Archive: 09/28/2007
Treating obstructive sleep apnea, preventing heart attacks and strokes
Researchers in Brazil have found that treating patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) dramatically reduces early indications of atherosclerosis in just months, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 28, 2007 |
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Contraception: progress brings hope for new methods for men
For decades, pundits have predicted new contraceptives for men within the next 5 to 10 years. Are we really getting any closer? Judging from work presented today at the second "Future of Male Contraception" conference, ...
Sep 28, 2007 |
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DNA damage response confers a barrier for viral tumorigenesis
Kaposi’s sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human tumor virus and an etiological agent for Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). KSHV infection is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa where KS is nowadays the most common malignancy, due to widespread ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 28, 2007 |
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Babies raised in bilingual homes learn new words differently than infants learning one language
Infants who are raised in bilingual homes learned two similar-sounding words in a laboratory task at a later age than babies who are raised in homes where only one language is spoken.
Sep 28, 2007 |
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New research shows how H5N1 virus causes disease
H5N1 influenza, also known as avian influenza, is considered a major global threat to human health, with high fatality rates. While little had been known about the specific effects of H5N1 on organs and cells targeted by ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 28, 2007 |
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