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for Saturday, November 13, 2010
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Vaccine for urinary tract infections is one step closer (November 12, 2010) -- Scientists are one step closer to a vaccine that could prevent a majority of urinary tract infections, which are caused by E. coli bacteria. The researchers studied how bacteria operate in human hosts and discovered key differences between how E. coli genes behave in women and how they behave in mice used in experiments. ... > full story
Scientists demystify an enzyme responsible for drug and food metabolism (November 12, 2010) -- Scientists have solved a 40-year-old puzzle about the mysterious process by which a critical enzyme metabolizes nutrients in foods and chemicals in drugs such as Tylenol, caffeine and opiates. The discovery may help future researchers develop a wide range of more efficient and less-expensive drugs, household products and other chemicals. ... > full story
Scientists explore 1510 influenza pandemic and lessons learned (November 12, 2010) -- History's first recognized influenza pandemic originated in Asia and rapidly spread to other continents 500 years ago, in the summer of 1510. Researcher now explore the 1510 pandemic and what we have learned since then about preventing, controlling and treating influenza. ... > full story
Campus-community interventions successful in reducing college drinking (November 12, 2010) -- Heavy drinking among college students results in over 1800 deaths each year, as well as 590,000 unintentional injuries, almost 700,000 assaults and more than 97,000 victims of sexual assaults. In a new study, researchers report on the results of the Safer California Universities study, a successful community-wide prevention strategy targeted at off-campus settings. ... > full story
Modeling autism in a lab dish: Researchers create autistic neuron model (November 12, 2010) -- A collaborative effort between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California, San Diego, successfully used human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from patients with Rett syndrome to replicate autism in the lab and study the molecular pathogenesis of the disease. ... > full story
Stem cell transplants in mice produce lifelong enhancement of muscle mass (November 12, 2010) -- Specific types of stem cells transplanted into the leg muscles of mice prevented the loss of muscle function and mass that normally occurs with aging, a finding with potential uses in treating humans with chronic, degenerative muscle diseases. ... > full story
Colorectal cancer risk increases in prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy, study finds (November 12, 2010) -- Men taking androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may have an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new study. ... > full story
In ice hockey players, 'resisted sprints' increase sprint speed (November 12, 2010) -- A brief resisted-sprint exercise significantly increases skating sprint speed in ice hockey players, reports a new study. ... > full story
Scientists find learning in the visual brain (November 12, 2010) -- Researchers have found that an early part of the brain's visual system rewires itself when people are trained to perceive patterns, and have shown for the first time that this neural learning appears to be independent of higher order conscious visual processing. ... > full story
Don't clamp umbilical cords straight after birth, urges expert (November 12, 2010) -- Obstetricians and midwives should wait a few minutes before clamping the umbilical cords of newborn infants so that babies are not harmed by the procedure, an expert urges in an new article. ... > full story
'Toxic toy crisis' requires fresh solutions, experts say (November 12, 2010) -- Manufacturer recalls of toys, promotional drinking glasses, and other children's products constitute an ongoing "toxic toys crisis" that requires banning potentially harmful ingredients in these products and other changes in policy and practices, a new analysis concludes. ... > full story
Arsenic early in treatment improves survival for leukemia patients, study finds (November 12, 2010) -- Arsenic, a toxic compound with a reputation as a good tool for committing homicide, has a significant positive effect on the survival of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia, when administered after standard initial treatment, according to a new, multi-center study. ... > full story
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