Field Museum uncovers evidence behind man-eating; revises legend of its infamous man-eating lions
...irs have been recovered amid the hundreds of hairs reviewed to date. While broken limbs are certainly debilitating and may lead to man-eating, broken canine teeth do not appear to have the same consequences. Factors contributing to Tsavo man-eating Using historical accounts and Patterson's own unpublished...Brain banks are a powerful tool for alcohol research
...uctural and molecular techniques. Presenters also reviewed protocols designed to ensure the high quality of stored material and clinical information about each case. Some of the key points were: A "good brain bank" involves consideration of a number of quality-related factors, including: good pathological...Waging war: The curse of human intelligence
...e South Pacific island. Much of the writing Roscoe reviewed is in German and Dutch. He found that much of the warfare in New Guinea was, in fact, precipitated by revenge and that the motive was to weaken the enemy and to forestall further aggression. Some tribes believed they must fight until the number o...Genebanks: Preserving genetic diversity for Earths future
...yos and gametes of many different species. Leibo reviewed a broad range of issues in the long term viability of preserved cells with particular reference to his experience in the preservation of sperm and oocytes. Because of species differences, cryobiology is not easy to do, but necessary to preserve the r...The timing of hormone replacement therapy could be key to success
...ctor of the preventive cardiology center at Tufts, reviewed numerous studies of postmenopausal women and monke...the purpose of preventing heart disease. They also reviewed trials of postmenopausal monkeys conducted at Wake Forest over the past 12 years. "The literature de...Sea Grant News & Notes for March 26, 2003
...mmals and even dogs and cats. Scientists who have reviewed Field's work say that it could be enormously important for efforts to control contamination of rivers and the ocean. CONTACT: Katharine Fields, Oregon Sea Grant Research Scientists, Oregon State University, Phone: 541-737-1837, Email: fieldk@orst.ed...Hydroxyurea therapy improves survival in most severely affected sickle cell patients
...talizations. These results, reported in 1995, were reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and hydroxyurea became the first FDA-approved drug for the treatment of sickle cell anemia. In the new long-term "observational" study, patients selected with their physicians whether to continue, start, or ...Stanford researchers review efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets
...ydrate diets published between 1966 and 2003. They reviewed a total of 107 diet studies, which involved 3,268 people from around the world. The studies were small and heterogeneous, with carbohydrate and caloric intake, diet duration and participant characteristics varying greatly. The studies did have two th...New research establishes genetic associations in hepatitis C
...D4), and in inflammation (Interleukin1B) were also reviewed for their possible association. Hepatitis C virus ...at polymorphisms was evaluated. The findings were reviewed for association of various genotypes with respect to disease onset and severity scores, and a statis...Drinking concord grape juice may reduce blood pressure in hypertensive men
...lth information of the study participants. When we reviewed the data, we saw reductions of nearly six points in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements among the hypertensive men drinking Concord grape juice. Those on the calorie-matched placebo showed virtually no change." The study, present...Success of chemotherapy tied to genetics
...e of Quebec as measured by the total value of peer reviewed grants and awards recognized by the Fonds de la Recherche en Sant du Qubec (FRSQ)....Society for Conservation Biology to hold 17th Annual Meeting in Duluth June 28-July 2
... and marine reserves. Over 700 abstracts have been reviewed for presentation at the meeting, and several workshops and organized discussions are planned. The public is invited to be involved in the conference by visiting several local art galleries, which are adopting the conference theme of land and water i...Emory's CancerQuest wins top Web award from Scientific American
...fic American magazine. Scientific American editors reviewed more than 1,000 Web sites and selected the top 50 they deemed the most valuable science and technology resources for the third-annual awards. CancerQuest, found at http://www.cancerquest.org , was named one of the top five sites in the medical categ...Prematurity, infections most likely causes of brain damage among infants
...g, and those born without such complications, they reviewed all maternal and neonatal records, checking gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, birth weights, Apgar scores (measure of newborns' development and health) and infection, among other factors. Seventy-seven (36 percent) of the infants...U-Iowa physician suggests possible enzyme deficiency in cystic fibrosis
...ant professor (clinical) of internal medicine, who reviewed 30 years of research about the enzyme and chemicals it normally metabolizes, or processes for use by the body. Tobacman's opinion article appears in the June 6 issue of CHEST: The Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care Journal of the American College of C...OXiGENE announces launch of ophthalmic clinical trial at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
...utic needs." Under the trial protocol, which was reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, approximately 20 patients are scheduled to participate in the study. The study is now open for enrollment at Johns Hopkins' Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. The trial will be led by Quan Dong Ng...Testing method may be culprit behind abnormal pap test results
...PV. Nuovo and his colleagues reviewed six months' worth of ThinPrep Pap test data from nearly 1,000 women on oral contraceptives. They compared the rates of ASCUS/favor low-grade dysplasia detection in this group to the ASCUS...Changing focus of traditional hospital 'rounds' improves patient care
...ts scurrying along from bed to bed as each case is reviewed and discussed. "It's a great way to teach medicine, but it doesn't seem to be in the best interest of the patient," says Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins and co-author o...Von Liebig Center awards funding to six projects to commercialize UCSD faculty research
...orous screening mechanism and their proposals were reviewed by an external committee of industry experts in the various disciplines. Of the six grants, two each went to faculty in the Bioengineering and the Electrical and Computer Engineering departments, with one each in Structural Engineering, and in Mechan...HAART therapy significantly prolongs survival in AIDS patients with central nervous system lymphoma
...r clinical infectious diseases at UT Southwestern, reviewed records of AIDS patients diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma at Parkland Memorial Hospital a 990-bed hospital serving Dallas County which is the primary teaching institution of Southwestern Medical School between 1995 and 2001 to determi...