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Cell-death Receptor Links Cancer Susceptibility And Inflammation
Researchers demonstrated for the first time a link between cell-death-inducing TRAIL's receptor and cancer susceptibility. Unexpectedly, they also found a connection -- via TRAIL -- between inflammation and cancer susceptibility. Cats Do Their Turn on the Catwalk
It's the hip new craze that's sweeping the nation, or at least YouTube: putting your feline on a treadmill! In Table of Malcontents. Federal Research Plan To Determine Nanotech Risks Fails To Deliver, Ex
Almost a year in the making, a federal plan to prioritize research on the potential environmental, health, and safety impacts of nanoscale materials has so many failings that its begs the question as to whether the government's 13-agency nanotechnology research effort is able to deliver an effective risk research strategy, according to David Rejeski, head of the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. Artie Shaw
Companion to a National Public Radio (NPR) show about jazz clarinetist and swing bandleader Artie Shaw, who died in December 2004. Includes sound clips of a 2002 interview with Shaw, samples of his music, photos, and links to related information. Why Do People Have Sex?
Many scientists assume people have sex for simple and straightforward reasons such as to experience sexual pleasure or to reproduce, but new research reveals hundreds of varied and complex motivations that range from the spiritual to the vengeful. No Pictures of the Displays!
At CES, some companies are preventing people from taking pictures of goods on full public display. Rob Beschizza in Las Vegas finds out why. Low Birth Weight And Childhood Abuse Linked To Psychological Problems
A recent study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) finds children born with low birth weight (LBW) who suffered child abuse are substantially more likely to develop psychological problems such as depression and social dysfunction in adolescence and adulthood. The study, appearing in the Feb. 5, 2007, issue of the Archives of Pediatric &Adolescent Medicine, is the first to investigate the possible interaction between LBW and later adversity. Confusion About Calories Is Nothing New, Professor Finds
James L. Hargrove, associate professor of foods and nutrition in the University of Georgia, said many nutritionists aren't even sure of the true origin of the Calorie -- or why it's supposed to be capitalized.His findings are detailed in a study to be published in the December issue of the Journal of Nutrition. Why People With Schizophrenia Have Lower Rates Of Cancer: New Clues
New studies clarify the evidence of a genetic link between schizophrenia and cancer, providing a surprising possible scientific explanation for lower rates of cancer among patients with schizophrenia -- despite having poor diets and high rates of smoking -- and their parents. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind."
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