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Advances Have Cut Combat Deaths In Iraq And Afghanistan
Advances in several different areas--including armored vests and other protective gear, streamlined systems for evacuation and casualty management, and new medical approaches--have combined to produce significant improvement in the chances of survival for U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Special Editorial in the November/December issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.

Marijuana-derived Drug Suppresses Bladder Overactivity And Irritation
Ajulemic acid, a potent synthetic analog of a metabolite of THC -- the principal active ingredient of marijuana -- effectively suppresses pain and bladder overactivity in hypersensitive bladder disorders such as interstitial cystitis (IC), according to animal model study results presented today at the annual meeting of the International Continence Society.

Degas
Online exhibit exploring the life and work of French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Some of the topics covered include Degas' artistic style, subjects of his art (including laundresses, ballet, and women bathing), and art collected by Degas. Provides a glossary and selected bibliography. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Researchers Reconstruct 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus; Effort Designed
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have successfully reconstructed the influenza virus strain responsible for the 1918 pandemic, a project that greatly advances preparedness efforts for the next pandemic.

[Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind."

The Boom in Bomb Detection: Get Ready to Be Scanned, Sniffed and Zappe
May 2004 article that describes technological advances in the area of bomb detection when materials are carried in cars, packages, or on a person. Methods discussed include X-rays, "the quadruple resonance technology that zaps people with low-frequency radio waves,"and "electronic sniffers."From Scientific American.

Another Look Finds Promising Proteomics Test Is Not Biologically Plaus
In a new study, researchers present a "cautionary tale"about what may go wrong when using the fledgling science of proteomics to devise a diagnostic test for cancer.

Biting Midge Harbors Livestock Disease Virus
A small, hardy fly called a biting midge may play an important role in spreading vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), which infects cattle, horses and swine, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist Barbara Drolet.

Understanding Biological Foundation Of Human Behavior Critical To Impr
Laws and public policy will often miss their mark until they incorporate an understanding of why, biologically, humans behave as they do, scholars from Vanderbilt and Yale universities argue in the March issue of Columbia Law Review.

Leading Experts In Organic Solar Cells Say The Field Is Being Damaged
Experts warn that an unseemly race to report organic solar cells with world record efficiencies is leading to a significant number of published papers claiming unrealistic and scientifically questionable results and performances.

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