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News | Archive (2 April 2009) [Page 7]

Archived news stories published on 2 April 2009 [chronologically, reverse order]
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Streaming sand grains help define essence of a liquid
Streaming sand grains help define essence of a liquid — Water forms droplets because attractive interactions between molecules produce surface tension. If macroscopic objects -…
300 billion weather forecasts used by Americans annually
300 billion weather forecasts used by Americans annually — Close to 9 out of 10 adult Americans obtain weather forecasts regularly, and they do so more than three times each day on…
The battle for CRTC2: How obesity increases the risk for diabetes
The battle for CRTC2: How obesity increases the risk for diabetes — Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science's understanding of the…
Herschel's daring test: A glimpse of things to come
Herschel's daring test: A glimpse of things to come — Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, 'the whirlpool…

Medication may improve portal hypertension

— 11:44 GMT | Health

In a new study, a therapeutic agent called sorafenib dramatically improved the condition of rats with portal hypertension. The drug is already approved in several countries for treatment of kidney and liver cancer, and it may be time to consider it for patients suffering from advanced portal hypertension, the authors suggest. Their findings are in the April issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley and Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience…

The immune system's role in hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation

— 11:41 GMT | Health

A new study pinpoints certain aspects of the immune system that may play a role in the recurrence and progression of hepatitis C virus (HCV) after liver transplantation. The study is in the April issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by John Wiley and Sons. The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience…

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