Tackling the threat of nuclear terrorism
...ay to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism is to abolish nuclear weapons and establish strict international control of all fissile materials that could be used to make new weapons, argue three US physicians in this weeks BMJ. In the aftermath of 11 September 2001, nuclear terrorism has emerged as a real t...UCSF, UC Davis establish joint pediatric heart center
...od vessels. With pediatric electrophysiology, they abolish rhythm disorders using radiofrequency ablation catheters. This partnership holds great promise in broadening our continuing efforts to translate research discoveries into the best and most effective treatments for congenital heart disease, Karl said...Zengen's new study reviews novel approach to control inflammation using melanocortin receptors
... that treatment with melanocortin peptides doesn't abolish the inflammatory response but instead modulates it. An advantage of melanocortins in the treatment of inflammation is that their influences are broad and are not restricted to a specific mediator or chemical pathway." Recognition and cloning of fi...Imaging study finds a structural difference in the brains of cocaine addicts
...gdala volumes early in the course of drug use that abolish this asymmetry." Although there was no correlation of amygdala size with the duration of cocaine addiction, those addicts whose amygdalas were smallest reported the highest levels of drug craving experienced throughout the day, a finding that compl...