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- Health & Medicine
Inside job dissolves blood clot pronto
An experimental procedure that delivers a clot-busting drug directly to the brain can bring on a remarkable turnaround in some stroke patients.
- Health & Medicine
Aspirin resistance carries real risks
Some people are resistant to the blood-thinning effects of aspirin, making them more vulnerable to stroke or heart problems.
- Health & Medicine
Aneurysm risk may get passed down
A heightened risk of having a brain aneurysm seems to be passed down in some families, and the life-threatening rupture of an aneurysm appears to strike earlier in a succeeding generation.
- Health & Medicine
Brains carry odd load after strokes
People who die from a stroke have accumulations of a protein called amyloid beta in the thalamus, a part of the brain involved in motor control and sensory processing.
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Bacteria go for a spin
Researchers may have found the mechanism powering a mysterious gliding motion in bacteria.
- Health & Medicine
Want that fiber regular or decaf?
Coffee is a significant, and previously unrecognized, source of dietary fiber.
- Humans
USDA proposes an office of science
The Bush administration's proposed 2007 farm bill would merge two existing U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies into a single office of science.
- Planetary Science
Solar craft reaches a new low
The Ulysses spacecraft passed directly below the sun on Feb. 7, looking up at its south pole, a feat the craft has done only twice before.
- Animals
Perils of Migration: New evidence that bats stalk birds
Big Mediterranean bats snatch migrating songbirds out of the night sky in spring and fall.
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Bridging the Divide? Technique sheds light on cleft palate gene
A new approach has enabled researchers to prevent cleft palate in mice genetically engineered to develop that birth defect.
- Earth
Stroke of Good Fortune: A wealth of data from petrified lightning
The lumps of glass created when lightning strikes sandy ground can preserve information about ancient climate.
- Health & Medicine
Taking Cancer’s Fingerprint: Rapid genetic profiling for personalized therapy
A new, faster way to identify cancer-causing mutations in the DNA of tumor cells may pave the way for the next generation of custom-tailored cancer therapies.
