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Lice can be nice to us
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Parasite infestations might have a good side. Wild mice from a Nottinghamshire forest have given experts at The University of Nottingham clues as to the importance of some parasites, such as lice, for the ...
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Cancer drug may prevent cocaine relapse behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A drug in development to treat cancer could help prevent relapse behavior in people trying to overcome an addiction to cocaine, according to a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
Making metabolism more inefficient can reduce obesity
Oct 03, 2008 |
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In a discovery that counters prevailing thought, a study in mice has found that inactivating a pair of key genes involved in "fat-burning" can actually increase energy expenditure and help lower diet-induced obesity. These ...
Cancer drug enhances long-term memory
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 05, 2007 |
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A drug used to treat cancer has been shown to enhance long-term memory and strengthen neural connections in the brain, according to a new study by UC Irvine scientists.
Fatty food can weaken the immune system
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Fresh evidence that fatty food is bad for our health has come to light: mice fed a lard-based diet over a long period got worse at fighting bacteria in the blood, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University ...
Gene implicated in stress-induced high blood pressure
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Do stressful situations make your blood pressure rise? If so, your phosducin gene could be to blame according to a team of researchers, at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, ...
Logitech Unveils Mice That Work Where Others Fail -- Glass Surface (w/ Video)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Today, Logitech took the computer mouse where no mouse has gone before. With Logitech Darkfield Laser Tracking, you can use your mouse virtually anywhere you want - including clear glass (that's at least 4 mm thick) and high-gloss ...
Persistent pollutant may promote obesity
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in antifouling paints for boats, ...
Scientists uncover new mechanism regulating fetal growth and neonatal survival
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Dr. Sylvain Meloche, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, and his colleagues have uncovered the critical role played by the protein ...
Gene therapy and stem cells save limb
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Blood vessel blockage, a common condition in old age or diabetes, leads to low blood flow and results in low oxygen, which can kill cells and tissues. Such blockages can require amputation resulting in loss of limbs. Now, ...
Can cleft palate be healed before birth?
Dec 01, 2009 |
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In a study newly published in the journal Development, investigators at the USC School of Dentistry describe how to non-surgically reverse the onset of cleft palate in fetal mice - potentially one step in the journey to a b ...
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