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Muscle Weakness: New Mutation Identified
New research has identified a novel mutation associated with muscle weakness and distal limb deformities. The study demonstrates that muscle weakness experienced by persons with a regulatory protein tropomyosin mutation is directly related to a mechanism by which the mutant tropomyosin modulates contractile speed and force-generation capacity. Presidential Election of 2008
Extensive archive of news stories and op-ed columns on the 2008 U.S. presidential elections. Also features candidate profiles, where the candidates stand on issues (including abortion, immigration, and Iraq), campaign finance database and graphics, and photos. Keyword searching allows quick access to archived material on specific people and topics associated with the stories. From The New York Times. New Oxidation Methods Streamline Synthesis Of Important Compounds
One of the fundamental challenges facing organic synthesis in the 21st century is the need to significantly increase the efficiency with which carbon frameworks can be constructed and functionalized. Chemists are helping to meet this challenge by developing a class of carbon-hydrogen catalysts that are highly selective, reactive and tolerant of other functionality. Cough Medicine Fights Dyskinesias In Parkinson's
A cough suppressant and a drug tested against schizophrenia curb dyskinesias, the involuntary movements that are disabling side effects of taking the Parkinson's disease medication levodopa, scientists found. Dextromethorphan, used in such cold and flu medications as Robitussin and Sucrets, suppresses dyskinesias in rats. BMY-14802, a drug tested in people with schizophrenia, also suppresses dyskinesias in rats, and does so more effectively than dextromethorphan, suggesting BMY-14802 might block dyskinesias in people with Parkinson's. Virtual War on Troop Terror
Shell-shocked soldiers are coming back from Iraq with snakes in their heads. But gritty, war-zone simulations might help treat psychologically scarred vets. By Jay Dixit from Wired magazine. High-vegetable Diet Linked To Protection Against Pancreatic Cancer
In one of the largest studies of its kind, UCSF researchers have found that eating lots of fruits and vegetables - particularly vegetables - is associated with about a 50 percent reduction in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose and remains largely untreatable. It kills about 30,000 people in the US each year and has a five-year survival under four percent. Gear Gallery: Serious IMac Competitor, Sleek Wi-Fi Router and More
Browse this week's Wired News gadget reviews for an all-in-one PC that makes the iMac sweat, a router you'll be proud to display in your home and more of the latest tech. Enhance-athon: Shoot Straighter
Old hat at first-person shooters but new to rifle ranges, Clive Thompson tries to improve his aim. The goal? Ten bull's-eyes in a row. American Writers: Walter Lippmann
Brief biography of this Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who "helped found the liberal New Republic magazine. His writings there influenced Pres. Woodrow Wilson, who, after selecting Lippmann to help formulate his famous Fourteen Points and develop the concept of the League of Nations, sent him to the post-World War I peace negotiations for the Treaty of Versailles."Includes a list of works by Lippmann. From the C-SPAN site on American 20th century writers. New Theory Of How Viruses May Contribute To Cancer
Viruses may contribute to cancer by causing excessive death to normal cells while promoting the growth of surviving cells with cancerous traits. Viruses may act as forces of natural selection by wiping out normal cells that support the replication of viruses, leaving behind those cells that have acquired defects in their circuitry.
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