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Potential for first diagnostic DNA test to guide antidepressant treatment

October 31, 2006 on 7:59 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Treatment of depression is difficult for both patients and for psychiatrists. While there are numerous drugs available that work, finding the right one -- or right combination -- is, at times, a matter of trial and error.

Reduction of acrylamide formation in French fries by microwave pre-cooking of potato strips

October 31, 2006 on 7:50 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Microwaving your French fries before you fry them reduces the levels of a cancer-causing substance, reveals findings published today in the SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

Polymer and ceramic biodegradable materials that carry bone growth enhancing substances

October 31, 2006 on 7:45 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Rapid and guided healing of bones has moved a step closer with research by two biomedical engineering students who have found new ways to deliver bone growth enhancers directly to broken or weakened bones.

Long-term use of topiramate and kidney-stones

October 31, 2006 on 7:34 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Topiramate (Topamax), a drug commonly prescribed to treat seizures and migraine headaches, can increase the propensity of calcium phosphate kidney stones, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Weill Cornell findings could foil two potential bioterror agents - viral peptide prevents deadly Hendra, Nipah viruses from infecting cells

October 31, 2006 on 7:34 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Two lethal and easily transmitted viruses -- both potential bioterror agents -- may soon be much less dangerous, thanks to research led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.