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Loss of Stem Cells Correlates With Premature Aging

...g as a slow loss of stem cells, a deterioration of pools of cells that reside in each tissue type, says Brown. We accelerated the aging process by wiping out a large fraction of these cells prematurely, in one fell swoop. Essentially, ATR-deleted mice start their young adulthood with two strikes against th...

Figures of Dengue In Singapore On The Rise

...rdingly, dengue-carrying insects can breed in tiny pools of water found in flowerpots, discarded bottles or cans, or old tires. Like several other Southeast Asian countries, Singapore reported a higher-than-usual number of dengue infections in 2005. The disease is endemic to the region. A more serious ...

Brains White Matter: More Talkative Than Once Thought

...the OPCs. A further microscopic hunt revealed that pools of glutamate were present in the nerve fibers wherever they touched OPCs. All of the nerve cells in the white matter that released glutamate within reach of OPCs, moreover, had something in common: no myelin insulation. Normally myelin speeds elect...

Dengue Cases in Singapore Crosses Alarming Levels

...he mosquito ample opportunities to breed in minute pools of stagnant water all over the island," the statement said. The NEA and members of an inter-agency taskforce have intensified daily inspections of possible breeding grounds in homes and outdoor areas such as drains, construction sites, parks and v...

Singapore Dengue Fever Cases Hit Year's Peak

...he mosquito ample opportunities to breed in minute pools of stagnant water all over the island," they said. Three people have died from dengue and there have been 4,029 cases of the disease in the first 27 weeks of the year, a figure which is up sharply from 1,679 in the same period last year. Singapor...

Dengue Surge in Singapore, Man Prosecuted for Breeding Mosquitoes

...eding sites. Dengue-carrying insects breed in tiny pools of water found in flower pots, discarded bottles or cans, or old tires. Only recently Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim. had declared that the country was ready to fight dengue should the situation worsen in the hotter...

Pond in High Artic Drying Up Due to Global Warming

...ere taken aback to find that about 40 well-studied pools among them Camp Pond, Cape Herschel Lagoon and Beach Ridge Pond were fractions of their former size, or totally gone. "The final ecological threshold for an aquatic ecosystem is loss of water," said biology Prof. John Smol These sites have now cro...

Wet Weather Heralds the Mosquito Menace

...swings so water drains out. Keep children's wading pools empty and on their sides when they aren't being used....

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