All news dated 08/07/2008
Medicine & Health
'Silencing' HIV with small bits of RNA
New survey: 82 percent of Americans think health care system needs major overhaul
Study helps pinpoint genetic variations in European Americans
Researchers demonstrate activity of mebendazole in metastatic melanoma
Health-care system leaves patients, medicos in the waiting room
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Trigger for brain plasticity identified
Multi-tasking molecule holds key to allergic reactions
Researchers discover how tumor suppressor inhibits cell growth
Study sees need for standardized evaluation of antibody response to HIV-1
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It's enough to make you blush
Midge-hunting scientists tackle spread of devastating bluetongue virus
TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study
A Problem with Alcohol? Me? Not likely!
Researching the power of the placebo effect in arthritis patients
B cells can act alone in autoimmune disease
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
Pre-cancerous condition linked to chronic acid reflux faces several hurdles
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men
Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed
Beyond PTEN: Alternate genes linked to breast, thyroid and kidney cancer predisposition
General Science
Ricin's deadly action revealed by glowing probes
Fuel from Cellulose
A positive-feedback system ensures that cells divide
Putting microRNAs on the stem cell map
Scientists replicate diseases in the lab with new stem cell lines
Scientists create 20 disease-specific stem cell lines
Gender stereotypes contradicted when negotiating
Veterinarians adapt human tests for monkeys
For the birds or for me? Why do conservationists really help wildlife?
Structural biology spin-out tackles major diseases
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