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U Of T Researcher Links Schizophrenia, Gene Mutations
The supersensitivity to dopamine that is characteristic of schizophrenia can be caused by mutations to a wide variety of genes, rather than alterations to just two or three specific genes, says a University of Toronto researcher. Study Shows Long-term Use Of NSAIDs Causes Severe Intestinal Damage
According to a study published in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, chronic users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have an increased risk of bleeding and visible damage to their small intestine. Scientists Discover The Origin Of A Mysterious Physical Force
Ever since the 1970s, scientists have been trying to establish the cause of a repulsive force occurring between different electrostatically charged molecules, such as DNA and other biomolecules, when they are very close to each other in aqueous media. This force became know as hydration force. Norovirus Found To Cause Traveler's Diarrhea
A majority of traveler's diarrhea cases among U.S. travelers to Mexico and Guatemala were attributed to Norovirus, a common cause of nonbacterial gastroenteritis outbreaks usually associated with developed countries, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions. The Keeling Curve Turns 50
Background about the "Keeling Curve,"a monthly record of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that began in March 1958 at an observatory in Hawaii. "The Keeling Curve provided the first clear evidence that carbon dioxide was accumulating in the atmosphere as the result of humanity's use of fossil fuels."Features a slideshow about Charles Keeling and the curve, and links to information about climate change. From the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. iClone: The Very Best iPhone Imitators
 T-Bone Steak, Well-Cloned
The FDA says eating cloned pigs, cows and goats, and drinking milk from clones, should be perfectly safe for humans. But two major obstacles to the supermarket remain: economics and consumer fear. By Kristen Philipkoski. Experiments, Simulations Reveal Birth Secret Of Buckyballs
The birth secret of buckyballs -- hollow spheres of carbon no wider than a strand of DNA -- has been caught on tape. An electron microscope video and computer simulations show that "shrink-wrapping"is the key; buckyballs start life as distorted, unstable sheets of graphite, shedding loosely connected threads and chains until only the perfectly spherical buckyballs remain. How the Farmer Can Save His Sweet Potatoes and Ways of Preparing Them
A 1936 bulletin by George Washington Carver, providing his recommendations for planting, fertilizing, harvesting, storing, and curing sweet potatoes, with additional information on compost and diseases, and accompanied by many recipes. Caution On Osteonecrosis With Bisphosphonates
Novartis has notified healthcare professionals about new precautions for the company's two bisphosphonate drugs, Zometa (zoledronic acid) and Aredia (pamidronate disodium). These drugs are used to treat hypercalcemia of malignancy and other disease states.
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