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Street Lit Takes a Hit: An African American Author Raps the Genre, But
This 2006 article discusses how "urban fiction, street lit, ghetto fiction, gangsta lit, whatever you call it, this gritty genre of African American writing is enormously popular, both in bookstores and libraries,"but is not popular with Nick Chiles, an education reporter and author, who believe these novels glamorize black criminals. From LibraryJournal.com. Living Longer With Obesity Means Heavier Burden For Hospitals
Living longer with obesity can lead to both longer hospital stays and more avoidable trips to the hospital, according to two new studies from Purdue University. Clocking Salt Levels In The Blood: Link Between The Circadian Rhythm A
New research suggests a link between the circadian rhythm and control of sodium (salt) levels in the blood of mice. Specifically, the circadian clock protein Period 1 was found to function downstream of the hormone aldosterone (a known controller of blood sodium levels and thereby blood pressure) to regulate levels of the alpha-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel in the mouse kidney. The Role of the Wildlife Rehabilitator in Disaster Preparedness and Re
This paper explores how government and private agencies help animals after a disaster, the problems wildlife can pose for disaster and relief workers, how disasters affect wild animals and what behavior can result, how wildlife rehabilitators fit "into the capture, medical care and temporary sheltering of wildlife,"and how to help the public avoid injury from and provide assistance to wild animals. From the disaster manager for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). New agent for some drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancers
Scientists have discovered a compound capable of halting a common type of drug-resistant lung cancer. The researchers report that non-small cell lung cancers that had become invulnerable to the drugs Iressa and Tarceva were stymied by a new compound. The compound (WZ4002), whose basic chemical framework is different from that of other cancer drugs, acts against an epidermal growth factor receptor kinase that carries a specific structural defect. [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... High Altitude Soccer Teams Have Significant Advantage Over Lowland Tea
Soccer teams from high altitude countries have a significant advantage when playing at both low and high altitudes, finds a new study. In contrast, lowland teams are unable to acclimatise to high altitude, reducing physiological performance. Study Finds Enzyme Activity Promotes Rare Form Of Leukemia, Offers Pot
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified an enzyme that helps trigger the development of leukemia, a cancer of blood cells. Celebrex Provides A Two Pronged Attack Against Prostate Cancer
Celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor with promising anti-cancer properties, has now been found to attack prostate cancer cells in a second way that differs from Vioxx (rofecoxib), another anti-inflammatory drug that also inhibits COX-2. Secrets Of Red Tide Revealed
In work that could one day help prevent millions of dollars in economic losses for seaside communities, chemists have demonstrated how tiny marine organisms likely produce the red tide toxin that periodically shuts down US beaches and shellfish beds. This work could help prevent red tide outbreaks.
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