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UK Nurses Complain of Stress, One Quits After Screaming at Heart Attack Patient

...rses interviewed in a survey done by Nursing Times magazine say they suffered from physical or mental health problems linked to work-related stress. Some 44% said their sex life was suffering as a result and a quarter said they had started drinking more. Nursing Times blamed the pressure of financial defici...

Scientist Found New Mechanism for Brain Learning

...there are a lot of cognitive implications," Nature magazine quoted senior study author Dr. James Bibb, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, as saying. "Everything is more meaningful to these mice. The increase in sensitivity to their surroundings seems to have made them smarter," he added. The researcher sa...

Jolies Slimmer Arms Shows Her Prominent Veins

...nd veiny appearance of the arms forced an American magazine to doctor her photograph before publishing it. According to the New York Post, the latest issue of In Touch features Jolie on the red carpet at Cannes, showing her typically veiny arm looking silky-smooth. "You're right, we softened those veins...

Scientist Observes real Time Generation of Neurones in Mammals

...a model to study this complexity directly," Nature magazine quoted him as saying. Dr. Mizrahi developed an experimental model to study development of neural dendrites in vivo by using special microscopic imaging techniques, combined with virus gene technology. The dendrites are the string-like extension...

Magnets to the rescue of Alzheimers patients

...days and then examined their brains, New Scientist magazine reported. They found large increases in the proliferation of stem cells - immature cells that go on to develop into nerves and other kinds of tissue - in a part of the brain called the dentate gyrus hippocampus. These cells divide throughout li...

Macrophages may Help Prevent Obesity

...e found that they can also do good things," Nature magazine quoted senior study author Dr. Ajay Chawla, Assistant Professor of Medicine, as saying. The study led to the identification of a molecular switch that can shift the called into the more desirable mode, a finding that could play a role in blocking t...

'Star Trek'-type Scanning may Help Reveal Genetic Activity of Tumors

... exactly on what is happening in a person," Nature magazine quoted senior co-author Dr. Howard Chang, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Stanford, as saying. The researchers insist that their work will enable doctors to obtain molecular details of a specific tumor or disease without having to remove body...

Rice Containing Breast Milk Proteins to Be Grown in Kansas

...roval in March after it was tested in Peru, Nature magazine reports. Initially, concerns were raised that the rice might escape into the environment through animals and birds, or through extreme weather events. The USDA has, however, said that the any seeds eaten by animals or birds would pose them no sig...

Vaporisers Make Marijuana Safe for Medicinal Use Compared to Smoking

...alent amounts of THC into the bloodstream," Nature magazine quoted Abrams as saying. According to him, the main difference between the two delivery methods was that THC seemed to be absorbed into the bloodstream faster when using the vaporisers. "The pharmacological and physiological effects were comparab...

'Skinny' Debate Upsets Actress Knightley

...y says she was upset when her pictures appeared in magazine articles about the "skinny celebrity" debate . "When all that blew up, I felt terrible. It appeared that I was promoting something when I absolutely was not. I am thin because that's what I am, and I was thinner at that point because of the work I ...

"Decryption" of Enzyme's Functions Paves Way for Future Drug Discovery

...ch can go wrong. We're all very gratified," Nature magazine quoted Shoichet as saying. During the study, the researchers extracted an enzyme from a bacterium known as Thermotoga maritima, a microbe that normally lives at very high temperatures and pressures near volcanic ocean vents. Its structure was dete...

Hoarding can Endanger Lives, Says New Study

...n't see how a little decision, like keeping an old magazine because they haven't yet read it, can turn into a whole big mess. They have a hard time moving from the particular to the general," Hart added. Well-meaning family and friends may try to help by clearing all the clutter away from the hoarder's home...

Mice can Produce Embryonic Stem Cells Similar to That of Humans

...uman counterparts. A report published in Nature magazine says when observed from a microscope, these cells look very similar to human cells. They also rely on the same proteins from growth as human cells....

Intake of Potatoes Boosts the Immune System

... the researchers write in Chemistry & Industry - a magazine of the Society of Chemical Industry. The scientists carried out a study where they fed growing pigs large quantities of raw potato starch (RPS) for over 14 weeks and found that they had healthier bowels. They also found that these pigs had decre...

IIT-Kharagpur the Leading Technology College in India: Survey

...ccording to the survey by Data Quest, a technology magazine in India, and International Data Corporation (IDC), a US-headquartered research firm, the seven IITs have bagged the top seven positions. IIT-Kharagpur climbed two places to the first slot. The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, has ...

Boffins Develop New Technique to Hunt Illness-causing Mutants in Non-gene DNA

...ws us to evaluate what these sequences do," Nature magazine quoted Mario Capecchi, distinguished professor and co-chair of human genetics at the University of Utah, as saying. He says that the new method attains significance as it "makes it practical to do this for a vast amount of the total genome." Sen Wu,...

WAG Wedding Extravaganza for England Footballers

...nded, how much the events cost and which celebrity magazine snapped up the photography rights. Terry's bash --...Hadfield was more down to earth, with no celebrity magazine tie-up and the reception back at their six-million-pound mansion. It took place at Manchester Cathed...

Experts Warn Against Side Effects of the New Weight Loss Drug

...eting the drug in its first year. Television and magazine ads are running. E-tailers Amazon.com and Drugstore.com report that the drug, which has been pre-sold, already is a top seller even at a cost of $50 to $60 for a month's supply. Alli blocks enzymes that digest fat, preventing the body from absorbing...

Jail Visit Left Paris' Sis Nicky in Hysterics

...minutes on Tuesday. We talk through glass," People magazine quoted her, as saying. "And this one left in hysterics. Nicky tried to keep the brave face but - I never see Nicky cry," she added. Kathy also said that the entire prison scene looks like 'directly out of the movies'. "It's sad. It's like right...

101 Websites That can Change Your Life Enlisted

British magazine 'Computing Which?' has compiled a list of 101 webs...l the time," she added. The list created by the magazine even includes those websites through which people may obtain information as to how they can get in t...

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