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Natural compound stops retinopathy

7/2/2009

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 OKLAHOMA CITY Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the journal Diabetes , a publication of the American Diabet... [Comments]Natural compound stops retinopathy

UT multimedia program increases middle school interest in science

7/2/2009

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 Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found. Results from the study are published in the June issue of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Academic Medicine . The program,... [Comments]

Ben-Gurion U. researchers reveal connection between cancer and human evolution

7/2/2009

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BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, July 2, 2009 Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer. The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research . The team of researchers from BGU's National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) set o... [Comments]

Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues

7/2/2009

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 CORVALLIS, Ore. The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages. In the complete absence of stand-replacing disturbances via fire or timber harvest for... [Comments]

Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth, Wake Forest research shows

7/2/2009

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 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations. In a study of more than 1,000 preterm infant autopsies, researchers found that there is a strong association between congenital brain defects... [Comments]

Evolution: Crabs go deep to avoid hot water

7/2/2009

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 Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant the king crab. The results, published this week in the Journal of Biogeography , reveal temperature as a driving force behind the speciation and radiation of a major seafloor predator; globally, and over... [Comments]

Rampant helper syndrome

7/2/2009

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 The Archaea are single-celled organisms and a domain unto themselves, quite apart from the so called eukaryotes, being bacteria and higher organisms. Many species live under extreme conditions, and carry out unique biochemical processes shared neither with bacteria nor with eukaryotes. Methanogenic archaeans, for example, can produce methane gas out of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The underlyi... [Comments]

All in sight

7/2/2009

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 Bremerhaven, July 2nd 2009. A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first time on board of the research vessel Polarstern. Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part of their life under water. On the other hand, only a small... [Comments]All in sight

Virus-resistant grapevines

7/2/2009

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This release is available in German . A good wine needs to ripen. But it's a long way to the barrel. Even before the harvest, the grapevines have to overcome all kinds of obstacles. Extremely hot or rainy periods can destroy entire crops, not to mention the wide variety of pests that c... [Comments]Virus-resistant grapevines

UT scientist receives hemophilia research award

7/2/2009

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 Keri Smith, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has received a Career Development Award from the National Hemophilia Foundation. The award will support Smith's research into the development of a therapy for people with Hemophilia A, a bleeding disorder, whose immune systems are resistant to treatme... [Comments]

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