Cell's 'power plant' genes raise vision disorder risk May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria – the “power plants” of cells – contributes to a person’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Vanderbilt investigators report May 7 in the journal PLoS ... | |
New cancer gene found May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears in Nature’s cancer journal Oncogene. | |
Molecular espionage shows a single HIV enzyme's many tasks May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Using ingenious molecular espionage, scientists have found how a single key enzyme, seemingly the Swiss army knife in HIV's toolbox, differentiates and dynamically binds both DNA and RNA as part of the virus' fierce attack ... | |
Does the brain control muscles or movements? May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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One of the major scientific questions about the brain is how it can translate the simple intent to perform an action—say, reach for a glass—into the dynamic, coordinated symphony of muscle movements required for that action. ... | |
Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. ... | |
Scientists find connection between mental fitness and multi-lingualism May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Children who speak a second or third language may have an unexpected advantage later in life, a new Tel Aviv University study has found. Knowing and speaking many languages may protect the brain against the effects of aging. | |
Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Women who gain more or less than recommended amounts of weight during pregnancy are likely to increase the risk of problems for both themselves and their child, according to a new report by the RTI International-University ... | |
Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies—condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment ... | |
Virus mimics human protein to hijack cell division machinery May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Viruses are masters of deception, duping their host's cells into helping them grow and spread. A new study has found that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can mimic a common regulatory protein to hijack normal cell growth machinery, ... | |
 Justice in the brain: Equity and efficiency are encoded differently May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Which is better, giving more food to a few hungry people or letting some food go to waste so that everyone gets a share? A study appearing this week in Science finds that most people choose the latter, ... | |
 Why criminals cannot say 'no' 5 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime. | |
Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught 'red-handed' for the first time 5 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes. | |
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