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UW arson trial opens today
Feb 11, 2008, 15:24
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Of the five men and women accused of gathering in an Olympia home seven years ago to plot the firebombing of a University of Washington research center, one is dead, one is a fugitive and two others await sentencing after reaching plea agreements.
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How red blood cells nuke their nuclei
Feb 11, 2008, 15:18
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (February 10, 2008) – Scientists have struggled to understand the mechanism by which maturing red blood cells eject their nuclei. Now, researchers have modeled the complete process in vitro in mice and have reported their findings in Nature Cell Biology online on February 10, 2008. The first mechanistic study of how a red blood cell loses its nucleus, the research sheds light on one of the most essential steps in mammalian evolution.
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'Diet' foods weight gain puzzle
Feb 11, 2008, 15:12
(BBC News) Scientists from Purdue University now believe that a sweet taste followed by no calories may make the body crave extra food. Their research, published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience, found that rats fed sugar subsequently had lower appetites. But nutritionists say that low-calorie sweeteners are still best for health.
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A Statement from the NIH Director
Feb 11, 2008, 15:04
Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), made the following statement on Friday, February 8, 2008: "On Tuesday, February 5, an incendiary device ignited at the front door of the home of Dr. Edythe London, an NIH–supported senior scientist and professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. This domestic terrorist act against a scientist who has dedicated 30 years of her life to medical research is intolerable." National Institutes of Health, 2/8.
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Neuralstem's cells reverse paralysis
May 30, 2007, 11:10
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 30 (UPI) -- U.S. firm Neuralstem said Wednesday its human spinal stem cells reversed paralysis in a rat model of a spinal disorder. In the study, which is published online by the journal Neuroscience, three rats paralyzed from ischemic spastic paraplegia returned to near normal function six weeks after receiving Neuralstem's human spinal stem cells.
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Environmentalist gets 37 months in prison
May 29, 2007, 20:46
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A radical environmentalist from Canada was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison, along with a judge's suggestion that he study America's system of democracy.
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Treating dogs and cats ends up helping humans
May 29, 2007, 00:24
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| CSU veterinary researcher Dr. Narda Robinson performs acupuncture on Sophie, a chow suffering from arthritis. Work done in the CSU labs regularly translates to advances in human medicine. (The Denver Post) |
The patients in a modern, high-tech hospital here are furry and mostly four-legged - save for that, this could be mistaken for a center of human medicine.
The atrium of Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital is open and brightly lit by a curving wall of windows. Signs direct visitors to admissions, the cancer center, cardiology, ultrasound.
CSU's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science has much to celebrate on its 100th anniversary, having emerged as one of the top vet schools in the nation and a research powerhouse.
The CSU labs are probing cancer, infectious disease and reproduction, and their research is helping humans as well as animals.
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