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Scientist Pinpoints When Weeds Are Most Meddlesome
"Field intelligence"gathered by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist could give sweet corn growers a new edge in their war on weeds. [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. Key Fat And Cholesterol Cell Regulator Identified, Promising Target
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified how a molecular switch regulates fat and cholesterol production, a step that may help advance treatments for metabolic syndrome, the constellation of diseases that includes high cholesterol, obesity, type II diabetes and high blood pressure. The study is now published in the online version of the scientific journal Nature and will appear in the August 10 print edition. Discovery Promises Simpler Therapy For Sickle Cell Disease
A new understanding of the causes for symptoms of sickle cell disease, a condition affecting one in every 600 African-Americans, has resulted from a study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Their findings may lead to a new, more direct method for treating the disease, they said. Unseen Hands: Women Printers, Binders and Book Designers
This exhibit documents how "women have been involved in printing and the making of books ever since these crafts were first developed."Offers a brief introduction about women in book printing from the 15th through 20th centuries and four ways to browse the collection: by image (the "thumbnail gallery"), name, occupation, and date. From Princeton University Library, Graphic Arts Collection. 'Shoes' Star Liam Sullivan Turns His Alter Ego, Kelly, Into Full-Time
Infectious viral videos featuring Liam Sullivan's foul-mouthed alter ego, Kelly, bring the comic actor internet fame and then some. Mother Jones: The Woman
Article from Mother Jones magazine about its namesake Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones). The article notes that "few remember much about Mother Jones, who battled corporate presidents and politicians, who went to jail repeatedly for organizing workers, and who converted tens of thousands of Americans to the labor movement and the left."Discusses her work as an organizer for the United Mine Workers in the 1890s and related activities. Esophageal Cancer Rates Climb With Obesity; Esophagectomy Found Safe I
The rapidly climbing obesity rates in the United States have created a higher risk of esophageal cancer linked to reflux disease. According to a new study at the University of Michigan Health System, obese patients who underwent a procedure called transhiatal esophagectomy primarily for esophageal cancer had outcomes similar to their lean counterparts. A New Player In The Battle Against Hepatitis Prevents Inflammation And
Scientists from the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) have again achieved a breakthrough in research on hepatitis. The researchers, connected to Ghent University, have discovered the function of one of the most important proteins involved in hepatitis. Using a mouse model, they have shown that the protein prevents inflammation of the liver as well as the death of liver cells. This discovery can form the basis for the development of a new therapy in the battle against hepatitis in humans. Wind Turbines Produce 'Green'Energy And Airflow Mysteries
Using smoke, laser light, model airplane propellers and a campus wind tunnel, researchers are trying to solve the airflow mysteries that surround wind turbines, an increasingly popular source of "green"energy.
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