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Hormone study gives scientists a sense of how animals bond
— 25 Feb 2010 16:20 | BiologyScientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals to recognise others by their smell... — full story
The toxicity of antimicrobial silver in products can be reduced
— 25 Feb 2010 16:17 | ChemistryChemists at the University of Helsinki have managed to manufacture new polymer-stabilised silver nanoparticles. The result is significant because the antimicrobial characteristics of... — full story
Deluge of scientific data needs to be curated for long-term use
— 25 Feb 2010 15:39 | TechnologyWith the world awash in information, curating all the scientifically relevant bits and bytes is an important task, especially given digital data's increasing importance as the raw materials... — full story
Thicker brains fend off pain
— 25 Feb 2010 15:36 | HealthPeople can reduce their sensitivity to pain by thickening their brain, according to a new study published in a special issue of the American Psychological Association journal, Emotion.... — full story
Tides, Earth's rotation among sources of giant underwater waves
— 25 Feb 2010 15:33 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists at the University of Rhode Island are gaining new insight into the mechanisms that generate huge, steep underwater waves that occur between layers of warm and cold water... — full story
UTHealth research shows modified adult stem cells may be helpful in spinal cord injury
— 25 Feb 2010 15:30 | HealthResearchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated... — full story
Antibodies linked to cardiovascular disease increase in patients with active lupus
— 25 Feb 2010 15:27 | HealthA study by researchers in Australia and the United Kingdom suggests that autoantibodies to fat binding proteins significantly increase in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients... — full story
Hepatitis B and C remain public health issue - up to 5.3 million Americans infected
— 25 Feb 2010 15:24 | HealthA recent report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) confirmed that 3.5 to 5.3 million people (1-2 % of the U.S. population) have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus... — full story
Prozac and Celexa exhibit anti-inflammatory effects
— 25 Feb 2010 14:39 | HealthA new study found that fluoxetine (Prozac(R)) and citalopram (Celexa(R)) treatment significantly inhibited disease progression of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. Research... — full story
Researchers issue outlook for a significant New England 'red tide' in 2010
— 25 Feb 2010 14:36 | EnvironmentToday, scientists from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity (GOMTOX) project issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that can cause 'red tides' in the spring... — full story