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Stormy days ahead for coral reefs

The increasing violence of storms under global climate change will have major effects on coral reefs ?and has important implications for their future management. A scientific team from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) at James Cook University has produced the world's first engineering model to predict how much damage a reef is likely to suffer when confronted wi...

Changing length of days reverses how estrogen affects aggressiveness in mice

New research shows how simply varying the length of daylight to which mice are exposed to can change how aggressively they react to other mice. However, in the long days of s...

Brain protein improves stroke symptoms in rats, even when injected after 3 days

A protein naturally occurring in the brain improves recovery from stroke when injected up to three days after the onset of the stroke, and could be used as an effective stroke drug. A study in rats published today in the open access journal BMC Biology shows that an injection of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF), whose function in the brain is to control the formation of neurons and c...

Fitness has fallen since the days of Ancient Greece

We may not be as fit as the people of ancient Athens, despite all that modern diet and training can provide, according to research by University of Leeds (UK) exercise physiologist, Dr Harry Rossiter. Dr Rossiter measured the metabolic rates of modern athletes rowing a reconstruction of an Athenian trireme, a 37m long warship powered by 170 rowers seated in three tiers. Using portable meta...
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42 days until the 2006 Olympics of Biotechnology in Chicago

The organization made a...

Concentrated solar energy project wins Innovation Days prizes

Angie Franzke's concentrating solar collector won first place last Friday in both the Schoofs Prize for Creativity and the Tong Prototype Prize, winning $12,500. Instead of the mirror...

Innovation Days will show off potential young entrepreneurs

The Schoofs Prize for Creativity and Tong Prototype Prize reward students for engineering new devices that aren't part of any curriculum. At this year's Innovation Days, undergr...

30 days to success: Three simple steps to create your own international startup

The idea of being self-employed seems daunting to many professionals. It's estimated that 80 percent of businesses fail within the first five years. If you're the 'glass is half-...

Efforts to avoid friendly fire spawned ancestor of todays RFID

British soldiers seeking ways to identify friendly aircraft in World War II were given a newly developed radar transponder system called IFF - Identification Friend or Foe. It was a crude system, but it was a way to tap into technology to identify something at a distance. Fast forward 65 years, and you'll find researchers working on today's version of remote identifi...

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Morning after pill effective up to five days after having unprotected sex

Canadian researchers say, that the morning after pill, which rescues many women from unwanted pregnancies can be effective up to five days after having unprotected sex. These findings were released after a study conducted by Dr. Isabel Rodrigues, a professor of family medicine at the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, and colleagues. The study is published in the March...

New Hair in 15 Days Could Now Be A Possibility Say Researchers

Adult hair follicles undergo a growth cycle consisting of periods of growth (anagen), regression (catagen), and rest (telogen). Researchers demonstrated that the brief activation of ?-catenin in // telogen-phase adult hair follicles is sufficient to initiate the anagen phase. Scientists have discovered that the transient activation of a protein called ?-catenin can induce new hair growth....

Indian Surgeon Conducts 70 Surgeries During His Holidays In England

A doctor with dedication and diligence in Britain of Indian origin hit headlines after conducting 70 //operations during his holiday period. NHS in the UK is well known for its long waiting lists and sometimes patients have to wait for years before getting a routine operation. This has brought NHS under criticism. Satya Agarwal of the Worthing and Southlands Hospital in Sussex h...

Breast Cancer Treatment Reduced From Six Weeks To Five Days.

A new therapy to treat breast cancer reduces the radiation time from six weeks to five days. This is very useful for the patients as it is less convenient. Doctors// can point the radiation source at the tumor killing the cancer cells. The study compares the usefulness of the new therapy over the conventional six-week treatment. They are also in the process of analyzing the suitable s...

Diabetes May Be Cured In 10 Days

A new cell transplant method has been developed by UK based scientists which will enable the cure of diabetes within 10 days. High doses of anti-rejection drugs are used for cell transplant as at present which may endanger the lives of children. // But the method developed by doctors at Oxford's Churchill Hospital involves the removal of the clusters of cells known as islets from a do...

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New Study Shows That Extending Prophylaxis With Clexane / Lovenox (enoxaparin Sodium Injection) to 5 Weeks is More Effective Than 10 Days for Reducing the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Acutely ill Medical Patients With Reduced Mobility

EXCLAIM is the First International Study to Show That ExtendedThromboprophylaxis Reduces VTE Risk in Acutely-ill Medical PatientsWith a Statistically Significant 44% PARIS, July 8, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Sanofi-aventisannounced today the results of the EXCLAIM (EXtended CLinicalprophylaxis in Acutely Ill Medical patients) study, which showedthe benefit of extended prophylaxi...

Five Days of LEVAQUIN(R) as Effective as 10 Days of Ciprofloxacin in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections and Acute Pyelonephritis

ANAHEIM, Calif., May 19, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Data presentedtoday at a major medical meeting found that Levaquin (levofloxacin)750 mg tablets administered once-daily for five days is aseffective as standard therapy of ciprofloxacin (400/500 mg) for 10days for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections(cUTI) and acute pyelonephritis (AP). Ortho-McNeil, Inc., the company t...
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