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Changes in gene may stunt lung development in children

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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

Mutations in a gene may cause poor lung development in children, making them more vulnerable to diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh ...


Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems

Long-term study of orchard ground cover management systems

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Orchard floor and groundcover management is important to fruit growers, affecting the efficiency of orchard operations, fruit tree performance, and soil quality.





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Tiny particles can deliver antioxidant enzyme to injured heart cells

Tiny particles can deliver antioxidant enzyme to injured heart cells

Chemistry / Polymers

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed microscopic polymer beads that can deliver an antioxidant enzyme made naturally by the body into the heart.


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The greening of Willis Tower: Rooftop gardens part of plan to improve efficiency

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Growing up in the southwest suburbs, Sara Beardsley had a view of the Chicago skyline from her house. Today, she is transforming that skyline, but you won't find her work glorified on a $6 mug or gracing postcards.


Not just bleach: Hydrogen peroxide may tell time for living cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton.


New research provides new insight into age-related muscle decline

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you think the air outside is polluted, a new research report in the September 2009 issue of the journal Genetics might make you to think twice about the air inside our bodies too. That's because researchers show how ab ...


Research aims to cool runoff to protect coldwater streams

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean of stormwater that flows off of the sun-baked urban landscape is packing heat, and trout are starting to feel it.


UGA licenses new Bermuda grass that thrives in sun and shade

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An internationally recognized turfgrass researcher from the University of Georgia has developed a new Bermudagrass that thrives in sun, but also produces healthy turf in areas with less than half the light normally required ...


Ma and Pa solutions to global warming

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The prairies offer opportunities for capitalizing on environmentally friendly farming practices and potentially useful agricultural waste to produce jobs, economic growth, commercial opportunities, and renewable energy sources, ...


HIV-1 protease inhibitor induced oxidative stress in pancreatic B-cells: thymoquinone protection

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana have discovered that the HIV-1 protease inhibitors (PIs), such as nelfinavir included in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen ...


Forget the antioxidants? Researchers cast doubt on role of free radicals in aging

Biology /

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 5

For more than 40 years, the prevailing explanation of why we get old has been tied to what is called oxidative stress. This theory postulates that when molecules like free radicals, oxygen ions and peroxides build up in cells, ...


Gene associated with reduced mortality from acute lung injury

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Denver have discovered a gene that is associated with improved survival among patients with acute lung injury. Acute lung injury (ALI) is often caused by ...



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