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Could Prozac muscle out mussels?

Antidepressant drugs may be depressing wild-mussel populations.

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1. New national map shows relative risk for zebra and quagga mussel invasion
   12-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Based on published reports of the zebra and quagga mussels preferred habitats and needs for survival, Thomas Whittier, Paul Ringold, and colleagues created a map to better determine where the species may appear next, in their paper "A calcium-based risk assessment for zebra mussel and quagga mussel invasion." Their research appears in the online e-view version of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
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2. Enhancing Regeneration: Animal Study Suggests Novel Way To Reverse Heart-attack Damage
   10-11-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Cardiology researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have shown that it may be possible to reduce tissue injury after a heart attack and preserve heart function by using techniques of regenerative medicine. Working with rats, they got heart-muscle cells to multiply, minimized scarring and boosted the heart's pumping ability after a simulated myocardial infarction. Findings will appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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3. Dartmouth researchers identify a gene that enhances muscle performance
   11-15-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A team of researchers, led by scientists at Dartmouth, have identified and tested a gene that dramatically alters both muscle metabolism and performance.
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4. Bungee-powered backpack can lighten your load, University of Pennsylvania researcher says
   12-20-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Penn researchers have announced details for a suspended-load ergonomic backpack that reduces the force of a backpack's load on the wearer by 86 percent, allowing wearers to run far more comfortably with heavy loads. The backpack was created with soldiers and emergency workers in mind and could prevent the sort of muscle and joint injuries associated with running while carrying heavy items.
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5. Robotic exoskeleton replaces muscle work
   02-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A robotic exoskeleton controlled by the wearer's own nervous system could help users regain limb function, which is encouraging news for people with partial nervous system impairment, say University of Michigan researchers.
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6. Heart pumping variations revealed among African- and Chinese-Americans
   03-26-2007 · EurekAlert!
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7. Testosterone may help men with multiple sclerosis
   05-14-2007 · EurekAlert!
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8. Gene discovery aids understanding of common inherited neurological disorder
   06-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Thanks to a randomly appearing strain of "pale tremor" lab mice, the multi-university research team was rapidly able to track down the gene responsible for similar disability in people. The work, published online in the Journal Nature, paves the way for future genetic tests and later on, possible treatments for a small percentage of people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder, which causes leg pain, muscle weakness and foot deformities.
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9. New treatment boosts muscle function in myasthenia gravis
   08-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
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10. Study reveals how stem cells decide to become either skeletal or smooth muscle
    10-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Researchers have discovered that a key protein controls how stem cells 'choose' to become either skeletal muscle cells that move limbs, or smooth muscle cells that support blood vessels. The results suggest new ways to treat atherosclerosis and cancer, diseases that involve the creation of new blood vessels from stem cell reserves that would otherwise replace worn out skeletal muscle.
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