Alcohol And A Polymorphism Of The Monoamine
Oxidase A Gene Can Predict Impulsive Violence

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The monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene is an outer membrane mitochondrial enzyme that breaks down monoamines such as serotonin, noradrenalin and dopamine. A common polymorphism in MAOA results in high- or low-activity MAOA, and both genotypes have been[...]

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The Language Of Intoxication: The Term Drunk
Doesnt Really Cut It Any More

post from ZAMP Bionews on 18 December 2008 09:13:00 AM. © ZAMP Bionews

The language that drinkers typically use to describe alcohol’s effects on them are quite different from the language used by alcohol researchers, no doubt limiting researchers’ understanding of self-reported alcohol use. New findings show[...]

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PSD-95 Shown To Be Major Component Of Synapse
Construction

post from ZAMP Bionews on 18 December 2008 09:12:00 AM. © ZAMP Bionews

Nitric oxide gets neurons together. And it seems to do it backward. Work by Nikonenko et al. suggests that a protein called PSD-95 prompts nitric oxide release from postsynaptic dendritic spines, prompting nearby presynaptic axons to lock on, and develop[...]

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New Research Points To Possible Treatments For
Muscle Wasting Disorders

post from ZAMP Bionews on 18 December 2008 09:11:06 AM. © ZAMP Bionews

Cowling et al. report how to build muscle mass with FHL1. The protein partners with and activates the transcription factor, NFATc1. Encouraging this partnership might provide a possible treatment for muscle wasting disorders. The article will appear in[...]

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Of Raisins and Reindeer ..

post from Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) on 18 December 2008 08:59:47 AM. © Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)

tags: California Raisins, holidays, funny, humor, parody, streaming video

Are you in the Holiday Spirit yet? No? Well watch this silly video and maybe this will help you get there ... [2:54]

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Lean Muscle Mass Helps Even Obese Patients Battle
Cancer

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 18 December 2008 08:47:03 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News: Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a new study shows. The study, published in Lancet Oncology, provides evidence that varying body compositions of cancer patients likely plays a role in survival ra

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Fund Teacher’s Science Projects

post from Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog on 18 December 2008 08:47:00 AM. © Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog

With donorschoose.org teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.

Such as: Budding Scientists Need Basics!!! - “My students need 9 hands-on science equipment such as graduated cylinders, magnifying glasses, and vivid photographic books about weather and life cycles so they can experience science first-hand. The cost of this proposal is $386″

Hands On Science! - “My students need a human body model, a skeleton model, a skull model, 2 microscopes, beakers and graduated cylinders. The cost of this proposal is $1,060″

Eyes On Observation! - “My students need 4 Brock Magiscopes. The cost of this proposal is $688″

Let’s Rock the Rocks - “My students needs 2 complete sets of classroom Rock, Fossil & Mineral Collections and a Rock & Soil Activity Tub for science. The cost of this proposal is $351″

You can target high poverty schools, if you wish. If you want to help make a difference in the science literacy of the USA go ahead and find a project you want to help fund and make a donation. Or if you are a teacher, add a project for others to fund.

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Mars Goes for a Spin--Or at Least Part of It
Might

From Scientific American: Planetary scientists have often puzzled over the origins of the Martian landscape, including its so-called hemispheric dichotomy, a pronounced difference in the thickness of the planet's crust between its northern lowlands and highlands of the south. Anoth

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Electric Car Tech or Detroit Bailout

Detroit automakers say they need billions of dollars in bailout money or they face firing millions of workers across the industry. The U.S. government is reluctant, but there may be another easy source: the $25 billion Congress earmarked for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Progra

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