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Researchers discover surprising drug that blocks malaria

...ity for important new drugs for malaria that won't become resistant. New drugs are urgently needed because t... but it rapidly changes its molecular structure to become resistant to those drugs. It would be difficult, however, for the malaria parasite to develop resist...

Birth rate, competition are major players in hominid extinctions

...enn State. "Through time we see a lot of lineages become extinct when environments where the species are found become highly seasonal or unpredictable." Primates evolved in the Paleocene and Eocene when worldwide cl...

Nanotechnology shows promise as next wrinkle fighter

...a new solution to a critical problem as thin films become more important in new technology such as electronic monitors. The cosmetic arsenal to fight human wrinkles embraces technologies that seems crossed with science fiction ?from microdermabrasians to lasers to Botox injections ? and nanoparticles ar...

Cancer researchers add spice to research against rare neuromuscular disease

...tamine. In such diseases, the extra amino acids become part of abnormal proteins that clump up inside neu...to a standstill. The clumps of material eventually become toxic to neurons. In Kennedy's disease, a vital molecule known as CREB-binding protein or CBP bec...

No sex for 40 million years? No problem

...erged into distinct species, not just because they become isolated in different places, but because of the differing selection pressures in different environments. "One remarkable example is of two species living in close proximity on the body of another animal, a water louse. One lives around its legs,...

Re-analysis of cigarettes confirms tobacco companies increased addictive nicotine 11 percent

...lly in the U.S., and approximately 900,000 persons become addicted to smoking each year. In conclusion, according to the HSPH researchers, the extended analysis of MDPH data has demonstrated its potential to reveal undisclosed hazards to human health. They suggest that MDPH amend its unique reporting req...

Antibody signal may redirect inflammation to fuel cancer

...on response can drive some precancerous tissues to become fully malignant, UCSF scientists report discoverin...ally a helpful response to invading pathogens, can become misdirected and fuel cancer. The new research was presented today (February 19) by UCSF scientis...

New research may overturn conventional wisdom on drug-resistant tuberculosis

...atients with pulmonary TB is that the organism can become progressively resistant to standard therapy. This resistance was long thought to be acquired through mutations in the infecting strain when the treatment regimen was inadequate or the patient did not comply with it. More recently, studies of the gene...

New test for most virulent HPV strains under study

...y is commercially available, so the new test could become the second non-type-specific HPV test on the marke...ver, the HPV test, which is more accurate, has not become widely accepted as a primary screening tool for women age 30 and older, he says, citing cost and the...

Mosquito genes explain response to climate change

...s will be unable to change quickly enough and will become extinct." "Climate change will change the seasonal ecology of many animals," Bradshaw said. "Rather than having a bully coming to beat you up at recess everyday, you can take a body-building course and beat up the bully, or you simply can take re...

Living with water scarcity -- world must act now

...tockholm Water Prize Winner says, "this issue must become the world’s obsession." ...

Tiny clue reveals new path toward heart disease

...urs when the arteries supplying blood to the heart become narrowed or clogged by plaque deposits. Left untreated, the disease can completely block the blood flow to the heart, leading to a heart attack. While risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are known to contribute t...

Experimental vaccine given during pregnancy reduces stillbirths from common virus

...ransfusions, and sexual contact. Most adults will become infected with CMV at some point during their lives. Dr. Schleiss added that pregnant women may not even know they have the infection. CMV Vaccine Prototype The experimental vaccine differs from traditional vaccines, which are made from a w...

Key found to kill cystic fibrosis superbug

...ibrosis (CF), an inherited disease where the lungs become clogged with thick mucus, often leading to chronic respiratory infections. The team of researchers has identified a weakness in the armour that protects the B. cenocepacia bacterium from the effects of antibiotics. They hypothesize that preventin...

Pregnancy hormone key to repairing nerve cell damage

... in women than men, goes into remission when women become pregnant. MS is a neurodegenerative disease where the body's own immune system attacks the myelin surrounding nerves, leading to progressive loss of sensation and movement. MS affects approximately 2.5 million people worldwide and Canadians have one ...

Experience affects new neuron survival in adult brain; study sheds light on learning, memory

...development, their long-term survival and activity become stable. This suggests that the information on the experience is kept for a long time, says Gage. "This finding indicates the way in which new neurons in the adult brain could contribute to learning and memory by storing the information of one’s p...

Walking molecule now carries packages

...a means to transport molecules reliably. This will become as important to the molecular machinery of the future as trucks and conveyor belts are for factories of today." The last paper Bartels and his team published on this subject generated a great deal of interest. It was included in the American Instit...

A healthier start to a pig's life

...pecially in intensive production. Piglets commonly become susceptible to bacterial infections, restricting their growth rate; and often leading to losses of 10% or more. The antibiotics used routinely for many years to control these rapidly-spreading infections have now fallen out of use, mainly due to the ...

Pacific Rim researchers to collaborate on distributed bioinformatics analysis of avian flu

...nding to the University of Hawaii will allow it to become a node in the computational grid ?allowing it to a...hibitors and drug discovery. CNIC will also become the central repository for the project’s research data. The database will be distributed through the...

Ultrasound upgrade produces images that work like 3-D movies

... at home in 3-D stereo." The goggles would soon become obsolete, he added. New monitors capable of fusing stereo 3-D images without them are now in development....

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