Archive: 07/11/2008
Researches identify herpesvirus proteins that target key cellular processes
A study published July 11th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens suggests that herpesviruses use multiple strategies to manipulate important components of the host cell nuclear environment during infection. The study, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Alaskan Eskimos' high rates of artery plaque could be from high smoking
Alaskan Eskimos' significantly higher rates of fatty artery plaque than the general U.S. population may be due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Study reveals potential reasons for school absenteeism
A questionnaire of Swiss schoolchildren has revealed the extent of truancy and school fear. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, links truancy and sc ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral
Children between the ages of seven and 12 appear to be naturally inclined to feel empathy for others in pain, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, who used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Wasps and bumble bees heat up, fly faster with protein-rich food
Good pollen makes bees hot, biologists at UC San Diego have found. Wasps warm up too when they find protein-rich meat, a separate experiment has shown.
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Jul 11, 2008 |
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Scientists identify genetic basis for the black sheep of the family
Coat color of wild and domestic animals is a critical trait that has significant biological and economic impact. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have identified the genetic basis for black coat c ...
Biology /
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Why men are more at risk of diseases caused by blood clots than women
Being male increases your risk of diseases caused by the inappropriate formation of a blood clot (a process known as thrombosis), such as heart attack and stroke, but the reasons for this are not completely understood. However, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Learning to talk to teens about sex -- while at work
Sex is one of the most difficult topics a parent can bring up with an adolescent, but a new study finds that parents who are taught specific communication skills can more readily tackle these conversations and sustain them ...
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