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China fights gerbil plague with 'the pill'
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Authorities in northwestern China have resorted to using a contraception-abortion pill to rein in a plague of gerbils which is threatening the local desert ecosystem, state media said Wednesday.
Estrogen and progesterone receptor isoforms expression in the stomach of Mongolian gerbils
Oct 31, 2008 |
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Gerbils were treated with estradiol and E2+ progesterone. Stomach proteins were immunoblotted for Estrogen-alpha, ER-beta, progesterone receptor-A, PR-B. ER-alpha, PR-A and PR-B were detected. PR isoforms were not regulated ...
Get smart about what you eat and you might actually improve your intelligence
Jul 02, 2008 |
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New research findings published online in The FASEB Journal provide more evidence that if we get smart about what we eat, our intelligence can improve. According to MIT scientists, dietary nutrients found in a wide range ...
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Study points to cocktail therapy for Alzheimer's
Jul 08, 2008 |
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A dietary cocktail that includes a type of omega-3 fatty acid can improve memory and learning in gerbils, according to the latest study from MIT researchers that points to a possible beverage-based treatment for Alzheimer's ...
Scientists explore hormone evolution
Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research techniques on animals living in the wild are helping scientists test long-held ideas about the role of hormones in survival, according to comments by Professor of Biology Jan ...
Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones
Nov 19, 2009 |
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A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. "The border line, which is only a demarcation ...
MIT research offers new hope for Alzheimer's patients
Apr 27, 2006 |
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MIT brain researchers have developed a "cocktail" of dietary supplements, now in human clinical trials, that holds promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Back-to-School Means Beware of Asthma for Some
Aug 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Asthma is a leading cause of death and disability in children younger than 18 years old, and is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in school-age children. Since children spend up to 30 percent of ...
Scientists discover 21st century plague
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Bacteria that can cause serious heart disease in humans are being spread by rat fleas, sparking concern that the infections could become a bigger problem in humans. Research published in the December issue of the Journal of ...
New findings contradict a prevailing belief about the inner ear
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Feb 12, 2008 |
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A healthy ear emits soft sounds in response to the sounds that travel in. Detectable with sensitive microphones, these otoacoustic emissions help doctors test newborns' hearing. A deaf ear doesn't produce ...
Is short-term Celecoxib intervention a effective method for preventing gastric carcinogenesis?
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Helicobacter pylori has been accepted as an important pathogen inducing gastric cancer. A research group from Taiwan investigated optimal intervention point of Celecoxib, to inhibit H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis ...
Cell death in sparrow brains may provide clues in age-related human diseases
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Sep 18, 2007 |
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A remarkable change takes place in the brains of tiny songbirds every year, and some day the mechanism controlling that change may help researchers develop treatments for age-related degenerative diseases of the brain such ...
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