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Molecular 'Fishing' Technique Paves Way For Advanced Hand-held Sensing
A new molecular "fishing"technique developed by researchers at Duke University and Duke's Pratt School of Engineering lays the groundwork for future advances in hand-held sensing devices. Drug Used For Treatment For Heart Failure In Adults May Not Be Benefic
Preliminary findings indicate a heart failure medication used by adults, carvedilol, may not significantly improve heart failure outcomes for children and adolescents, according to a new article. U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Anniversary of Americans With D
"On this day in 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications."The site provides a selection of statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau about the population distribution of people with a disability, the employment rate for people with disabilities, and related information. Blood Vessel-building Protein Halts Blood Vessels From Forming In Canc
A piece of the protein cellular scaffolding involved in building blood vessels during development might have the opposite effect in tumors. Cell biologists at Jefferson Medical College and the Kimmel Cancer Center of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that the protein fragment endorepellin blocks both skin and lung cancer tumors from progressing in animal models by preventing their ability to recruit new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis. They showed that endorepellin has surprisingly powerful effects on halting a cancer tumor's ability to move about and spread. [Cool] 'Jeopardy!' champ breaks another record
Quiz-show king Ken Jennings has broken another record on "Jeopardy!"Jennings won $45,099 on the episode that aired Wednesday, bringing his total earnings to $2,197,000 to make him the top TV game-show winner ever. Diabetes: A Link Between Oral And Overall Health?
Diabetes affects 18.2 million people in the United States and is expected to double by the year 2010. Additionally, diabetics who do not have good control over their blood sugar levels are more susceptible to oral health problems than non-diabetics, according to a study that appears in the November/December 2004 issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry's (AGD) clinical, peer-reviewed journal. UNC Launches Study Of Liver Injury Caused By Drugs
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of five clinical centers nationwide to receive funds from the National Institutes of Health to study why good medications are sometimes bad for the liver. During the next seven years, the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, or DILIN, will study patients who have suffered severe liver injury caused by prescription and over-the-counter medications, nutritional supplements, alternative medicines and herbals. Online Game Helps People Recognize Internet Scams
Computer scientists have developed an interactive, online game featuring a little fish named Phil that can teach people how to better recognize and avoid email 'phishing'and other Internet scams. The game is available for public use. Exposure To Environmental Toxics Accelerates Age-related Parkinson's D
Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have shown that combining two environmental toxic substances accelerated age-related degeneration in neurons associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in mice. Additionally, the study showed that pre-treating the mice with an antioxidant weakened the impact of the environmental exposures, suggesting the substances damage the neurons via oxidative stress. The toxics involved include increased neonatal iron intake and exposure to the herbicide paraquat. Nanobacteria In Clouds Could Spread Disease, Scientists Claim
Micro-organisms in clouds could play a crucial role in the spread of disease and in the formation of rain drops, scientists have claimed. The radical theories about nanobacteria -- micro-organisms considerably smaller than ordinary bacteria - in clouds are published in two recent articles in the Journal of Proteome Research.
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