Thursday, July 31, 2008
Schizophrenia
clipped from www.nytimes.comTwo groups of researchers hunting for schizophrenia genes on a larger scale than ever before have found new genetic variants that point toward a different understanding of the disease.
"If you can understand the mechanism," Dr. Insel said, "you should be able to devise new treatments. So I think this is a big advance, not a signal for hopelessness."
grill
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ENTERTAINING is often the main reason for having a weekend or vacation home, and for many people that all but requires outdoor cooking.
Where will the kitchen be built? If it's to be on a wooden deck, you need to be sure that the deck can support the weight of heavy appliances and counters, and you have to commit to maintaining the wood surfaces and checking for signs of sagging. If it's to be on a stone or concrete patio, the patio must be pitched enough to let water drain off but level enough for counters and appliances.
What kind of countertop? Concrete and stone make great countertops, but they might require professional installation.
new fertility news for head
clipped from www.mercurynews.comStanford researchers find hair growth trigger
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Stanford University researchers have pinpointed a molecule that triggers hair follicle growth in mice, a treatment that one day could eventually mean some shaggy dos, or at least a few more strands, for humans who have experienced hair loss.
"Loss of hair is not going to kill anybody," said Dr. Peter Marinkovich, the study's senior author and an associate professor at Stanford University's School of Medicine. "At the same time, for some people, hair loss can be a really traumatic thing, especially for women."
Marinkovich said his team hopes to repeat the tests on animals treated with chemotherapy and later on human subjects.
The findings are "important in the long run," Cotsarelis said, calling the Stanford study, "one of the initial steps."
Contact Vianna Davila at vdavila@mercurynews.com or (408) 920-5064.
Moth problem
clipped from www.mercurynews.comGardeners: Are you in the quarantine zone?
Summer gardens are heading into their peak producing weeks, and it's a time-honored rite of the season to share and swap the bounty with neighbors, friends, family and co-workers.
But before you load up that basket of fresh-picked tomatoes, peppers and zucchini, and before you cut a bouquet of flowers to take to your mom, check out the latest version of the county's light brown apple moth quarantine map. Lines have recently been redrawn to include even more of Santa Clara County in an effort to curb the spread of this relatively new and voracious pest.
Gardening
clipped from blogs.mercurynews.comA hole new way to garden
Posted by Holly Hayes on October 25th, 2007 at 9:52 am | Categorized as General
Here's a new tool you might want to check out — especially if your gardening plans include lots of repetitive digging to install masses of cheery fall annuals or bulbs for a nice display next spring.
Jack Reiter is a Minnesota inventor who came up with the PrestoPlanter out of frustration while working in tough, root-bound soil. Reiter is quoted on the company's Web site,
www.prestoplanter.com, saying: "This will allow gardeners of all ages and abilities to easily dig perfect holes and get to the fun part of gardening, the planting."
Aids receding
clipped from www.latimes.comAIDS deaths down 10% in 2007
July 30, 2008
Condom use and prevention efforts increased in many countries and adolescent sexual intercourse declined in some of the most heavily affected regions, the report says.
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at last fuel from outer space
clipped from www.latimes.comNASA says at least one lake-like feature on Saturn moon Titan is liquid hydrocarbon
3:34 AM PDT, July 31, 2008
Scientists positively identified the presence of ethane, according to a statement from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, which manages the Cassini mission exploring Saturn, its rings and moons
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Request against Deport
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When First Lady Laura Bush returns from her trip accompanying President Bush to Japan this week, her in-box may well include a letter from 9-year-old Chigozie Okorie, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who wants her to help "save my dad."
Gun spree
clipped from www.sfgate.comMan shot and killed in East Oakland
Thursday, July 31, 2008
A man died after being shot numerous times early today in East Oakland, police said.
The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. near Canon Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. The man was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland, where he was pronounced dead. The victim's name was not immediately released.
No arrests have been reported in the slaying.
