Health & Medicine

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    Firm nears completion of human genome

    Celera Genomics announced that it has sequenced 90 percent of the human genome and claimed it has found about 97 percent of all human genes.

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    Poor glucose metabolism risks clots

    Excess concentrations of insulin in the blood may hamper the body's ability to break down blood clots efficiently.

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    NO News

    Preliminary research suggests that inhaled nitric oxide may offer a much-needed treatment for patients suffering from complications of sickle cell disease.

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    Meaty receptor helps tongue savor flavor

    Scientists have identified a receptor protein in taste buds that recognizes the flavor of monosodium glutamate.

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    New Compounds Inhibit HIV in Lab

    Two new compounds uncovered by pharmaceutical scientists block integrase, an enzyme essential to the replication cycle of the virus that causes AIDS.

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    Do-It-Yourself: Virus recreated from synthetic DNA

    In an experiment with implications for bioterrorism, scientists have used poliovirus' widely known genetic sequence to synthesize that virus from DNA and other chemicals.

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    Vaccine for All? Math model supports mass smallpox inoculation

    Vaccinating an entire city in response to a smallpox terrorist attack would save thousands more lives than would quarantining infected people and vaccinating anyone they contacted.

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    Dynamite discovery on nitroglycerin

    Scientists have found a long-sought enzyme that may be behind nitroglycerin's dilation of blood vessels.

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    Ginseng extract halts diabetes in mice

    Extracts from the berry of the American ginseng plant counter obesity and insulin resistance in mice.

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    Watermelon red means lycopene rich

    Watermelon is a far better source of the carotenoid lycopene than tomatoes are and at least as well absorbed by the body.

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    Bugged by Foreign Cuisine

    One common experience that tourists encounter while traveling far from home is gut-wrenching diarrhea. In some developing countries, it’s so common that it’s picked up geographic eponyms, like Montezuma’s revenge in Mexico or Delhi belly on the Indian subcontinent. Mexican cuisine typically offers diners tabletop condiments–from spicy chili liquids to diced-veggie salsas and guacamole–to customize […]

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    His-and-Her Hunger Pangs: Gender affects the brain’s response to food

    Men's and women's brains react differently to hunger, as well as to satiation.

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