeats in Protein Help Grow Tooth Enamel (w/ Podcast)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple amino acid that is repeated in the center of proteins found in tooth enamel makes teeth stronger and more resilient, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.


How nurses can better support families of dying children

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most nurses that work in a children's critical care unit feel prepared and trained to help parents during the final moments of their child's life and the difficult hours that follow.


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Epilepsy Patients Are Given New Hope With Brain Implant

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- A startup company, Neuropace in Mountain View Ca., has developed a device that offers new hope for epilepsy patients. The device is designed to neutralize the abnormal electrical activity ...


Scientists take important step toward the proverbial fountain of youth

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Going back for a second dessert after your holiday meal might not be the best strategy for living a long, cancer-free life say researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. That's because they've shown exactly ...


Exposure to young triggers new neuron creation in females exhibiting maternal behavior

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Maternal behavior itself can trigger the development of new neurons in the maternal brain independent of whether the female was pregnant or has nursed, according to a study released by researchers at Tufts University's Cummings ...


New cancer study takes major step toward improved treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cancer researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. By using their patented chemical compound, SHetA2, researchers tricked cancer ...


FTC explores future of journalism in Internet age

Technology / Internet

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The federal government is wading into deliberations over the future of journalism.


Hope for patients with type 2 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American He ...


New inherited eye disease discovered

New inherited eye disease discovered

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

University of Iowa researchers have found the existence of a new, rare inherited retinal disease. Now the search is on to find the genetic cause, which investigators hope will increase understanding of more ...


Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter.


Germany unveiled a supercomputer which should be in a position to model even tornados

Germany unveils world's largest weather supercomputer

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Germany Thursday unveiled the world's most powerful weather supercomputer that scientists hope will provide critical data on global warming for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).


Genetic link to heart failure

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, has identified a group of 12 genetic variants in the HSPB7 gene that is associated with heart failure in humans.