Tiny mushrooms blamed for 400 deaths in SW China
(AP) -- Every year during the height of the rainy season, villagers of all ages in a corner of southwestern China would suddenly die of cardiac arrest.
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Playing Fertility in a Different Key
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes a couple can't get pregnant although anatomically everything seems normal. Emory reproductive endocrinologist Sarah Berga may be able to explain why: Stress.
Jul 13, 2010
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Juno Armored Up to Go to Jupiter
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Juno spacecraft will be forging ahead into a treacherous environment at Jupiter with more radiation than any other place NASA has ever sent a spacecraft, except the sun. In a specially ...
Jul 13, 2010
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High-risk prostate cancer associated with significantly lower bone mineral content loss
Men with prostate cancer lose significantly less bone mineral content (BMC) as they age than men who are free of the disease, according to research in the July issue of BJUI. The findings are important because loss of BMC ...
Jul 13, 2010
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Scientists identify new potential biocontrol for skunk vine
'Econophysics' points way to fair salaries in free market
A Purdue University researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support CEO compensation practices common today.
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Entitled workers are more frustrated on the job and more likely to abuse co-workers
Employees who feel entitled in the workplace are more apt to be frustrated on the job and lash out at their co-workers, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
Jul 13, 2010
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NIH genetic collaboration brings new meaning to the Silk Road
Researchers with the National Institutes of Health have found susceptibility to Behcet's disease, a painful, inflammatory condition, to be associated with genes involved in the body's immune response.
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Improving clinical use of stem cells to repair heart damage
Presenting at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual science conference today
(13 July), Professor Michael Schneider describes a new approach to treating heart attack and cardiomyopathy using stem cells.
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Fungi's genetic sabotage in wheat discovered
Using molecular techniques, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and collaborating scientists have shown how the subversion of a single gene in wheat by two fungal foes triggers a kind of cellular suicide in the grain crop's ...
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Researchers envision better disease surveillance to improve public health
With current public health threats ranging from swine flu to bioterrorism to environmental contamination, innovations that better predict disease outbreaks have vast potential to protect the public. In a paper published online ...
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In the ring: Researchers fighting bacterial infections zero in on microorganism's soft spots
In any battle, sizing up one's opponent is a critical first step. For researchers fighting a bacterial infection, that means assessing every nook and cranny of the malicious microorganism and identifying which ones to attack.
Jul 13, 2010
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Report on controlling NASA mission costs
NASA should develop a broad, integrated strategy to contain costs and maintain schedules as earth and space science missions are planned and designed, says a new report by the National Research Council. The report also calls ...
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Innovation and current status of prostate cancer gene therapy featured in Human Gene Therapy
Improved delivery methods and better testing systems are needed to advance promising gene therapy strategies for treating prostate cancer, according to a series of review articles in Human Gene Therapy, a peer ...
Jul 13, 2010
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Medications found to cause long term cognitive impairment of aging brain
Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment in older African-Americans, according to a ...
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