Cereal Killers: Is the Loaded Breakfast Bowl Really Healthy?
Maybe this piece of news can give us a peek into why kids today are showing a tendency of gaining excessive weight. The piling of calories starts off with the breakfast// cereal, which researchers find are loaded with sugar, akin to the sugar content of chocolates. While parents might just wince at...Live recordings of cell communication
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... someone around to be at practices and to be present to make changes if something looks unsafe. Another area of concern is equipment. A spring loaded floor is a good idea to prevent injuries and to cushion a fall. Mats are also important. Parents whose children are interested in cheerleading...Scientists Test New Way to Get Drugs to Cancer Cells
... The research was to be presented July 28 at the association's annual meeting, in Anaheim, Calif. In a study on mice, Sgouros and his colleagues loaded the immunoliposomes with alpha-particle emitters, which are powerful radioisotopes that can kill cancer cells without damaging nearby healthy cells. T...Vivacare Expands Patient Education Service to Pediatricians
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Three weeks into delicate fuelling operations, Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle has also been successfully loaded with oxygen. In orbit this will be transferred to the International Space Station's atmosphere for the crew to breathe. The maiden voyage of the first European International S...Fatty spheres loaded with siRNA shrink ovarian cancer tumors in preclinical trial
A molecular "off" switch packaged in a tiny sphere penetrates deeply into ovarian cancer tumor cells, stifling a troublesome protein and drastically reducing the size of tumors, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Aug. 15 edition of Clinical Cancer Rese...New cancer drug delivery system is effective and reversible
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