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Sea Cucumbers Fast Track Organ Regrowth By Healing Their Wounds
Sea cucumbers are the champions of organ regrowth because they direct their wound healing abilities towards restoring their organs. The discovery that Holothuria glaberrima uses similar cellular mechanisms during wound healing and organ regeneration gives us the opportunity to discover how to repair our own wounds and, perhaps eventually, how to regenerate body parts. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Internet Remedies For Sexually Transmitted Infections Pose Significant
People with sexually transmitted infections are putting themselves at risk by buying treatments over the internet, according to new research. Less than a quarter of internet vendors gave information on potential side effects of their treatments. They also failed to say if their products would interfere with any prescription medicines that patients might be on, or if there might be harm to patients who were breastfeeding or pregnant. Soy Study May Show Link To Lower Blood Pressure
The medicinal benefits of soybeans may finally be explained in on ongoing study at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Stephen Foster
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about 19th century songwriter Stephen Foster, who composed some 200 songs, including "Oh!Susanna,""Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,"and "Camptown Races."Features an illustrated timeline, a gallery of printable sheet music and associated audio clips, an essay on blackface minstrel shows, and more. Also includes a teacher's guide. Religion &Ethics: Pope John Paul II: Theological Obituary
An overview of Pope John Paul II's attitudes and opinions on various spiritual and moral issues, such as liberation theology, reconciliation with the Jews, euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment, abortion, women in the church, and right to life. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Easy-to-use Anthrax Vaccine Produces Immunity With Nanoparticles, Not
A vaccine against anthrax that is more effective and easier to administer than the present vaccine has proved highly effective in animal tests. The nasal emulsion could protect after a bioterror attack. The result could be a better anthrax vaccine that requires no shots, is effective with only one or two immunizations, needs no refrigeration and could be used effectively to boost immune response in exposed people. Second Life Figures Get a Life
A Virginia man offersto turn avatars from the digital world into tangible statuettes. Will they be the next must-have extras for committed players? By Robert Lemos. Got Calcium? Food Labels Confuse Consumers, Study Shows
Current food labeling leads to under-consumption of calcium, according to this study. Those who were taught how to translate the information consumed more. Researchers believe the same is true for other beneficial nutrients. Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant Hist
"Historic Weeksville was a nineteenth century community located in the Ninth Ward of Brooklyn, New York. It was named for James Weeks, an African American who purchased land there in 1838."It was "'rediscovered' in 1968 when its four remaining historic dwellings were spotted from the air."The site provides information about restoration efforts, historic images, and tour information.
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