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15 hrs ago | Food Production Daily

Nitrate additives may protect stomachs from ulcers

“Nitrates in food have long been erroneously linked to an increased risk of cancer”

Nitrites and nitrates, much maligned additives in processed and cured meats, may help protect the stomach from damage, suggests research from Sweden. via Food Production Daily

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Wednesday | WSIL

To Your Health: Nanoworms

“We can see smaller tumors and see them in greater details”

Researchers say they've found a new tool they believe will help not only target tumors, but hopefully one day treat cancer. via WSIL

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Monday May 12 | Bizjournals

Stem cell board OKs $271 million for 12 construction projects

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal - by Ron Leuty California will spend $270.9 million to help build 12 stem cell research facilities that could bring scientists closer to stem cell treatments, cures ... via Bizjournals

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Sunday May 11 | MediLexicon

$3.2 Million Stem Cell Grant Awarded To UCSB From State

“The completion of this project will be a very important milestone for stem cell research at UCSB. We are ready to go.”

The University of California, Santa Barbara will receive $3.2 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in support of the development of a state-of-the-art facility in the newly ... via MediLexicon

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Saturday May 10 | HON

Secret to Treating Tinnitus in Vets May Be Unlocked in Zebrafish

“Some people only recognize it at night, when it's quiet. You have it in one ear, and you put that ear on the pillow, and you can hear it.”

For millions of Americans, including thousands of Iraq War veterans, ringing in the ears is a condition that is annoying at best and disabling at worst. via HON

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Biology, Science, Audiology, Medicine

Friday May 9 | Science Daily

Surprising Discovery: Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'

“This shows, for the first time, that the molecular response to physiological stress is organized by specific neurons and suggests similarities to the neurohormonal response to stress”

Adrenaline flows, and the stressed individual's heart pumps faster, the muscles work harder, the brain sharpens and non-essential systems shut down. via Science Daily

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Friday May 9 | PR-inside.com

BioTime CEO Dr. Michael West Presents at 2008 Seoul Digital Forum...

“IMAGINATION - Explore T.I.M.E. [Technology, Information, Media & Entertainment], Space and Beyond.”

BioTime, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael West, PhD today gave a presentation at the 2008 Seoul Digital Forum in Seoul, South Korea. via PR-inside.com

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Thursday May 8 | Medical News Today

The Up Side Of Prions

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry ; CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Article Date: 08 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its ... via Medical News Today

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Related Topix: Biochemistry, Biology, Science, Mad Cow Disease, Health, Medicine

Tuesday May 6 | Free Republic

Dirty Rotten Poxviruses

“They found that the virus's surface was studded with phosphatidylserine, a lipid that also flags dead cells as garbage.”

Eat me. Poxvirus may enter its host cell by sporting a "garbage" tag that prompts the cell to swallow it. via Free Republic

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Sunday May 4 | EurekAlert!

Controlling embryonic fate by association

“Nanog uses these proteins to control gene expression and maybe also the chromatin state. When there is deacetylation, the gene is in a passive state.”

Association determines fate in embryonic stem cells, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology. via EurekAlert!

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