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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 7, 2008
12 May 2008
Scientists report new findings on diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that causes vision loss and blindness. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Identifying abnormal...
12 May 2008
Scientists report new findings on diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that causes vision loss and blindness. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Identifying abnormal...
Affordable vaccines, screening vital to stop rise of cervical cancer deaths in Lat Am
12 May 2008
With cervical cancer killing 33,000 annually in the region, experts in Mexico City consider promise, costs of detection, treatment and introduction of new vaccines against deadly virus MEXICO CITY—(12 May 2008) Thirty-three thousand women...
12 May 2008
With cervical cancer killing 33,000 annually in the region, experts in Mexico City consider promise, costs of detection, treatment and introduction of new vaccines against deadly virus MEXICO CITY—(12 May 2008) Thirty-three thousand women...
American Chemical Society’s Weekly PressPac -- May 7, 2008
12 May 2008
Scientists report new findings on diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that causes vision loss and blindness. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Identifying abnormal...
12 May 2008
Scientists report new findings on diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that causes vision loss and blindness. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Identifying abnormal...
3 million pound investment for future of science and mathematics education
12 May 2008
Ever increasingly, the future of the UK relies on a knowledge-based economy with career opportunities in new technologies and innovative businesses rapidly replacing our more traditional industries. Yet, less and less young people are taking...
12 May 2008
Ever increasingly, the future of the UK relies on a knowledge-based economy with career opportunities in new technologies and innovative businesses rapidly replacing our more traditional industries. Yet, less and less young people are taking...
2nd ESMO symposium on soft tissue carcinomas and GIST
12 May 2008
Conference addresses state-of-the-art cancer treatments Experts in treating a rare group of cancers that affect tissues such as muscle, fat, nerves and the gastrointestinal wall are meeting in Milan, Italy on 13-14 May to discuss the latest...
12 May 2008
Conference addresses state-of-the-art cancer treatments Experts in treating a rare group of cancers that affect tissues such as muscle, fat, nerves and the gastrointestinal wall are meeting in Milan, Italy on 13-14 May to discuss the latest...
Maths plus 'geeky' images equals deterred students
12 May 2008
Images of maths ‘geeks’ stop people from studying mathematics or using it in later life, shows research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Many students and undergraduates seem to think of mathematicians as old,...
12 May 2008
Images of maths ‘geeks’ stop people from studying mathematics or using it in later life, shows research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Many students and undergraduates seem to think of mathematicians as old,...
Highlights for APA's 116th Annual Convention in Boston, Aug. 14-17
12 May 2008
TO: Reporters/Editors/Producers RE: American Psychological Association 116th Annual Convention in Boston, Aug. 14-17, 2008 Press Room – Room 162A, Meeting Level 1, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Facilities will include...
12 May 2008
TO: Reporters/Editors/Producers RE: American Psychological Association 116th Annual Convention in Boston, Aug. 14-17, 2008 Press Room – Room 162A, Meeting Level 1, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Facilities will include...
Using music to explore the neural bases of emotional 'processing' in the autistic brain
12 May 2008
Research grant from the GRAMMY Foundation will tap into the universal emotional power of music Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), understanding...
12 May 2008
Research grant from the GRAMMY Foundation will tap into the universal emotional power of music Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), understanding...
New agreement works to balance Belize's cruise ship tourism and conservation
12 May 2008
Key tourism stakeholders in Belize agree to environmental action plan Belize City, Belize – May 12, 2008 – Members of Belize’s cruise tourism industry today signed a Declaration of Commitment, in which key industry...
12 May 2008
Key tourism stakeholders in Belize agree to environmental action plan Belize City, Belize – May 12, 2008 – Members of Belize’s cruise tourism industry today signed a Declaration of Commitment, in which key industry...
May/June 2008 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
12 May 2008
The Unintended Consequences of Pay-for-Performance Programs At a time when pay-for-performance programs are proliferating, this study finds that while such programs may succeed in improving clinical outcomes and increasing physician income,...
12 May 2008
The Unintended Consequences of Pay-for-Performance Programs At a time when pay-for-performance programs are proliferating, this study finds that while such programs may succeed in improving clinical outcomes and increasing physician income,...
ASU researchers synthesize molecule with self-control
12 May 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Plants have an ambivalent relationship with light. They need it to live, but too much light leads to the increased production of high-energy chemical intermediates that can injure or kill the plant. The intermediates do...
12 May 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Plants have an ambivalent relationship with light. They need it to live, but too much light leads to the increased production of high-energy chemical intermediates that can injure or kill the plant. The intermediates do...
Air pollution, smoking affect latent tuberculosis
12 May 2008
Carbon monoxide aids shift from active infection to a drug-resistant dormant TB infection TB lung lesions stained to show CO fingerprint biology. Click here for more information. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A toxic gas...
12 May 2008
Carbon monoxide aids shift from active infection to a drug-resistant dormant TB infection TB lung lesions stained to show CO fingerprint biology. Click here for more information. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A toxic gas...
New clues to how proteins dissolve and crystallize
12 May 2008
Fresh evidence for the 'Law of Matching Water Affinities' X-ray spectroscopy shows that a protein acetate group (molecule at center) prefers binding with sodium (blue curve) over potassium (red curve); the green sphere...
12 May 2008
Fresh evidence for the 'Law of Matching Water Affinities' X-ray spectroscopy shows that a protein acetate group (molecule at center) prefers binding with sodium (blue curve) over potassium (red curve); the green sphere...
Affordable vaccines, screening vital to stop rise of cervical cancer deaths in Latin America
12 May 2008
With cervical cancer killing 33,000 annually in the region, experts in Mexico City consider promise, costs of detection, treatment and introduction of new vaccines against deadly virus MEXICO CITY—(12 May 2008) Thirty-three thousand women...
12 May 2008
With cervical cancer killing 33,000 annually in the region, experts in Mexico City consider promise, costs of detection, treatment and introduction of new vaccines against deadly virus MEXICO CITY—(12 May 2008) Thirty-three thousand women...
Federal government taps NC State experts to explain nanotech risks
12 May 2008
The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper that will lay out how government and...
12 May 2008
The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper that will lay out how government and...
RevGenUK, a 'single-stop' shop for use in functional genomics
12 May 2008
A new project (RevGenUK) is being launched at the John Innes Centre in Norwich to help geneticists understand how plants grow. This knowledge can be used to improve the ability of crops to grow in adverse conditions or to grow more...
12 May 2008
A new project (RevGenUK) is being launched at the John Innes Centre in Norwich to help geneticists understand how plants grow. This knowledge can be used to improve the ability of crops to grow in adverse conditions or to grow more...
Can feces save the species?
12 May 2008
Sniffing dogs help monitor and protect threatened animals in Brazil This release is available in Spanish. Arlington, Virginia (May 12, 2008) – It’s a tough job, but somebody, or at least some dogs, have to do it. In the Cerrado...
12 May 2008
Sniffing dogs help monitor and protect threatened animals in Brazil This release is available in Spanish. Arlington, Virginia (May 12, 2008) – It’s a tough job, but somebody, or at least some dogs, have to do it. In the Cerrado...
Air pollution may be associated with blood clots in deep leg veins
12 May 2008
Long-term exposure to air pollution appears to be associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, blood clots in the thigh or legs, according to a report in the May 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives...
12 May 2008
Long-term exposure to air pollution appears to be associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, blood clots in the thigh or legs, according to a report in the May 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives...
Model shows how mutation tips biochemistry to cause Alzheimer's
12 May 2008
Your fate can be determined by tiny events. Imagine you live in the city and you walk everywhere to get exercise – you are healthy and not afraid of getting mugged. You almost never eat breakfast so you don’t stop at the donut shop...
12 May 2008
Your fate can be determined by tiny events. Imagine you live in the city and you walk everywhere to get exercise – you are healthy and not afraid of getting mugged. You almost never eat breakfast so you don’t stop at the donut shop...
Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics
12 May 2008
Study: With locked crust, Earth could become another Venus HOUSTON, May 12, 2008 -- A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate...
12 May 2008
Study: With locked crust, Earth could become another Venus HOUSTON, May 12, 2008 -- A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate...
NOAA reports coastal waters show decline in contaminants
12 May 2008
Concerns remain with continuing chemical inputs NOAA scientists today released a 20-year study showing that environmental laws enacted in the 1970s are having a positive effect on reducing overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the...
12 May 2008
Concerns remain with continuing chemical inputs NOAA scientists today released a 20-year study showing that environmental laws enacted in the 1970s are having a positive effect on reducing overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the...
When following the leader can lead into the jaws of death
12 May 2008
International study of animal behaviour has important implications for human decision-making Follow that fish -- threespine sticklebacks that were used in the experiments. Click here for more information. For animals...
12 May 2008
International study of animal behaviour has important implications for human decision-making Follow that fish -- threespine sticklebacks that were used in the experiments. Click here for more information. For animals...
Metoprolol around the time of surgery increases the risk of death and stroke: POISE trial
12 May 2008
Hamilton, ON (May 12, 2008) - Beta-blocker drugs may help prevent heart attacks during surgery, but they may increase the risk of death and major stroke, says a major study to be published online today by the prestigious medical journal, The...
12 May 2008
Hamilton, ON (May 12, 2008) - Beta-blocker drugs may help prevent heart attacks during surgery, but they may increase the risk of death and major stroke, says a major study to be published online today by the prestigious medical journal, The...
NIH grant to support Translational Research Center for PCOS
12 May 2008
RICHMOND, Va. (May 12, 2008) – The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has received a competitive grant totaling nearly $6 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Child Health &...
12 May 2008
RICHMOND, Va. (May 12, 2008) – The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has received a competitive grant totaling nearly $6 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Child Health &...
A molecular thermometer for the distant universe
12 May 2008
First accurate measurement of the temperature of the cosmic background at an early epoch Astronomers have made use of ESO’s Very Large Telescope to detect for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy...
12 May 2008
First accurate measurement of the temperature of the cosmic background at an early epoch Astronomers have made use of ESO’s Very Large Telescope to detect for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy...
Sweeping analysis of research reinforces strong media influence on women's body image
12 May 2008
MADISON -- As France’s parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect...
12 May 2008
MADISON -- As France’s parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect...
Memory lane: Older persons with more schooling spend fewer years with cognitive loss
12 May 2008
Those with high school education live 2.5 years more without mental impairment, study finds Those with at least a high school education spend more of their older years without cognitive loss – including the effects of Alzheimer’s,...
12 May 2008
Those with high school education live 2.5 years more without mental impairment, study finds Those with at least a high school education spend more of their older years without cognitive loss – including the effects of Alzheimer’s,...
Arsenic-based therapy shown to help eradicate leukemia-initiating cells
12 May 2008
Unexpected discovery demonstrates key role for PML tumor suppressor gene BOSTON -- In both leukemia and solid tumors, there exists among the multitude of warrior cancer cells a small subgroup that work undercover, patiently lying in wait to...
12 May 2008
Unexpected discovery demonstrates key role for PML tumor suppressor gene BOSTON -- In both leukemia and solid tumors, there exists among the multitude of warrior cancer cells a small subgroup that work undercover, patiently lying in wait to...
Study finds economics helping to change early childhood policy debate
12 May 2008
A growing body of economic research suggests that public investment in early childhood programs may be able to lower public costs for social services by improving children’s long-term welfare, according to a new RAND Corporation...
12 May 2008
A growing body of economic research suggests that public investment in early childhood programs may be able to lower public costs for social services by improving children’s long-term welfare, according to a new RAND Corporation...
End-stage dementia patients deserve the same access to palliative care as people with cancer
12 May 2008
International review covers research from 9 countries There is an urgent need to improve end-of-life care for older people in the final stages of dementia, according to an international review published in the May issue of Journal of Clinical...
12 May 2008
International review covers research from 9 countries There is an urgent need to improve end-of-life care for older people in the final stages of dementia, according to an international review published in the May issue of Journal of Clinical...
Face-to-face or Facebook?
12 May 2008
Can online networking sites help new students settle into university? Can online networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help new students settle into university social and academic life and minimise the chance of them withdrawing from...
12 May 2008
Can online networking sites help new students settle into university? Can online networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help new students settle into university social and academic life and minimise the chance of them withdrawing from...
St. Jude study shows how T cell's machinery dials down autoimmunity
12 May 2008
Immune cells adjust their function like a radio dial, not an on/off light switch; a discovery that hints at how autoimmune disease may develop late in life A St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital study shows that T cells, the body’s...
12 May 2008
Immune cells adjust their function like a radio dial, not an on/off light switch; a discovery that hints at how autoimmune disease may develop late in life A St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital study shows that T cells, the body’s...
Homeless youth need more than treatment for substance abuse, study says
12 May 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study of homeless youth suggests that treating substance abuse and mental health problems may not be enough to help get teens off the streets. Instead, researchers found that creating more opportunities for work,...
12 May 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study of homeless youth suggests that treating substance abuse and mental health problems may not be enough to help get teens off the streets. Instead, researchers found that creating more opportunities for work,...
Carnegie Mellon engineering researchers automate analysis of protein patterns
12 May 2008
New analysis of protein patterns in tissues PITTSBURGH— Carnegie Mellon University’s Justin Y. Newberg and Robert F. Murphy have developed a software toolbox that is intended to help bioscience researchers characterize protein...
12 May 2008
New analysis of protein patterns in tissues PITTSBURGH— Carnegie Mellon University’s Justin Y. Newberg and Robert F. Murphy have developed a software toolbox that is intended to help bioscience researchers characterize protein...
Stanford research: Chatting with your car may be useful to you -- but also to corporations
12 May 2008
A car that speaks with a soothing voice may make for safer driving, but it might also tell your insurance company that you've been speeding again Stanford Professor Clifford Nass, seated at a car simulator in the Communication...
12 May 2008
A car that speaks with a soothing voice may make for safer driving, but it might also tell your insurance company that you've been speeding again Stanford Professor Clifford Nass, seated at a car simulator in the Communication...
Risk of hospitalization from violent assault increases when local alcohol sales rise
12 May 2008
The risk of being hospitalized from being violently assaulted increases when there is increased alcohol sales near the victim's residence, finds a new study in this week's PLoS Medicine. Joel Ray and colleagues at the University of Toronto...
12 May 2008
The risk of being hospitalized from being violently assaulted increases when there is increased alcohol sales near the victim's residence, finds a new study in this week's PLoS Medicine. Joel Ray and colleagues at the University of Toronto...
HPV linked to better survival in tonsil, tongue cancer, U-M study finds
12 May 2008
Research is step toward tailored treatments for head and neck cancer ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a series of markers that indicate which patients are more likely to...
12 May 2008
Research is step toward tailored treatments for head and neck cancer ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a series of markers that indicate which patients are more likely to...
Borrowers who complete homeownership education programs make better refinancing decisions
12 May 2008
Home study or telephone counseling did not affect borrower behavior Chapel Hill, N.C. – May 12, 2008 – In light of the subprime mortgage crisis that has resulted in extraordinarily high default rates on home mortgages, one might...
12 May 2008
Home study or telephone counseling did not affect borrower behavior Chapel Hill, N.C. – May 12, 2008 – In light of the subprime mortgage crisis that has resulted in extraordinarily high default rates on home mortgages, one might...
Study: Kids think eyeglasses make other kids look smart
12 May 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Young children tend to think that other kids with glasses look smarter than kids who don’t wear glasses, according to a new study. Children between the ages of 6 and 10 who were surveyed for the study also thought...
12 May 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Young children tend to think that other kids with glasses look smarter than kids who don’t wear glasses, according to a new study. Children between the ages of 6 and 10 who were surveyed for the study also thought...
Are anxiety disorders all in the mind?
12 May 2008
Researchers find link between altered dopamine activity and social anxiety disorder according to an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Reston, Va.—Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The...
12 May 2008
Researchers find link between altered dopamine activity and social anxiety disorder according to an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Reston, Va.—Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The...
Got sugar? Skeletal muscle development responds to nutrient availability
12 May 2008
A new study finds that restricted nutrient availability prevents muscle stem cells from growing into mature muscle cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides exciting new...
12 May 2008
A new study finds that restricted nutrient availability prevents muscle stem cells from growing into mature muscle cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides exciting new...
Patients' expectation of getting better is crucial in recovery from whiplash
12 May 2008
Research into whiplash published in this week’s PLoS Medicine has found that an individual’s expectation of getting better plays a crucial role in the likelihood of his or her recovery, even after the severity of their physical and...
12 May 2008
Research into whiplash published in this week’s PLoS Medicine has found that an individual’s expectation of getting better plays a crucial role in the likelihood of his or her recovery, even after the severity of their physical and...
Oxidation of contaminants as if they got burnt in the water itself
12 May 2008
This release is available in Spanish. José Ignacio Lombraña (third from left) together with various members of the Research Group at the UPV/EHU Chemical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Science and...
12 May 2008
This release is available in Spanish. José Ignacio Lombraña (third from left) together with various members of the Research Group at the UPV/EHU Chemical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Science and...
New MRI technique developed at UT Southwestern detects subtle but serious brain injury
12 May 2008
Dr. Ramón Díaz-Arrastia Click here for more information. DALLAS – May 12, 2008 – A new technique for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging data, developed by researchers at UT Southwestern...
12 May 2008
Dr. Ramón Díaz-Arrastia Click here for more information. DALLAS – May 12, 2008 – A new technique for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging data, developed by researchers at UT Southwestern...
Both boys and girls negatively affected by sexual harassment
12 May 2008
Girls experience harassment more often, both sexes suffer negative effects Champaign, IL – May 12, 2008 – A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly explored the outcomes of sexual harassment on both boys and girls. While girls...
12 May 2008
Girls experience harassment more often, both sexes suffer negative effects Champaign, IL – May 12, 2008 – A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly explored the outcomes of sexual harassment on both boys and girls. While girls...
Medical research should include more women participants and examine the role of gender in disease
12 May 2008
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Are the health needs of women adequately addressed by medical research as it is currently conducted? In the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a team of Australian researchers and two cardiologists closely examine this...
12 May 2008
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Are the health needs of women adequately addressed by medical research as it is currently conducted? In the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a team of Australian researchers and two cardiologists closely examine this...
Vision therapy appears to improve visual function in macular disease
12 May 2008
A low-vision therapy program that includes a home visit, counseling, assistive devices such as magnifiers and assignments to practice using them appears to significantly improve vision in veterans with diseases of the macula (the area of the...
12 May 2008
A low-vision therapy program that includes a home visit, counseling, assistive devices such as magnifiers and assignments to practice using them appears to significantly improve vision in veterans with diseases of the macula (the area of the...
MS can affect children's IQ, thinking skills
12 May 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Multiple sclerosis (MS) typically starts in young adulthood, but about five percent of cases start in childhood or the teen years. Children with MS are at risk to exhibit low IQ scores and problems with memory,...
12 May 2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Multiple sclerosis (MS) typically starts in young adulthood, but about five percent of cases start in childhood or the teen years. Children with MS are at risk to exhibit low IQ scores and problems with memory,...
Electrode re-implantation helps some Parkinson's disease patients
12 May 2008
A study of seven patients with Parkinson’s disease suggests that those who have poor results following implantation of electrodes to stimulate the brain may benefit from additional surgery to correct the electrode placement, according to...
12 May 2008
A study of seven patients with Parkinson’s disease suggests that those who have poor results following implantation of electrodes to stimulate the brain may benefit from additional surgery to correct the electrode placement, according to...
People who participate in clinical research generally wish to know the research results
12 May 2008
A review of past studies examining whether people who participate in clinical research wish to know the results has found that most people do wish to be told, even if receiving the results might cause distress or anxiety. The review is...
12 May 2008
A review of past studies examining whether people who participate in clinical research wish to know the results has found that most people do wish to be told, even if receiving the results might cause distress or anxiety. The review is...
Researchers find natural section favors parasite fitness over host health
12 May 2008
Why do parasites harm their hosts? Classic evolutionary theory predicts that parasites become more virulent because they must transmit themselves between hosts, yet scientists have found little data to support this idea, until now. Led by...
12 May 2008
Why do parasites harm their hosts? Classic evolutionary theory predicts that parasites become more virulent because they must transmit themselves between hosts, yet scientists have found little data to support this idea, until now. Led by...
Study documents obesity and its association with heart risk
12 May 2008
Obesity rates appear high in most but not all ethnic groups in the United States, and extra weight is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and markers of sub-clinical heart disease, according to a report in the May 12 issue of Archives...
12 May 2008
Obesity rates appear high in most but not all ethnic groups in the United States, and extra weight is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and markers of sub-clinical heart disease, according to a report in the May 12 issue of Archives...
Beyond nutrition -- plants deliver
12 May 2008
Biofuels, medicines, bioplastics, flavors, pigments... The need for a renewable and affordable source of carbon that can sustain future economic development without negatively impacting the environment is now widely recognised. It is also...
12 May 2008
Biofuels, medicines, bioplastics, flavors, pigments... The need for a renewable and affordable source of carbon that can sustain future economic development without negatively impacting the environment is now widely recognised. It is also...
Why did the EPA fire a respected toxicologist?
12 May 2008
A longtime defender of scientific integrity speaks out In March, the US House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into potential conflicts of interest in scientific panels that advise the Environmental Protection Agency on...
12 May 2008
A longtime defender of scientific integrity speaks out In March, the US House Energy and Commerce Committee launched an investigation into potential conflicts of interest in scientific panels that advise the Environmental Protection Agency on...
ISU researcher performs first veterinary corneal implant procedure in US
12 May 2008
Dixie's eye was cloudy before the surgery. Click here for more information. Sinisa Grozdanic an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences performed the surgery that restored sight to 7-year-old Dixie, a...
12 May 2008
Dixie's eye was cloudy before the surgery. Click here for more information. Sinisa Grozdanic an assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences performed the surgery that restored sight to 7-year-old Dixie, a...
New approach to protect the hearts of patients with muscular dystrophy
12 May 2008
Study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show sildenafil (Viagra) as potential new treatment for the cardiac complications This release is available in French. Montreal, May 12, 2008 – A team of researchers has recently...
12 May 2008
Study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show sildenafil (Viagra) as potential new treatment for the cardiac complications This release is available in French. Montreal, May 12, 2008 – A team of researchers has recently...
Risky rainy days who plans for their financial future?
12 May 2008
Does planning ahead all depend on how much money you have – the rich can afford it and the poor can’t? Or is it as much about what your background is and the social and cultural groups that you belong to? Researchers, funded by the...
12 May 2008
Does planning ahead all depend on how much money you have – the rich can afford it and the poor can’t? Or is it as much about what your background is and the social and cultural groups that you belong to? Researchers, funded by the...
Religion and the narrative of biological science
12 May 2008
Essay explores how contemporary Judaism can be a resource of wisdom in genetic research Chicago, IL – May 12, 2008 – There exists much ethical controversy brought about by advances in biology and medicine and the relationship to...
12 May 2008
Essay explores how contemporary Judaism can be a resource of wisdom in genetic research Chicago, IL – May 12, 2008 – There exists much ethical controversy brought about by advances in biology and medicine and the relationship to...
Think before you drink, says university research
12 May 2008
People are being urged to think before they drink as part of a research project aimed at changing people’s binge drinking habits. A team of health psychologists at The University of Nottingham plan to discover whether using the...
12 May 2008
People are being urged to think before they drink as part of a research project aimed at changing people’s binge drinking habits. A team of health psychologists at The University of Nottingham plan to discover whether using the...
Seeing Alzheimer's amyloids
12 May 2008
Brandeis and Leibniz Institut researchers show what protein clump looks like A-beta peptide fibril shown using electron microscopy. Click here for more information. In an important step toward demystifying the role...
12 May 2008
Brandeis and Leibniz Institut researchers show what protein clump looks like A-beta peptide fibril shown using electron microscopy. Click here for more information. In an important step toward demystifying the role...
Prism glasses expand the view for patients with hemianopia
12 May 2008
Schepens study opens way for high-power permanent version of the glasses and larger new study Boston, MA – Innovative prism glasses can significantly improve the vision and the daily lives of patients with hemianopia, a condition that...
12 May 2008
Schepens study opens way for high-power permanent version of the glasses and larger new study Boston, MA – Innovative prism glasses can significantly improve the vision and the daily lives of patients with hemianopia, a condition that...
Anti-inflammatory drugs do not improve cognitive function in older adults
12 May 2008
The anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and celecoxib do not appear to improve cognitive function in older adults with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, and naproxen may have a slightly detrimental effect, according to an article...
12 May 2008
The anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and celecoxib do not appear to improve cognitive function in older adults with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, and naproxen may have a slightly detrimental effect, according to an article...
Texting costs are 'out of this world'
12 May 2008
University of Leicester space scientist says texting is at least four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from space A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be...
12 May 2008
University of Leicester space scientist says texting is at least four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from space A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be...
Glypican-3 gene function in regulating body size helps inform novel cancer treatments
12 May 2008
Toronto (May 13, 2008) - In a leading study that has implications for the development of novel therapies for a number of breast, lung and ovarian cancers that have lost the expression of a gene called glypican-3 (GPC3), Sunnybrook researchers...
12 May 2008
Toronto (May 13, 2008) - In a leading study that has implications for the development of novel therapies for a number of breast, lung and ovarian cancers that have lost the expression of a gene called glypican-3 (GPC3), Sunnybrook researchers...
Human vision inadequate for research on bird vision
12 May 2008
The most attractive male birds attract more females and as a result are most successful in terms of reproduction. This is the starting point of many studies looking for factors that influence sexual selection in birds. However, is it...
12 May 2008
The most attractive male birds attract more females and as a result are most successful in terms of reproduction. This is the starting point of many studies looking for factors that influence sexual selection in birds. However, is it...
Women, minorities more prone to filing grievances
12 May 2008
Study explores findings that claim many employees don't file grievances when presented with the opportunity Haifa, Israel – May 12, 2008 – Many employees often do not file grievances even when presented with the opportunity to do...
12 May 2008
Study explores findings that claim many employees don't file grievances when presented with the opportunity Haifa, Israel – May 12, 2008 – Many employees often do not file grievances even when presented with the opportunity to do...
Phantoms in the brain: Pain after amputation
12 May 2008
Emma G. Duerden, a doctoral student at Université de Montréal, investigates phantom limb syndrome This release is available in French. Montreal, May 12, 2008 – Losing a limb can be a traumatic experience and, in some cases,...
12 May 2008
Emma G. Duerden, a doctoral student at Université de Montréal, investigates phantom limb syndrome This release is available in French. Montreal, May 12, 2008 – Losing a limb can be a traumatic experience and, in some cases,...
How embryonic stem cells develop into tissue-specific cells demonstrated
12 May 2008
Jerusalem, May 12, 2008 – While it has long been known that embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into any kind of tissue-specific cells, the exact mechanism as to how this occurs has heretofore not been demonstrated. Now,...
12 May 2008
Jerusalem, May 12, 2008 – While it has long been known that embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into any kind of tissue-specific cells, the exact mechanism as to how this occurs has heretofore not been demonstrated. Now,...
What's the difference between a human and a fruit fly?
12 May 2008
Fruit flies are dramatically different from humans not in their number of genes, but in the number of protein interactions in their bodies, according to scientists who have developed a new way of estimating the total number of interactions...
12 May 2008
Fruit flies are dramatically different from humans not in their number of genes, but in the number of protein interactions in their bodies, according to scientists who have developed a new way of estimating the total number of interactions...
Ancient protein offers clues to killer condition
12 May 2008
More than 600 million years of evolution has taken two unlikely distant cousins – turkeys and scallops - down very different physical paths from a common ancestor. But University of Leeds researchers have found that a motor protein,...
12 May 2008
More than 600 million years of evolution has taken two unlikely distant cousins – turkeys and scallops - down very different physical paths from a common ancestor. But University of Leeds researchers have found that a motor protein,...
Children better prepared for school if their parents read aloud to them
12 May 2008
Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a review published online ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Children who have been read aloud...
12 May 2008
Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a review published online ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Children who have been read aloud...
Glaucoma patients with poor health literacy may have greater disease progression
12 May 2008
Glaucoma patients in urban areas who have poor health literacy appear to miss more appointments and to have worse disease understanding and greater disease progression than patients with adequate health literacy, according to a report in the...
12 May 2008
Glaucoma patients in urban areas who have poor health literacy appear to miss more appointments and to have worse disease understanding and greater disease progression than patients with adequate health literacy, according to a report in the...
High blood pressure, high cholesterol may be associated with retinal vascular disease
12 May 2008
High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels appear to be risk factors for retinal vein occlusion, a condition that causes vision loss, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives...
12 May 2008
High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels appear to be risk factors for retinal vein occlusion, a condition that causes vision loss, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives...
Physical activity more likely to prevent breast cancer in certain groups
12 May 2008
Physically active women are 25 per cent less likely to get breast cancer, but certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others, finds a review of research published online ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports...
12 May 2008
Physically active women are 25 per cent less likely to get breast cancer, but certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others, finds a review of research published online ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports...
Women who breastfeed for more than a year halve their risk of rheumatoid arthritis
12 May 2008
Women who breast feed for longer have a smaller chance of getting rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a study published online ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The study also found that taking oral contraceptives, which are...
12 May 2008
Women who breast feed for longer have a smaller chance of getting rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a study published online ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The study also found that taking oral contraceptives, which are...
Children more likely to use fruit tuck shops when schools ban unhealthy snacks
12 May 2008
Children who attend schools that run fruit tuck shops are much more likely to eat more fruit if they and their friends are also banned from bringing unhealthy snacks on to the school premises, according to research published online ahead of...
12 May 2008
Children who attend schools that run fruit tuck shops are much more likely to eat more fruit if they and their friends are also banned from bringing unhealthy snacks on to the school premises, according to research published online ahead of...
Research shows timing improves cleft palate surgery
12 May 2008
Findings change the way doctors perform surgery Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the...
12 May 2008
Findings change the way doctors perform surgery Research by Dr. Damir Matic, a scientist with Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario is changing the way cleft palate surgeries are performed throughout North America and around the...
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