Short RNA strand helps exposed skin cells protect body from bacteria, dehydration and even cancer
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Every minute, 30,000 of our outermost skin cells die so that we can live. When they do, new cells migrate from the inner layer of the skin to the surface of it, where they form a tough protective barrier. ...
Scientists uncover further steps leading to celiac disease
Mar 02, 2008 |
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Scientists who last year identified a new genetic risk factor for coeliac disease, have, following continued research, discovered an additional seven gene regions implicated in causing the condition.
Adult stem cell changes underlie rare genetic disease associated with accelerated aging
Mar 02, 2008 |
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Adult stem cells may provide an explanation for the cause of a Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare disease that causes premature aging in children, according to researchers at the National Cancer Institute ...
Researchers discover novel way to develop tumor vaccines
Mar 02, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered a new way to develop more effective tumor vaccines by turning off the suppression function of regulatory T cells. The results of the study, titled ...
Sea turtles begin annual nesting in Fla.
Mar 02, 2008 |
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Leatherback sea turtles are coming ashore in Florida's Brevard County for their annual nesting season.
Commercial rocket schedule delayed
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Mar 02, 2008 |
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The first launch in the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Service has been postponed until June 2009.
Hebridean farmers: Fewer mink, more rats
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An effort to rid the Outer Hebrides of Scotland of mink to protect nesting seabirds has caused rats to become more plentiful, farmers on the islands say.
A similarity in the meaning of sleep quality between insomniacs, normal sleepers
Mar 02, 2008 |
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Both insomnia patients and normal sleepers define sleep quality by tiredness upon waking and throughout the day, feeling rested and restored upon waking, and the number of awakenings they experienced in the night. Further, ...
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