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Type 2 Diabetes: What Determines Susceptibility?
Mice lacking a certain cell surface protein in their fat tissue are protected from obesity and glucose intolerance induced by a high-fat diet according to a new article. A second article considers inherited and acquired genetic differences that confer susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. Early Indicator Of Kidney Disease May Also Predict Risk Of Pre-diabete
A blood component called cystatin C, used to test for early-stage kidney impairment, also may be a very early marker for those at risk of developing a condition known as pre-diabetes, a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown. Most (56 percent) of young adults in new sexual relationship infected
A groundbreaking study of couples by researchers in Canada found more than half (56 percent) of young adults in a new sexual relationship were infected with human papillomavirus. Of those, nearly half (44 percent) were infected with an HPV type that causes cancer. How Plants Learned To Respond To Changing Environments
Scientists have discovered how plants evolved the ability to adapt to changes in climate and environment. Plants adapt their growth, including key steps in their life cycle such as germination and flowering, to take advantage of environmental conditions. They can also repress growth when their environment is not favorable. This involves many complex signalling pathways which are integrated by the plant growth hormone gibberellin. How to Take Money From Kids: Sell Toys Both Physical and Virtual
Webkinz and their hybrid kin light up children's eyes -- and ring up sales for toy companies looking to cash in on the latest craze. Changes In Community Size Affect The Outcome Of Competition
In a study to be published in the July 2005 issue of The American Naturalist, researchers show that chance may play a role in coexistence because, although poor competitors generally lose, they may occasionally get lucky. Seeing the Difference: A Project on Viewing Death and Dying in Interdi
"Artists, humanists, and medical professionals discuss what it means to die in America in the 21st century."Contains transcripts and video of excerpts from a 2000 U.C. Berkeley institute designed to "work toward the conceptualization of new forms of empathy towards those who face imminent death"by sharing perceptions of death across disciplines. Includes links to related sites. From the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities, University of California, Berkeley. The Wiki That Edited Me
For over a week, volunteer editors picked at the prose, tested the facts and directed this journalist to new avenues of reporting. But did our experiment in collaborative journalism produce a compelling story? By Ryan Singel. [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. Football Is A Pain In The Neck
According to new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, football beats hockey and soccer for the dubious distinction of the sport most likely to cause neck injury. The study is the second in a series examining the risk of injury in community-based sports with a view to improving safety. The potential dangers of neck injury in football were highlighted last weekend by the death of Arena Football lineman Al Lucas from a presumed spinal cord injury sustained during a match.
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