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Biology / Biochemistry News
New X-Ray Camera Will Reveal Big Secrets About How Chemistry Works Designed to record bursts of images at an unprecedented speed of 4.5 million frames per second, an innovative X-ray camera being built with STFC's world-class engineering expertise will help a major new research facility shed light on the structure of matter.	31 July 2011

Bones / Orthopedics News
Dogs Help Researchers To Improve Their Understanding Of Bone Cancer A team led by Dr. Jaime Modiano, a College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer center expert in comparative medicine, discovered a gene pattern that distinguishes the more severe form of bone cancer from a less aggressive form in dogs.	31 July 2011

Breast Cancer News
Introducing Maspin Protein Into Tumor Nucleus Can Halt Growth And Spread According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in four Canadians will die of cancer. This year alone, the disease will kill an estimated 75,000 people. With incidence rates on the rise, more cancer patients are facing grave prognoses.	31 July 2011
Progressive Decrease In Telomere Length Characterizes Familial Breast Cancer Patients Telomeres, the complex structures that protect the end of chromosomes, of peripheral blood cells are significantly shorter in patients with familial breast cancer than in the general population.	31 July 2011

Cancer / Oncology News
Dogs Help Researchers To Improve Their Understanding Of Bone Cancer A team led by Dr. Jaime Modiano, a College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer center expert in comparative medicine, discovered a gene pattern that distinguishes the more severe form of bone cancer from a less aggressive form in dogs.	31 July 2011
Introducing Maspin Protein Into Tumor Nucleus Can Halt Growth And Spread According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in four Canadians will die of cancer. This year alone, the disease will kill an estimated 75,000 people. With incidence rates on the rise, more cancer patients are facing grave prognoses.	31 July 2011

Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News
Relation Found Between Rhinoplasty And Mental Illness The desire for plastic surgery, and in particular nose jobs, may be a tell tale sign of a mental illness called dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which is basically is an unnatural preoccupation with slight or imagined defects in appearance.	31 July 2011

Diabetes News
Stave Off Diabetes Insulin Resistance With Muscle Mass Training It seems that hitting the gym and resistance training may not only keep you fit and looking smart, but also will lower your risk of type 2 diabetes. People who are overweight are more likely to have insulin resistance, because fat interferes with the body's ability to use insulin.	31 July 2011

Flu / Cold / SARS News

Universal Influenza Vaccine In Reach Targeting Key Common Proteins Almost a quarter million people are hospitalized with the flu every year, and an estimated 3,000 to 49,000 die, making the flu one of the chief causes of preventable death in the USA. However, a universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains may be within reach in the next five years that will make yearly shots a thing of the past according to experts.

31 July 2011

Genetics News
Progressive Decrease In Telomere Length Characterizes Familial Breast Cancer Patients Telomeres, the complex structures that protect the end of chromosomes, of peripheral blood cells are significantly shorter in patients with familial breast cancer than in the general population.	31 July 2011
Understanding Bacterial Resistance To Antibiotics The number of multiresistant strains of bacteria in hospitals is increasing. Bacteria acquire resistance to antibiotics through mutations in their chromosomes and by incorporating new genes, either from the surrounding environment or from other bacteria.	31 July 2011

Immune System / Vaccines News

Universal Influenza Vaccine In Reach Targeting Key Common Proteins Almost a quarter million people are hospitalized with the flu every year, and an estimated 3,000 to 49,000 die, making the flu one of the chief causes of preventable death in the USA. However, a universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains may be within reach in the next five years that will make yearly shots a thing of the past according to experts.

31 July 2011

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News
Understanding Bacterial Resistance To Antibiotics The number of multiresistant strains of bacteria in hospitals is increasing. Bacteria acquire resistance to antibiotics through mutations in their chromosomes and by incorporating new genes, either from the surrounding environment or from other bacteria.	31 July 2011

IT / Internet / E-mail News
Walking On Water: Bionic Microrobot Mimics The 'Water Strider' Scientists are reporting development of a new aquatic microrobot that mimics the amazing water-walking abilities of the water strider - the long-legged insect that scoots across the surface of ponds, lakes and other waterways.	31 July 2011

Medical Devices / Diagnostics News
New X-Ray Camera Will Reveal Big Secrets About How Chemistry Works Designed to record bursts of images at an unprecedented speed of 4.5 million frames per second, an innovative X-ray camera being built with STFC's world-class engineering expertise will help a major new research facility shed light on the structure of matter.	31 July 2011

Mental Health News
Relation Found Between Rhinoplasty And Mental Illness The desire for plastic surgery, and in particular nose jobs, may be a tell tale sign of a mental illness called dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which is basically is an unnatural preoccupation with slight or imagined defects in appearance.	31 July 2011

MRSA / Drug Resistance News
Understanding Bacterial Resistance To Antibiotics The number of multiresistant strains of bacteria in hospitals is increasing. Bacteria acquire resistance to antibiotics through mutations in their chromosomes and by incorporating new genes, either from the surrounding environment or from other bacteria.	31 July 2011

Neurology / Neuroscience News
Tenfold Increase In Stroke Risk Following Traumatic Brain Injury If you suffer traumatic brain injury, your risk of having a stroke within three months may increase tenfold, according to a new study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.	31 July 2011

Ovarian Cancer News
Introducing Maspin Protein Into Tumor Nucleus Can Halt Growth And Spread According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in four Canadians will die of cancer. This year alone, the disease will kill an estimated 75,000 people. With incidence rates on the rise, more cancer patients are facing grave prognoses.	31 July 2011

Pediatrics / Children's Health News
Dogs Help Researchers To Improve Their Understanding Of Bone Cancer A team led by Dr. Jaime Modiano, a College of Veterinary Medicine and Masonic Cancer center expert in comparative medicine, discovered a gene pattern that distinguishes the more severe form of bone cancer from a less aggressive form in dogs.	31 July 2011

Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry News

Research Offers Vast Family Of New Catalysts For Use In Drug Discovery, Biotechnology Chemists at the University of California, Riverside have accomplished in the lab what until now was considered impossible: transform a family of compounds which are acids into bases.As our chemistry lab sessions have taught us, acids are substances that taste sour and react with metals and bases (bases are the chemical opposite of acids).

31 July 2011

Psychology / Psychiatry News
Imitation May Be The Sincerest Form Of Flattery, But Clueless Copycatting Comes At A Cost As anyone who has been subjected to the mocking playground game knows, parroting can be annoying. Yet gentle mimicry can act as a kind of "social glue" in human relationships. It fosters rapport and trust.	31 July 2011

Public Health News
Prisoners Need Greater Awareness Of Voluntary Services To Aid Their Resettlement New research from the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) highlights the need to make prisoners more aware of voluntary organisations that could help them towards resettlement. The report shows that despite the relatively high number of third sector organisations working within prisons, many are not known by prisoners.	31 July 2011
Walking On Water: Bionic Microrobot Mimics The 'Water Strider' Scientists are reporting development of a new aquatic microrobot that mimics the amazing water-walking abilities of the water strider - the long-legged insect that scoots across the surface of ponds, lakes and other waterways.	31 July 2011

Stroke News
Tenfold Increase In Stroke Risk Following Traumatic Brain Injury If you suffer traumatic brain injury, your risk of having a stroke within three months may increase tenfold, according to a new study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.	31 July 2011

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News
Walking On Water: Bionic Microrobot Mimics The 'Water Strider' Scientists are reporting development of a new aquatic microrobot that mimics the amazing water-walking abilities of the water strider - the long-legged insect that scoots across the surface of ponds, lakes and other waterways.	31 July 2011

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