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Unprecedented Genetic Study May Help Identify People Most At Risk For
Researchers at the Molecular Neurobiology Branch of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, have completed the most comprehensive scan of the human genome to date linked to the ongoing efforts to identify people most at risk for developing alcoholism. This study represents the first time the new genomic technology has been used to comprehensively identify genes linked to substance abuse. Leprosy Microbes Lead Scientists To Immune Discovery
With the unusual opportunity that human leprosy infections provide for study of human immune responses, scientists have discovered how the body's early warning system prompts a rapid immune response by two separate armies of defensive cells. The finding helps explain why, when threatened by microbes like the leprosy bug, this initial defense sometimes succeeds in limiting the damage, but in other cases yields to a dangerous, spreading infection. Leukemia Drug Proves Safe And Effective Over The Long Term, Study Sugg
The drug imatinib mesylate, more commonly known as Gleevec, proves safe and effective over the long term in patients with an advanced form of chronic myeloid leukemia, according to a new study. Changes In Clinical Progression To AIDS In Patients On HAART Therapy
Although clinical progression to AIDS of patients infected with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has declined since the introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), there is little data on the changes in incidence of AIDS-defining events during the first few years of therapy. A new study following 12,574 individuals over the course of three years of HAART and tracking the incidence and type of these AIDS-defining events appears in the February 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The Seattle Hempfest
Website for this annual cannabis policy reform event that celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2006. Includes a history of the event, a poster gallery, archived websites for past events, facts about the history of hemp use, details about recent Hempfest activities, photos, and associated material. Includes links to related sites. UT Southwestern Recruiting Patients For Heart-failure Device Study
Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center are part of a multinational clinical trial evaluating a unique implantable device designed to treat a larger number of patients with heart failure. For Babies With Heart Defects, Death Risk Is Far Lower At Most Experie
Though the odds for infants with heart defects are much better now than they were even 10 years ago, a new study suggests a way to give them a better chance at survival: Get them to hospitals that are the most experienced at handling such cases. It's the first national study of this issue, and lends support to the creation of regional congenital heart centers. Airport Security Measures Not Backed By Solid Evidence
There is no solid evidence that the huge amounts of money spent on airport security screening measures since Sept. 11 are effective, argue researchers. Large Asteroid Breakup May Have Caused Mass Extinction On Earth 65 Mil
The impactor believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs and other life forms on Earth some 65 million years ago has been traced back to a breakup event in the main asteroid belt. A joint U.S.-Czech team from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Charles University in Prague suggests that the parent object of asteroid (298) Baptistina disrupted when it was hit by another large asteroid, creating numerous large fragments that would later create the Chicxulub crater on the Yucatan Peninsula as well as the prominent Tycho crater found on the Moon. Sex Toy Shopping Should Be Fun
While the net brings sex-friendly stores to consumers, nothing beats personal attention to your intimate shopping needs. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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