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Learning from nature: Scientists break down carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using visible light

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0000

A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there—or could be created—to accomplish the task. Scientists have figured out a way to efficiently turn carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using visible light, like sunlight.

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Surprising findings about Hepatitis C and insulin resistance

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0000

Scientists have known for several years that Hepatitis C, a common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer, also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. In studying the insulin resistance of 29 people with Hepatitis C, Australian researchers have confirmed that they have high insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes. However, almost all insulin resistance was in muscle, with little or none in the liver, a very surprising finding given that Hepatitis C is a liver disease.

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Skin transplant offers new hope to vitiligo patients

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0000

A new study finds that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating vitiligo. Researchers followed 23 patients for up to six months after surgery and found that the treated area regained on average 52 percent of its natural skin color. In eight patients with a specific type of vitiligo, the treated area regained on average 74 percent of its natural skin color.

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HaptiMap project aims to make maps accessible through touch, hearing and vision

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0000

If you are walking or cycling, and do not want to (or are unable to) spend most of your time focusing on a screen, the use of mobile devices tends to be a frustrating experience. The same is true in bright sunlight or if your eyesight is not good enough to see every detail on the mobile screen.

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Loss of enzyme reduces neural activity in Angelman syndrome

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0000

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by mental retardation and a high frequency of autism. Researchers have now found that the gene mutation underlying AS appears to affect the ability of neurons to communicate and to properly develop during the first few years of life, a time when brain activity is “rewired” by external stimuli.

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'Mean' girls and boys: The downside of adolescent relationships

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0000

Psychology researchers exploring relational aggression and victimization in 11- to 13-year-olds have found adolescent boys have a similar understanding and experience of “mean” behaviors and “bitchiness” as girls.

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Medicare False Claims Act allegations: Rush University Medical Center to pay over $1.5M

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:58:46 -0000

Rush University Medical Center has agreed to pay $1,547,200 plus interest to resolve allegations that the facility violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Rush is alleged to have submitted false claims to Medicare during the period 2000 through 2007 by entering into certain leasing arrangements for office space with two individual physicians and three physician practice groups that violated the Stark Law.

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Skin transplant surgery safe and effective for treating vitiligo

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:58:18 -0000

In the first study of its kind in the United States, Henry Ford Hospital showed that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating vitiligo.

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Current economic crisis may affect Indian market for diagnostic imaging systems through 2013

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:56:19 -0000

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/aee243/indian_markets_for) has announced the addition of the “Indian Markets for Diagnostic Imaging Systems 2009” report to their offering.

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Winners of NMSIS scholarship award

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:56:02 -0000

Two winners have been selected for the Promising New Investigators Travel Scholarship Awards given annually by the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service (NMSIS).

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