'Crack babies' do better when placed with non-family caregivers
...ry from substance abuse, and/or in helping mothers improve their parenting skills. Finally, our study suggests that "kin" caregivers of cocaine-exposed infants and toddlers may also need support and help with parenting....Researchers discuss revised Food Guide Pyramid and what it will mean for the food industry
...the food intake patterns into practice in order to improve their food choices. To accomplish this CNPP plans to develop and implement a system that includes focused messages and individualized educational tools. It is envisioned that the system will be delivered through multiple channels including print, i...Sponge substance works well with yew derivative to thwart cancer cell proliferation
...hat Taxol and discodermolide have the potential to improve cancer patients' responses and reduce undesirable side effects when the two drugs are administered together," Jordan said. The drugs, which stem from naturally occurring sources, work in concert to stabilize the assembly/disassembly process of microt...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...imple immunization strategy that may significantly improve the outcome of influenza virus vaccination in the elderly." (M. Guebre-Xabier, S.A. Hammond, L.R. Ellingsworth, G.M. Glenn. 2004. Immunostimulant patch enhances immune responses to influenza virus vaccine in aged mice. Journal of Virology, 7...New textbook introduces students to the foundations, applications of nanotechnology
... each copy of the book. The text will dramatically improve the learning experience, Heflin said. "We had the green light for the book in the summer of 2002 and we had all the chapters in hand by summer 2003," Heflin said. The book was released in early July 2004. "The next challenge is the rapid evolution o...When male fish hum, females swim in, thanks to hormones, adaptable hearing
...r to the upper harmonics of the males' hums should improve detection of their vocalization," said Bass, who is a professor of neurobiology and behavior. "Upper harmonics propagate farther in shallow-water environments like those where midshipman males build nests and sing their love songs to attract females...Hormone helps fish to mate, may affect human hearing
...s to the upper harmonics of the males' hums should improve detection of their vocalizations. Upper harmonics propagate farther in shallow water environments like those where midshipman males build nests and sing their love song to attract females. "But the females can't process this vital information and res...National Corn Growers Association announces valuable maize genome data now available to scientists
...a not-for-profit institute with a global vision to improve the human condition through basic plant research. ...ogy-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. For more information on Monsanto, see: www.monsanto.com ....Leading scientists design new framework for biodiversity conservation
...s loss, they took a step back to figure out how to improve the system. Surprisingly they found that an opportunistic approach informed by basic scientific information about the abundance and distribution of plants and animals, but heavily focused on how landowners make decisions - will have a better shot a...Gene profiles could improve acute leukemia diagnosis and lead to better treatments
...h acute myeloid leukemia (AML) could significantly improve the ability to make accurate diagnoses and prognoses for the major genetic (molecular) subtypes of the pediatric form of this disease and lead to better treatments. This finding, by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is published...Funding to commercialize technologies of UC San Diego engineers tops $1.2 million
...tic Aneurysms" $50,000 Professor Lasheras hopes to improve the current capabilities of biomedical imaging techniques to better monitor the disease progression in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA). Quantifying the spatial and temporal distribution of mechanical stresses acting on the vessel walls, the project ...UCSD biologists discover cell's defense mechanism against class of disease-causing bacterial toxins
...e can think about developing therapeutic agents to improve a person's defenses against pathogenic bacteria that use this class of toxins," says Aroian. "You can't fight something you don't understand, but now we are starting to get a very basic understanding of how a major class of virulence factors works. ...Genetic mutation found that is major contributor to type 1 diabetes
...contributions of study families. "We are trying to improve their lives, but without them, we cannot do anything." The studies were funded by National Institute of Child Health and Development and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Collaborators included researchers at the University of Florida; Endoc...Experiment station researcher looking for missing links in corn
...n corn would help human nutrition, it would vastly improve feeding costs in segments of animal agriculture by...ity that the corn doesn't have. Our approach is to improve corn to enhance the content for these two essential amino acids." In the early 1960s, scientists di...Structure solved at Scripps shows how one human protein reduces potency of chemotherapy
...f better drugs and resistant proteins [intended to improve cancer therapies]," says Tainer. Cancer, Chemoth...cture also provides a way of designing proteins to improve cancer treatments, says Tainer. The molecular details of the structure show how AGT could be modifie...Study identifies genetics of fat metabolism, red wine link
... is one of the few proven methods to retard aging, improve cardiovascular health and extend mammalian lifespan. Research done with yeast has shown that a gene called SIR2 tends to promote longevity, and that yeast cells die prematurely if this gene is deleted, Leid said. Previous studies have shown that resv...National Parkinson Foundation designates UNC as 'Center of Excellence'
...tional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods to improve clinical differential diagnosis....Make a splash for public health this summer
...sk questions and expect answers from those who can improve the quality of those facilities that don't measure up." "A healthy pool is not a luxury; it's a necessity," says Golodner. We all share in the responsibility of supporting good public health habits. The Healthy Pools partnership encourages swimmers ...Only 21 states offer newborn screening tests recommended by March of Dimes
...le 26 of the Children's Health Act of 2000 to help improve and strengthen state newborn screening programs. The metabolic disorders on the recommended list for screening are: phenylketonuria (PKU); congenital hypothyroidism; congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH); biotinidase deficiency; maple syrup urine dise...Donaghue Women's Health Investigator Program awards grants to three at Yale
...actor gender into their investigations in order to improve outcomes," said Carolyn M. Mazure, director of Women's Health Research at Yale. "Our program's research agenda is designed to generate information that is useful to women and healthcare providers, and to serve as a model for wider application of inn...