Biology News
Natural compound stops retinopathy
| 7/2/2009 | OKLAHOMA CITY Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a natural compound to stop one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. The research appears online this month in the journal Diabetes , a publication of the American Diabet... [Comments] |  |
UT multimedia program increases middle school interest in science
| 7/2/2009 | Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found. Results from the study are published in the June issue of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Academic Medicine . The program,... [Comments] |
Ben-Gurion U. researchers reveal connection between cancer and human evolution
| 7/2/2009 | BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, July 2, 2009 Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer. The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research . The team of researchers from BGU's National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) set o... [Comments] |
Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues
| 7/2/2009 | CORVALLIS, Ore. The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages. In the complete absence of stand-replacing disturbances via fire or timber harvest for... [Comments] |
Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth, Wake Forest research shows
| 7/2/2009 | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations. In a study of more than 1,000 preterm infant autopsies, researchers found that there is a strong association between congenital brain defects... [Comments] |
Evolution: Crabs go deep to avoid hot water
| 7/2/2009 | Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant the king crab. The results, published this week in the Journal of Biogeography , reveal temperature as a driving force behind the speciation and radiation of a major seafloor predator; globally, and over... [Comments] |
| 7/2/2009 | The Archaea are single-celled organisms and a domain unto themselves, quite apart from the so called eukaryotes, being bacteria and higher organisms. Many species live under extreme conditions, and carry out unique biochemical processes shared neither with bacteria nor with eukaryotes. Methanogenic archaeans, for example, can produce methane gas out of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The underlyi... [Comments] |
| 7/2/2009 | Bremerhaven, July 2nd 2009. A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first time on board of the research vessel Polarstern. Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part of their life under water. On the other hand, only a small... [Comments] |  |
| 7/2/2009 | This release is available in German . A good wine needs to ripen. But it's a long way to the barrel. Even before the harvest, the grapevines have to overcome all kinds of obstacles. Extremely hot or rainy periods can destroy entire crops, not to mention the wide variety of pests that c... [Comments] |  |
UT scientist receives hemophilia research award
| 7/2/2009 | Keri Smith, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has received a Career Development Award from the National Hemophilia Foundation. The award will support Smith's research into the development of a therapy for people with Hemophilia A, a bleeding disorder, whose immune systems are resistant to treatme... [Comments] |
Biological warfare in bacteria offers hope for new antibiotics
| 7/2/2009 | Scientists are to study a group of proteins that are highly effective at killing bacteria and which could hold the key to developing new types of antibiotics. Researchers from the Universities of York and Leeds have been awarded 3.3m from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to find out how a family of proteins known as colicins force their way into bacterial... [Comments] |
Medicine News
| 7/3/2009 | CHICAGO, July 4 In response to breaking news of drugs reportedly found at the scene of Michael Jackson's death, the American Society of Anesthesiologists releases the following statement: "The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), which is made up of physicians providing professional anesthesia care, does not know the specific circumstances surrounding Michae... [Comments] |
Rare sheep could be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world, says Stanford study
| 7/3/2009 | STANFORD, Calif. The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says "baa." It's the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, which is to be published July 3 in PLoS ONE... [Comments] |  |
Businesses Urged to Sign Up and Celebrate Customer Service
| 7/3/2009 | Reward and recognise service excellence during National Customer Service Week - 5-11 October. London (PRWeb UK) July 3, 2009 -- Companies and organisations throughout the UK are being urged to celebrate the importance of excellent customer service by taking part in National Customer Service Week - 5-11 October. Employers in all sectors, fr... [Comments] |
Narconon Graduate Successfully Recovers From Prescription Drug Abuse
| 7/3/2009 | DETROIT, July 3 Ramsy Darwish knows what it's like being addicted to prescription pain medication. In a recent story called America's "Other" Drug Problem Prescription Medication Abuse with CNN's Rick Sanchez, Ramsy shared his story of addiction and recovery and how he got help, finally ending up at the Narconon Freedom Center drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.... [Comments] |
Scienceroll.com on the Medical Implications of Virtual Worlds
| 7/3/2009 | DEBRECEN, Hungary, July 3 Bertalan Mesko, medical blogger and health 2.0 consultant, published a free e-guide for medical professionals focusing on how the virtual worlds can be used in medicine. Medical conferences are expensive and patients are also open to use virtual worlds for interaction. This eGuide helps doctors enter a virtual realm and organize medical presentat... [Comments] |
New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
| 7/3/2009 | Parkinsons drugs may thwart treatment-resistant strain, study finds FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis might someday meet its match in two drugs now used to treat Parkinson's disease, suggests a new study. Researchers, led by a team from... [Comments] |  |
Living Alone Increases Odds of Developing Dementia
| 7/3/2009 | Losing a partner through divorce or death in middle age may triple the risk, study shows THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults who live alone are twice as likely to develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life compared to those who are married or live with... [Comments] |  |
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread
| 7/3/2009 | Researchers express hope that finding will lead to treatments,, FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a major cellular flaw that may drive the rapid spread of relapsed lung cancer. When caught early, lung cancer can often be treated. But most cas... [Comments] |  |
| 7/3/2009 | Follow these tips to avoid fireworks hazards FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Celebrations including fireworks cause almost 10,000 injuries every year in the United States, but taking certain precautions can help keep you and others safe while enjoying the key summer holiday tradit... [Comments] |  |
Republicans on Senate Committee Push to Exclude Abortion Services from Health Care Reform
| 7/3/2009 | WASHINGTON, July 3 Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee are pushing for language in health care reform legislation that would eliminate coverage for abortion services. If this happens, many women could lose coverage for abortion services that their private insurance currently includes. Plus, millions of uninsured women will still lack a basic health care ser... [Comments] |
Sundia MediTech Appoints Dr. Chen Chen as Senior VP of Chemistry
| 7/3/2009 | SHANGHAI, July 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sundia MediTech, a leadingintegrated pharmaceutical and biotech R&D outsourcing company in Shanghai,China announced today that Dr. Chen Chen has been appointed Senior VicePresident of Chemistry Services. Prior to joining Sundia, Dr. Chen worked at Neurocrine Biosciences, a drugdiscovery and development company in San Diego, USA f... [Comments] |