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Ways of preventing relapse of the cancer after Chemotherapy – criple the cancer cells mechanism to repair damaged DNA

Posted on November 10, 2010 by rndsync

Many cancer drugs, including cisplatin, attack cancer cells by damaging their DNA. This DNA damage can prevent cells from copying their DNA, which they must do before dividing. If they can’t, they usually commit suicide. However, cancer cells can use … Continue reading →

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Interesting insight into cancer cells’ metabolic pathways – may lead to ways or drugs to starve the cancer cells

Posted on October 7, 2010 by rndsync

Scientists from David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT and Harvard university report that they identified a previously unknown element in cancer cells’ metabolic pathways. They discovered that cancer cells can trigger alternative biochemical pathways that speeds up … Continue reading →

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Does coffee help memory?

Posted on August 1, 2010 by rndsync

I hate Starbucks coffee but drink black drip coffee. Do you like to drink a lot of coffee a day? This research shows that coffee has a very positive effect on elderly in tasks that involve memory. I am not sure … Continue reading →

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Does stress reduce life expectancy?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by rndsync

http://www.pnas.org/content/101/49/17312.long Telomeres are ends of chromosomes that shorten with each time cell divides. When the telomere is completely gone, the cell does not divide any more. This is kind of like the caps at the end of a shoe lace. … Continue reading →

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How effective are financial disclosures

Posted on July 21, 2010 by rndsync

If someone says they have a conflict of interest while giving the advice or if they say they are biased, is that enough for you to discount their advice? New research shows that it’s not enough. No wonder the financial … Continue reading →

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biological warfare against pests

Posted on July 18, 2010 by rndsync

Good idea? Humans have been trying to use insects, plants and other ways to fight bugs but now that the world is more flat, they are introducing more and more species from different parts of the world. Is this a … Continue reading →

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Better way to search DNA databases

Posted on July 3, 2010 by rndsync

Chinese scientist has devised a new empirical rule to index DNA sequences. NGram indexing has been known to computer science. Chinese characters are indexed using NGrams. However, Wang Liang, a computer scientist at SOSO.com, one of the search engines in China, found that … Continue reading →

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I always loved Seth’s down to earth wisdom. This one is very good.

Posted on June 6, 2010 by rndsync

Creativity comes from out of the box thinking

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I always felt that the effect of exercise lasted longer than the time I was on the treadmill

Posted on June 3, 2010 by rndsync

This proves that long after the heart rate goes down metabolism is still high.

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Ask yourself “Will I?” rather than tell yourself “I Will”

Posted on June 1, 2010 by rndsync

Research found that (at least in the case of anagram solving) asking themselves “Will I be able to do this?” motivates the subject to be better prepared to solve a puzzle than telling themselves “I will” which may hamper the … Continue reading →

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