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| LIF | ‘Dance 4 Health’ Program Teaches Local Teens Ballroom Dancing
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Education has launched a new summer program designed to teach ballroom dancing to inner city teens in the Birmingham area. The program is called “Dance 4 Health.” As part of the program, more than 50 teens selected from the A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club are receiving ballroom dance instruction this summer three times a week for six weeks. | 15-Jun-2009
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| SCI | ‘GEOSET' Putting Science at Teachers’ Fingertips Worldwide
“What makes thunder?” “Why do frogs jump?” “What are we made of?” Those are the sorts of questions that curious children often spring on unsuspecting schoolteachers -- and that their teachers sometimes struggle to answer. To make teachers’ jobs a little easier, Florida State University researchers have created GEOSET -- short for “Global Educational Outreach for Science, Engineering and Technology.” | 15-Jun-2009
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| MED | Chronic Infection Now Clearly Tied to Immune-System Protein
A new study finds the cross-talk between ‘killer T-cells’ and ‘helper T-cells’ can only happen in the presence of interleukin-21, a powerful immune-system protein. Researchers said if interleukin-21, or IL-21, is missing, then the body's own anti-viral efforts fail. The study mice were treated for lymphocytic choriomeningitis.
Science | 12-Jun-2009
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| Lost Molecule Is Lethal for Liver Cancer Cells in Mice
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a potential strategy for cancer therapy by focusing on what’s missing in tumors. (Embargo expired on 11-Jun-2009 at 12:00 ET.)
Cell, 12-Jun-2009 | 11-Jun-2009
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| Embryology Study Offers Clues to Birth Defects
Gregg Duester, Ph.D., professor of developmental biology at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, along with Xianling Zhao, Ph.D., and colleagues, have clarified the role that retinoic acid plays in limb development. The study showed that retinoic acid controls the development (or budding) of forelimbs, but not hindlimbs, and that retinoic acid is not responsible for patterning (or differentiation of the parts) of limbs.
Current Biology, 21-May-2009 | 09-Jun-2009
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| MED | UVA Researcher Receives $1.3 Million to Develop Smoking Cessation Tool
Dr. Scott Strayer, University of Virginia physician and researcher, received $1.3 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, to further develop and evaluate an online smoking cessation tool that puts information and counseling techniques in the hands of primary care physicians—literally. | 08-Jun-2009
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| MED | Women Under-Represented in Cancer Research
Women are under-represented in clinical cancer research published in high-impact journals, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Taking into account the incidence of particular types of cancer among women, studies included a smaller proportion of women than should be expected. (Embargo expired on 08-Jun-2009 at 00:05 ET.)
Cancer, 15-Jul-2009 | 08-Jun-2009
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| LIF | Study Links ‘Warrior Gene’ to Gang Membership, Weapon Use
Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), sometimes called the “warrior gene,” are more likely not only to join gangs but also to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, according to a new study from The Florida State University that is the first to confirm an MAOA link specifically to gangs and guns.
Comprehensive Psychiatry | 05-Jun-2009
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| Hydrogen Peroxide Marshals Immune System
Using the zebrafish as an animal model, researchers have discovered that the body uses hydrogen peroxide to sound the alarm when a tissue has been injured. As a direct result of this hydrogen-peroxide red alert, white blood cells come to the aid of the wounded site. (Embargo expired on 03-Jun-2009 at 13:00 ET.)
Nature | 03-Jun-2009
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| SCI | Memory with a Twist: NIST Develops a Flexible Memristor
Electronic memory chips may soon gain the ability to bend and twist as a result of work by engineers at NIST, who have found a way to build a flexible memory component out of inexpensive, readily available materials.
Electron Device Letters, IEEE | 02-Jun-2009
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