New Research Suggests REM Is About Eyes Not Dreams
...rather like astore closing for business during its taking inventory," says Dr. Maurice."Because of its impli...ould explain why REM is so active in the fetus. If taking sensoryinventory is the purpose of REM sleep, why does an unborn child spend many hoursa day in REM?...... FORT COLLINS-- America's mobile society is taking its toll on thenation's pets and often at the cost of the pets' lives, according to a pair ofnational studies coordinated by Colorado State University. The two studies, conducted by Colorado State veterinary epidemiologistDr. M.D. Sal...By taking bacteria samples directly from patients' mouths and exposingthe samples to human blood platelets, researchers at Temple Univeristy Schoolsof Dentistry and Medicine have further confirmed a possible link betweenperiodontal bacteria and heart disease. ...Studies Underscore Link Between Nutrition And Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
...with other medications, Arbesman cautioned against taking supplements withoutconsulting a physician. ...dose, he noted. Arbesman cautions against taking selenium supplements because ofpotential adverse side effects, which include blackened or fragile fi...PEBBLEs Help U-M Scientists Open A Window On Cell Chemistry
...on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, taking place in New Orleans. "For the first time, we can observe real-time chemical processes inside a living cell," said Kopelman. "The goal of the DARPA project is to learn what happens inside the cell when it is exposed to neurotoxic agents. If we...UF Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Prevent Hypertension, Organ Damage
...icularly prevalent in blacks, heavy drinkers,women taking oral contraceptives, and those who are middle-aged, elderly orobese. Though high blood pressure is easily detected and usually controllablewith daily medication, doctors are unsure whether this treatment reversesother hypertension-induced ch...Intake Of Acetaminophen Increases Risk Of Excessive Anticoagulation In Patients Taking Warfarin
...es, and there was no increasedrisk seen in patient taking 6 or fewer tablets per week. A high-risk INR le...reating pain orfever, but if they are continuously taking a maximum over-the-counter dose ofacetaminophen, they should alert their physician or anticoagulatio...Late Blight Battle Goes Online, Marking 150 Year Struggle Since Irish Potato Famine
...tle against this devastating fungus,however, isn't taking place in a lab or out in a potato field, instead theAmerican Phytopathological Society (APS) is taking the late blight battle onlineoffering a clearinghouse of the most comprehensive information availabl...Lights, Camera ... Reaction: Charting The Biological Effects Of Light InBillionths Of A Second
...powered X-rays and a pulsed laser have succeededin taking the first "snapshots" of a photoactive protein molecule as it convertslight energy into chemical energy, a process that takes less than one billionthof a second. The finding, reported in today's issue of the journal Science, provides thefirst direct...Vitamin D Deficiency Appears Common In Hospital Patients
...a nursinghome, having certain chronic illnesses or taking certain drugs -- 32 patients (41percent) were defi...ons -- based on both consumption ofdairy foods and taking vitamin supplements --still showed deficient blood levelsof vitamin D. Among those with intakes abo...Vascular Surgeons Test New Treatment For Abdominal Aneurysms
...groin. Blood then passes through the stent graft, taking pressure off thelarge and weak aorta, and reducing or eliminating the risk of rupture and death. "This seems to be a safe and effective alternative to major surgery,"says G. Melville Williams, M.D., chief of vascular surgery and lead investig...Yale Announces New Biotech Firm
... withplanning for the next group. "Yale is taking a more active role in forming start-up companiesin an effort to make sure the New Haven area reaps economic benefits fromthe University's research," said Gardiner, whose office is responsible forpromoting development of Yale discoveries by the privat...Excavations In Prehistoric Chinese Cave Uncover Unusual Collections Of Large Mammals
...tch or tocarry into the cave. "It's not the random taking of game animals,but there are some very conscious decisions about uses and whatgets transported back into the cave. Our suspicion is they'reprobably being used for other purposes," said Schepartz. The evidence for complex behaviors extends to the sto...Rapid Progress Reported On New Class Of Anti-Cancer Drugs
...so play an important role in many cancers, perhaps taking over a prenylationrole should F Tase be inhibited....New Test Opens Window On Corrosive Free-Radical Activity In Individuals
... "Do healthy people derive any benefit from taking antioxidants if theyhave a strong native antioxidant defense?" asks Garret A. FitzGerald, MD,chairman of the department of pharmacology and senior author on the study. "Canantioxidants contribute significantly to the prevention or treatment of diseas...Adults Need To Increase Intake Of Folate; Some Women Should Take More
...dentify studies conducted on the adverseeffects of taking large doses of many of the B vitamins, it did not set upperlimits for thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, and biotin. Dueto the lack of data, the committee urged extra caution with regard to excessiveconsumption of these vitamins. A...Smokings Effects On Pregnancy Not Mitigated By Prenatal Vitamins, UB Study Finds
...lso took vitamins. "These findings show that taking vitamins doesn't substitute for giving up smoking ...ng they were pregnant. 75 percent reported taking vitamins regularly during their pregnancies. Women who used vitamins regularly during pregnan...Purdue Herbarium -- A Noah's Ark For Egyptian Plants
...the area was vegetated, so you could look at it as taking back the desert and restoring it to its former glory." Swinehart and others, however, recognize that irrigation and agriculture could destroy some native plants and animals. Swinehart is one of several Purdue researchers who will visit the New Valley...This Year, Earth Day Is All Wet
...be conducting an Earth Daystudy with scientists by taking water samples near the coral reef to determinehow the changing environment is affecting the reef. For more information, contact: Matt Stout, 202-482-0030 UPCOMING EVENTS: --March 16-17: JASON proje....... All diabetic patients in the study were taking only drugs referred to assulfonylureas, which increase the sensitivity of receptors to insulin throughoutthe body. Half the patients exhibited microalbuminuria, the excretion of tinyamounts of protein in the urine that is considered a precursor of k...