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Eye Care: Test For Visual Acuity Could Aid Detection, Rehabilitation O
A computer-based method for evaluating the eye's ability to distinguish object details and shape in patients with age-related macular degeneration could provide a more accurate way to assess the effectiveness of eye surgery or vision rehabilitation interventions with devices and training, according to a Canadian study. The computer method could also vary low-, medium- and high-contrast illumination targets for testing spatial vision, which the authors say might be useful for early detection of AMD. New Vaccine Stimulates Colorectal Cancer Patient's Immune Systems To F
British researchers have developed a vaccine that stimulates colorectal cancer patients' immune systems to fight cancerous cells. Rockefeller Scientists Show That MicroRNAs Play An Essential Role In T
The beauty of fruit flies as a scientific model system is that they are easy to manipulate and they give results fast. New research from Ulrike Gaul, Ph.D., at Rockefeller University, takes advantage of these characteristics to show that microRNAs are powerful regulators of fundamental processes including cell survival and nerve and muscle development. Certain microRNAs are conserved between flies and humans, so that these findings may shed light on how different human genes are controlled. How A Close Bond Activates The Immune System
The communication between immune cells hasn't been well understood because scientists had no suitable techniques to manipulate it. Now that problem has been solved. In a new study scientists at New York University School of Medicine and the University of California, Berkeley, report that they have observed the exchange of information between immune cells that is required to spark a body wide response to infection. Policymakers Urged To Address Concerns About US Science And Technology
Amidst growing uneasiness around the United States'ability to compete with India, China and other nations, the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology has issued a report on the state of the nation's STEM workforce and the policy implications surrounding it. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Holiday Feasting Could Sabotage Liposuction Results
Although liposuction is mistakenly viewed by some as a "quick fix"for weight loss, liposuction patients are 3 times more likely to gain weight without adhering to a proper diet and 4 times more likely to gain weight without regular exercise says a study published in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryŽ, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). [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. New Cancer-fighting Virus Kills Invasive Brain Cells
Alberta researchers have developed a virus that, given intravenously, destroys the most malignant form of brain cancer in mice. The research is being published Nov. 1 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Nonhuman Primate Males More Susceptible To Age-related Cognitive Decli
When it comes to aging, women may have another reason to be thankful. Research conducted in nonhuman primates at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University shows male nonhuman primates are more susceptible to age-related cognitive decline.
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