Study shows benefits to newborns from federal ban on insecticides
...th was no longer apparent. "This human study confirms the developmental impact, shown previously in animal studies, of these insecticides," said Dr. Robin M. Whyatt, an Assistant Professor at the Mailman School and principal author of the study. "It also demonstrates the positive effect of the federal b...Natural enemies help scientists untangle tropical forest food webs
...each other's ecology through shared parasites, and confirms the action of an important ecological theory in the highly biodiverse rain forest environment. Ecologists have long believed that species which have nothing in common but a 'natural enemy' - something that eats or parasitises both of them - may inter...Early treatment confirmed as key to stroke recovery
A study in the March 6, 2004, issue of The Lancet* confirms the benefits of getting stroke patients to the hos...erms of reducing long-term disability. "This study confirms that door-to-needle time is just as critical in stroke as it is in heart attack. We need to work on...Search for macular degeneration genes narrows
...oop says that this study is significant because it confirms locations that have been suggested by other researchers, noting that cross-validation is important for complex diseases such as AMD. "Our researchers have been able to build on past studies -- our own and a handful of others -- and now we are ready t...UW study: Baby's face lights up emotional center of new mom's brain
...n mood and brain activity, Nitschke says, not only confirms that the orbitofrontal cortex is involved in emotion processing, but also suggests that it may play a role in maternal attachment, the unique bond between a mother and her child. "Because positive emotion is an aspect of maternal attachment, this bra...Current smoke alarms pass life-saving tests
...he NIST researcher who conducted both studies. "It confirms what fire scientists have recognized for some time: fires today seem to burn faster and kill quicker because the contents of modern homes (such as furnishings) can burn faster and more intensely." "Our new research, however, proves that even with a t...UNC study may improve gene therapy safety
...ioneer in AAV research, said the new study further confirms his choice to study and develop altered AAV for gene therapy. Along with its potential for fewer toxic effects than that of many other viruses studied for use in gene therapy, a gene delivered via AAV remains active in cells for months or even years,...What are your odds of surviving into your hundreds?
...d to healthy volunteers. "On the whole, the study confirms that genetic risk factors are age-specific and gives possible insights into another 'paradox of centenarians'," write the authors....Physicists use fractals to help Parkinson's sufferers
...y subjects have a fractal measure nearer 1.3. This confirms the fractal nature of the gait in Parkinson's patients, says the team, and provides them with a quantitative means to measure the severity of walking symptoms. The Journal of Neural Engineering was launched by the Institute of Physics this week and c...Molecular level discovery could play role in development of new antibiotics
...fessor of chemistry and co-principal investigator, confirms that one enzyme, LctM, alone can complete the modification. The researchers were led to LctM, which is involved in the biosynthesis of lacticin 481, through trial and error as they tried to manipulate a peptide substrate. LctM, acting in the presence...Genomic changes reveal evolution of SARS virus
...orous analysis of the virus's genetic adaptations, confirms the importance of containing any new outbreaks quickly, the researchers said, before the virus becomes more difficult to control. It also points to potential targets for a vaccine aimed at the "spike" protein, involved in viral-host receptor recogni...U. Chicago study overturns conclusion of historic human genome data
...ome Research in 2002. The latest study by his team confirms the pattern in two mammalian species. "The most important result of the paper is the phenomenon itself," said J.J. Emerson, fourth year graduate student in Long's lab and one of the lead authors of the paper. "We can see very clearly that the X is an...If we are what we eat, some lake fish are made of maple leaves
... lakes are derived from terrestrial sources, which confirms that terrestrial carbon fuels aquatic production. ...ts, "We now have direct experimental evidence that confirms that aquatic food chains are supported not just by the production of plants in the water but also by...Symbiotic fungi promote invasion into diverse plant communities (Rudgers et al.)
... field experiment using invasive tall fescue grass confirms this model, demonstrating that endophytic fungi contribute more to the dynamics of plant communities than previously supposed....Abandoned penguin colonies may help refine Antarctic climate studies
...ent" seems to be underway in Antarctica today that confirms the idea that Adelie populations can rapidly adapt to changing conditions. But it also helps illuminate the difficulties in interpreting the climate record. Iceberg B-15A, an enormous piece of ice that broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in March of 2...Newly identified genes may help predict outcome in childhood leukemia
...om further intensification. "Our study confirms that gene expression profiling can yield novel genes that may be used to improve risk classification and outcome prediction in acute leukemia in children," said Cheryl L. Willman, M.D., of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquer...Yeast helps researchers better understand Parkinson's mystery
...cation to human disease, Lindquist explains. "This confirms our suspicion that many of these proteins that cause disease can be very finely balanced, and when you tip the balance over just a little bit, it doesn't take a whole lot (to cause a reaction)," she says. "But the hopeful thing is that it might not t...Doppler ultrasound predicts risk of miscarriage
...ry high, about 95 percent, when Doppler ultrasound confirms normal embryonic heart function at six weeks," said the study's author Jason C. Birnholz, M.D., president of Diagnostic Ultrasound Consultants in Oak Brook, Ill. "Over 99 percent of pregnancies with an abnormal Doppler pattern do not continue." The...Effects of maternal myasthenia gravis on pregnancy and birth examined
...ths by women in Norway with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) confirms that MG is associated with an increased risk for complications during pregnancy, including a threefold higher incidence of preterm rupture of the amniotic membranes, and twice the occurrence of delivery by cesarean section. The study is reported in t...New research confirms fears that Endangered Species Act listings do not necessarily help and may even harm rare species on private lands. Since the Preble's jumping mouse was listed as threatened, the landowners in the study have degraded as much habitat as they have en...