Menstrual Phase Linked To Ineffective Mammograms
...nces. "From our research we've learnedmenstruation may partially explain why women under 50 years of age do not benefit fromscreening mammograms as much as older women." The research involved examining data from the Canadian National BreastScreening Study collected from 8,887 menstruating w...Roadsides Benefit From Waste, UF Researchers Say
GAINESVILLE--Roadside dumping may be the best way to keep state highways beautiful and safe, says a team of University of Florida researchers. Litterbugs they aren't, however. The waste they want to see spread alongside Florida highways is made up of organic material. "The goal is to...Wild Plant Genes Increase Food Production
...nomes of wild species for new and useful genes, we may be now in a position to unlock the genetic potential of those germplasm resources."...Female Fireflies Lure Males For Defense Chemical
...cientists noted in the PNAS article. Lucibufagins may deter ants, other types of spiders and even predatory bats, they speculated, adding that the chemical also protects firefly eggs. "This strategy -- acquiring ready-made defensive chemicals from other organisms -- turns out to be quite common in natur...Jefferson Scientists Find Potential Deadly Effects Of Two Missing Cancer-Suppressor Genes
... two genes that normally protect against cancer may play a greater role than previously suspected in ...ually can affect female development, scientists may better understand the genes' roles in both normal and abnormal cancer development, as well as ...A New Biochemical Link Established Between Stress, Sex And Dominance
...les, the role of stress hormones in social systems may be widespread."The interesting new thing we have found is that stress depends not only on the social state of the individual male but also on the stability of the community," Fernald said. Fernald is the Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Bio...Common Childhood Virus Poses Threat To Adults, Research Shows
...;Doctors used to think that adults who acquire RSV may get coldsymptoms, not pneumonia,” said Murry....d from thehospital. “When people go home, it may be a while before they feel completelybetter, because the damage to their airways will take at least...Experts: Public Will Accept Irradiation In Wake Of Meat Recall
...FAYETTE, Ind. -- The Hudson Foods hamburger recall may be just what it takes to convince Americans that i...nds of red meat, including hamburger patties, that may have been contaminated with E. coli, a microorganism that can cause illness and even death in those ...One Chimp Can Perceive States Of Awareness In Others
CHICAGO -- A new study has shown that chimpanzees may be able to determinewhether their partners know they are in danger. This suggests that theseprimates are able to decide how ignorant or informed their peers are aboutan unexpected situation. The finding, made by a team of researchers at Ohio St...Researchers Discover First Animal Strain Of Hepatitis E Virus
... possibility that swine hepatitis E virus may infect humans also raises a public health concern regarding the use of pig organs in human transplantation," cautions Dr. Purcell. "Nonpathogenic pig viruses could possibly be...E. Coli Genome Reported: Milestone Of Modern Biology Emerges From Wisconsin Lab
...ributed. It was noticed, too, that some of the DNA may have been added within therecent evolutionary history of the microbe. This immigrant DNA, said Blattner, is seemingly related to the genes of bacteria that cause disease, fueling speculation that the K-12 strain of E. coli has relics of a pathogenic ...MGH-Led Team Finds Gene For Crippling Neurologic Disorder
...ued or stressed. Patients with advanced dystonia may be confined to a wheel-chair or bedridden. The li...ese proteins. "This is quite exciting, because it may help us understand how stress situations bring on a variety of neurological diseases, including this...Discovery Of Genetic Pathways May Provide New Ways To Combat Candida Infections
...ay is a common theme among fungal pathogens and so may provide important insights on how plant and animal...suspected that one key to Candida's infectiousness may lie in its ability to switch to one of several filamentous forms, but until recently, they had hardl...Molecular Piracy Turns Protein Into Traitor
...Hope For HIV Treatment An act of molecular piracy may put Glaxo Wellcome scientists on the track of drug...to the growing evidence that chemokine antagonists may lead to novel approaches to HIV therapy either to prevent initial infection or to slow down disease ...Planned Burning In Forests A Boon To Several Species Of Birds In Illinois
...beaks and great crested flycatchers. The findings may be welcome news for conservationists wanting to re...nois has been a population sink foryears. What we may be able to do for some species with these burnings isturn a population-sink situation into a populat...Trojan Horse Virus Controls Hiv Infection
...s, "The Yale group has crossed a major hurdle that may allow direct, invivo delivery of a vector that can find its destined target in the body. Thereshould be no need for ex-vivo manipulation of cells." She envisions manypotential applications of this research. Surface-modified live vectors like VSV co...Finished Your Lunch? Now Eat The Wrapper
...oost health-giving bacteria in the human bowel and may one day help savethousands of Australian lives. D...irtuallyunknown. Dr Topping says resistant starch may soon have another great benefit:researchers are studying ways to use it as a "taxi" to covey otherbe...Chemists Develop High-Throughput Method To Synthesize And Screen Novel Antibiotics
...ngitis contains a neurotoxin. Non-lyticantibiotics may prove to be much safer than currently availabledrugs....Basin Traps Air Pollution In Mexico City: International Study Has Implications For U.S. Cities
...ort and diffusion ofpollutants." The study may help explain how fine particles form in the atmosphere.These particles are potentially the most hazardous because they can lodge in thelungs, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new standardsfor fine particles. "This study will......sh and water birds at California's Salton Sea may have identified a principal culprit, accordin...out control, persistent, chronic die-offs of fish may be expected to continue, the scientists said. High salinity is optimal for this parasite; ...