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Study finds possible connection between marijuana... - 13 May 2008
Long-term harmful effects of marijuana (MJ) include risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory. The active...
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Marc Feldmann and Sir Ravinder Maini win Dr. Paul... - 13 May 2008
New York, N.Y. – May 13, 2008 – Johnson & Johnson today announced that Professor Marc Feldmann, FMedSci, FAA, FRS and Emeritus...
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ASU researchers synthesize molecule with self-control - 12 May 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Plants have an ambivalent relationship with light. They need it to live, but too much light leads to the increased...
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2nd ESMO symposium on soft tissue carcinomas and GIST - 12 May 2008
Conference addresses state-of-the-art cancer treatments Experts in treating a rare group of cancers that affect tissues such as muscle, fat,...
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RevGenUK, a 'single-stop' shop for use in functional... - 12 May 2008
A new project (RevGenUK) is being launched at the John Innes Centre in Norwich to help geneticists understand how plants grow. This knowledge...
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Why did the EPA fire a respected toxicologist? - 12 May 2008
A longtime defender of scientific integrity speaks out In March, the US House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into...
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HPV linked to better survival in tonsil, tongue... - 12 May 2008
Research is step toward tailored treatments for head and neck cancer ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan...
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NOAA reports coastal waters show decline in... - 12 May 2008
Concerns remain with continuing chemical inputs NOAA scientists today released a 20-year study showing that environmental laws enacted in the...
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Air pollution may be associated with blood clots in... - 12 May 2008
Long-term exposure to air pollution appears to be associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, blood clots in the thigh or legs,...
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Researchers find natural section favors parasite... - 12 May 2008
Why do parasites harm their hosts? Classic evolutionary theory predicts that parasites become more virulent because they must transmit...
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What's the difference between a human and a fruit fly? - 12 May 2008
Fruit flies are dramatically different from humans not in their number of genes, but in the number of protein interactions in their bodies,...
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Can feces save the species? - 12 May 2008
Sniffing dogs help monitor and protect threatened animals in Brazil This release is available in Spanish. Arlington, Virginia (May 12, 2008)...
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Ancient protein offers clues to killer condition - 12 May 2008
More than 600 million years of evolution has taken two unlikely distant cousins – turkeys and scallops - down very different physical...
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When following the leader can lead into the jaws of... - 12 May 2008
International study of animal behaviour has important implications for human decision-making Follow that fish -- threespine...
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How embryonic stem cells develop into... - 12 May 2008
Jerusalem, May 12, 2008 – While it has long been known that embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into any kind of...
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Arsenic-based therapy shown to help eradicate... - 12 May 2008
Unexpected discovery demonstrates key role for PML tumor suppressor gene BOSTON -- In both leukemia and solid tumors, there exists among the...
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Are anxiety disorders all in the mind? - 12 May 2008
Researchers find link between altered dopamine activity and social anxiety disorder according to an article in the Journal of Nuclear...
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Beyond nutrition -- plants deliver - 12 May 2008
Biofuels, medicines, bioplastics, flavors, pigments... The need for a renewable and affordable source of carbon that can sustain future economic...
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Seeing Alzheimer's amyloids - 12 May 2008
Brandeis and Leibniz Institut researchers show what protein clump looks like A-beta peptide fibril shown using electron...
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Human vision inadequate for research on bird vision - 12 May 2008
The most attractive male birds attract more females and as a result are most successful in terms of reproduction. This is the starting point of...
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Religion and the narrative of biological science - 12 May 2008
Essay explores how contemporary Judaism can be a resource of wisdom in genetic research Chicago, IL – May 12, 2008 – There exists...
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New clues to how proteins dissolve and crystallize - 12 May 2008
Fresh evidence for the 'Law of Matching Water Affinities' X-ray spectroscopy shows that a protein acetate group (molecule at...
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Carnegie Mellon engineering researchers automate... - 12 May 2008
New analysis of protein patterns in tissues PITTSBURGH— Carnegie Mellon University’s Justin Y. Newberg and Robert F. Murphy have...
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Glypican-3 gene function in regulating body size... - 12 May 2008
Toronto (May 13, 2008) - In a leading study that has implications for the development of novel therapies for a number of breast, lung and...
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Model shows how mutation tips biochemistry to cause... - 12 May 2008
Your fate can be determined by tiny events. Imagine you live in the city and you walk everywhere to get exercise – you are healthy and...
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Fruit fly avoidance mechanism could lead to new ways... - 11 May 2008
At first, fruit flies eat like horses. Hatching inside over-ripe fruit where they were laid, they feed wildly in the sugar-rich environment...
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A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified - 11 May 2008
Clues into how preeclampsia may surface in some pregnancies BOSTON – The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia...
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Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with... - 11 May 2008
O. tormota's ability to home in on the sound call is astonishingly precise, said Albert Feng, a professor of molecular and...
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Human aging gene found in flies - 11 May 2008
Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found a fast and effective way to investigate...
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Scientists dig deeper into the genetics of... - 11 May 2008
Joseph A. Gogos, M.D., Ph.D. associate professor of physiology and neuroscience, Columbia University Medical Center Click here...
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