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Salmonella Uses Hydrogen As An Energy Source, New Study Shows
New research, headed by microbiologists from the University of Georgia, show for the first time that Salmonella -- a widespread and often deadly bacterial pathogen -- use molecular hydrogen to grow and become virulent. The discovery represents a way that diseases caused by Salmonella and other enteric infections could be lessened or even eliminated. Microtubules Critical To Development Of Mental Disorders
Neuroscientists at the University at Buffalo have shown in two recently published papers that destabilization of structures called microtubules, intracellular highways that transport receptors to their working sites in the brain, likely underlie many mental disorders and could be promising targets for intervention. UCI Neurobiologists Find Treatment To Block Memory-related Drug Cravin
A novel chemical compound that blocks memory-related drug cravings has the potential to be the basis of new therapies to aid drug-addiction recovery efforts, UC Irvine neurobiologists have found. Radiohead Review Is In: Vote for Your Favorite New Songs on 'In Rainbo
Subtle and lush, the new album is a "grower" -- the kind of recording that gets better with each listen. Vote for your favorite tracks now. Measurements Recast Usual View Of Elusive Force
Physicists at JILA have demonstrated that the warmer a surface is, the stronger its subtle ability to attract nearby atoms, a finding that could affect the design of devices that rely on small-scale interactions, such as atom chips, nanomachines and microelectromechanical systems. Calcium And Vitamin D Most Effective For Treatment Of Crohn's-related
According to a study published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the addition of popular bone building drugs to calcium and vitamin D therapy to treat bone loss associated with Crohn's disease is not beneficial. Extraordinary Life Found Around Deep-sea Gas Seeps
An international team led by scientists from the United States and New Zealand have observed, for the first time, the bizarre deep-sea communities living around methane seeps off New Zealand's east coast. This is the first time cold seeps have been viewed and sampled in the southwest Pacific. Cold seeps are areas of the seafloor where methane gas or hydrogen sulphide escapes from large stores deep below. NASA Africa Mission Investigates Origin, Development Of Hurricanes
Scientists from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, universities and international agencies will study how winds and dust conditions from Africa influence the birth of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. 'Know Thyself' -- Easier Said Than Done
In "Flawed Self-Evaluation: Implications for Health, Education, and the Workplace,"investigators David Dunning (Cornell), Chip Heath (Stanford), and Jerry M. Suls (University of Iowa) summarized current psychological research on the accuracy (or rather inaccuracy) of self-knowledge, across a wide range of studies in a range of spheres. Their report is published in the recent issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the American Psychological Society. Lessons Learned From Liver Retransplantation
A new study on liver retransplantation (re-LT) over a 15 year period at a clinic in Germany found that indications for the surgery had changed and there were fewer rejections, complications, and recurrence of disease during that time. The positive trend may be due to improvements in intensive care management and immunosuppressants, along with early decisions about when to retransplant despite the shortage of quality donor organs.
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