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Science 2014-01-30

Geranium extracts inhibit HIV-1

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München demonstrate that root extracts of the medicinal plant Pelargonium sidoides (PS) contain compounds that attack HIV-1 ...
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Science 2014-01-30

Research shows wallabies lose on the pokies

Biologists have recently discovered that a wallaby's perception of colour is more similar to a dog than a quokka, sparking questions as to why marsupial colour vision has evolved so selectively. By developing a ...
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Medicine 2014-01-30

Vitamin A used in acne medicines may help autoimmune and transplant patients

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-Jan-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Vitamin A used in acne medicines may help autoimmune and transplant patients New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that all-trans retinoid acid enhances an important subpopulation of T cells which act ...
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Medicine 2014-01-30

Scientists develop an engineered cardiac tissue model to study the human heart

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-Jan-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Scientists develop an engineered cardiac tissue model to study the human heart New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that human engineered cardiac tissue may prove reliable as an in vitro surrogate for human myocardium and ...
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Medicine 2014-01-30

Engineered virus is effective against triple negative breast cancer cells

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-Jan-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Engineered virus is effective against triple negative breast cancer cells New research in The FASEB Journal report treatment success when drug-resistant breast cancer cells are infected with a vaccinia virus engineered to make the ...
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Medicine 2014-01-30

Scientists discover that thyroid cancer cells become less aggressive in outer space

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 30-Jan-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Scientists discover that thyroid cancer cells become less aggressive in outer space New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that thyroid cancer cells that are aggressive on earth experience a redifferentiation to less aggressive ...
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Science 2014-01-30

NAS report: Make childbirth safer in Indonesia

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Indonesia is a fast-rising economic power that has made significant progress toward key development goals including reducing child mortality. But for reasons outlined in a National ...
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