New Study Of BRCA1 Shows No Need For Widespread Screening Of American Women
...ive breast cancer between 1993 and 1996. They were asked to participateregardless of their age when diagnosed, or the incidence of breast cancer intheir families. "The question was, just how common are these mutations in the Americanpopulation? In breast cancer patients, both white and black?" said...Needlestick Injuries Common In Female Veterinarians, Study Finds
...k themselves with a needle. Respondents were asked what kinds of substances were injected and anyresu...d. “Some of the women in the study were asked to think back over the16 or 17 years they’ve been working,” he said, adding that doctorsco...Seeing How the Brain Changes During Aging
...sons ranging inage from 23 to 86. The researchers asked each person to perform motor andcognitive tests and then used the PET scan to "watch" how their dopamine systemsworked. The older the person, the more poorly they performed the tests and the lower their level of dopamine activity. Fowler's group has ...American Society Of Gene Therapy To Hold Its First Annual Meeting
...ing to cover themeeting on a speculative basis are asked to write on their letterhead requestingaccreditation. Information and public relations specialists from government agencies,academic institutions and scientific/medical institutions (private ornon-profit) may also register at no charge. ...EPA Should Redirect Some Research on Toxic Airborne Particles
...nderstanding of these risks. In addition,Congress asked the Research Council to provide independent guidance to EPA onthe program. The committee's report, Research Priorities for AirborneParticulate Matter , examines EPA's plans for research and identifies the10 most critical needs for strengthening t...Learning About Evolution Critical For Understanding Science
...inquiry; and answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the scientific,legal, and educational issues surrounding the teaching of evolution. "Biology simply cannot be taught well without covering evolution," said Donald Kennedy, a co-author of the guidebook and Bi......nces in Research Triangle Park, N.C., particularly asked informationon: -- The adequacy of existing epidemiology data, particularly as itrelates to reported increased incidences of bladder tumor formation in certainsubpopulations. -- The mechanism of urinary bladder tumor formation in male...Weary Tibetan People Find Supporting Hand In ASU Graduate Student
...rganizations were already working in Yushu, Foggin asked the government to assist Guolou. After three weeks of deliberation, officials agreed to let Foggin use the money in Guolou, where it continues to snow. The money will be used to provide food and medical supplies in two counties beginning about April...Eating Less Fat At One Meal May Lead To Higher Fat Intake Later
...e intake among the groups. Also, the subjectswere asked to keep a log of how hungry they felt just before drinking theirlunchtime shake and in the five hours afterwards. The groups’ answerswere identical, whether they had higher-fat or lower-calorie shakes at lunchtime. Allred studied men only bec...Clusters, Computers And The Human Brain
...fferent cars. In another task, the algorithm was asked to analyze the sounds of the alphabet as pronounced by 300 people, with the sound of every person's voice represented as a combination of more than 600 acoustic parameters. Without being given any instructions other than the command to look for clust...False Security: You Can't Always Believe The Results Of A Genetic Test
...), reveals a disturbing picture. The investigators asked 45 labs how many mutationsin the cystic fibrosis gene they usually test for. Forty-three responded, reporting numbers ranging from just one to 70. It was most common to test for between 12 and 14 mutations, and only 10 labs tested for more than 20 (s...Hopkins Scientists Clock The Speed Of Comprehension
...lectrodes were still implanted. Scientists asked him to name and categorize a variety of pictures andwords. During some of these tests, scientists used the grid to monitor brainactivity; in others, they applied a mild electrical current through twoelectrodes. "The current temporarily and s...New Medication Means New Choices For Families Dealing With Alzheimers Disease
... unit at Hershey Medical Center. Theone-year study asked families whether or not they wanted the patient to betreated with the drug donepezil or vitamin E. Both treatments do not stop thedisease but significantly slow the progress of the disease. Donepezil has beenwidely prescribed by physicians for about ...Rockefeller University Researchers Continue Search For Genetic Ties To Hearing Loss
...are being recruited for the study.Participants are asked for a copy of their hearing test results, medical recordsrelevant to hearing loss and a small blood sample. If suitable medical recordsare not available for a study participant, arrangements will be made for theappropriate medical evaluations. There ......om randomly selected volunteers. Each volunteer is asked tofill out a 150-item questionnaire intended to isolate behaviors that could berisk factors for contracting the disease. In all 2,000 patients in Snezhinsk and 2,000 in New Mexico will be tested forhepatitis C over the next four or five months. Stati...Williams Syndrome: New UD Study May Shed Light On Rare Genetic Disorder-And Normal Development
...or hidden objects. Although they are impaired when asked to copypatterns, they do not seem to become disoriented in space. When asked to find acoin hidden under one of several cups on a table, the children do so quiteeasily--even if t...Report On Electrical And Magnetic Fields Released; Public Invited To Comment At Regional Meetings
...at needs further research. However, the Institute asked for additional publicand scientific comment before it prepares its own report to Congress. The panel of experts split, with 19 voting that it was a "possible"human carcinogen while ten other experts abstained or found the dataunconvincing o...Antisense Therapy Prevents Burkitt's Lymphoma In Mice
...st this therapy in a smallgroup of patients. We've asked the National Cancer Institute for assistance withthat trial." Their results appear in the August issue of the Journal of the NationalCancer Institute. Antisense therapy aims to turn off the mutated genes that cause cancer.In contrast ...New Research: Children Inhale Higher Percentage Of Pollution
...he center, wasco-author. Bennett and Zeman asked 16 healthy children between ages 7 and 14, 11adolescents up to age 18 and 12 adults between ages 19 and 35 to inhale tinyamounts of harmless carnauba wax particles while resting. Using sophisticatedlaser technology, researchers then measured how m......ompted by theseconcerns, the U.S. Golf Association asked Purdue researchers to study the fateof fungicides applied to turf, and funded the research. In a series of experiments, both in the laboratory and out in the field,Turco and colleague Clark Throssell, professor of agronomy, examined where thefung...