All news dated 08/07/2008

Medicine & Health RSS

'Silencing' HIV with small bits of RNA

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

New survey: 82 percent of Americans think health care system needs major overhaul

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Study helps pinpoint genetic variations in European Americans

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers demonstrate activity of mebendazole in metastatic melanoma

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Health-care system leaves patients, medicos in the waiting room

August 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Trigger for brain plasticity identified

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Multi-tasking molecule holds key to allergic reactions

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers discover how tumor suppressor inhibits cell growth

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Study sees need for standardized evaluation of antibody response to HIV-1

August 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

It's enough to make you blush

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Midge-hunting scientists tackle spread of devastating bluetongue virus

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

A Problem with Alcohol? Me? Not likely!

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Researching the power of the placebo effect in arthritis patients

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

B cells can act alone in autoimmune disease

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Pre-cancerous condition linked to chronic acid reflux faces several hurdles

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Beyond PTEN: Alternate genes linked to breast, thyroid and kidney cancer predisposition

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

General Science RSS

Ricin's deadly action revealed by glowing probes

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Fuel from Cellulose

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | pda version

A positive-feedback system ensures that cells divide

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Putting microRNAs on the stem cell map

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists replicate diseases in the lab with new stem cell lines

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Scientists create 20 disease-specific stem cell lines

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Gender stereotypes contradicted when negotiating

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Veterinarians adapt human tests for monkeys

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

For the birds or for me? Why do conservationists really help wildlife?

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Structural biology spin-out tackles major diseases

August 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Individual personal ties strengthen teams' overall creativity

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Pathogen that causes disease in cattle also associated with Crohn's disease

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Anything but modest: The mouse continues to contribute to humankind

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Electronic Devices RSS

Toshiba Launches the Largest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Devices

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science RSS

Climate change: When it rains it (really) pours

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | pda version