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for Saturday, October 9, 2010
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Researchers create experimental vaccine against Alzheimer's (October 8, 2010) -- Researchers have created an experimental vaccine against beta-amyloid, the small protein that forms plaques in the brain and is believed to contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. ... > full story
Doctors evaluating heart problems should consider checking fat deposits around the heart (October 8, 2010) -- Cardiac imaging researchers are recommending that physicians not overlook fatty deposits around the heart when evaluating patients for risk of major heart problems. ... > full story
Half-time gamblers give stock market insight (October 8, 2010) -- Computer-modeled comparison of online football gamblers' behavior during play and during half-time shows distinct real-time differences, raising the question: What motivates betting behavior when play is not underway? ... > full story
Yersinia pestis bacteria confirmed as cause of Middle Ages 'Black Death' plague epidemic (October 8, 2010) -- The latest tests conducted by anthropologists in Germany have proven that the bacteria Yersinia pestis was indeed the causative agent behind the "Black Death" that raged across Europe in the Middle Ages. ... > full story
In Parkinson's disease, brain cells abandon mitochondria (October 8, 2010) -- In a study that sheds new light on the causes of Parkinson's disease, researchers report that brain cells in Parkinson's patients abandon their energy-producing machinery, the mitochondria. A shutdown in fuel can have devastating effects on brain cells, which consume roughly 20 percent of the body's energy despite making up only 2 percent of body weight. ... > full story
Scientists trick bacteria into embedding small molecules in cell wall (October 8, 2010) -- Scientists have engineered the cell wall of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, tricking it into incorporating foreign small molecules and embedding them within the cell wall. The discovery represents the first time scientists have engineered the cell wall of a "Gram-positive" bacteria, and could pave the way for new methods of combating the bacteria responsible for many of the most infectious diseases. ... > full story
Melanoma uses body's immune system to spread to lungs (October 8, 2010) -- The way melanoma cells use the immune system to spread and develop into lung tumors may lead to a therapy to decrease development of these tumors, according to researchers. ... > full story
You may not be able to say how you feel about your race (October 8, 2010) -- A new study looks at how much African Americans and whites favor or prefer their own racial group over the other, how much they identify with their own racial group, and how positively they feel about themselves. ... > full story
Persistently noisy workplace more than doubles heart disease risk (October 8, 2010) -- A persistently noisy workplace more than doubles an employee's risk of serious heart disease, suggests new research. ... > full story
Brain changes found in high school football players thought to be concussion-free (October 8, 2010) -- Some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired, new research suggests. ... > full story
How bacteria become resistant to antibiotics (October 8, 2010) -- New research suggests that bacteria are remarkably resilient to toxic substances, such as antibiotics, because bacteria have the innate ability to produce a large variety of proteins. Those proteins then are able to do things such as pump toxins out or alter toxins so that they can no longer kill the bacteria. ... > full story
Low Apgar score at birth linked to cerebral palsy (October 8, 2010) -- A low Apgar score at birth is strongly associated with cerebral palsy in childhood, concludes a new study. ... > full story
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