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More Babies Born Prematurely But Survival Rates Up, UK Study Shows
Premature births have increased significantly although survival rates of babies born early have improved dramatically, a study in the UK shows. The risk of neonatal death from premature birth more than halved during a 25-year period and there has also been a 10 percent reduction in stillbirth associated with preterm births. Genes Influence How Heart Failure Patients Respond To Drugs
University of Florida researchers have discovered that patients with heart failure can harbor genetic variations that determine whether they will tolerate the common heart drugs known as beta-blockers. In a separate study, they also determined certain genes influence whether beta-blockers successfully restore the heart to a more normal shape and size in these patients. Stratospheric Balloon Launched For The Study Of Cosmic Rays
The balloon, following circulation of high winds, will sail around the ice continent for about three weeks. During this time, data of great scientific interest will be gathered. These data concern flows of charged particles of highest energy (cosmic rays) coming from Space. Human Testis Harbors HIV-1 In Resident Immune Cells
Researchers have demonstrated HIV replication within resident immune cells of the testis, providing an explanation for the persistence of virus in semen even after effective highly active antiretroviral therapy. The related report by Roulet et al., "Susceptibility of human testis to human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection in situ and in vitro,"appears in the December issue of the American Journal of Pathology. Colon Cancer Risk In US Traced To Common Ancestor
A married couple who sailed from England to America around 1630 may be the ancestors of hundreds of people alive today who are at risk for a hereditary form of colon cancer. Researchers have discovered a mutation that has been traced from many individuals today back to a common ancestor -- which may contribute to a significant percentage of colon cancer cases in the United States. Low Antioxidant Level May Damage Fetal Neurons
Fetal neurons that have low levels of a vital antioxidant, glutathione, are the first to die when exposed to alcohol in cell culture and possibly in the living brain, according to new research. The researchers examined brain tissue from immature rats and neurons from rat fetuses. High-performance Energy Storage
North Carolina State University physicists have recently deduced a way to improve high-energy-density capacitors so that they can store up to seven times as much energy per unit volume than the common capacitor. Promiscuous Catalytic Activity Possessed By Novel Enzyme Structure
Nature is a seemingly endless storehouse of interesting - and potentially life-saving - biological molecules. But tracking down and harvesting those chemicals in their natural form can be time-consuming, expensive and unreliable. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Vaccination With Anthrax Capsule Protects Against Experimental Infecti
Vaccination with the anthrax capsule, a naturally occurring component of the bacterium that causes the disease, protected mice from lethal anthrax infection, according to scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID).
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