Study
shows how flu infections may prevent asthma
Activating
the right immune cells in infants could lead to new vaccine UCSF
'fountain of youth' pill could restore aging immune system
UCSF
researchers have identified an existing medication that restores key
elements of the immune system that, when out of balance, lead to a
steady decline in immunity and health as people age. How Iapetus got its ridge
Scientists
have an ingenious explanation for the strange ridge belting Saturn's
outermost moon, Iapetus Rooting
for swarm intelligence in plants
Researchers
argue for a type of vegetative group decision making usually
associated with animals By Susan
Milius Wild
salmon decline was not caused by sea lice from farm salmon:
study
A
new UC Davis study contradicts earlier reports that salmon farms were
responsible for the 2002 population crash of wild pink salmon in the
Broughton Archipelago of western Canada. No
more solar wind for Voyager 1 spacecraft (PhysOrg.com)
-- The
33-year odyssey of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached a distant
point at the edge of our solar system where there is no outward
motion of solar wind. New
asthma research breaks the mold Study
finds
cause of allergic reaction could be growing in your lungs Vaccine
boosts your immune system
YOUR
BODY'S OWN VACCINE: Researchers at BRIC, the University of
Copenhagen, have discovered for the first time a protein normally
found in the body that can act to prevent chronic tissue
inflammation. Use
of methods to protect lungs after brain death increases number of
lungs suitable for donation Use of
certain measures for lung preservation after brain death in potential
organ donors resulted in a nearly doubling of lungs eligible for
donation, compared to a conventional strategy that is used, according
to preliminary research published in the December 15 issue of JAMA. Submerging
your feet in alcohol will not get you drunk Research:
Testing the validity of the Danish urban myth that alcohol can be
absorbed through feet: Open labeled self experimental study Inhaled
corticosteroids increase diabetes mellitus risk According
to new study published in the American Journal of Medicine Smoking
behind more than a third of severe rheumatoid arthritis cases
Smoking
accounts for more than a third of cases of the most severe and common
form of rheumatoid arthritis, indicates research published online in
the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. In
a Single-Cell Predator, Clues to the Animal Kingdom’s Birth
By
SEAN B. CARROLL The
Environmental Protection Agency is worried about a lot of things in
our water ― polychlorinated biphenyls, dibromochloropropane,
Cryptosporidium parvum ― to name just a few of the dozens of
chemicals or organisms they monitor. However, in nearly every creek
and lake, and throughout the oceans, there is one important group of
multisyllabic microbes that the E.P.A. does not track, and until
recently, most biologists heard and knew very little about ―
the choanoflagellates. Life
may have survived 'Snowball Earth' in ocean pockets
By
Neil Bowdler Science reporter, BBC News Life
may
have survived a cataclysmic global freeze some 700 million years ago
in pockets of open ocean. Mars
Has Liquid Water Close to Surface, Study Hints Brian
Handwerk for National Geographic News Pools
of
liquid water may even now exist just a few meters below the Martian
surface, according to new research. The finding hints that humans may
one day be able to tap into Mars's watery bounty. Does
fluoride really fight cavities by 'the skin of the teeth?' In
a study that the authors describe as lending credence to the idiom,
"by the skin of your teeth," scientists are reporting that
the protective shield fluoride forms on teeth is up to 100 times
thinner than previously believed. A
positive
mood allows your brain to think more creatively People
who
watch funny videos on the internet at work aren't necessarily wasting
time. Scientists
decode secrets of a very common virus that can cause cancer DURHAM,
N.C. –
About 90 percent of people are infected at some time in their lives
with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), usually with no ill effects. Atomic
weights of 10 elements on periodic table about to make an historic
change Researchers
from around the world compile more reliable data that will help
science and industry Put
on the brakes after foot or ankle surgery
Study
finds that immobilization devices significantly reduce braking
response time Ancient
forest emerges mummified from the Arctic SAN
FRANCISCO -- The
northernmost mummified forest ever found in Canada is revealing how
plants struggled to endure a long-ago global cooling. Report:
Transplant may have cured man of AIDS A
very unusual blood transplant appears to have cured an American man
living in Berlin of infection with the AIDS virus, but doctors say
the approach is not practical for wide use. Listeria
warning to cancer patients
By
Helen Briggs Health reporter, BBC News Advice
for
pregnant women on avoiding soft cheeses and certain other foods
should be extended to cancer patients, according to public health
experts. How
Salvia Produces a High The
hallucinogen has been all over the news lately after Miley Cyrus' now
infamous video. But how exactly does it work? content
provided by Laura Sanders, Science News Scripps
Research scientists show prions mutate and adapt to host environment
Findings
point to normal prion protein as most effective therapeutic target
for 'mad cow' and related diseases Age
doesn't matter: New genes are as essential as ancient ones
Surprise
finding reverses core evolutionary biology assumptions on development US
report sets ground rules for artificial life
Synthetic
biology needs oversight not over-regulation, commission finds. By
Meredith
Wadman Old
catching up to young on US Internet: study Older
folks
are closing ground on youngsters quick to leap on hot Internet
trendsa Pew Research Center study shows Black
Plants and
Twilight Zones: New Evidence Prompts Rethinking of Extraterrestrial
Life Discoveries
of
distant planets are challenging theorists to think deeply about
extraterrestrial lifeBy
Bryn Nelson FDA:
Avastin should not be used for breast cancer (Update) (AP)
-- Federal
health authorities are recommending the blockbuster drug Avastin no
longer be used to treat breast cancer, saying recent studies failed
to show the drug's original promise to help slow the disease.Ion
channel responsible for pain identified by UB neuroscientists BUFFALO,
N.Y. --
University at Buffalo neuroscience researchers conducting basic
research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have
a profound therapeutic impact on pain. Beetroot
juice could help people live more active lives New
research into the health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it's not
only athletes who can benefit from its performance enhancing
properties – its physiological effects could help the elderly
or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy more active lives. 550
million years ago rise in oxygen drove evolution of animal life Researchers
funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
(BBSRC) at the University of Oxford have uncovered a clue that may
help to explain why the earliest evidence of complex multicellular
animal life appears around 550 million years ago, when atmospheric
oxygen levels on the planet rose sharply from 3% to their modern day
level of 21%. Creativity
vies with language in brain * 17
December
2010 by Catherine de Lange GREAT
ideas
can feel like they come out of nowhere. Now we're a step closer to
understanding where they do originate. Novel
drug offers hope for early intervention in cystic fibrosis patients
Cystic
fibrosis (CF) patients with normal to mildly impaired lung function
may benefit from a new investigational drug designed to help prevent
formation of the sticky mucus that is a hallmark of the disease,
according to researchers involved in a phase 3 clinical trial of the
drug. Swedish
med students get teacher's body at first autopsy
It
was their first ever autopsy, but students at one of Sweden's top
medical schools were faced with a familiar sight in the classroom:
the body on the table belonged to their late teacher. Could
we detect trees on other planets?
*
20:23 17 December 2010 by Rachel Courtland It
sounds
like a zen koan. If a tree on an alien world falls, would we notice?
Christopher Doughty of the University of Oxford and Adam Wolf of
Princeton University think we just might. How
Green Is Your Artificial Christmas Tree? You Might Be Surprised
By
JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF When it
comes to Christmas trees, Americans increasingly prefer plastic pines
over the real thing. Electronic
Pick-Pockets Target Credit Cards By David
Teeghman Credit
card
scams are about as old as credit cards themselves, but electronic
pick-pocketing is a relatively new threat to your credit card
security. Scientists
decipher 3 billion-year-old genomic fossils (PhysOrg.com)
-- About 580
million years ago, life on Earth began a rapid period of change
called the Cambrian Explosion, a period defined by the birth of new
life forms over many millions of years that ultimately helped bring
about the modern diversity of animals. The
genetic basis of brain diseases
A
set of brain proteins is found to play a role in over 100 brain
diseases and provides a new insight into evolution of behavior Surgeon
reconstructs boy's jaw with rib
By
QMI Agency For
only
the second time in recorded medical history, a U.S. plastic surgeon
reconstructed a 12-year-old boy's jawbone with some of the child's
own rib. Is
night falling on classic solar panels? * 20
December
2010 by Duncan Graham-Rowe A new
breed
of electronic solar cells that harvests power from heat could double
the output of conventional panels
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