News tagged with severe
World's Largest Tornado Experiment Heads for Great Plains (w/Videos)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 05, 2009 |
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The largest and most ambitious tornado study in history will begin next week, as dozens of scientists deploy radars and other ground-based instruments across the Great Plains to gain a better understanding ...
New insights into how SARS pathogen infects host
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) first appeared in 2003, international cooperation helped contain the virulent coronavirus, which caused respiratory illness in more than 8,000 ...
Anxious pregnant mothers more likely to have smaller babies
Oct 27, 2009 |
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A new study published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology reveals that anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies' size and gestational age. Specifically, women with more severe and chronic anxiety during ...
Research suggests urban sprawl, wet falls and winter affect severe weather
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Previously rare big city storms - like a tornado Aug. 19 that downed trees and ripped off roofs in downtown Minneapolis and the powerful thunderstorms in New York City a day earlier - may ...
Engineered protein-like molecule protects cells against HIV infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations ...
Active ingredients in marijuana found to spread and prolong pain
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Imagine that you're working on your back porch, hammering in a nail. Suddenly you slip and hit your thumb instead — hard. The pain is incredibly intense, but it only lasts a moment. After a few seconds (and a few unprintable ...
Activated stem cells in damaged lungs could be first step toward cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Stem cells that respond after a severe injury in the lungs of mice may be a source of rapidly dividing cells that lead to lung cancer, according to a team of American and British researchers.
Immune cell type controls onset and course of severe malaria
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Scientists have determined that a subset of immune cells may cause malaria patients to contract the severe form of the disease, suffering worse symptoms. Led by Monash University immunologist Professor Magdalena Plebanski, ...
Russians quarantined after Chinese woman dies on train
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Russian authorities on Wednesday evacuated 53 passengers to quarantine and sealed off a train after a Chinese woman died of what could be a mystery infectious disease, officials said.
A full-sized California-style home made of bamboo
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A new type of eco-friendly residential house made of bamboo now stands in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Alzheimer's disease therapeutic prevents long-term damage from TBI in pre-clinical studies
Mar 15, 2009 |
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A class of Alzheimer's disease drugs currently studied in clinical trials appears to reduce damage caused by traumatic brain injury in animals, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center report in an upcoming advance ...
Floods to become commonplace by 2080
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Flooding like that which devastated the North of England last year is set to become a common event across the UK in the next 75 years, new research has shown.
Scientists identify new congenital neutropenia syndrome and causative gene mutation
Jan 02, 2009 |
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A team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN), a rare disorder in which children lack sufficient infection-fighting white cells, and identified the genetic cause of ...
Fungal pill could provide asthma relief for sufferers
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Up to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found.
NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists ...
