Australian Research Reveals AIDS, Cancer Link
AIDS sufferers and transplant patients are at a much higher risk than..., suggests a link between a depleted immune system and 20 different types of cancer and could be a breakthrough in the understanding of the causes of the m...Snack Foods Fortified With Fiber
...d Alavi is an assistant professor of grain science and industry at K-State's College of Agriculture. His ...hed flour taste like the kind used in most cookies and tortillas so that manufacturers can make a more healthful snacking alternative that consumers want t...More Indian Doctors Questioned in Australia as UK Terror Plot Inquiry Widens
...ks in UK raided two hospitals in Western Australia and also quizzed five doctors of foreign origin, four ...ection with the foiled bombings at Glasgow airport and outside a London nightclub five days ago. Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said today sever...Autophagy may Lead to Heart Disease
...y is taking place, but how much of it is occurring and whether it participates in disease pathogenesis is... study, we found that autophagy can become harmful and lead to cellular damage. Autophagy is a highly regulated process that plays a normal role in cell f...New Strategy to Counter Problem Drinking
... nalmefene on an as needed basis. It has a robust and sustained effect in reducing harmful heavy drinkin... negative impacts on the well-being of individuals and families and cause enormous costs to society due to lost working days, accidents, treatment of alcoh...Chinese Mayor Urges Residents to Stop Buying Cars
...top buying cars in a bid to ease worsening traffic and pollution woes, state media reported Friday. Th... year's Beijing Olympics, when the partial car ban and other measures will be employed to ensure athletes do not experience the pollution that the city's r...Fibrinogen may Inhibit Spinal Cord Regeneration
...gs, which show the molecular link between vascular and neuronal damage during injury to the central nervo...tudied three types of spinal cord injuries in mice and rats which resulted in cellular and vascular damage, and leakage of fibrinogen from the blood vessel...Kids With Crohn's Disease are at Ease Now
..., starting an organ donor awareness club for teens and being a peer counselor for other kids facing chron... that its easier dealing with it now than when she and her family learned the diagnosis five years ago. Its nothing to be afraid of. Ive chosen not to hide...An Inconvenient Truth-Coal to Liquid
...ssue of coal's place in supplying America's energy and fuel needs has taken on added importance in recen...ischer-Tropsch method of converting coal to diesel and other products, such as paraffin and chemicals for making plastics. "Weve been doing Fischer-Trops...Boyfriend Bites Off Lip and Ear of 3-year-old Daughter of His Girlfriend
...not betray her lover. The word gets around though and the two are arrested. New Bedford police in Massachusetts announced Wednesday the arrests and said Bryan James, 34, put up a brief struggle after they stopped his vehicle to arrest him and the c...A Mechanical Prosthetic Close to the Real Thing
... any robotic medical alternatives. Made of steel and blue plastic, Didrick's X-Finger allows for a surp...c prosthesis where it counts most: mobility, power and accuracy. In May, Didrick was awarded second prize in the History Channel's Modern Marvels Invent ...Nicole Richie is Pregnant and Ready to Get Married
...ve shared the joyful news with her mother, Brenda, and her close pals, including Mischa Barton. However,...king about tying the nuptial knot with her. Joel and his brother Benji recently went shopping for an engagement ring, and sources revealed the couple may...Flu Outbreak Among Children Feared in Western Australia
... for the flu played a role in the number of public and private hospitals going on bypass recently. The ...have cold- or flu-like symptoms, including a cough and a fever, should see their general practitioner," said Dr Van Buynder. He said one of the children ...Chickens also Use Earth's Magnetic Field to Sense Direction
...trated that domestic fowl, like many other animals and birds, also use the Earth's magnetic field to sens...periment, the team of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wiltschko and Roswitha Wiltschko placed newly hatched chicks in an artificial magnetic field, teaching them by int...New Blood Vessels can Be Created from Bone Marrow Stem Cells: Study
...t the University at Buffalo Department of Chemical and Biological ngineering say that the bone marrow is ...urce of adult stem cells, containing smooth muscle and endothelial cells, and add that these stem cells can be used in regenerative medicine for cardiovasc...Mira Nair Launches AIDS Awareness Project
...led 'Jaago' to highlight the spread of the disease and its danger to society . The project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will use the powerful medium of Indian cinema to inform people about AIDS ...DNA Sample Suggests Greenland was Much Warmer During Last Ice Age
...y believed . The DNA came from the trees, plants and insects of a boreal forest estimated to be between 450,000 and 900,000 years old. Previously, the youngest evidence of a boreal forest in Greenland was from 2.4 mi......nise the genetic analysis of Clostridium difficile and its close relatives. Until now scientists have ...ogy of C-diff. With funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Morvus Technology Ltd, Professor Nigel Minton and h...Prescription Costs More for Older Men Than Women
...n Italians, conducted by Henley Management College and the University of Milan has concluded that the pre...per individual was similar for males (196.13 euro) and females (195.12euro). However after 65 years of age, the mean prescribing costs for males were signi...A New Therapy to Protect Cancer Patients Against Infertility
...ence of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today revealed a promising new therap...for protecting the fertility of women with cancer and auto-immune diseases such as lupus. Dr. Kate Stern, Research Director of the Royal Womens Hospital...