Scientists show how certain vegetables combat cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Women should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season.
Dec 23, 2008
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Dec 23, 2008
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Scientists demonstrate modulation of gene expression by protein coding regions
A research team at the Stowers Institute has discovered how the expression of one of the Hox master control genes is regulated in a specific segment of the developing brain. The findings provide important insight into how ...
Dec 23, 2008
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Reduction in antibody gene rearrangement in B cells related to type 1 diabetes, lupus
(PhysOrg.com) -- More drafts usually mean a better product and so it also seems to go with the human immune system. As B cells develop, genes rearrange to allow antibodies to recognize different foreign invaders ...
Dec 23, 2008
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Researchers find that memory storage molecule preserves complex memories
The brain acts as a computer to both store information and process that information. In a computer, separate devices perform these roles; while a hard disk stores information, the central processing unit (CPU) does the processing. ...
Dec 23, 2008
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Vitamin D deficiency associated with greater rates of cesarean sections
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by caesarean section as ...
Dec 23, 2008
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First images from medical beamline at Canadian Light Source
A University of Saskatchewan (U of S)-led research team at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron has received an early Christmas present. After several years of research, construction and testing, the ...
Dec 23, 2008
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HP Compaq Mini 700 Netbook Launched in Europe
(PhysOrg.com) -- HP has launched their 10.2 inch netbook in Europe yesterday. The Compaq Mini incorporates a 1.6 GHz processor using an Intel Atom CPU along with an GMA950 graphics processor, with 1 GB of ...
Dec 23, 2008
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In many fungi, reproductive spores are remarkably aerodynamic
The reproductive spores of many species of fungi have evolved remarkably drag-minimizing shapes, according to new research by mycologists and applied mathematicians at Harvard University.
Dec 23, 2008
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Fock states could hold clues to quantum memory components
(PhysOrg.com) -- “Fock states will play a role in the future of quantum computing,” Andrew Cleland tells PhysOrg.com. “We have completed the first experimental measurement of the time decay of Fock states in a supe ...
Dec 23, 2008
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Cousin marriage laws outdated
Laws banning marriage between first cousins are based on outdated assumptions about a high degree of genetic risk for offspring and should be repealed, according to a population genetics expert.
Dec 23, 2008
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Bioreactors might solve blood-platelet supply problems
It might be possible to grow human blood platelets in the laboratory for transfusion, according to a new study at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
Dec 23, 2008
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College students find comfort in their pets during hard times
A new study suggests that college students may handle stressful situations better if they have a pet. Research has already shown that pets can improve the quality of life for people who are aging or those who are chronically ...
Dec 23, 2008
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Researchers find chink in the armor of viral 'tummy bug'
Researchers at Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Melbourne have moved a step closer to identifying a broad spectrum treatment for the dreaded 'viral tummy ...
Dec 23, 2008
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Honey bees on cocaine dance more, changing ideas about the insect brain
In a study that challenges current ideas about the insect brain, researchers have found that honey bees on cocaine tend to exaggerate.
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Dec 23, 2008
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Poor maternal health care widespread in eastern Burma
Access to maternal health-care is extremely limited and poor nutrition, anemia and malaria are widespread in eastern Burma, which increases the risk of pregnancy complications, says new research published in the open access ...
Dec 23, 2008
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