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New Immune System To Fight Against Hay Fever And Other Allergies

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — January 11, 2008 / 3:12 pm

The scientists from Imperial College London, the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research in Davos, Switzerland, and other international institutions have complete a research to discover the mechanism which can lead to hay fever and other allergic reactions. They preventing the immune system from regulating itself properly, and found that a gene known as GATA-3 [...]

Vitamin D Can Fight Breast Cancer, a Study Find

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — January 9, 2008 / 11:06 pm

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology informed that Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer progression. The research was done by the author, from Imperial College London. He measured the levels of vitamin D in the blood serum of 279 women with invasive breast cancer. Then, it showed that women with early stage disease [...]

World’s Largest Silicon Tracking Detector Successfully Installed

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — January 4, 2008 / 12:33 am

On December 25, at CERN1, installation of the world’s largest silicon tracking detector was successfully completed. ScienceDaily reported, with a total surface area of 205 square meters, about the same as a singles tennis court, the CMS Silicon Strip Tracking Detector is by far the largest semiconductor silicon detector ever constructed. Its silicon sensors are patterned [...]

3-D Models For Pregnant Females, a More Accurate Radiation Therapy

Comments Yessi Pratiwi — January 4, 2008 / 12:21 am

What makes a pregnant woman afraid of going to doctor? Radiation to fetuses may become an answer, since fetuses are extremely sensitive to radiation. Radiation is a doubled-edged sword: It holds the power to cure cancer, but if used improperly it can also cause serious damage to the human body. On the other side, it [...]

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