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Predicting tipping points before they occurSay you're in a canoe on a lake, dry and firmly seated. A fish swims by and you lean over to take a look. You lean a little further, and a little further still, until, with a surge of panic you realize you're starting to fall over. You being to flail your arms, causing the canoe and you to rock wildly back and forth, but it's no good: Over the side you go.
USATODAY Tuesday, September 08, 2009World's smallest parrot filmedThe world's smallest parrot has been filmed in the wild for the first time by a BBC expedition team.
BBC Tuesday, September 08, 2009History of the Mind (Unknown Binding) newly tagged ''science''History of the Mind (Unknown Binding) Click for more info First tagged "science" by Deborah L. Colvais
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Amazon Tuesday, September 08, 2009Enzyme inhibitor takes an unexpected approach toward blocking cancer-promoting proteinScientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have discovered a unique method of attack that may be used to inhibit signaling enzymes
called kinases, which often have a role in sustaining drug-resistant cancerous cells. They have confirmed that IPA-3, a small molecular inhibitor of a kinase called PAK1, targets the enzyme's regulatory domain, mimicking how enzymes are naturally regulated within cells.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, September 08, 2009News briefs from the September issue of ChestNew studies in the September issue of the journal Chest highlight new research about pediatric chronic cough, statin therapy for COPD, and air travel and sarcoidosis.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, September 08, 2009Healthy older brains not significantly smaller than younger brains, new imaging study showsThe belief that healthy older brains are substantially smaller than younger brains may stem from studies that did not screen out people whose undetected, slowly developing brain disease was killing off cells in key areas, according to new research. As a result, previous findings may have overestimated atrophy and underestimated normal size for the older brain.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, September 08, 2009'Hygiene Hypothesis' Challenged: Day Care Doubles Early Respiratory Problems, Does Not Prevent Later Asthma And AllergyNew research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. While young children in daycare definitely do get more illnesses and experience more respiratory symptoms as a result, any perceived protection these exposures afford against asthma and allergy seem to disappear by the time the child hits the age of eight.
Science daily Tuesday, September 08, 2009Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease Need Not Avoid Air Travel, Study FindsPatients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are often concerned about the occurrence of pneumothorax (collapsed lung) or other life-threatening events during air travel. However, new research shows that, even in ILD with a high prevalence of spontaneous pneumothorax, such as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), there is a relatively low risk of these events occurring.
Science daily Tuesday, September 08, 2009Statins May Benefit Patients With COPDStatins have been shown to benefit
patients with cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol, but now research shows that statins may provide significant benefits for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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