New 'lab-on-a-chip' could revolutionize early diagnosis of cancer
Lawrence KS (SPX) Oct 10, 2014 -
Scientists have been laboring to detect cancer and a host of other diseases in people using promising new biomarkers called "exosomes." Indeed, Popular Science magazine named exosome-based cancer diagnostics one of the 20 breakthroughs that will shape the world this year. Exosomes could lead to less invasive, earlier detection of cancer, and sharply boost patients' odds of survival.
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Price gap between more and less healthy foods grows
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2014 -
A new study, published in the journal PLOS One, tracked the price of 94 key food and beverage items from 2002 to 2012. Its findings show that more healthy foods were consistently more expensive than less healthy foods, and have risen more sharply in price over time.
Food prices in the UK have risen faster than the price of other goods in recent years, and this new research shows that the i ...
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Computers make powerful allies in fight against AIDS
Odense, Denmark (SPX) Oct 10, 2014 -
The battle against AIDS cannot be won in the laboratory alone. To fight the potentially deadly virus that 34 million people are suffering from we need help from computers. Now research fron University of Southern Denmark turns computers into powerful allies in the battle.
Effective treatment of HIV-virus is a race against time: Many of the drugs that have been potent killers of HIV-virus, ...
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A universal Ebola drug target
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Oct 10, 2014 -
University of Utah biochemists have reported a new drug discovery tool against the Ebola virus. According to a study published in this week's online edition of Protein Science, they have produced a molecule, known as a peptide mimic, that displays a functionally critical region of the virus that is universally conserved in all known species of Ebola.
This new tool can be used as a drug tar ...
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BAE Systems cuts 440 jobs mostly in Britain
London (AFP) Oct 09, 2014 -
British defence group BAE Systems announced Thursday that it has decided to cut 440 managerial jobs at its military aircraft division in a new efficiency drive.
"We believe that by implementing changes to our management structure we will become a more efficient and effective business, and be better placed to meet the needs of current and potential customers in what is an increasingly competi ...
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Suicide car bomb kills 10 in Iraq's Baquba
Baquba, Iraq (AFP) Oct 09, 2014 -
A suicide car bomb blast at a police checkpoint in the Iraqi city of Baquba Thursday killed at least 10 people and wounded 11, security and medical sources said.
"At least 10 people, including seven policemen, were killed when a suicide attacker rammed his car bomb into a police checkpoint at an entrance of the Shifta neighbourhood," an army officer said.
Shifta is a central district of ...
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Four countries request U.S. Foreign Military Sales deals
Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2014 -
The U.S. Congress has received notification of Foreign Military Sales requests that if approved would be carry a combined total of more than $1 billion.
According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which brokers FMS deals, four countries are involved: Greece, the Sultanate of Brunei, Estonia and Brazil.
The proposed sales have passed muster with the U.S. State Depar ...
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