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Tweedle Coat Fashions Stocky Flies
University of California, San Diego biologists have discovered that disruptions in genes they call Tweedles make fruit flies short and stout like Tweedledee and Tweedledum in Alice in Wonderland. Metals Linked To Alzheimer's And Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
A multi-institutional team of researchers has defined for the first time how metal ions bind to amyloid fibrils in the brain in a way that appears toxic to neurons. Amyloid fibrils are linked to the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Although metal ions, most notably copper, can bind to amyloid in several specific ways, the researchers found that only one way appears toxic. Hepatotoxicity And Statins
Statins appear to be safe for people with fatty liver disease who could benefit from their cholesterol-lowering capabilities, concludes a review paper published in the April 2005 issue of Hepatology, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). Toyota Sees Robotic Nurses in Your Lonely Final Years
Before Toyota made cars, it made robots. It’s making them again, and wants to use them in a most unusual place. Looking ahead at the second half of this century, Toyota sees a mounting health care crisis and aging population coming to Japan. It sees a future where manufacturing robotic workers is the hot new industry and “autonomation” takes on a whole new meaning. And the first place we might see these robots is in hospitals.
 Planes Remain Vulnerable Targets
With even the most sophisticated screening equipment unable to prevent terrorists from smuggling bomb ingredients on board a jetliner, a ban on many everyday items that could be used to trigger explosives may be coming. The way we travel could be changed forever. G.I. Jones Photographic Archive of Southeastern Nigerian Art and Cultu
Collection of photos from the 1930s by photographer G.I. Jones, who researched and studied "the peoples of southeastern Nigeria -- particularly the Igbo people."Images depict festivals, masks, drums, shrines, wood figures, and other cultural artifacts. Includes a biography of the photographer and a brief bibliography. From Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Scientists Call For 80 Percent Drop In U.S. Emissions By 2050 To Avoid
By 2050, the United States must cut its emissions by at least 80 percent below those created in the year 2000 if the world is to avoid potentially dangerous impacts of human-induced climate change, according to a new report. To avoid the most severe effects of climate change, the world must stabilize the concentration of heat trapping gases in the atmosphere at no more than 450 parts per million, according to researchers. Segregating out UbcH10's role in tumor formation
A ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that regulates the cell cycle promotes chromosome missegregation and tumor formation, according to researchers. Marker That Identifies Energy-producing Centers In Nerve Cells Can Hel
A protein that causes coral to glow is helping researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine to light up brain cells that are critical for the proper functioning of the central nervous system. This fluorescent marker protein may shed light on brain cell defects believed to play a role in various neurological diseases. Losing Weight After Pregnancy: Diet And Exercise Better Than Diet Alon
Preliminary evidence suggests that a combination of dieting and exercise is a more effective way of losing weight after pregnancy than dieting alone, concludes a Cochrane systematic review.
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