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Ride With Hurricane Hunters Into Irene’s Eye
Take a ride with NOAA Hurricane Hunters as they fly directly into the eye of Hurricane Irene.
Chemical activism targets big clothing brands
Greenpeace has provoked promises from Nike that it will take action on supply chain chemicals
Anti-cervical cancer vaccinations lag in U.S.
Only about half of the teenage girls in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves for a controversial vaccine against cervical cancer, according to a new report.
Painless Protein Scaffold Lets Cavity-Ridden Teeth Re-Grow From the Inside Out
Dental Drills and Heads Ingsoc via Flickr A new tooth-regenerating paste could reverse bacterial-induced tooth decay, sweeping dental drills into the dustbin of history. Hopefully. As your hygienist probably told you, tooth decay...
Urine test for TB shows promise
A urine test for TB may be a boon for developing countries for cheapness and accuracy.
Smokers with comorbid conditions need help from their doctor to quit
Smokers who also have alcohol, drug and mental disorders would benefit greatly from smoking cession counseling from their primary care physicians and would be five times more successful at kicking...
Stop signal for leukemia stem cells
Scientists have discovered that hyperactive signaling of a particular growth factor called IGF1 promotes T-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-ALL). When the investigators blocked this factor, blood cancer cells ceased to...
Brain tumors found to have a two-tier system
Scientists have completed the largest ever molecular-biological analysis of ependymoma, a dangerous brain tumor in children. They were able to define two distinct subgroups of ependymoma which differ both genetically...
How FluMist elicits protection
New research may help to explain why live attenuated influenza vaccine, commonly known as FluMist, elicits protection.
Stem cell study offers hope for Parkinson's patients
Scientists have for the first time generated stem cells from one of the most rapidly progressing forms of Parkinson's disease. The development will help research into the condition as it...
Newfound hijacked proteins linked to salmonella virulence
Scientists have discovered that bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella have a sneaky way of making minor alterations to their genes to boost their chances for infection.
The importance of the team composition in ICUs
A higher proportion of female nurses among intensive care teams may decrease individuals' risk of professional burnout, according to Swiss researchers who studied the factors related to burnout in the...
Clinical trial shows benefit to adding avastin to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients
Amid the controversy surrounding the Food and Drug Administration's ruling that Avastin should no longer be used to treat metastatic breast cancer, a new multinational Phase III clinical trial shows...
Maintaining exercise when the cardiac rehab is complete
Researchers have found that patients who have completed cardiac rehabilitation and who receive telephone counseling that supports exercise are more likely to adhere to an exercise program.
Ga ga for goo goo: Research explores the scientific basis for baby fever
Not only does the phenomena called baby fever exist, it is found in both men and women, according to researchers who have spent nearly 10 years researching baby fever: the...
Allergy sufferers could face tough fall
Scorching temperatures and sparse rain across much of Canada have given respite to some seasonal allergy sufferers this summer.
Researchers develop algorithm to improve remote electrocardiography
Today someone in a remote village in India is able to run an electrocardiogram (ECG) via their smart phone on a loved one having a potential heart attack and send...
Smoking during pregnancy linked to persistent asthma in childhood
Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth even without later exposure than children with a mild form...
London rolls out dust suppressant technology
Chemical dust suppressant cuts small particulate levels by up to 14 per cent by ‘gluing’ them to the road
Sidney Crosby not suffering setback, agent says
A report that Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has suffered a setback in his recovery from a pair of concussions is being dismissed by his agent.
2011 health conditions for travel to Mecca (Hajj) pilgrimage published
Elsevier, the world's leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that the Saudi Ministry of Health has published its 2011 health conditions for travelers...
India takes the lead on tuberculosis innovation
India takes the lead on tuberculosis innovationNature News , 20110823doi: 10.1038/news.2011.489Gozde Zorlu
Hammer out new federal health accord, say MDs
Canadian doctors are calling on the federal government to start negotiating a new health accord to improve the country's health system.
Engineering Microbes To Kill Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (see figure 1) is a human pathogen that colonizes the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract, where it can cause life-threatening infections in patients with a compromised immune system, such...
Nerve disease cell repair 'flaw'
A breakdown of a recycling system in cells appears to be the underlying cause of a fatal nerve disease.
Hospital-related infections drop under California initiative
The goal: Cut costs and save lives by preventing hospital-related infections from taking root. 'We're definitely making progress,' says a doctor in Newport Beach.Scores of California hospitals, under pressure to...
When Is A Non-Profit Endorsing?: Autism Speaks And The National Autism Association Convention
Recently I became aware through Sullivan's post at LBRB that Autism Speaks was sponsoring the National Autism Association's national conference and that Andrew Wakefield was speaking at this conference, along with a...
Really?: The Claim: Drinking Green Tea Can Help Lower Cholesterol
Researchers found that subjects who drank more green tea had a slight drop in levels of LDL cholesterol.