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Plant researchers locate transporter used for nicotine metabolism

The next time you take aspirin for a headache, thank a willow tree. Salicylic acid, a compound chemically similar to aspirin, is found in willow tree bark and is made by the plant as a chemical defense against pathogens. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No evidence that WHO-recommended treatment for insecticide poisoning improves survival

A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine finds no evidence to suggest that a controversial antidote recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to treat patients poisoned with highly toxic ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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Plant-derived scavengers prowl the body for nerve toxins

The brain is forever chattering to itself, via electrical impulses sent along its hard-wired neuronal "Ethernet." These e-messages are translated into chemical transmissions, allowing communication across ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new order for CPR, spelled C-A-B

The American Heart Association is re-arranging the ABCs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in its 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published ...

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created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Freeze or run? Not that simple: Scientists discover neural switch that controls fear

Fear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long-term effects of the Human Volunteer Programme at Porton Down

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford researchers have reported results from a study of death and cancer rates in military veterans who took part in the Ministry of Defence’s Human Volunteer Programme at Porton Down between ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medication slows progression of myopia in children

Daily treatment with a medication called pirenzepine can slow the rate of progressive myopia, or nearsightedness, in children, reports a study in the August issue of the Journal of AAPOS (American Association for Pediatric Op ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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