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Hunt for 'climate-ready' crops accelerates as organizations search seed collections worldwide
21 May 2009
Amid Predictions that Climate Change Will Create Hostile Growing Conditions, partners Look to Crop Collections for future varieties ROME, ITALY (22 May 2009)—The Global Crop Diversity Trust announced today numerous new grant awards to...
21 May 2009
Amid Predictions that Climate Change Will Create Hostile Growing Conditions, partners Look to Crop Collections for future varieties ROME, ITALY (22 May 2009)—The Global Crop Diversity Trust announced today numerous new grant awards to...
AGU Joint Assembly: Final Press Conference Schedule, Call-In Instructions
21 May 2009
1. Press Conferences The following schedule of press conferences is subject to change, before or during Joint Assembly. Press conferences may be added or dropped, their titles and emphases may change, and participants may change. This...
21 May 2009
1. Press Conferences The following schedule of press conferences is subject to change, before or during Joint Assembly. Press conferences may be added or dropped, their titles and emphases may change, and participants may change. This...
Thieving whale caught on video gives rare clues about hunting strategy, sound production
21 May 2009
Marine mammal videotaped stealing fish provides information about animal’s physical features IMAGE: These are snapshots from the unique May 31, 2006, sperm whale video off Sitka, Alaska. Click here for...
21 May 2009
Marine mammal videotaped stealing fish provides information about animal’s physical features IMAGE: These are snapshots from the unique May 31, 2006, sperm whale video off Sitka, Alaska. Click here for...
Key protein may explain the anti-aging and anti-cancer benefits of dietary restriction
21 May 2009
Discovery gives scientists new targets for developing and testing drugs that could extend the healthy years of life A protein that plays a key role in tumor formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends...
21 May 2009
Discovery gives scientists new targets for developing and testing drugs that could extend the healthy years of life A protein that plays a key role in tumor formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends...
Health Professions Education Conference features 'Headspace Theater,' serious gaming, PDAs
21 May 2009
Advances in simulation and tech-based learning bring global experts to University of Toronto HPE Conference Improving patient care with PDA-using nursing students in clinical placements, using simulation to teach police about mental illness,...
21 May 2009
Advances in simulation and tech-based learning bring global experts to University of Toronto HPE Conference Improving patient care with PDA-using nursing students in clinical placements, using simulation to teach police about mental illness,...
Study: Lower legal drinking age increases poor birth outcomes
21 May 2009
IMAGE: Angela Fertig is an assistant professor in the UGA College of Public Health and a public service assistant in the university's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Click here for more...
21 May 2009
IMAGE: Angela Fertig is an assistant professor in the UGA College of Public Health and a public service assistant in the university's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Click here for more...
New NOAA report offers in-depth look at Northwestern Hawaiian islands marine life, ecosystems
21 May 2009
A new NOAA report on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), protected by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, provides the sharpest picture yet of the region's marine life and ecosystems. Prepared by NOAA's National...
21 May 2009
A new NOAA report on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), protected by the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, provides the sharpest picture yet of the region's marine life and ecosystems. Prepared by NOAA's National...
CT scan to help scientists diagnose role of clouds in climate
21 May 2009
Extensive field study may offer clues to climate change, weather UPTON, NY — During May and June 2009, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University...
21 May 2009
Extensive field study may offer clues to climate change, weather UPTON, NY — During May and June 2009, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and the University...
Reducing the roadworks
21 May 2009
Cones, holes and temporary traffic lights… the scourge of Britain's roads! But now scientists and industry have come together to reduce the misery of motorists caused by the repair, maintenance and upgrading of pipes and cables under...
21 May 2009
Cones, holes and temporary traffic lights… the scourge of Britain's roads! But now scientists and industry have come together to reduce the misery of motorists caused by the repair, maintenance and upgrading of pipes and cables under...
Jungle yeast
21 May 2009
IMAGE: This is researcher Javier Carvajal collecting yeast in Ecuador. Click here for more information. A new species of yeast has been discovered deep in the Amazon jungle. In a...
21 May 2009
IMAGE: This is researcher Javier Carvajal collecting yeast in Ecuador. Click here for more information. A new species of yeast has been discovered deep in the Amazon jungle. In a...
Web-based program designs more efficient farm terrace layouts
21 May 2009
System developed by MU researchers produces more alternative terrace layouts in fraction of the time COLUMBIA, Mo. –From the time of the Babylonians to the Incas, terracing has been used to prevent water from eroding steep and hilly...
21 May 2009
System developed by MU researchers produces more alternative terrace layouts in fraction of the time COLUMBIA, Mo. –From the time of the Babylonians to the Incas, terracing has been used to prevent water from eroding steep and hilly...
Personal discrimination on the Web
21 May 2009
Automatic way to distinguish between personal and commercial opinions How do you tell if a website you are browsing is a showing you a personal web page expressing the opinions of an individual or the marketing speak of a commercial site in...
21 May 2009
Automatic way to distinguish between personal and commercial opinions How do you tell if a website you are browsing is a showing you a personal web page expressing the opinions of an individual or the marketing speak of a commercial site in...
BPA, chemical used to make plastics, found to leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans
21 May 2009
Exposure to BPA may have harmful health effects Boston, MA -- A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles, the popular, hard-plastic drinking...
21 May 2009
Exposure to BPA may have harmful health effects Boston, MA -- A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles, the popular, hard-plastic drinking...
The cosmos is green: Researchers catch nature in the act of 'recycling' a star
21 May 2009
Ordinary 'slow' pulsar transforms into fast-spinning millisecond pulsar This press release is available in French. For the first time, researchers have observed a singular cosmic act of rebirth: the transformation of an ordinary, slow-rotating...
21 May 2009
Ordinary 'slow' pulsar transforms into fast-spinning millisecond pulsar This press release is available in French. For the first time, researchers have observed a singular cosmic act of rebirth: the transformation of an ordinary, slow-rotating...
No change in pharmacokinetics of ADHD medication VYVANSE CII when coadministered with Prilosec
21 May 2009
PHILADELPHIA – May 22, 2009 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced results of a study showing that coadministration of the ADHD medication VYVANSE® (lisdexamfetamine...
21 May 2009
PHILADELPHIA – May 22, 2009 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced results of a study showing that coadministration of the ADHD medication VYVANSE® (lisdexamfetamine...
Lingraphica introduces the SmallTalk mobile accessory for aphasia
21 May 2009
Well-known speech-generating device company adds a handheld (Princeton, New Jersey) Lingraphica, maker of the Lingraphica speech-generating device for aphasia, announces the release of the SmallTalk mobile accessory. Incredibly portable and...
21 May 2009
Well-known speech-generating device company adds a handheld (Princeton, New Jersey) Lingraphica, maker of the Lingraphica speech-generating device for aphasia, announces the release of the SmallTalk mobile accessory. Incredibly portable and...
Windy, wet and wild: Victoria Crater unveils more of Mars' geologic past
21 May 2009
ITHACA, N.Y. -- After thoroughly investigating Victoria Crater on Mars for two years, the instruments aboard the Rover Opportunity reveal more evidence of our neighboring red planet's windy, wet and wild past. The overview of the findings...
21 May 2009
ITHACA, N.Y. -- After thoroughly investigating Victoria Crater on Mars for two years, the instruments aboard the Rover Opportunity reveal more evidence of our neighboring red planet's windy, wet and wild past. The overview of the findings...
LA BioMed researcher honored by UCLA
21 May 2009
Dr. Lynne M. Smith receives Award for Excellence in Education LOS ANGELES (May 21, 2009) – Lynne M. Smith, MD, a researcher at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed), received the Award for...
21 May 2009
Dr. Lynne M. Smith receives Award for Excellence in Education LOS ANGELES (May 21, 2009) – Lynne M. Smith, MD, a researcher at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed), received the Award for...
Medication quality in Peru and region strengthened with official laboratory's accreditation
21 May 2009
USAID, USP Drug Quality and Information Program provided support to Peru's Centro Nacional de Control de Calidad Rockville, Md., May 21, 2009 — In an effort that will contribute to raising the quality of medicines in Peru and the...
21 May 2009
USAID, USP Drug Quality and Information Program provided support to Peru's Centro Nacional de Control de Calidad Rockville, Md., May 21, 2009 — In an effort that will contribute to raising the quality of medicines in Peru and the...
Elderly women with 'dowager's hump' may be at higher risk of earlier death
21 May 2009
Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" — the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women — may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have...
21 May 2009
Hyperkyphosis, or "dowager's hump" — the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women — may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have...
Mockingbirds in fickle climates sing fancier tunes
21 May 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Why are some birds simple singers and others vocal virtuosos? Researchers at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and McGill University suspect that inconsistent climates may...
21 May 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Why are some birds simple singers and others vocal virtuosos? Researchers at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and McGill University suspect that inconsistent climates may...
Thousands of Canada's best minds converge at Congress 2009
21 May 2009
Justice Rosalie Abella, John Ralston Saul, Siila Watt-Cloutier and Susan Ormiston to address Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Carleton University Ottawa, Wednesday May 20, 2009 - North America's largest annual interdisciplinary...
21 May 2009
Justice Rosalie Abella, John Ralston Saul, Siila Watt-Cloutier and Susan Ormiston to address Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Carleton University Ottawa, Wednesday May 20, 2009 - North America's largest annual interdisciplinary...
'Missing link': Revealing fast-spinning pulsar mysteries
21 May 2009
Unique double-star system changes identities Astronomers have discovered a unique double-star system that represents a "missing link" stage in what they believe is the birth process of the most rapidly-spinning stars in the Universe --...
21 May 2009
Unique double-star system changes identities Astronomers have discovered a unique double-star system that represents a "missing link" stage in what they believe is the birth process of the most rapidly-spinning stars in the Universe --...
NIST helping improve speed measurements for cars, bullets
21 May 2009
While today's law enforcement officers don't wear utility belts full of crimefighting gadgets like Batman, they do rely on a variety of state-of-the-art technologies to do their jobs efficiently and safely. Two of these...
21 May 2009
While today's law enforcement officers don't wear utility belts full of crimefighting gadgets like Batman, they do rely on a variety of state-of-the-art technologies to do their jobs efficiently and safely. Two of these...
'Happy hour' gene discovery suggests cancer drugs might treat alcoholism
21 May 2009
A class of drugs already approved as cancer treatments might also help to beat alcohol addiction. That's the conclusion of a discovery in flies of a gene, dubbed happyhour, that has an important and previously unknown role in controlling the...
21 May 2009
A class of drugs already approved as cancer treatments might also help to beat alcohol addiction. That's the conclusion of a discovery in flies of a gene, dubbed happyhour, that has an important and previously unknown role in controlling the...
NIST validation program tests next-generation Internet products
21 May 2009
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is establishing a testing program to assure that the U.S. government purchases new computers and networking products that work properly on the next-generation Internet traffic system...
21 May 2009
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is establishing a testing program to assure that the U.S. government purchases new computers and networking products that work properly on the next-generation Internet traffic system...
Agios Pharmaceuticals' founders author Science review on cancer metabolism
21 May 2009
Highlights potential of emerging biological field Cambridge, MA – May, 21, 2009 – Agios Pharmaceuticals, the first biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel cancer metabolism drugs, announced that the...
21 May 2009
Highlights potential of emerging biological field Cambridge, MA – May, 21, 2009 – Agios Pharmaceuticals, the first biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel cancer metabolism drugs, announced that the...
First of its kind study identifies risk factors for LRTIs in Inuit children
21 May 2009
Research supports immunization programs to improve health and lower health-care costs TORONTO, Ont. — May 21, 2009 — Inuit children have the highest rate of hospital admission for Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) globally,...
21 May 2009
Research supports immunization programs to improve health and lower health-care costs TORONTO, Ont. — May 21, 2009 — Inuit children have the highest rate of hospital admission for Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) globally,...
Government of Canada supports research to improve the health of future generations of Canadians
21 May 2009
This release is available in French. Hamilton, Ontario (May 21, 2009) – The Government of Canada today announced a new study that will increase the understanding of common health problems affecting seniors. David Sweet, Member of...
21 May 2009
This release is available in French. Hamilton, Ontario (May 21, 2009) – The Government of Canada today announced a new study that will increase the understanding of common health problems affecting seniors. David Sweet, Member of...
Protein predicts development of invasive breast cancer in women with DCIS, Penn study shows
21 May 2009
Findings could help shape treatment for women diagnosed with early form of breast cancer (PHILADELPHIA) – Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who exhibit an overexpression of the protein HER2/neu have a six-fold increase in risk of...
21 May 2009
Findings could help shape treatment for women diagnosed with early form of breast cancer (PHILADELPHIA) – Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who exhibit an overexpression of the protein HER2/neu have a six-fold increase in risk of...
LSUHSC research describes function of key protein in cancer spread
21 May 2009
New Orleans, LA – Research led by David Worthylake, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, may help lay the groundwork for the development of a compound to prevent the...
21 May 2009
New Orleans, LA – Research led by David Worthylake, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, may help lay the groundwork for the development of a compound to prevent the...
Wings that waggle could cut aircraft emissions by 20 percent
21 May 2009
Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could cut airline fuel bills by 20 percent according to research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Airbus in the UK Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could...
21 May 2009
Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could cut airline fuel bills by 20 percent according to research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Airbus in the UK Wings which redirect air to waggle sideways could...
Genetic testing for breast or ovarian cancer risk may be greatly underutilized
21 May 2009
Few at-risk women report discussing BRCA1/2 screening with clinician Although a test for gene mutations known to significantly increase the risk of hereditary breast or ovarian cancer has been available for more than a decade, a new study finds...
21 May 2009
Few at-risk women report discussing BRCA1/2 screening with clinician Although a test for gene mutations known to significantly increase the risk of hereditary breast or ovarian cancer has been available for more than a decade, a new study finds...
Breast cancer etiology may vary by subtype
21 May 2009
Women's reproductive and lifestyle characteristics can be linked to different invasive breast cancer subtypes. Data on 2544 breast cancer cases, presented in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research, suggests that traditional risk...
21 May 2009
Women's reproductive and lifestyle characteristics can be linked to different invasive breast cancer subtypes. Data on 2544 breast cancer cases, presented in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research, suggests that traditional risk...
Groundbreaking 'reorganizational healing' model puts emphasis on self-awareness and personal will
21 May 2009
New Rochelle, NY, May 21, 2009—Reorganizational Healing (ROH), an emerging concept for wellness, healing, and personal growth, is explored in depth in a seminal groundbreaking article and accompanying commentaries in the latest issue of...
21 May 2009
New Rochelle, NY, May 21, 2009—Reorganizational Healing (ROH), an emerging concept for wellness, healing, and personal growth, is explored in depth in a seminal groundbreaking article and accompanying commentaries in the latest issue of...
Back to basics: Scientists discover a fundamental mechanism for cell organization
21 May 2009
VIDEO: An embryo treated with RNA interference to delay the onset of cell polarization. At the beginning of the movie, P granules (green) have already nearly completely dissolved throughout the...
21 May 2009
VIDEO: An embryo treated with RNA interference to delay the onset of cell polarization. At the beginning of the movie, P granules (green) have already nearly completely dissolved throughout the...
Viral epidemics poised to go mobile
21 May 2009
Scientists predict mobile phone viruses will pose a serious threat IMAGE: This image shows the different mechanisms of virus transmission between mobile phones. Click here for more...
21 May 2009
Scientists predict mobile phone viruses will pose a serious threat IMAGE: This image shows the different mechanisms of virus transmission between mobile phones. Click here for more...
MicroRNA regulation of tumor-killing viruses avoids unwanted viral pathology
21 May 2009
Scientists have determined how to produce replication-competent viruses with key toxicities removed, providing a new platform for development of improved cancer treatments and better vaccines for a broad range of viral diseases. Cellular...
21 May 2009
Scientists have determined how to produce replication-competent viruses with key toxicities removed, providing a new platform for development of improved cancer treatments and better vaccines for a broad range of viral diseases. Cellular...
Gene therapy could expand stem cells' promise
21 May 2009
Researchers discuss combined approach to maximize benefits and minimize risks of stem cell therapy Once placed into a patient's body, stem cells intended to treat or cure a disease could end up wreaking havoc simply because they are no longer...
21 May 2009
Researchers discuss combined approach to maximize benefits and minimize risks of stem cell therapy Once placed into a patient's body, stem cells intended to treat or cure a disease could end up wreaking havoc simply because they are no longer...
K-State's fast laser research and theory building on Einsten's work by timing electrons emissions
21 May 2009
Ultrafast laser research at Kansas State University has allowed physicists to build on Nobel Prize-winning work in photo-electronics by none other than Albert Einstein. Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his theoretical explanation...
21 May 2009
Ultrafast laser research at Kansas State University has allowed physicists to build on Nobel Prize-winning work in photo-electronics by none other than Albert Einstein. Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his theoretical explanation...
Telemedicine may improve care for school children with diabetes
21 May 2009
Cincinnati, OH, May 21, 2009 -- Type 1 diabetes is the most common chronic childhood disease. The management of this serious medical condition includes regular fingerstick glucose measurements, multiple daily injections of insulin, and...
21 May 2009
Cincinnati, OH, May 21, 2009 -- Type 1 diabetes is the most common chronic childhood disease. The management of this serious medical condition includes regular fingerstick glucose measurements, multiple daily injections of insulin, and...
U of Minnesota research reveals critical role of evolutionary processes in species coexistence
21 May 2009
A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, addressing long-standing conflicts in ecology and evolutionary science, has provided key directions for the future of community ecology. The team comprehensively synthesized emerging...
21 May 2009
A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, addressing long-standing conflicts in ecology and evolutionary science, has provided key directions for the future of community ecology. The team comprehensively synthesized emerging...
NIST study finds a decade of high-payoff, high-throughput research
21 May 2009
In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved "combinatorial" techniques for polymer research—an effort that became the NIST Combinatorial...
21 May 2009
In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved "combinatorial" techniques for polymer research—an effort that became the NIST Combinatorial...
Using 'dominance' to explain dog behavior is old hat
21 May 2009
Contrary to popular belief, aggressive dogs are NOT trying to assert their dominance over their canine or human "pack", according to research published by academics at the University of Bristol's Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences in...
21 May 2009
Contrary to popular belief, aggressive dogs are NOT trying to assert their dominance over their canine or human "pack", according to research published by academics at the University of Bristol's Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences in...
Automated analysis of MR images may identify early Alzheimer’s disease
21 May 2009
Analyzing MRI studies of the brain with software developed at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and of mild cognitive impairment, a lesser form of...
21 May 2009
Analyzing MRI studies of the brain with software developed at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and of mild cognitive impairment, a lesser form of...
Scientists discover genetic defects linked with rare bearded lady
21 May 2009
New research provides exciting genetic insight into a rare syndrome that first appeared in the medical literature in the mid 1800s with the case of Julia Pastrana, the world's most notorious bearded lady. The study, published by Cell Press in...
21 May 2009
New research provides exciting genetic insight into a rare syndrome that first appeared in the medical literature in the mid 1800s with the case of Julia Pastrana, the world's most notorious bearded lady. The study, published by Cell Press in...
NIST engineers discover fundamental flaw in transistor noise theory
21 May 2009
Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible. According to the engineers at the National Institute of...
21 May 2009
Chip manufacturers beware: There's a newfound flaw in our understanding of transistor noise, a phenomenon affecting the electronic on-off switch that makes computer circuits possible. According to the engineers at the National Institute of...
Diabetics' heart attack risk can be reduced, research finds
21 May 2009
People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in The Lancet has shown. By undertaking a meta-analysis which...
21 May 2009
People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in The Lancet has shown. By undertaking a meta-analysis which...
Mayo Clinic researchers examine the psychological impact of child abuse
21 May 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- According to a new Mayo Clinic study, a history of child abuse significantly impacts the wide range of challenges facing depressed inpatients. Included are an increase in suicide attempts, prevalence of substance use disorder,...
21 May 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- According to a new Mayo Clinic study, a history of child abuse significantly impacts the wide range of challenges facing depressed inpatients. Included are an increase in suicide attempts, prevalence of substance use disorder,...
Prevalence of variant CJD agent in Britain remains uncertain
21 May 2009
Research: Prevalence of disease related prion protein in anonymous tonsil specimens in Britain: Cross-sectional opportunistic survey First results from a large tissue survey in Britain of the agent that causes variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...
21 May 2009
Research: Prevalence of disease related prion protein in anonymous tonsil specimens in Britain: Cross-sectional opportunistic survey First results from a large tissue survey in Britain of the agent that causes variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...
More than a bad night's sleep
21 May 2009
Study finds sleep apnea widely undiagnosed among obese type 2 diabetics Sleep apnea has long been known to be associated with obesity. But a new study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care finds that the disorder is widely undiagnosed...
21 May 2009
Study finds sleep apnea widely undiagnosed among obese type 2 diabetics Sleep apnea has long been known to be associated with obesity. But a new study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care finds that the disorder is widely undiagnosed...
Specialty care costs for patients with bipolar disorder are higher than diabetes and other...
21 May 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bipolar disorder is more costly than other chronic conditions such as diabetes, depression, asthma or coronary artery disease. These findings are based on a review of health care claim...
21 May 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bipolar disorder is more costly than other chronic conditions such as diabetes, depression, asthma or coronary artery disease. These findings are based on a review of health care claim...
NIST defining the expanding world of cloud computing
21 May 2009
A working definition for cloud computing—a new computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility—has been released by a team of computer security experts at the National...
21 May 2009
A working definition for cloud computing—a new computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility—has been released by a team of computer security experts at the National...
New stem cell research unlocks unknown therapies
21 May 2009
"Stem cell research and regenerative medicine are in an extremely exciting phase right now. We are gaining knowledge very fast and many companies are being formed and are starting clinical trials in different areas," says Dr Jonas...
21 May 2009
"Stem cell research and regenerative medicine are in an extremely exciting phase right now. We are gaining knowledge very fast and many companies are being formed and are starting clinical trials in different areas," says Dr Jonas...
Getting more from whole-transcript microarrays
21 May 2009
The widely-used Affymetrix Whole-Transcript Gene 1.0 ST (sense target) microarray platform, normally used to assay gene expression, can also be utilized to interrogate exon-specific splicing. Research published today in the open access journal...
21 May 2009
The widely-used Affymetrix Whole-Transcript Gene 1.0 ST (sense target) microarray platform, normally used to assay gene expression, can also be utilized to interrogate exon-specific splicing. Research published today in the open access journal...
When climate is iffy, birds sing a more elaborate tune
21 May 2009
Why is it that some birds sing such elaborate songs and others not so much? A new study published online on May 21st in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, says that climate patterns might be part of the answer. The researchers show...
21 May 2009
Why is it that some birds sing such elaborate songs and others not so much? A new study published online on May 21st in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, says that climate patterns might be part of the answer. The researchers show...
Sleeping through dialysis: No nightmare for kidney patients
21 May 2009
Overnight dialysis more convenient and effective Dialysis takes hours of kidney disease patients' time several days a week, so why not do it at night while sleeping? Overnight dialysis is more convenient for some patients and offers significant...
21 May 2009
Overnight dialysis more convenient and effective Dialysis takes hours of kidney disease patients' time several days a week, so why not do it at night while sleeping? Overnight dialysis is more convenient for some patients and offers significant...
Regulating the sugar factory in diabetes
21 May 2009
Scientists in Sydney and Boston believe they may have identified a gene that controls abnormal production of sugar in the liver, a very troublesome problem for people with diabetes. The liver is the sugar factory for the body - when blood...
21 May 2009
Scientists in Sydney and Boston believe they may have identified a gene that controls abnormal production of sugar in the liver, a very troublesome problem for people with diabetes. The liver is the sugar factory for the body - when blood...
Preventing ear infections in the future: Delivering vaccine through the skin
21 May 2009
An experimental vaccine applied the surface of the skin appears to protect against certain types of ear infections. Scientists from the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, report their findings today at the...
21 May 2009
An experimental vaccine applied the surface of the skin appears to protect against certain types of ear infections. Scientists from the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, report their findings today at the...
NYU School of Medicine pathology researchers solve another mystery in B lymphocyte development
21 May 2009
New York – May 18, 2009: A new study published online in Nature Immunology ahead of the June 2009 print issue has found that homologous immunoglobulin (lg) alleles pair up in the nucleus at stages that coincide with V(D)J recombination...
21 May 2009
New York – May 18, 2009: A new study published online in Nature Immunology ahead of the June 2009 print issue has found that homologous immunoglobulin (lg) alleles pair up in the nucleus at stages that coincide with V(D)J recombination...
Blood tests and better communication skills could cut over-prescribing of antibiotics
21 May 2009
Improving communications skills and the use of a simple blood test could help cut the growing number of inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, a joint Cardiff University trial has discovered. In a major new clinical trial, published in...
21 May 2009
Improving communications skills and the use of a simple blood test could help cut the growing number of inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, a joint Cardiff University trial has discovered. In a major new clinical trial, published in...
New direction needed for obesity research, Deakin health expert claims
21 May 2009
Most of the current obesity research is not proving helpful in finding solutions to the growing international epidemic, according to a Deakin University public health expert. Professor Boyd Swinburn believes that research funding would be...
21 May 2009
Most of the current obesity research is not proving helpful in finding solutions to the growing international epidemic, according to a Deakin University public health expert. Professor Boyd Swinburn believes that research funding would be...
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