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Novel Antiviral Technology Inhibits RSV Infection In Mice
A novel antiviral treatment combining nanoparticle and gene silencing technologies thwarts attacks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) -- a virus associated with severe bronchitis and asthma, an animal study by University of South Florida researchers found. The study was reported in the January 2005 issue of the journal Nature Medicine. 'Closed Heart Surgery': Scientists Jump-start The Heart By Gene Transf
Scientists are reporting that gene therapy may be used to improve an ailing heart's ability to contract properly. In addition to showing gene therapy's potential for reversing the course of heart failure, it also offers a tantalizing glimpse of a day when "closed heart surgery" via gene therapy is as commonly prescribed as today's cocktail of drugs. National Park Service: National Natural Landmarks
Website for this National Park Service (NPS) program in which "National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) are designated by the Secretary of the Interior, with the owner's concurrence. To date, fewer than 600 sites have been designated."The NNL program "recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of our country's natural history."Includes maps showing NNLs by state, FAQ, brochures, and related material. From the NPS. Placenta Is A Rich Source Of Blood Stem Cells
Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report a surprising finding about embryonic development: the blood system begins to form not only in the embryo itself, but also in the placenta, the organ that nurtures the baby in utero. Bizarre Galaxy Is Result Of Pair Of Spiral Galaxies Smashing Together
A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures what appears to be one very bright and bizarre galaxy, but is actually the result of a pair of spiral galaxies that resemble our own Milky Way smashing together at breakneck speeds. The product of this dramatic collision, called NGC 2623, or Arp 243, is about 250 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer. Sleep-Wake Controls Identified: Implications For Coma Patients And Tho
How do we wake up? How do we shift from restful sleep to dreaming? Researchers have discovered a new brain mechanism that just might explain how we do that. This new mechanism also may help us understand how certain anesthetics put us to sleep and how certain stimulants wake us up. Scientists Explore Atomic Mysteries Of Ancient Pigment
University of California scientists from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, have discovered an ideal candidate for Bose-Einstein condensation in the ancient Chinese pigment, Han Purple. Wildlife Habitat Protected In First Test Of Ecological Investment Mark
Farmers in Jamestown, R.I., are being paid by local residents to delay haying their fields until after birds have completed nesting in a unique test to establish investment markets for ecological services. The project to protect habitat for bobolinks, a grassland-nesting bird whose population is declining in New England, was designed by a team of University of Rhode Island economists in collaboration with a URI biologist and Providence-based EcoAsset Markets, Inc. Hormone ghrelin can boost resistance to Parkinson's disease
Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson's disease, researchers report. Telemedicine Is Healthcare's New Frontier
Telemedicine is healthcare's new frontier, a means of facilitating the distribution of human resources and professional competences. It can speed up diagnosis and therapeutic care delivery and allow peripheral and primary healthcare providers to receive continuous assistance from specialised centres.
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