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Simple Treatment Could Prevent Many Child Malaria Deaths
A simple drug, given to children with severe malaria before they reach hospital, has the potential to save many lives, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Cause Of Recent Sustained Outbreak Of Human Leptospirosis In Thailand
A single disease-causing clone of the bacterium Leptospira interrogans was behind the recent sustained outbreak of leptospirosis in Thailand, according to a new investigation. A new gene technique was used to make the discovery. Scientists explore the future of high-energy physics
In a 1954 speech to the American Physical Society, the University of Chicago's Enrico Fermi fancifully envisioned a particle accelerator that encircled the globe. Such would be the ultimate theoretical outcome, Fermi surmised, of the quest for the ever-more powerful accelerators needed to discover new laws of physics. Researchers take a new step toward this vision. Colonoscopy Still Most Effective Colorectal Cancer Screening Method
According to a study published in the Jan. 18 issue of the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, fecal occult blood test (FOBT) performed in-office as part of a digital rectal examination failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time. Furthermore, an at-home FOBT was found to detect cancerous polyps less than 24 percent of the time. Communications Team Erects Lifeline For Firefighters Battling Californ
Early Sunday morning, July 23, an abandoned campfire in Cleveland National Forest erupted into a 7,000-acre wildfire that continues to spread. Now known as the Horse Fire, it threatens more than 1,500 homes and 100 commercial properties near San Diego, Calif. NRL Measures Record Wave During Hurricane Ivan
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory - Stennis Space Center (NRL-SSC) measured a record-size ocean wave when the eye of Hurricane Ivan passed over NRL moorings deployed last May in the Gulf of Mexico. The possibility of a super wave is often suggested by anecdotal evidence such as damage caused by Hurricane Ivan in September of 2004 to an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico that was nearly 80 feet above the ocean surface. USC Dental Researchers Develop First Test For Predicting Cavities In C
A simple saliva test can predict for the first time whether children will get cavities, how many cavities they will get and even which teeth are most vulnerable, University of Southern California researchers say. Celiac disease and food additive
An enzyme added to foods containing gluten could put an end to the misery of celiac disease for many sufferers, allowing them to eat almost anything they fancy without having to worry about the effects on their digestive system.Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine in which an abnormal reaction to the [...] First Diploid Human Genome Sequence Shows We're Surprisingly Different
This new genome represents the first time a true diploid genome from one individual -- Dr. J. Craig Venter, has been published. From the combined data of more than 20 billion base pairs of DNA, the team was able to assemble the majority of Dr. Venter's genome. Since this genome assembly uniquely catalogues the contributions of each of the parental chromosomes, for the first time the amount of variation existing between the two could be determined. Surprisingly, a higher than expected amount of genetic variation was found to exist between the two human chromosomes. Dr. Venter commented that human variation is five to seven-fold greater than earlier estimates. Satellites Help Ensure Safe Sunning
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation is responsible for up to 60,000 deaths a year worldwide, according to a report released this summer by the World Health Organization. Many of those deaths, however, could be avoided through simple preventive measures such as seeking shade when the UV Index is high, the report says.
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