Circulation of 'disaster myths' in Haiti could hinder appropriate disposal of bodies
...ics. 'Fear that dead bodies cause epidemics in the surviving population has led to measures such as burial in mass graves without proper identification of the victims', comments Oliver Morgan, a researcher at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, whose paper reviewing the scientific literature to a...Hidden diversity: DNA 'barcoding' reveals a common butterfly is actually 10 different species
...species, hiding inside a morphology similar to the surviving species?" Janzen and his colleagues report their findings in the Sept. 29 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their research began during 25-year-long inventory of the wildlife in the Area de Conservacin Guanacaste, a large...Preclinical safety study shows adipose-derived stem cells improve heart function after heart attack
...infarction was found to be safe, with all 13 swine surviving to the 6-month follow-up period. Additionally, the study demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at six-months post-infarction in the treated group over the control group, as measured by 2D ec...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
..., preparation and protection are the best plan for surviving when weather becomes life-threatening. "As a journalist, I've recorded how severe hurricanes and tornadoes affect peoples lives," said Faidley. "In almost every survival story, the family had a plan and some type of shelter to protect themselves fro...Fossils reveal direct link between global warming and genetic diversity in wildlife
...lation shrinks, inbreeding increases. As a result, surviving offspring end up with similar DNA. Over time, this lack of genetic diversity can jeopardize the entire population, because each individual inherits the same vulnerability to diseases and other external threats. "When you decrease population size, you...Rising childhood leukaemia incidence prompts conference
...part of the increase has been due to more children surviving infancy to reach the peak age of leukaemia incidence (1-4 years) and to improved registration and diagnosis of the disease, may be partly true, but they cannot plausibly explain the overall pattern of data now at our disposal," said Professor Coleman...Washington University in St. Louis plays key role in sequencing moss genome
...tems and leaves, some of its traits, for instance, surviving extremes of dehydration, may be adapted for use in contemporary crops. Unique experimental features include few and simple cell and tissue types, ease in growing and undergoing sophisticated genetic manipulation including the capacity of this organ...Marijuana ingredient inhibits VEGF pathway required for brain tumor blood vessels
...er, the main tumor often evades total destruction, surviving and growing again, eventually killing the patient. For this reason, researchers are actively seeking other therapeutic strategies, some of which might be considered novel. In this study, the investigators chose to work with cannabinoids which, in pre...Parasitic cowbirds thrive with a less ruthless strategy than cuckoos
...f those host species that have about two nestmates surviving alongside the cowbird. The study notes that among the cowbird's historical hosts, you typically find two eggs with a single cowbird egg. The phoebe is a new host, with an average clutch size of five eggs. "This was a very experimental study, combinin...Pocket gophers serve as 'ecosystem engineers'
...h for digging. They are vegetarian, or herbivores, surviving mostly on roots. "Gophers live below ground so people don't think much about them, but they change the landscape and the nutrient availability of the soil," said Seabloom. "They act like little rototillers, loosening and aerating the soil. They loose...Chipmunks descended from ancestors that survived last ice age, scientists say
...rently inhabit Wisconsin and Illinois emerged from surviving deciduous forest areas and moved south as the glaciers receded," Rowe said. The Wisconsin glaciation occurred about 18,000 years ago during the Late Pleistocene, with the Laurentide Ice Sheet gradually receding from its southern reaches. Researcher......dern humans during that time: the number of people surviving to an older age more than quadrupled. Caspari, an assistant research scientist at the U-M Anthropology Museum, said this increase in the number of relatively old people likely had a major impact, giving modern humans a competitive edge that ensured...Origin of West Indian insect eater much older than previously thought
...on." For one thing, solenodon, whose last surviving relatives inhabit the Western Antilles, can trace their origins to the era of the dinosaurs, according to the Nature paper. Scientists still are unclear how the creatures ended up on the islands, why they have remained biologically and structurally s...Salmonella infects cells and saves itself by altering host membrane lipids
.... "Salmonella have an elegant strategy for surviving and replicating and avoiding this cellular disposal system," said Galan, the Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbiology, and Chairman of the Section of Microbial Pathogenesis. "We found that these bacteria alter the lipid composition of the vacuole,...Mammoths stranded on Bering Sea island delayed extinction
...rst record in the Americas of a mammoth population surviving the Pleistocene. "During the last glacial maximum, when the sea level was about 120 meters below its current level, what are now the Pribilofs were simply uplands connected to the mainland by a large, flat plain," Guthrie said. Using accelerator ma...Breast cancer patients failed by treatment with taxol and taxotere respond to abraxane
...one week of rest, with a 38 percent probability of surviving 12 months. Additionally, 40 percent of patients were free of disease progression for as long as four months, and almost 30 percent for as long as six months. Ninety-one percent of patients were able to receive the full dose throughout the study wit...Existing drug may prevent brain injury and seizures in newborns
...al palsy and epilepsy. Premature infants, who are surviving in greater numbers, are especially vulnerable to excitotoxicity. When the brain's blood and oxygen supply are compromised, a condition known as hypoxia-ischemia, the chemical glutamate accumulates in brain tissues. Glutamate binds to receptors...After natural disasters, the risk of infection, epidemics from dead bodies is negligible
...es that unnecessarily adds to the suffering of the surviving friends and family members of victims, according t...ourn their loss. When bodies are not identified, a surviving spouse or child can be left in a legal limbo. The problem, says the editorial, is not anymore and p...Discovery of tiny microbes in ancient Greenland glacier may define limits for life on Earth
...004 -- The discovery of millions of micro-microbes surviving in a 120,000-year-old ice sample taken from 3,000 meters below the surface of the Greenland glacier will be announced by Penn State University scientists on 26 May 2004 at the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in New Orleans, L...Small, cold, & hungry: Ultra-small microbes from 120,000-year-old glacier ice sample
The discovery of millions of micro-microbes surviving in a 120,000-year-old ice sample taken from 3,000 meters below the surface of the Greenland glacier will be announced by Penn State University scientists on 26 May 2004 at the General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in New Orleans, L...