News tagged with toxic material
Research team uncovers shape of transmembrane protein partly responsible for antibiotic resistance
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Tokyo have uncovered the physical layout of a transmembrane protein that the tiny organism Archaea relies on to keep toxins out of its cells. The protein, ...
Medical research
Mar 28, 2013 |
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New research looks at novel ways to combat drug resistance
University of Southampton biological scientists are leading a major research project aimed at making drugs more effective.
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Mar 27, 2013 |
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Foods can help fight inflammation
Inflammation is the body's normal response to injury. While it may be a natural defense system, it can lead to disease development if it becomes chronic. A University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) expert ...
Inflammatory disorders
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Nigeria frees long-delayed funds to address lead poison
Nigeria has provided nearly $3 million in long-delayed financing to clean up part of an area where lead poisoning has killed hundreds of children, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday.
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Jan 31, 2013 |
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Carolina scientists use virus to deliver genetic material to slow kids' illness
Even if the patients hadn't been as young as 4 months old, the surgery would have been harrowing: six holes bored into the skull, six tiny tubes inserted directly into targeted parts of the brain, then a solution containing ...
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Jan 14, 2013 |
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Government studies inconclusive on health impact of chemical contaminants at Fort Detrick, Md.
Two government-issued studies are unable to demonstrate whether people were harmed by groundwater contaminated with toxic pollutants from Area B of Fort Detrick, Md., says a new report by the National Research Council. Furthermore, ...
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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