Newly invented Endometrial Function Test (EFT®) solves the puzzle of unexplained infertility
...dometrial health than the other markers studied to date or methods in current use. "It is important that patients and doctors know that this test is available," said Kliman. "The EFT helps a patient and doctor figure out what the next steps are when assisted reproductive technology procedures don't appear...Genome researcher analyze chromosome 7
...addition to representing the largest chromosome to date to undergo detailed sequence analysis, chromosome 7 is significant because it has served as a pioneering chromosome for genomic and genetic studies. Researchers first developed genome mapping techniques on chromosome 7, and in the late 1980s, this ch...Sleep disorders linked to faulty brain chemistry, study finds
...archers are careful to note that their findings to date can only show a correlation, not causation, between brain chemistry and sleep disorders, they plan further research to explore the relationship. "It's exciting to be able to show this major neurochemical deficit for the first time, and confirm what ...Researchers identify clotting protein which causes hepatitis B
... approach to combating viral disease. Therapies to date have focused on getting rid of the virus, but this work points the way to blocking the damage the virus does." "These studies confirm previous studies in mice of the importance of fgl2 or the clotting protein in viral disease," says Dr. Gary Levy, Me...New center for preparation and distribution of adult stem cells
... up operations and expects to announce its opening date shortly. Researchers may contact the center at cgt@tulane.edu . NCRR is part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. NCRR is the nation's leading federal sponsor of resources that enable advan...Organization for Human Brain Mapping annual meeting abstract highlights
...rg . Scientific Poster Highlights (Embargoed until date of presentation): Poster #410 Neural Systems Associated With Perception of One's Own Child: An fMRI Study- To be presented June This study investigates the response to familiar faces associated with a high degree of emotional valence. Using fMRI, ne...UK research, accessible for free, for everyone
...ship agreement commences on the 1 July. From this date article-processing charges will be waived - for all UK higher education staff - when publishing in any of BioMed Central's 90+ peer-reviewed journals in which all research content is freely accessible. Dr. Alicia Wise, Head of Development at JISC, e...160,000-year-old fossilized skulls from Ethiopia are oldest modern humans
...cognize today as human first appeared. The fossils date precisely from the time when biologists using gene... the Aduma fossil finds of the Middle Awash, which date from about 80,000 years. While these previous discoveries appear also to be Homo sapiens, the new f...Close communication between identical twins helps them live longer
...s Registry - the largest twins registry studied to date - maintained by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, which are part of the country's National Academies. The difference in median life span between identical and fraternal twins is less than two years - 82 years versus 80.5 ye...JCI table of contents, 2 June, 2003
...h responses and even tumor regression. However, to date these regressions have not been long-lasting. Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Switzerland have developed a lentiviral vaccine which following injection into mice is capable of inducing an antigen-specific T cell response. T...Turning foe into friend with lentiviral vectors
...h responses and even tumor regression. However, to date these regressions have not been long-lasting. Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Switzerland have developed a lentiviral vaccine which following injection into mice is capable of inducing an antigen-specific T cell response. T...African Americans concern about the environment equal to or greater that of whites
... new study, the first comprehensive examination to date of the environmental concerns, priorities and actions of African Americans. The study, entitled "Dispelling Old Myths: African American Concern for the Environment," will be published as the cover story of the June 2003 issue of Environment magazine...New drug enfuvirtide shows promise against drug resistant HIV infection
... is one of the most important studies performed to date in HIV-infected patients who have already received highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and a landmark study for the field of HIV," said Dr. Joseph Eron of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a report author. "The clinical wor...Three Gorges Dam is an opportunity for ecoscience
...es Dam Project would allow the best opportunity to date to study habitat fragmentation, in process and on a full landscape scale. At issue is experimental verification of the fine points of Hierarchical Patch Dynamics, an ecological theory that inter-relates specific plant and animal populations, commu...Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists at ARVO
Note embargo date for each presentation Boston, MA--More than 25 scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute will present their research at the Annual Meeting of ARVO, the American Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology in Fort Lauderdale from May 5...Arsenic in New England wells more widespread than thought
...USGS study is the most comprehensive assessment to date of arsenic levels in the region's drinking water supply, the researchers say. It is scheduled to appear in the June 1 print version of Environmental Science & Technology , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest...Novel gene therapy on the horizon, says Brenner Children's Hospital pediatrician
... may be able to receive injections until their due date preventing premature delivery and sometimes death for both the mother and infant. TFP is one of many genetic defects that involve mitochondria in cells and affect 1 in every 12,000 people in the United States each year. Payne and his colleagues h...Exploring the sights and sounds of a deepwater coral marine protected area off Florida
... closure of the Oculina MPA beyond its current end date in 2004. To see this release with photos and captions go to: www.hboi.edu/media The expedition website, produced by Project Oceanica, can be found by visiting http://oceanica.cofc.edu and clicking on the Oculina Coral Banks 2003 button. The site...Syracuse University geologists raise questions about controversial theory of species survival
...utifully preserved and richly diverse fossils that date back more than six million years. Unlike previous studies, which were based only on the presence or absence of species, Bonuso, currently a doctoral student at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, looked at proportional abundance data...Hebrew University excavations strengthen dating of archaeological findings to David, Solomon
....C.E. One stratum was destroyed in heavy fire. The date of this destruction fits very well with the reign of Shishak, the Egyptian Pharaoh who invaded the Land of Israel around 925 B.C.E. and whose invasion is mentioned both in the Bible (I Kings 14:25) and in his monumental inscription at the temple of A...