Archive: 07/18/2008
New approach to cancer: Find most tightly controlled genes
Scientists at a Duke University medical school in Singapore have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against cancer and possibly many other diseases.
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Researchers discover primary sensor that detects stomach viruses
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the primary immune sensor that detects the presence of stomach viruses in the body. They show that the sensor – a protein called MDA-5 – ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Study on government's controversial choice of HPV vaccine
The UK government may save up to £18.6 million a year by deciding to use the HPV vaccine Cervarix, given that it is equally effective as the more expensive Gardasil in preventing cervical abnormalities, according to a study ...
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Heart attack not a death sentence
Survivors of cardiac arrest who received intensive care can expect long-term quality of life at reasonable expense to the health care system. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care is the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Natural selection may not produce the best organisms
"Survival of the fittest" is the catch phrase of evolution by natural selection. While natural selection favors the most fit organisms around, evolutionary biologists have long wondered whether this leads to the best possible ...
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Jul 18, 2008 |
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Early study reveals promising Alzheimer's disease treatment
A drug once approved as an antihistamine in Russia improved thinking processes and ability to function in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study conducted there, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Researchers explore the genetic basis of social behavior in ants
Understanding how interactions between genes and the environment influence social behavior is a fundamental research goal. In a new study, researchers at the University of Lausanne and the University of Georgia have shed ...
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Jul 18, 2008 |
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