A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified 10 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature. | |
Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways to control pain in humans 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment until nature sends them an offer they can’t refuse. To survive, they must leave the ... | |
 Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls 10 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ... | |
 Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of schizophrenia by evaluating microRNAs 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral ... | |
Is divorce bad for the parents? 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The elderly are cared for by their adult children regardless of their marital status. In a unique study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, researchers found British adult children help their elderly parents ... | |
UV lotion lights the way to cleaner facilities 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A team of Canadian scientists using a lotion which glows under ultraviolet light have shown that up to a third of patient toilets are not properly cleaned. Their findings, published in BioMed Central’s journal, BMC Infectious ... | |
Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, ... | |
 Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing ... | |
UCI scientists study people who can't forget May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Imagine being able to recall every moment of your life, beginning around age 10. Given a date, you remember what day of the week it was, what happened in the world, even what you ate for lunch or what you did at school. | |
Researchers uncover mechanism of action of antibiotic able to reduce neuronal cell death in brain May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer’s ... | |
 Phoenix Flying True Enough to Skip One Scheduled Adjustment May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continues on course for its May 25 arrival at Mars. After targeting its certified landing site with a trajectory, or flight path, correction maneuver on April 10, the spacecraft's ... | |
Sweeping analysis of research reinforces media influence on women’s body image May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women. | |
 Quantum computers take step toward practicality with demonstration of new device May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Computers based on the powerful properties of quantum mechanics have the potential to revolutionize information technology and security, but for decades they have remained more theoretical than practical, ... | |
 Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 80 vote(s)
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A Silicon Valley start-up called E-Fuel is showing exactly how ethanol can live up to its name as "the people´s fuel." The company recently announced that it will soon start selling a home ethanol system, ... | |
 New study finds number of fat cells stays constant throughout life May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established ... | |
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