Archive: 11/11/2008
Scientists map steps to block key enzyme action in heart failure
Taking a cue from the way drugs like Viagra put the biological brakes on a key enzyme involved in heart failure, scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out a key chemical step involved in blocking the enzyme.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Exercise is safe, improves outcomes for patients with heart failure
Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, say researchers from ...
Nov 11, 2008 |
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New technique to study the genetics of breast cancer
A new technique to study genetic changes that can lead to breast cancer could be one step closer.
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Previous abortions and exercise: Do they affect pregnancy?
Women who have had two or more induced abortions have a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia by 60 %. It is not currently understood to what degree physical activity during pregnancy protects against pre-eclampsia, compared to previous ...
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Optical illusions: caused by eye or brain?
When viewing the famous optical illusion painting Enigma by Isia Leviant, many people claim to see motion within the colored circles moving against the black and white striped background. Although this optica ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Battling bacteria in the blood: Researchers tackle deadly infections
It's a leading cause of death, but no one knows for sure how and why it happens. It's a major source of health care costs, adding days or weeks to the hospital stays and lost work time of millions of people. But no one fully ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Doctors should disclose off-label prescribing to their patients
Doctors should be required to disclose when they are prescribing drugs off-label, argues a new article in this week's PLoS Medicine. Michael Wilkes and Margaret Johns from the University of California Davis argue that the et ...
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Limb loss in lizards -- evidence for rapid evolution
Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of th ...
Biology /
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Without enzyme, biological reaction essential to life takes 2.3 billion years
All biological reactions within human cells depend on enzymes. Their power as catalysts enables biological reactions to occur usually in milliseconds. But how slowly would these reactions proceed spontaneously, in the absence ...
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Study finds new nanomaterial could be breakthrough for implantable medical devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Newborn Neurons in the Adult Brain Can Settle in the Wrong Neighborhood
In a study that could have significant consequences for neural tissue transplantation strategies, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that inactivating a specific gene in adult ...
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