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Alcohol Consumption Linked To HIV Disease Progression, Study Shows
Researchers have found a link between alcohol consumption and HIV disease progression in HIV-infected persons. Alcohol use is common among HIV-infected persons, and its impact on HIV disease progression has been examined in in-vitro, animal and human studies. Alcohol may adversely affect immunologic function in HIV-infected persons by various mechanisms, including increased HIV replication in lymphocytes. Poor Response To Chemotherapy Does Not Mean Poor Outcome For Patients
Women with a rare type of advanced breast cancer who do notbenefit from primary (pre-surgical) chemotherapy still have been found to do better in the long run than patients with a more common advanced breast cancer who do respond to chemotherapy. Bacteria Are Key To 'Green' Plastics, Drugs
Commerical trials are underway in Kansas on a "green"method of making succinate, a key ingredient of many plastics, drugs, solvents and food additives. Scientists are using a genetically modified bacteria that metabolizes glucose from grain sorghum and produces almost pure succinate. Finding clean, renewable production methods for succinate and other high-use chemicals is a high priority of the U.S. chemical industry, the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Finding Exurbia: America's Fast-Growing Communities at the Metropolita
This October 2006 policy study "details a new effort to locate and describe the exurbs of large metropolitan areas in the United States. It defines exurbs as communities located on the urban fringe that have at least 20 percent of their workers commuting to jobs in an urbanized area, exhibit low housing density, and have relatively high population growth."Provides highlights from the findings and the full report. From the Brookings Institution. Gifts for Every Geek: Shutterbugs, Empty Nesters, Foodies and Urban Co
You've got your mediaphiles, handymen, road warriors, new parents and treehuggers. We cover the gamut of gifts for the geeks in your life. Carnegie Mellon Rover Heads to Atacama Desert in Chile For Final Missi
Carnegie Mellon researchers and their colleagues from NASA's Ames Research Center, the universities of Tennessee, Arizona and Iowa, as well as Chilean researchers at Universidad Catolica del Norte (Antofagasta) are preparing for the final stage of a three-year project to develop a prototype robotic astrobiologist, a robot that can explore and study life in the driest desert on Earth. The mission runs from August 22 to October 22. Hans Christian Andersen 2005: Here and Now
This multilingual site celebrates the 2005 bicentennial of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen. Describes dance, music, museum, theater, multimedia, and visual arts projects around the world that celebrate Andersen's novels, plays, travel books, and fairy tales. Includes feature articles, interviews with Andersen scholars, biographical information, a timeline, images, and many other features. Searchable. From the Bikuben Foundation, Denmark. [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." Protein Found That May Provide Relief From Neuropathic Pain
Research in rodents has provided evidence that a protein called LRP1 may help to ease neuropathic pain by blocking the response of glial cells that support and protect sensory neurons in the peripheral nervous system. Neuropathic pain is caused by injury to the peripheral nerves in diseases such as HIV/AIDS, shingles, and cancer or in repetitive motion disorders and trauma, and does not respond well to conventional pain-relieving drugs. Scientists Offer New Model For Forecasting The Likelihood Of An Earthq
In assessing the probability of an earthquake, scientists rely on two important pieces of data that are often inconsistent. The past geological record sometimes tells one story, while current measurements from the Global Positioning System (GPS) tell another. But a new forecasting model designed by Stanford University geophysicists may help close the gap.
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