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Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease

November 17, 2009

A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Depression as deadly as smoking, but anxiety may be good for you

November 17, 2009

A study by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking.

The humble beginnings of a king

November 4, 2009

Tyrannosaurus rex and related large carnivorous dinosaurs together form the family Tyrannosauridae.

New study further disputes notion that amputee runners gain advantage from protheses

November 4, 2009

A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no p

New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating

November 4, 2009

Chevy Chase, MD -- According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to

Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning

November 4, 2009

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage?

The new myths of gifted education

November 2, 2009

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (November 2, 2009) -- More than 25 years after myths about gifted education were first explored, they are all still with us and new ones

Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research

November 2, 2009

A common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

An exquisite container

November 1, 2009

In campy old movies, Lucretia Borgia swans around emptying powder from her ring into wine glasses carelessly left unattended.

Charles Darwin really did have advanced ideas about the origin of life

October 27, 2009

When Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species 150 years ago, he deliberately avoided the subject of the origin of life.

Halloween sex offender policies questioned

October 22, 2009

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (October 22, 2009) The rates of non-familial sex crimes against children under the age of 12 are no higher during the Halloween season than at any other times of the year, according to a study published in the September issue of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment the official journal of the Association for the Tre

New UK study suggests minimal relationship between cannabis and schizophrenia or psychosis

October 22, 2009

Last year the UK government reclassified cannabis from a class C to a class B drug, partly out of concerns that cannabis, especially the more potent varieties, may increase the risk of schizophrenia in young people. But the evidence for the relationship between cannabis and schizophrenia or psychosis remains controversial.

Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts

October 22, 2009

A new study in China has found that people with higher levels of pesticide exposure are more likely to have suicidal thoughts. The study was carried out by Dr Robert Stewart from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London together with scientists from Tongde Hospital Zhejiang Province.

Exon-skipping drug prevents muscle wasting, maintains muscle function in dystrophin deficient mice

October 20, 2009

Oxford, United Kingdom & Bothell, WA, USA -- October 20, 2009 -- An exon skipping PPMO has demonstrated dramatic effects in the prevention and treatment of severely affected, dystrophin and utrophin-deficient mice, preventing severe deterioration of the treated animals and extending their lifespan.

TraDIS technique tackles typhoid

October 16, 2009

For the first time, researchers are able to look at the need for every gene in a bacterial cell in a single experiment. The new method will transform the study of gene activity and the search for weaknesses in bacterial armouries.



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