Scientists Activate New Cancer Drug Using Light and Oxygen
...r normal healthy neighboring cells. The process really is about controlling the drugs ability to produce this reactive form of oxygen, explains Dr. Zheng. For the first time, using mouse models and on separate cells, we have shown that it is possible to limit the collateral damage to surrounding normal c...Floida to Electronically Track Alzheimers Patients
...al considerations. "This whole medical trial ... really raises some pretty important issues about informed consent," said Katherine Albrecht, the founder of the advocacy group Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering. Albrecht is concerned that Alzheimer's patients are being enrolled...Teenage Self Confidence Can Translate Later into Material Wealth
...lars more over a lifetime. Believing in yourself really does work wonders, especially for your bank account, the study found. People with high opinions of themselves as teenagers and young adults drew bigger salaries in middle age than their less confident counterparts, and the gap was widest for those ...Bathing in Wine Terri Hatcher Style
... alone you open a bottle of wine and then it's not really good after four or five days," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying. "This make-up chemist that I know was talking about all the good properties in wine - antioxidants and stuff, exfoliating qualities - and she said, `Never throw it out, dump it in y...Nanocomposite Labeled Cancer Cells Targeted and Destroyed by Using Lasers
... be used to kill cells indiscriminately, but it is really a blunt instrument. High powered lasers do so much damage that the tissue becomes opaque to further light. Yet, lower-powered lasers do not deliver enough energy to kill cells. By labeling cells with CNDs, light absorption can be selectively and lo...Simple Lifestyle Diet Changes can Diffuse 'Cancer Timebomb'
...ulation that is getting more obese, there could be really serious consequences in terms of the number of peo... to reduce their chances of getting cancer. 'It really is as simple as eating more healthily, making sure your portion size is not too big, and taking regu...Aggressive Family Planning Sparks Riots in China
...said in a telephone interview. "The farmers were really angry because the family planning team was going around to homes and making farmers pay fines if they had too many kids," another said. "If the farmers had no money they took things from them," the resident said. It wasn't immediately clear what ...Toddler Infected With Rare Side Effect Of Smallpox Vaccination Recovering
..., said that in the first weeks of the case, it was really touch and go. The doctors gave the boy narcotics to render him unconscious and free of pain. They also inserted a breathing tube and put him on mechanical ventilation to counter the breathing problems that can come with heavy doses of narcotics. ...Researchers Document First Case of Virgin Birth in Sharks
...re sperm, but a three-year storage would have been really extraordinary to believe. The insemination theory still could be believed, but scientists could not imagine asexual reproduction among sharks. "Because it was even more difficult to imagine asexual reproduction in a shark," New Scientist quoted P...14-year-old Killed in School Shooting in Canada
...guns have one purpose, and that is to kill, and it really reinforces what we've been saying for quite a whil...ith their friends so much, that they stay home and really have time with the family together," she said....Smart Pill for Non-invasive Diagnoses of Stomach Problems
...st treatment plan. "Some of these patients cant really leave their house because of their problems. Often, these patients are losing weight because of limited nutritional intake," says Dr. Richard McCallum, Professor of Gastroenterology. "This new technology will allow us to give these patients the tr...Watch Out for Signs of Autism in Babies!
...sed to say 'nature versus nurture,' but now people really think it's 'nature through nurture,"' said the University of Chicago's Dr. Lawrence Gray. Babies typically begin making eye contact soon after birth, and "understand at a basic, perhaps hardwired level, that eyes are special -- they look more at ey...Most Parents in U.S. Not in Favor of HPV Vaccine Mandates
... But are mandates for the HPV vaccine what parents really want for their children? To answer that questions, and gain more insight into parental opinion about new vaccines, the National Poll on Childrens Health, in collaboration with Knowledge Networks, Inc., conducted a national online survey in March 2...Study Finds Glycerin to Be a Good Source for Cattle Feed
...said it meets stringent FDA regulations. "We're really looking at the energy value and how it compares to corn. When the animal consumes glycerin, it's absorbed, and the glycerin is used to make glucose. Actually, it's like feeding sugar to a cow. Because it's liquid, there are two things we worry about ...Global Heartbeat Control Suggests Therapy for Beating Heart Failure
...eptors that control the whole setup. That's what's really new." The orphan nuclear receptor known as ERR was known to scientists as a key regulator in the production of cellular power plants called mitochondria, the researchers explained. But whether ERR or related ERR receptors play a broader role in car...Fire Ants are Emerging Nuisance for Virginians
...r a picnic or mowing your lawn. What the fire ants really bring is a lifestyle change."...'Katee Holmes' Vs 'Katie Holmes' Case of Losing Virginity
...he has fathered the child of Tom Cruise. 'It's a really cheap shot,' said Katie's rep. However, Katee's manager, Shy Love, a blue movie veteran, has insisted that the fledgling porn-star from Illinois changed her name to pay tribute to the 'Dawson's Creek' actress. 'Katee is using the name as a tribu...Choice is a Key Element in Success for Smokers Who Want to Quit
... moving across the country for a new job he or she really wants, mean more if you do them because you genuinely want to. Both Patrick's and Williams' research illustrates the crux of Self-Determination Theory: A self-motivated person derives more satisfaction in completing a given task, and is more likely...Scientist Found New Mechanism for Brain Learning
...ng able to turn a gene off throughout a brain is a really advanced thing to do. Its been shown that it can be done, but we put the system together and actually applied it," he said. Since Cdk5 is heavily implicated in Alzheimers disease and addiction to drugs of abuse, Dr. Bibb believes that the understan...Lack of Timely Intervention Results in Needless Death Due to Stroke in US
... are uncomfortable deciding whether the patient is really having a stroke a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain that injures or kills brain cells or is suffering from another condition. Doctors are therefore reluctant to give the only drug shown to make a real difference, tPA, or tissue pla...