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New Vaccine Offers Strong Immunity Against Cocaine Effects

Researchers from The Scripps Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Cornell University have produced a long-lasting anti-cocaine immunity in…

Physics & Astronomy

Galaxy Mergers Aren’t Key to Feeding Giant Black Holes

Previous models had often assumed that mergers between galaxies are instrumental in driving matter into these black holes. But this systematic study of 1400…

Health & Medicine

Detecting Esophageal Cancer With Light: A New Breakthrough

Developed by biomedical engineers at Duke University and successfully tested on patients during a clinical trial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel…

Life & Chemistry

Enhancing Plant Breeding: Insights into RF Gene Mechanisms

“Understanding the mechanism by which RF genes suppress the male sterile phenotype and restore fertility to plants is critical for continued improvements in…

Health & Medicine

University Study Quantifies Metabolic Cost of Sleep Deprivation

The new findings will help researchers further understand one of the important functions of sleep in humans, said CU-Boulder Associate Professor Kenneth…

Health & Medicine

IDSA Unveils Guidelines for MRSA Infection Treatment

AT A GLANCEThe Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released its first-ever guidelines for the treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus…

Studies and Analyses

Study: Two Chickenpox Vaccine Doses Safeguard Children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began recommending a single dose of varicella vaccine in children aged 1 to 13 years old in 1995. Although…

Health & Medicine

Extreme Obesity Linked to Higher Death Risk in H1N1 Patients

In a study to be published in the February 1, 2011, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers associated extreme obesity with a nearly three-fold…

Health & Medicine

Yale Study Reveals Double Chickenpox Vaccine Boosts Effectiveness

Published in the February 1 issue of Journal of Infectious Diseases, the study was led by Eugene D. Shapiro, M.D., professor in the Department of Pediatrics at…

Health & Medicine

Measuring Quality of Care in Oral Anticoagulation Treatment

Oral anticoagulation with warfarin is received by millions of Americans each year to treat blood clots and to prevent strokes. While warfarin is effective, it…

Studies and Analyses

New Research Uncovers Glaucoma’s Hidden Biological Pathway

In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Early Edition ahead of print), a team of researchers from the Kennedy…

Health & Medicine

Fertility Preservation Advances for Oncology Patients

The good news, according to an article in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings (http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com ), is that techniques to harvest…

Studies and Analyses

Anti-Bullying Program Cuts Playground Gossip, Study Finds

The study, led by the University of Washington, is the first to show that the widely-used Steps to Respect bullying prevention program can curb children's…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Inhibits Cancer Metastasis by Targeting Enzyme

By sticking a chemical group to it at a specific site, a protein arrests an enzyme that may worsen and spread cancer, an international research team led by…

Studies and Analyses

Local Banks Boost Mortgage Stability for Low-Income Homeowners

Researchers found that low-income homeowners who received a mortgage from a local lender were less likely to default on their loans than are those who borrowed…

Health & Medicine

Parallels Between Cancers, Infection Suppression Reported

The host insect is far from defenseless, however. In Drosophila (fruit flies), larvae activate humoral immunity in the fat body and mount a robust cellular…

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