NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn — by far the largest of the giant planet’s many rings.
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Leishmania is a deadly parasitic disease that affects over 12 million people worldwide, with 2 million new cases reported every year. Until recently, scientists were unsure exactly how the parasite survives inside human cells. That mystery has now been solved according to a new study that lead to the development of the first prophylactic treatment.
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Scientists from the UK and Japan have recorded the first observations of how albatrosses feed alongside marine mammals at sea.
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Abatacept, a member of a new class of drug that targets immune cells to treat rheumatoid arthritis, is effective against RA, according to a new review. The review examines recent trials to assess safety and efficacy of the drug.
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A bacterium possibly linked to Crohn’s disease could be lurking in wild animals. According to new research, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, can be transmitted between wildlife and domestic ruminants, supporting the theory of wildlife reservoirs of infection.
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Researchers in Spain are creating a statistical model to calculate the probability of university students dropping out and to help in the drawing up of strategic plans to reduce the number of students who give up their studies.
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Electrical engineers have proposed a new scheme that can overcome a critical limitation of high-resolution electron microscopes: they cannot be used to image living cells because the electrons destroy the samples. The researchers suggest using a quantum mechanical measurement technique that allows electrons to sense objects remotely without ever hitting the imaged objects, thus avoiding [...]
A new chemotherapy cocktail cuts the spread of breast cancer by half and is the first drug to attack metastasizing breast cancer. The disease becomes fatal when it travels outside the mammary ducts, enters the bloodstream and spreads to the bones, liver or brain. Currently, there are only drugs that try to stem the uncontrolled [...]
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Just like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown, kicking a football through goal posts can be an elusive task, according to new research. People trying to kick field goals will see a much smaller goal after unsuccessful attempts. But those who kicked better judged the goal posts to be farther apart and the [...]
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Scientists have found that a DNA test, which reveals the level of activity of a virus linked to the cause of tonsil, tongue and soft palate cancer, may help medics predict which patients will respond well to particular types of treatments.
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