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New Antibiotic Beats Superbugs At Their Own Game

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000

By targeting the gene that confers resistance to antibiotics, a new drug may be able to finally outwit drug-resistant staph bacteria.

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Newly Identified Enzyme Treats Deadly Bacterial Infections In Mice

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000

By the time antibiotics made their clinical debut 70 years ago, bacteria had long evolved strategies to shield themselves. For billions of years, bacteria hurled toxic molecules at each other in the struggle to prosper, and those that withstood the chemical onslaught marched on. Now, with an uptick in antibiotic-resistant bacteria reaching alarming proportions, scientists have identified an enzyme produced in viruses (called bacteriophages) that could stop these one-celled powerhouses dead in their tracks.

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Effects Of Healing Touch Therapy Being Studied

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000

Researchers are pairing a complementary therapy known as Healing Touch with mild sedation to see if the technique truly calms patients undergoing minor procedures.

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Glaucoma Surgery Studied In Medicare Patients, New Hope For People With End-stage Glaucoma

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000

Ophthalmologists continue to develop treatments to help the more than three million Americans with glaucoma. The July issue of Ophthalmology includes a large, national study of outcomes of incisional surgeries, used to reduce pressure inside the eye, in Medicare patients. Also covered is research that may brighten the outlook for patients with end-stage glaucoma.

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Search For Salt Tolerant Grasses Aims To Improve Roadside Plantings

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000

Researcher aims to identify a salt tolerance limit for native and ornamental turf grasses in hopes of finding a variety that can be used along highways without being killed when roadway salt — mixed with melting snow — is splashed onto the grass.

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Proposal To Merge NOAA And US Geological Survey To Form An Earth Systems Science Agency

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0000

In a new article in the journal Science, a group of former senior federal officials call for the establishment of an independent Earth Systems Science Agency to meet the unprecedented environmental and economic challenges facing the nation. They propose forming the new agency by merging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US Geological Survey.

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Edwardsville attorney forms firm, invests in wine bar (Belleville News-Democrat)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:10:17 +0000

Forming a new law firm in downtown Edwardsville just made sense to Randy Gori. After years of arguing asbestos cases in Alton, he has formed a new firm with fellow attorney Barry Julian that will soon relocate by the Madison County Courthouse. The move will bring Gori closer to his other business interest, Erato on Main, a wine bar where Gori is also a partner. He talked about his upcoming move …

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Mesothelioma For The Best Advice & Help Call The Mesothelioma … - PR Web (press release)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:05:37 +0000

Mesothelioma For The Best Advice & Help Call The Mesothelioma …
PR Web (press release), WA - 32 minutes ago
Why should victims of mesothelioma or their families call the Mesothelioma Victims Center First? According to Americas Watchdog, "its pretty simple, …

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Mesothelioma For The Best Advice & Help Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center First Especially For US Navy Veterans (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:01:00 +0000

Why should victims of mesothelioma or their families call the Mesothelioma Victims Center First?

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Nature Reserves Attract Humans, But At A Cost To Biodiversity

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Countering a perception that establishing nature reserves in developing nations drives away local communities, a new study finds that human settlements are actually drawn to protected areas in Africa and Latin America. Unfortunately, the researchers also found a link between high rates of human population growth and illegal harvesting of timber, bushmeat hunting and species extinction.

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Extended Cyclone Relief Efforts Aided From Space

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Earth observation satellites have provided vital information to relief workers in Myanmar throughout a particularly long crisis response window following the devastating Cyclone Nargis that hit the country on May 2 and 3, 2008.

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New Car Navigation System Monitors Traffic To Avoid Traffic Jams

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Researchers are developing a new in-car navigation system which informs motorists about traffic jams ahead and advises the driver of the best route for their journey before they reach the congestion. The ‘Congestion Avoidance Dynamic Routing Engine’ (CADRE) uses Artificial Intelligence to interpret live traffic information shared between vehicles fitted with a special GPS.

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Genetic Status Of North-east India’s Adi Tribe Detailed

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0000

North-east India has always been a hotspot for population geneticists due to its unique, strategic geographic location and the presence of linguistically, culturally and demographically diverse populations practicing varied occupations (from hunter-gathering to settled agriculture). Researcher have now examined the genetic status of sub-tribes of a remotely located tribal cluster — the Adi, a Tibeto-Burman-speaking tribe of Arunachal Pradesh in the north-east of India. Based on 15 autosomal microsatellite markers, the authors studied the genetic affinity, differentiation and sub-structuring among six Adi subgroups, as well as their genetic affinity with other groups.

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Rocketing Through Water: Space-age Swimsuit Being Tested At NASA

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Swimmers around the world are breaking records this year like never before, including at this week’s U.S. Olympic trials. Some attribute it to extensive training as athletes prepare to compete at this summer’s games in Beijing. Others say one factor may be a new swimsuit — a space-age swimsuit made of fabric tested at NASA.

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Calpain Inhibitors Never Forget: Improving Memory In Alzheimer’s Disease Mice

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Overactivation of proteins known as calpains, which are involved in memory formation, has been linked to Alzheimer disease. Researchers have now shown that two different drugs that inhibit calpains can improve memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, leading them to suggest drugs that target calpains might stop or slow down the memory loss that occurs as Alzheimer’s disease progresses.

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Rare Plants And Endangered Species Such As Tigers At Risk From Traditional Medicine

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0000

Two reports from TRAFFIC, the world’s largest wildlife trade monitoring network, on traditional medicine systems in Cambodia and Vietnam suggest that illegal wildlife trade, including entire tiger skeletons, and unsustainable harvesting is depleting the region’s rich and varied biodiversity and putting the primary health care resource of millions at risk.

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Woman Aquires New Accent After Stroke

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0000

A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, researchers reported in the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences.

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Asbestos case could hurt liability - Crain’s Manchester Business

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:12:25 +0000

Asbestos case could hurt liability
Crain’s Manchester Business, UK - 17 minutes ago
He said some insurance companies were attempting to shun liabilities because mesothelioma is typically contracted up to 30-40 years after the exposure to …

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Still waiting for answers on beach asbestos (Chicago Sun-Times)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:39:55 +0000

If you’re headed to Illinois’ most popular beach this weekend, what do you know about asbestos fibers in the sand you’ll be sitting on or your kid is making a sandcastle with?

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Still waiting for answers on beach asbestos - Chicago Sun-Times

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:38:01 +0000

Still waiting for answers on beach asbestos
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 21 minutes ago
Asbestos causes a type of cancer called mesothelioma. When fibers get in the lungs, they stay. Many years later, you may notice a shortness of breath. …

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Wild Orangutans Declining More Sharply In Sumatra And Borneo Than Thought

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Endangered wild orangutan populations are declining more sharply in Sumatra and Borneo than previously estimated, according to new findings. Although other threats to orangutan survival exist, such as hunting in agricultural areas where human-orangutan conflicts exist, the biggest by far is forest destruction associated with the burgeoning palm oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Statins Have Unexpected Effect On Pool Of Powerful Brain Cells

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells known as glial progenitor cells that are important to brain health as we age, scientists have found. The new findings shed light on a long-debated potential role for statins in the area of dementia.

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Endocrinology: Understanding The Genetics Of Congenital Hyperinsulinism

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000

A number of congenital disorders characterized by low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) as a result of excessive secretion of the hormone insulin are collectively known as congenital hyperinsulinism.

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New Technique Produces Genetically Identical Stem Cells

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Cells from mice created using genetically reprogrammed cells can be triggered via drug administration to enter an embryonic-stem-cell-like state without the need for further direct genetic manipulation. This technical advancement enables creation of large numbers of genetically identical cells that can be reprogrammed to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state simply by exposure to a drug. Researchers can exploit such cells to decipher and improve the reprogramming process.

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Don’t Count On Long-term Success In Climate Policy, Warns Paper In Decision Analysis

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Long-term climate change policy in the US and abroad is likely to change very slowly, warns a researcher who calls for stronger short-term goals to reduce carbon emissions. Although staging climate change policy decisions over time would seem to make sense, researchers point out that the tendency of U.S. and international policy to change extremely slowly requires front-loading the painful decisions.

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Mining For Molecules In The Milky Way

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Scientists are prospecting in a rich molecular cloud in our Milky Way Galaxy. They seek to discover new, complex molecules in interstellar space that may be precursors to life. As molecules rotate and vibrate, they emit radio waves at specific frequencies. Each molecule has a unique pattern of such frequencies, called spectral lines, that constitutes a “fingerprint” identifying that molecule. Laboratory tests can determine the pattern of spectral lines that identifies a specific molecule.

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Blood Vessel Inhibitor Shows Promise Against Metastatic Thyroid Cancer

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Thyroid cancer that has spread to distant sites has a poor prognosis, but an experimental drug that inhibits tumor blood vessel formation can slow disease progression in some patients, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Volcanic Activity Shaped Mercury After All

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Planetary geologists have determined that volcanism played a central role in forming Mercury’s surface. The evidence of volcanic activity, published in Science, lends important insights into Mercury’s geologic history.

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Bringing Stability To The Protein Defective In Phenylketonuria

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Phenylketonuria is an inherited disease characterized by progressive mental retardation and seizures because the individual is deficient in the protein PAH. Most of the genetic mutations that cause PKU do so because the PAH protein that is generated by the mutated gene is not stable enough to function. New data now suggest that it might be possible to stabilize the mutated PAH protein in individuals with PKU such that it can function normally.

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Insights Into Tissue Only Micromillimeters Thick With Help From New High-Tech Robot

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +0000

“TIGA,” the new high-tech imaging center at the University of Heidelberg provides deep insights: a high-tech robot makes it possible for the first time to automatically reproduce and evaluate tissue slices only micromillimeters thick — an important aid for researchers in understanding cancer or in following in detail the effect of treatment on cells and tissue.

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