Feb
28
A team of researchers from the United States and Iran has identified a genetic mutation that causes early onset coronary artery disease in members of a large Iranian family. The genetic mutation leads to heart disease by causing high blood pressure, high blood levels of "bad cholesterol" and diabetes, all risk factors for heart disease. Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.
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Feb
28
The results of what may be the most extensive comparison of two common disinfectants used by municipal water systems suggest that, from a security standpoint, traditional chlorination may be more effective than treatment with monochloramine.
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Feb
28
The United States marked the start of International Polar Year (IPY) on Feb. 26, 2007, with an event hosted by the National Science Foundation and the National Academies in Washington, D.C.
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Feb
28
The health of Gypsies and Travellers is significantly worse than that of other vulnerable groups, reveals research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.It is not known how many Gypsies and Travellers there are in Britain, but estimates put the number at around 300,000.
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Feb
28
Sweat may be another way to pass on hepatitis B infection during contact sports, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Hepatitis B virus attacks the liver and can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure and death.
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Feb
28
An general organisation of scientists has stretched the concept denunciation for the genes of both disease-causing as well as profitable microbes as well as their hosts. This stretched “lingua franca, ” called the Gene Ontology( GO), gives researchers the usual set of conditions to report the interactions in between the bacillus as well as the horde.
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Feb
28
Universal rules are needed for doctors playing the "Good Samaritan" to members of the public who fall ill outside hospital, says an experienced medic. Dr Rubin is a paediatrician by training, who has responded to some two dozen pleas over the past 25 years to help a member of the public who sustained injuries or became critically ill.
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Feb
28
Over 60 scientists and technicians have taken up temporary residence in ESA's brand new microgravity science laboratory, where, for the coming days, they will rehearse procedures to prepare experiments for the Foton M3 mission later this year.
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Feb
28
Tall toddlers and rapidly growing teens are likely to find themselves with lower cholesterol, particularly the "bad" type, in later life, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Conversely, piling on the pounds after the age of 15 boosted cholesterol levels, the study showed.
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Feb
28
Today marks the official start of International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008, a large worldwide science program focused on the Arctic and Antarctic. ESA is contributing to this important initiative, which will constitute the most intensive period of research on the polar regions in half a century.
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