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Explorers marvel at 'Brittlestar City' on seamount in powerful current swirling around Antarctica
18 May 2008
Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter from 'rattling' current in folds of huge bubblegum coral Map showing the location of Macquarie Ridge Click here for more...
18 May 2008
Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current; cod shelter from 'rattling' current in folds of huge bubblegum coral Map showing the location of Macquarie Ridge Click here for more...
Study in Science cites impact of anthropogenic nitrogen on ocean biology, atmospheric CO2
18 May 2008
Data sets and long-term studies by University of Miami's Prospero help to provide historic context VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. – Since the 1980’s Dr. Joseph M. Prospero, professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of...
18 May 2008
Data sets and long-term studies by University of Miami's Prospero help to provide historic context VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. – Since the 1980’s Dr. Joseph M. Prospero, professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of...
Ashwell receptor reduces mortality during sepsis
18 May 2008
In research that solves the longest-standing mystery in glycobiology – a field that studies complex sugar chains called glycans – researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a...
18 May 2008
In research that solves the longest-standing mystery in glycobiology – a field that studies complex sugar chains called glycans – researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a...
Potential new roles for NSAID medications
18 May 2008
Protective effects found for cancer and surgical inflammation SAN DIEGO, CA (May 18, 2008) – Recently, researchers have begun looking to NSAIDs as having a potential role in the prevention of colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer and...
18 May 2008
Protective effects found for cancer and surgical inflammation SAN DIEGO, CA (May 18, 2008) – Recently, researchers have begun looking to NSAIDs as having a potential role in the prevention of colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer and...
New technology may mean immediate diagnosis for patients with GI diseases
18 May 2008
Other research shows current analysis of colon cancer predictors too subjective SAN DIEGO, CA (May 18, 2008) – A new real-time microscopic technique could change the way gastrointestinal diseases are detected. Research presented today at...
18 May 2008
Other research shows current analysis of colon cancer predictors too subjective SAN DIEGO, CA (May 18, 2008) – A new real-time microscopic technique could change the way gastrointestinal diseases are detected. Research presented today at...
Men at increased risk of death from pneumonia compared to women
18 May 2008
Men come to emergency departments sicker, more likely to die over the next year, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study finds TORONTO, May 18 – Men who come to the hospital with pneumonia generally are sicker than women and...
18 May 2008
Men come to emergency departments sicker, more likely to die over the next year, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study finds TORONTO, May 18 – Men who come to the hospital with pneumonia generally are sicker than women and...
Yerkes researchers develop first transgenic nonhuman primate model of Huntington's disease
18 May 2008
Model is expected to help researchers better understand the disease and develop more effective therapies as well as lead the way toward transgenic nonhuman primate models of other genetic diseases In the first study of its kind, researchers at...
18 May 2008
Model is expected to help researchers better understand the disease and develop more effective therapies as well as lead the way toward transgenic nonhuman primate models of other genetic diseases In the first study of its kind, researchers at...
New data show benefit of finasteride in preventing prostate cancer
18 May 2008
Link between finasteride and high grade prostate cancer questioned PHILADELPHIA – A comprehensive re-evaluation of the largest prostate cancer prevention study ever completed produced new findings suggesting that men and their doctors...
18 May 2008
Link between finasteride and high grade prostate cancer questioned PHILADELPHIA – A comprehensive re-evaluation of the largest prostate cancer prevention study ever completed produced new findings suggesting that men and their doctors...
Researchers close in on new melanoma gene
18 May 2008
Genome-wide study rapidly scans DNA for clues, narrows search Phoenix, Arizona and Queensland, Australia — It has long been known that prolonged exposure to the suns harmful UV rays can lead to Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer....
18 May 2008
Genome-wide study rapidly scans DNA for clues, narrows search Phoenix, Arizona and Queensland, Australia — It has long been known that prolonged exposure to the suns harmful UV rays can lead to Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer....
Researchers develop first transgenic monkey model of Huntington's disease
18 May 2008
Experts see model as tool to better understand the disease, develop more effective therapies, and lead the way to similar models for other genetic diseases Scientists have developed the first genetically altered monkey model that replicates...
18 May 2008
Experts see model as tool to better understand the disease, develop more effective therapies, and lead the way to similar models for other genetic diseases Scientists have developed the first genetically altered monkey model that replicates...
Ear infections linked to passive smoking
18 May 2008
A new report from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke. The results are published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of...
18 May 2008
A new report from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke. The results are published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of...
Observations from space: NASA environmental data and lung disease
18 May 2008
NASA gathers a tremendous amount of data on the environment that can be helpful in understanding lung disease. In a session at the ATS 2008 International Conference called “Observations From Space: A Unique Vantage Point for the Study of...
18 May 2008
NASA gathers a tremendous amount of data on the environment that can be helpful in understanding lung disease. In a session at the ATS 2008 International Conference called “Observations From Space: A Unique Vantage Point for the Study of...
Depression and PTSD symptoms in caregivers of lung transplant patients
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among caregivers of deceased lung transplant patients are four-to-five times more prevalent than in the average population, according to researchers who...
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among caregivers of deceased lung transplant patients are four-to-five times more prevalent than in the average population, according to researchers who...
Traditional herbal medicine kills pancreatic cancer cells, Jefferson researchers report
18 May 2008
(PHILADELPHIA) An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia...
18 May 2008
(PHILADELPHIA) An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia...
Personalized therapy for asthma and COPD could soon be here
18 May 2008
St. Louis, May 18, 2008 — Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have defined a new type of immune response that is activated in patients with severe asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)....
18 May 2008
St. Louis, May 18, 2008 — Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have defined a new type of immune response that is activated in patients with severe asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)....
Mother's prenatal stress predisposes their babies to asthma and allergy
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Women who are stressed during pregnancy may pass some of that frazzlement to their fetuses in the form of increased sensitivity to allergen exposure and possibly future asthma risk, according to researchers from Harvard...
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Women who are stressed during pregnancy may pass some of that frazzlement to their fetuses in the form of increased sensitivity to allergen exposure and possibly future asthma risk, according to researchers from Harvard...
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP may lower blood pressure
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may also lower blood pressure among hypertensive adults, according to researchers in Spain, who will present his findings at the...
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may also lower blood pressure among hypertensive adults, according to researchers in Spain, who will present his findings at the...
Is the future of surgery painless and scarless?
18 May 2008
NOTES advances unveiled at DDW 2008 SAN DIEGO, CA (May 18 2008) – A sophisticated new surgical technology holds promise for future painless and scarless surgery with shorter recovery times than laparoscopic surgery. New research...
18 May 2008
NOTES advances unveiled at DDW 2008 SAN DIEGO, CA (May 18 2008) – A sophisticated new surgical technology holds promise for future painless and scarless surgery with shorter recovery times than laparoscopic surgery. New research...
For children with sickle cell disease, lung disease is part of the package
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a significantly sharper decline in lung function with age when compared to other children of the same race and age. Furthermore, that loss of function appears to be linked to...
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a significantly sharper decline in lung function with age when compared to other children of the same race and age. Furthermore, that loss of function appears to be linked to...
People with obstructive sleep apnea at risk for cardiac stress on airline flights
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—People with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on commercial airline flights may have a greater risk of adverse events from cardiac stress than healthy people, according to new research to be presented at the American...
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—People with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on commercial airline flights may have a greater risk of adverse events from cardiac stress than healthy people, according to new research to be presented at the American...
Study finds that obstructive sleep apnea causes earlier death in stroke patients
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Stroke victims who have obstructive sleep apnea die sooner than stroke victims who do not have sleep apnea or who have central sleep apnea, according to Swedish researchers, who will present their findings at the...
18 May 2008
ATS 2008, TORONTO—Stroke victims who have obstructive sleep apnea die sooner than stroke victims who do not have sleep apnea or who have central sleep apnea, according to Swedish researchers, who will present their findings at the...
Researchers aim to improve asthma patients' care through computer-based simulation program
18 May 2008
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada -- Mayo Clinic pulmonary researchers have designed and tested a new patient education computer program intended to help people with asthma manage their disease. The program allows asthma patients (an estimated 7...
18 May 2008
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada -- Mayo Clinic pulmonary researchers have designed and tested a new patient education computer program intended to help people with asthma manage their disease. The program allows asthma patients (an estimated 7...
Gender disparity in community-acquired pneumonia
18 May 2008
Men at ER sicker, more likely to die within the next year ATS 2008, TORONTO—When men present in emergency departments with pneumonia, they are likely to be sicker than women and have a greater risk of dying over the next year, despite the...
18 May 2008
Men at ER sicker, more likely to die within the next year ATS 2008, TORONTO—When men present in emergency departments with pneumonia, they are likely to be sicker than women and have a greater risk of dying over the next year, despite the...
Remote pools boost aboriginal child health
18 May 2008
A new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections. Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research examined seven years of...
18 May 2008
A new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections. Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research examined seven years of...
UQ researchers make West Nile vaccine breakthrough
18 May 2008
University of Queensland researchers have made a giant leap forward in the race to develop a vaccine for the potentially debilitating West Nile virus. Associate Professor Alex Khromykh, from UQ's School of Molecular & Microbial Sciences,...
18 May 2008
University of Queensland researchers have made a giant leap forward in the race to develop a vaccine for the potentially debilitating West Nile virus. Associate Professor Alex Khromykh, from UQ's School of Molecular & Microbial Sciences,...
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