Archive: 11/05/2007
Guardian of genome predicts treatment outcomes for childhood cancer
Researchers have identified a new role for a cancer-prevention gene in the response to drug treatment for childhood cancer.
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When Treating High Blood Pressure, Simplicity is Best
A simplified, step-care protocol for treating high blood pressure was more effective than guidelines-based practice in helping people reduce their blood pressure, according to late-breaking clinical trial results presented ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 05, 2007 |
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'TRAP' preserves genetic properties of popular geranium
Reseachers at The Ohio State University have demonstrated that Target Region Amplification Polymorphism, or TRAP, is an effective method for preserving the important genetic diversity of ornamental flower collections.
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How sweet is it?
We love it fresh, canned and frozen. It's grown in every state, and according to a recent study published by the American Society of Horticultural Science, adds up to a whopping $807 million per year industry in the U.S. ...
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Nov 05, 2007 |
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Computers learn art appreciation
A new program developed in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Haifa enables computers to "know" if an artwork is a Leonardo da Vinci original or the work of a less well-known artist. Using computer vision ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Powerful integration of lipid metabolic profiling with gene expression analysis
A recently published research article in the Journal of Proteome Research, authored by researchers from the Nestlé Reserarch Center, Genomatix Software GmbH, Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC, CXR Biosciences Ltd, the Cancer Resear ...
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Nov 05, 2007 |
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Government plan to revive 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico could backfire
The potential revision to the government’s approach for rejuvenating a huge “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is potentially dangerous and should be reconsidered, scientists in Michigan are reporting in a ...
Nov 05, 2007 |
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New fluorescent label sheds light on brain diseases
In an advance that may speed progress toward new diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (AD), scientists in New York are reporting development of the first direct method for measuring a key ...
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Delayed angioplasty -- big bucks, no bang
In a subset of patients suffering heart attack, adding stents to clot-busting medical therapy after the optimal treatment window ends isn't justified, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Researchers discover new hemoglobin function
A team of researchers from Wake Forest University, the National Institutes of Health and other institutions has discovered a previously undetected chemical process within the oxygen-carrying molecule hemoglobin that could ...
Nov 05, 2007 |
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U.S. nearly free from weevil threat
There is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for a $2.4 billion program aimed at eradicating weevils throughout the United States, it was reported.
Biology /
Nov 05, 2007 |
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Risk said associated with Eli Lilly drug
A new experimental drug from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. has been found to have a risk of major bleeding, sometimes even death, a report says.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 05, 2007 |
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