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Survival of the healthiest: Selective eradication of malignant cells

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach. The potential therapy, published in BioMed ...


Internet Proves Important to Teens With Chronic Conditions

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Internet has become a popular socializing tool for adolescents and a new study shows those with chronic health conditions might rely on it more heavily than their peers do.


Plentiful poinsettias without PGRs

Plentiful poinsettias without PGRs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poinsettias can be a lucrative crop for ornamental plant growers, particularly during the Christmas season. In the temperate regions of the southern hemisphere, where poinsettias are grown for both export ...


Bacteria expect the unexpected

Bacteria expect the unexpected: Scientists observe the emergence of a new adaptation strategy

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Organisms ensure the survival of their species by genetically adapting to the environment. If environmental conditions change too rapidly, the extinction of a species may be the consequence. A strategy to ...


Paleoecologists offer new insight into how climate change will affect organisms

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science written by a team of ecologists, including Robert Booth, assistant professor of earth and environmental science at Lehigh University, examines some of the po ...


Green is cool, but US land changes generally are not

Green is cool, but US land changes generally are not

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most land use changes occurring in the continental U.S result in raised regional surface temperatures, says a new study by scientists at the University of Maryland, Purdue University and the University of ...


Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released

Hard Winter Wheat Varieties Released

Biology / Other

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first hard winter wheat varieties bred and developed for production in the eastern United States have been released by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).


Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species

Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (17) | comments 5

Two Penn State University researchers have carried out one of the first-ever analyses of the effects of global warming on endangered primates. This innovative work by Graduate Student Ruscena Wiederholt and ...


Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight (AP)

Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- NASA tried for hours Tuesday to launch its newest rocket for a shakedown flight, but clouds and high wind kept it stuck on the pad.


Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High temperatures, humidity and low wind speed are associated with high occurrence of dengue fever according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.


Extra care for outwardly healthy workers costs companies millions annually

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Someone healthy enough to work could still cost an employer more than $4,000 annually in unnecessary health care costs.


Saving labor: Political scientist says our system of improving factory conditions around the world is broken

Saving labor: Political scientist says our system of improving factory conditions around the world is broken

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

The existence of harsh labor conditions in factories around the world is a pressing moral issue. But to improve those conditions, we should regard it as a logistical issue, too.


Banded rocks reveal early Earth conditions, changes

Banded rocks reveal early Earth conditions, changes

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The strikingly banded rocks scattered across the upper Midwest and elsewhere throughout the world are actually ambassadors from the past, offering clues to the environment of the early Earth ...


Injury and hazards in home health care nursing are a growing concern

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients continue to enter home healthcare ''sicker and quicker," often with complex health problems that may require extensive nursing care. This increases the risk of needlestick injuries in home healthcare nurses. While ...


Research puts a 'Fas' to the cause of programmed cell death

Research puts a 'Fas' to the cause of programmed cell death

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have put an end to a 10-year debate over which form of a molecular messenger called Fas ligand is responsible for killing cells during programmed cell death (also ...