Archive for February 2020

DNA: Too Much - or too little - maybe a bad thing

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DNA: Too Much - or too little - maybe a bad thing - PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - There is more variety in the DNA you might be thinking, deletions or additions of genetic material between individuals, called number variations (CNV), are a common source of genetic diversity. Now the preliminary...

A Dime-Store gauge for Diphtheria

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A Dime-Store gauge for Diphtheria - Quick reshuffle. different colored liquids stream from four entries on the top of a predetermined Micropad 64 tanks on the bottom. Martinez et al . PNAS 105 (50) (16 December 08) To help doctors and health workers...

Global Health at a price

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Global Health at a price - September called neglected diseases has just become a little less neglected. This morning, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new grant of $ 34 million in support of a global network that aims to reduce the rates of easily treatable infectious diseases that...

Four Charged in incidents rights of animals

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Four Charged in incidents rights of animals - On Friday, the FBI announced that it had arrested four animal rights extremists suspected of harassing researchers working at the University of California (UC) in Berkeley and Santa Cruz campuses. The four are accused of violating the company animals...

Full text of Obama Stem Cell and decisions

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Full text of Obama Stem Cell and decisions - scientific integrity Science Insider has obtained the text of a decree and a memorandum signed by President Barack Obama this morning. The first deals to reverse the restrictions imposed by former President George W. Bush on funding for embryonic stem...

Forms Group research THE Pro-Animal -

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Forms Group research THE Pro-Animal - - An animal rights terrorist victim takes to the streets in favor of animal research. last month, the extremist animal rights torched the car of the University of California, Los Angeles, neuroscientist J. David Jentsch....

"Coca-Cola" Malaria Drug Scheme starts with $ 225 million

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"Coca-Cola" Malaria Drug Scheme starts with $ 225 million - Until now, the main route that are self-righteous have supported malaria treatment programs worldwide development was to give the governments of poor countries money to buy drugs. The idea was that patients get their drugs from government...

CDC Looking Nationwide for More Swine Flu

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CDC Looking Nationwide for More Swine Flu - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today it has found no new cases of swine flu country other than the eight identified earlier. Since last night, Mexico has reported 1004 suspected cases and 68 deaths (of which 20 were confirmed)....

The Skinny on Pig Farm connection

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The Skinny on Pig Farm connection - Several news reports about the outbreak of swine flu have pointed a finger in a massive pig farm in Veracruz, Mexico, as a potential source of the first transmission to humans. Fat chance, says the company. A local newspaper even argued in a title 15-April before...

South Korea may restart human embryonic stem cell research

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South Korea may restart human embryonic stem cell research - South Korean media (history, history, history) report that the country's bioethics committee gave the green light to a group research Cha General Hospital in Seoul to conduct research on embryonic stem cells. If the group gets final approval...

Foes of Gene Patents Sue Over BRCA test

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Foes of Gene Patents Sue Over BRCA test - Two groups joined in cancer patients and doctors yesterday to launch a sweeping attack on patent human genes. They filed a complaint claiming that those of breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 , controlled by the diagnostics company Myriad Genetics in Salt...

A graphic look to the outbreak of Mexico

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A graphic look to the outbreak of Mexico - Department of Mexico's Health regularly publishes informative, detailed graphs of his home that received little exposure in prime time. Even if you do not read Spanish, you can glean treats loads from the charts. On...

Stem Cell Rules Draw Torrent Comments

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Stem Cell Rules Draw Torrent Comments - National Institutes of Health officials are busy sorting thousands of comments on the proposed guidelines on stem cells in the body that poured in until the deadline of 23 hours on May 26 Last week, Acting Director Raynard Kington NIH said the agency had received...

WHO raises swine flu last in the alert phase 6

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WHO raises swine flu last in the alert phase 6 - The inevitable became official. Today the head of the World Organization of Health Margaret Chan announced that it had raised the pandemic alert level to 6, the highest level, indicating that a pandemic caused by influenza A (H1N1 ) virus of swine...

Turmoil in California Stem Cell Institute

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Turmoil in California Stem Cell Institute - This month has been tumultuous for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Marie Csete, Scientific Director of the transaction of $ 3 billion, has resigned after just over a year, says Consumer Watchdog. Csete, who came to CIRM in March 08,...

Final rules are stem cell-Out

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Final rules are stem cell-Out - Note :. This article has been corrected to indicate that the proposed regulations were issued in April rather than in March as previously reported National Institutes of Health holds a press conference at 13 pm EDT on its lines guidelines finals for research on...

Shots pandemic vaccines called for the health of workers

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Shots pandemic vaccines called for the health of workers - the health care workers should be first in line when vaccinations against the swine flu virus are ready and approved, a expert group of the World Health Organization concluded in a meeting last week. The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts...

Epidemiologist Michaels appointed to the OSHA head

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Epidemiologist Michaels appointed to the OSHA head - Yesterday, the White House announced that it will appoint epidemiologist David Michaels to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency Labour Department which defines safety standards workers. Michaels is a familiar face...

Collins Defines five themes for NIH

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Collins Defines five themes for NIH - The new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established its priorities today spend his first day of work talking to his staff and journalists . geneticist Francis Collins said he plans to emphasize five "themes", including the reform of health...

To help young scientists, NIH Bends quality rules

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To help young scientists, NIH Bends quality rules - A new analysis of grantsmaking process the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unveils how many grant proposals are funded, even if they fall below a threshold based on peer review scores. The bottom line least...

Roundup 10/8: Around the World With Google Edition

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Roundup 10/8: Around the World With Google Edition - started last November in coordination with the US Centers for Disease Control and prevention, Google Flu Trends this week increased its coverage from four to 20 countries. This innovative effort to track...

Naked Mole Rat is winning the war on cancer

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Naked Mole Rat is winning the war on cancer - cancer fighter. The naked mole rat is not much to look at, but it has an effective way to fight against cancer. Trisha M. Shears With his wrinkled skin and Bucked teeth, the naked mole-rat is not going to win...

Experts criticize study Nanoparticles

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Experts criticize study Nanoparticles - stoking fears. A new study has raised new concerns about nanoparticles, but may be unfounded. Nandiyanto / Wikimedia Titles are laced with fear. "Nanoparticles" can damage DNA. "" Security Nanoparticles Watch more complicated....

Chronic fatigue syndrome attacked again

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Chronic fatigue syndrome attacked again - controversial link. An earlier study of chronic fatigue syndrome pointed a retrovirus found in cancerous prostate cells (magnified inset). ROBERT SCHLABERG Thaker AND HARSH Here we go there again. Last year, scientists...
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