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May 02, 2013

Zinc: The Perfect Material for Bioabsorbable Stents?
Houghton MI (SPX) May 02, 2013
In 2012, more than 3 million people had stents inserted in their coronary arteries. These tiny mesh tubes prop open blood vessels healing from procedures like a balloon angioplasty, which widens arteries blocked by clots or plaque deposits. After about six months, most damaged arteries are healed and stay open on their own. The stent, however, is there for a lifetime. Most of the time, that's not a problem, says Patrick Bowen, a doctoral student studying materials science and engineering at Michig ... read more

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Patterned hearts A team of bioengineers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the first to report creating artificial heart tissue that closely mimics the functions of natural heart tissue through the use of huma ... more		Canada, Uganda test drug to treat brain disease Canada is funding testing in Uganda of a popular off-patent antidepressant drug to fight a fungal brain disease that claims more than half a million lives in sub-Saharan Africa every year. ... more		Less-used drug better treats HIV in kids: study The antiretroviral drug efavirenz is more effective at treating children infected with HIV than the more commonly used and cheaper nevirapine, according to a study out Tuesday. ... more
				Jawbone buys gadget maker for 'Biggest Loser' Fitness wristband maker Jawbone added muscle to its lineup of fitness lifestyle devices Tuesday with a deal to buy the company behind armbands that measure how many calories people are burning. ... more		Physicists, biologists unite to expose how cancer spreads Cancer cells that can break out of a tumor and invade other organs are more aggressive and nimble than nonmalignant cells, according to a new multi-institutional nationwide study. These cells exert ... more

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Chinese premier urges vigilance against bird flu China's premier on Sunday urged authorities to be vigilant against a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people, while saying that efforts to tackle the virus have so far been effective. ... more		H7N9 bird flu spreads to central China's Hunan China's deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said Saturday, the third announcement in three days of a case in a new location. ... more		Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission China starts large scale production of T1000 carbon fiber		Hong Kong prescribes new dose of old Chinese medicine The young woman pours a pack of brown powder into a glass of hot water, stirs it well and drinks the murky mixture down, hoping the traditional Chinese medicine will cure her feverish cold. ... more
				Latin America threatened with cancer epidemic Latin America faces a cancer epidemic, scientists warned Friday as they pressed for urgent action to reduce tobacco use and obesity and allocate more resources to control the disease. ... more		Strip China surgeon of Australian award, academics say Australian academics are calling for a Chinese surgeon accused of harvesting organs from prisoners to be stripped of a University of Sydney honorary professorship. ... more

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China reports 24th death from new bird flu The deadly H7N9 bird flu strain claimed a new victim on Monday when a hospital patient died in China, state media reported, bringing the death toll from the recently identified virus to 24. ... more		The microbes you inhale on the New York City subway The microbial population in the air of the New York City subway system is nearly identical to that of ambient air on the city streets. This research, published ahead of print in the journal Applied ... more		Ancient nitrogen enzyme study illuminates early Earth conditions and life detection Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land		NASA Prepares For International Space Biology Research Mission NASA and the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, are collaborating on a space biology mission aboard an unmanned Russian biosatellite to understand better the mechanisms of how life ad ... more
				HIV vaccine trial ends in failure: official US authorities announced Thursday they have halted clinical trials of an experimental vaccine designed to halt the virus that leads to AIDS after discovering it did not stop infection. ... more		Johns Hopkins Team Deploys Hundreds of Tiny Untethered Surgical Tools in First Animal Biopsies By using swarms of untethered grippers, each as small as a speck of dust, Johns Hopkins engineers and physicians say they have devised a new way to perform biopsies that could provide a more effecti ... more

Finding a sensible balance for natural hazard mitigation with mathematical models

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Ukraine marks Chernobyl disaster amid efforts to secure reactor

Raytheon completes second launch exercise for next generation GPS satellites

Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite

Sagetech Delivers NextGen Technology for Satellite Constellation

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CNIO researchers 'capture' the replication of the human genome for the first time

Genetic circuit allows both individual freedom, collective good

First falcons born in Paris since 19th century

Love-lorn tiger enters Indian zoo

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	Asia on guard as Taiwan reports first bird flu case Asian countries on Thursday urged renewed vigilance against a spread of H7N9 bird flu after Taiwan reported a case of the deadly strain, the world's first outside mainland China. ... more		H7N9 bird flu: Lancet study confirms poultry as source Chinese researchers reporting in The Lancet on Thursday confirmed poultry as a source of H7N9 flu among humans but said they found no evidence of person-to-person transmission. ... more		H7N9 flu 'one of most lethal' says WHO as spreads to Taiwan International experts probing China's deadly H7N9 bird flu virus said Wednesday it was "one of the most lethal influenza viruses" seen so far as Taiwan reported the first case outside the mainland. ... more		Space experiment sheds light on immune struggles A lab experiment that rode to space two years ago has offered new clues about why astronauts' immune systems struggle to perform in zero gravity, US military researchers said on Monday. ... more

Hydrogen nuclei experiment sharpens view of quarks inside matter

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20 dead from China bird flu: state media		Half of Tamiflu prescriptions went unused during 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic		Experts probe human-to-human spread of China bird flu		Discovery may help prevent HIV 'reservoirs' from forming		Energy efficiency could increase infection risks in hospital wards

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New bird flu strain seen adapting to mammals, humans

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Nanosponges soak up toxins released by bacterial infections and venom

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Beijing H7N9 bird flu victim leaves hospital

Tiny injectable LEDs help neuroscientists study the brain

Material screening method allows more precise control over stem cells

Scientists stress need for national marine biodiversity observation network

International experts to probe H7N9 flu in China: WHO

Online pictures of dead birds spur China flu openness

Neutrons help explain ozone poisoning and links to thousands of premature deaths each year

Thermo Fisher buying Life Tech for $13.6 bn

Russian toddler contracts HIV from transfusion

Bird flu vaccine 'many months' away

China H7N9 bird flu area spreads, two new deaths: govt

First human H7N9 bird flu case in Beijing

China targets bird flu rumours as cases rise

Streams stressed by pharmaceutical pollution

Virginia Tech study finds virus promising for prostate cancer treatment

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