Edible fish feasts beats malaria
...cle. There are over 2000 pediatric malaria cases annually in the Kisii Central District where the authors carried out their research. Nile tilapia's predilection for mosquitoes has been known since 1917. However this is the first field data published detailing this species' use for mosquito control. ...ASBMB taps 8 scientists and 1 politician for top awards
...udents engaged in science. The award, administered annually by the ASBMB Education & Professional Development Committee, is given to a scientist who encourages effective teaching and learning of biochemistry and molecular biology through his or her own teaching, leadership in education, writing, educational r......undwater directly beneath sweet corn plots treated annually with the herbicide. On plots maintained with the cover crop, all plant residues were chopped and turned into soil before planting the next corn crop. Growers are encouraged to plant cover crops since there are many other potential benefits, including...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
...erton The Distinguished Service Citation is given annually in recognition of long and distinguished service to the Ecological Society of America, to the larger scientific community, and to the larger purpose of ecology in the public welfare. This years recipient is Frank Egerton. Egerton has written widely a...High rates of HIV infection documented among young Nepalese girls sex-trafficked to India
...n estimated 150,000 women and girls are trafficked annually within and across South Asia, with the majority destined for major Indian cities, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service. The high rates of HIV we have documented support concerns that sex trafficking may be a significant facto...New data reveal pregnancies exposed to accutane despite risk management program
... More than 1.5 million prescriptions were written annually according to 2001-2002 FDA data. Isotretinoin is chemically related to vitamin A. Birth defects associated with isotretinoin include mental retardation, brain and heart defects. Birth defects or miscarriages can occur soon after conception, often...FDA sees nanotech challenges in every product category it regulates
...lates products that are worth nearly $1.5 trillion annually and that account for almost 25 percent of US consumer spending. Today, there are more than 500 manufacturer-identified nanotechnology consumer products being sold. These can be found in an online inventory maintained by the Wilson Centers Project...N.C. A&T food scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts
...nd causing 100 150 deaths from anaphylactic shock annually and many more hospitalizations. In industrialized nations, the allergy has been rapidly increasing in children, for causes that are not entirely understood. One study showed that between 1997 and 2002, peanut allergies in children doubled in the Unit...Molecular detectors may refine cancer treatment
...ukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that annually claims about 21,000 lives in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers also found the first evidence that slight molecular differences can exist even within the same samples from patients with adult T-cell leukemia...Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
... ill. An average of 5% of the worlds population is annually infected with this virus. This leads to 3 to 5 million hospitalizations and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths per year. In Belgium, an average of 1500 people die of flu each year. A more severe flu year - such as the winter of 1989-1990 - claimed in our coun...Accident-prone? Scientists link brain function to knee injuries
... 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament injuries occur annually in the United States, mostly in young, healthy, active individuals. According to Swanik, it is not uncommon to have one or two ACL injuries every season on a football team, and the incidence is likely even greater on women's sports teams. Young w...ACMG recognizes progress made in newborn screening
... estimated that currently more than 500,000 babies annually are still not screened for the full panel of debilitating or life-threatening disorders. In many of these diseases, serious complications such as death or mental retardation are avoidable only through newborn screening, with appropriate follow-up and...Key to tackling malaria may lie in bed nets for adults and older children
... Mwita. "In Tanzania it kills over 80,000 children annually and is responsible for 36% of maternal mortality which at 578 per 100,000 live births is one the highest in the world. Economically, malaria contributes to individual, community and country poverty through lost labour days and in expenses incurred fo...MIT tool determines landslide risk in tropics
...y, Philippines--a city that averages five typhoons annually and holds the world record for most precipitation received in a 24-hour period (46 inches on July 14-15, 1911)--the risk rating system relies on data commonly available in developing countries. The engineers use information about the history of lands...Researchers pit novel version of common virus against cancer
...ly about two percent of new cancer cases diagnosed annually in the United States, it accounts for six percent of cancer deaths. ...Promising protein may prevent eye damage in premature babies
...f prematurity, a potentially blinding disease that annually affects about 15,000 babies. In newborns with the disease, oxygen-starved areas of the retina compensate by quickly growing new blood vessels. But these new vessels are fragile and leaky. Weve identified a protein that is part of the bodys natur...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 13, 2007
...cy (EPA) data, a figure that would drop to 15 tons annually with implementation of new clean air regulations. ...unt of mercury in crude oil processed in the U. S. annually is less than five percent of the amount contained in U. S. coal produced annually, the study conclud...Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan
...f the Sudd wetlands. With the billions being spent annually in Southern Sudan by the international community, almost nothing is being spent on natural resource management, particularly on wildlife conservation, said Undersecretary Akwoch. We need donors, partners and well wishers to recognize the importance o...2007 Image of the Year: Molecular imaging relates human brain chemistry to aggressive behavior
...medicine and the meetings significant findings and annually selects an Image of the Year. Many similar studies are likely to follow, added the professor of environmental health sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. The Image of the Yearcorroborating the relevance of brain enzyme MAO A in ag......es, finds that the U.S. pays more than $90 billion annually for the direct and indirect costs of hunger-relate...verage, each person residing in the U.S. pays $300 annually for the hunger bill. Distributed on a household basis, it means that the annual cost is closer to $8...