News tagged with weakened immune system
Maintaining healthy teeth and gums is a wise investment
Faced with plummeting investments and an unsteady job market, many Americans are feeling the effects of the recent economic crisis. In fact, a recent study by the American Psychological Association found that over 80 percent ...
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Keeping immune cells alive and kicking
New results from research on the International Space Station are offering clues on why astronauts’ immune systems don’t work as well in space. The findings may benefit the elderly on Earth.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 09, 2012 |
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Increasing genetic diversity of honey bees needed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Increasing the overall genetic diversity of honey bees will lead to healthier and hardier bees that can better fight off parasites, pathogens and pests, says bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey ...
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Rare fungus kills endangered rattlesnakes in southern Illinois
A small population of rattlesnakes that already is in decline in southern Illinois faces a new and unexpected threat in the form of a fungus rarely seen in the wild, researchers report. The finding matches ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study
The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by causing chronic stress, a study published Wednesday has reported ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
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New class of drugs for the reversible inhibition of proteasomes
As the "recycling plant" of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. When it is inhibited, the cell chokes on its own waste. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Bugs and paperwork: How unlocking the genetic secret of insects could improve human health and welfare
It's difficult to find much unused table space in Michael Kanost's office. The university distinguished professor and head of the department of biochemistry has nearly all of it claimed by stacks of folders ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Hidden soil fungus, now revealed, is in a class all its own
A type of fungus that's been lurking underground for millions of years, previously known to science only through its DNA, has been cultured, photographed, named and assigned a place on the tree of life.
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Pseudomonas deploys a toxin delivery machine to breach cell walls of rivals without hurting itself
Microbiologists have uncovered a sneaky trick by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa to oust rivals. It deploys a toxin delivery machine to breach cell walls of competitors without hurting itself.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Space shuttle's science brought payoffs to Earth
Science from the space shuttle helped open Earth's eyes to the cosmos and sister planets. It created perhaps the most detailed topographical map of Earth. And it even is helping doctors understand, and sometimes ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Key step identified in Legionnaire's disease infection process
(PhysOrg.com) -- NIH researchers have uncovered a key step in the biochemical sequence the bacterium which causes Legionnaire’s disease uses to reproduce inside the cells it infects.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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