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A new world of research possibilities with 'Emerging Model Organisms'
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Nov 21, 2008 |
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How can moss help us to treat Alzheimer's disease? What can the lamprey immune system tell us about evolution? Can genetic studies of snapdragon populations help with efforts to conserve rare species? What ...
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NSAIDs prevent early sign of Alzheimer disease in mice
Nov 09, 2009 |
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If taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen is to protect you from developing Alzheimer disease then you will have to start taking them at a very early age according to new research ...
Can biodiversity persist in the face of climate change?
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Predictions made over the last decade about the impacts of climate change on biodiversity may be exaggerated, according to a paper published in the journal Science.
Social networking meets ambient intelligence (w/ Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sharing small snippets of information about your daily life is a key feature of the online social networking revolution. Soon status updates and other social information could be generated automatically.
When should flu trigger a school shutdown?
Nov 04, 2009 |
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As flu season approaches, parents around the country are starting to face school closures. But how bad should an influenza outbreak be for a school to shut down? A study led by epidemiologists John Brownstein, PhD, and Anne ...
Scientists launch effort to sequence the DNA of 10,000 vertebrates
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Scientists have an ambitious new strategy for untangling the evolutionary history of humans and their biological relatives: Create a genetic menagerie made of the DNA of more than 10,000 vertebrate species. The plan, proposed ...
Cell phones become handheld tools for global development
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Mobile phones are on the verge of becoming powerful tools to collect data on many issues, ranging from global health to the environment.
Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks
Oct 26, 2009 |
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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.
Experimental treatments restore partial vision to blind people
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Two experimental treatments, a retinal prosthesis and fetal tissue transplant, restored some vision to people with blinding eye diseases. The findings, presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for ...
Nitrogen deposition limits climate change impacts on carbon sequestration
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Forests are important in reducing the green house gas CO2. For the period 2000-2007, it has been estimated that from the 8.9 billion ton of carbon released by man, approximately 46% is found back in the atmosphere. ...
NEDD9 protein supports growth of aggressive breast cancer
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated that a protein called NEDD9 may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. Their findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast ...
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