AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
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...There are 130 organizations now that are part of a massive effort tomake sure science gets sufficient funding," he said. "We can fight over how itgets divided up later." Breslow admitted he was a chemistry-set kid. "I had a laboratory in thebasement of our house, right near the air duct next to our f...Health Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
...possibly 100,000 fetal deaths each year as well as massive numbers of cribdeaths, according to a Duke University Medical Center pharmacologist. Also neglected are the severe neurological problems in "cigarettebabies" of smoking pregnant women. This neglect comes despite the fact that the wide...The Visible Humans: Coming Of Age
... "The challenge facing us now is how to take this massive amount of complicated data and make it useful for the everyday user," said Dr. Michael Ackerman, NLM's Assistant Director for High Performance Computing and Communications and Head of the Visible Human Project. Scientists have already started apply...Children Of The Great Depression By Glen H. Elder, Jr.
...icalnarratives lose the individual in the sweep of massive forces. But here GlenElder takes seriously the injunction of C. Wright Mills to focus sociologicalinquiry on the intersection of biography with history. Employing asophisticated, many-faceted approach, he situates the children (and theirfathers, moth...New Book (And Web Site) Use 'Currency' Of Aging To Guide And Motivate Healthy Choices
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...mfrom their homeland. The Long Walk, and later the massive decimation of Navajo livestock by the federal government inthe 1930s, remain traumatic events in Navajo history. The religious forms of healing practiced by the Navajo reach deep into the Native American history and culture. Thetraditional religious ...First woman commanding general for health care in Pacific speaks on Capitol Hill about Tele-Health
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... that a drug that could block p53 mightprevent the massive die-off of healthy cells in the blood-forming system andintestinal tract and thus allow chemotherapy or radiation to be administeredmore safely. These healthy cells, unlike most tumors, have a working p53 thatcauses them to die in large numbers when ...Gene responsible for cerebral venous abnormalities found
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...ut from water purifiers used on the home faucet to massive air filters needed in industrial processes. No other graduate students in the country have access to this technology at this depth. This is an incredible opportunity, which can be found only here at Clemson, said Schempp. Clemson professors Goswam...Cranfield pushes for greater child flight safety
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