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Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays Are Comparable And Repr
A study funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, shows for the first time that microarray data generated in different laboratories can produce highly comparable results. For this comparison study, appearing in the Jan. 15, 2005, Clinical Cancer Research, four separate laboratories analyzed gene expression (whether genes are turned on or off) for the same set of human tumor tissues. Breast Cancer Gene Mutation More Common In Hispanic, Young Black Women
A genetic mutation already known to be more common in Ashkenazi Jewish breast cancer patients is also prevalent in Hispanic and young African-American women with breast cancer, according to one of the largest, multiracial studies of the mutation to date. Wired at CES 2008
Wired News brings you complete coverage of the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 7-10, 2008. Visit this page or go to www.wired.com/ces for the latest news, photos and video from the show floor. Women in World History: Sati
Learning module about sati, a concept originating in the Laws of Manu (India), which "declared that a Hindu widow ... was not to remarry, while a Hindu widower was permitted to marry again. Gradually, the word sati was used to designate the ritual of self-immolation or self-sacrifice by a Hindu widow on her husband's pyre."Provides readings, documents, teaching materials, and a brief bibliography. From the Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration In
Scientists supported in part by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have found that that the commonly prescribed blood pressure medication losartan improves muscle regeneration and repair in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a devastating disease characterized by rapid progression of muscle degeneration in boys and young men. Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael
"A multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado,"compiled by Juan Rael in 1940. Includes audio of alabados (hymns), folk drama, wedding songs, and dance tunes; and writings by Rael. Additionally, features essays (also available in Spanish) on Rael, the Nuevo Mexicanos of the Upper Rio Grande region, and Hispano Folk Theater in New Mexico. Searchable by bibliographic record and browsable by performer and audio title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Library Journal: April Fool's Day Retrospective
"In case you missed the spoof stories posted April 1 [2005], here are all the headlines and links to the full articles (where they existed)."Features a story in which American Library Association (ALA) president-elect Michael Gorman is alleged to step down and the Librarians' Index to the Internet's own Karen Schneider "would be asked to step in as interim president and inaugurate a 'wholly virtual' ALA."From Library Journal. Researchers Use Magnetic Fields, Rather Than Drugs, To Control Cellula
For the first time, magnetism has been used to trigger cellular reactions normally induced by drugs or hormones. The discovery was made possible by getting tiny beads -- 30 nanometers in diameter -- to bind to receptor molecules on the cell surface. When exposed to a magnetic field, the beads become magnets and cluster together through magnetic attraction, pulling receptors along with them mimicking what happens when drugs or other molecules bind to cell receptors. Parkinson's patients shed light on role of reward bias in compulsive b
New research unravels the brain mechanisms that underlie the ability of a standard drug treatment for Parkinson's to elicit compulsive behaviors in some patients with the disease. The study provides fascinating new insight into the brain mechanisms that underlie a predisposition to behavioral addictions, such as pathological gambling and shopping. Methane's Impacts On Climate Change May Be Twice Previous Estimates
Scientists face difficult challenges in predicting and understanding how much our climate is changing. When it comes to gases that trap heat in our atmosphere, called greenhouse gases (GHGs), scientists typically look at how much of the gases exist in the atmosphere.
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