08/22/2008
Going from ulcers to cancer (EurekAlert!)
( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ) Researchers have uncovered a big clue as to why some of the bacteria that cause stomach ulcers pose a greater risk for serious problems like stomach cancer than others; it turns out these bacteria can exploit the surrounding stomach cells to protect them from the immune system.
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08/20/2008
New research suggests diabetes transmitted from parents to children (EurekAlert!)
( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ) A new study in the September issue of the Journal of Lipid Research suggests an unusual form of inheritance may have a role in the rising rate of diabetes, especially in children and young adults, in the United States.
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08/25/2008
From Ulcers To Cancer (Medical News Today)
Researchers have uncovered a big clue as to why some of the bacteria that cause stomach ulcers pose a greater risk for serious problems like stomach cancer than others; it turns out these bacteria can exploit the surrounding stomach cells to protect them from the immune system.
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08/25/2008
Department Of Defense Awards $35M To Support Local Brain Injury Research (Medical News Today)
Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or permanent impairments and disabilities.
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08/24/2008
Article Rating (Hibbing Daily Tribune)
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Amanda Parker and Adam Ettl of Maple Grove, Minn., announce their upcoming marriage. Amanda is the daughter of William. H. Parker of Side Lake and Doris Moeller of Chisholm. She is the granddaughter of Nita Parker and Dorothy Backman, both of Chisholm.
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08/24/2008
Democrats in Denver (Stillwater NewsPress)
Prior to 2004, neither Dr. Earl Mitchell Jr., nor his wife, Bernice, had attended a Democratic National Convention.Now the pair are becoming regulars.
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08/23/2008
Limi Boosters name scholars (High Plains Journal)
Megan Greenawalt, Lynchburg, Ohio, and Michael Mitchell, Mangum, Okla., received $750 scholarships from the Limi Boosters at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress awards banquet July 18 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Spencer Hall, Sonora, Texas, and Nathan Sloan, Fouke, Ark., received the organization's educational grants.
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08/15/2008
Potatoes may hold key to Alzheimer's treatment (EurekAlert!)
( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ) A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease, and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset of AD.
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08/22/2008
An Unusual Form Of Inheritance May Have A Role In The Rising Rate Of Diabetes (Medical News Today)
A new study in the September issue of the Journal of Lipid Research suggests an unusual form of inheritance may have a role in the rising rate of diabetes, especially in children and young adults, in the United States. DNA is the primary mechanism of inheritance; kids get half their genes from mom and half from dad.
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08/21/2008
Southern California Road Trip: UC-Irvine (US News & World Report)
You're about to spend four years of your life on a college campus; you need to make sure it feels right. So hit the road—we did! We took three typical road trips : East Coast, West Coast, and in between. By the way, college visits don't have to mean hours on the interstate.
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