New clue why MS affects African-Americans differently than Caucasians
... ... The study found antibody levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of African Amer...Slow wave activity during sleep is lower in African-Americans than Caucasians
... Dr. Esra Tasali and colleagues at the University of Chicago collected overnight polysomnographic data from 12 African-Americans and 12 Caucasians, none of whom had any sleep com...OSA symptoms more common among African-American women than Caucasians
... Elizabeth Beothy, of the University of Pennsylvania, who authored the study, administered a questionnaire to 269 subjects, with an average age of 48, and 49.4 perc...Furry-clawed Asian crabs found in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays
... ... The mitten crab is native to eastern Asia and has already invaded Europe and the western United States, where it has establ...Scientists track impact of Asian dust and pollution on clouds, climate change
... ... Known as PACDEX (Pacific Dust Experiment), the project will be led by scientists at the National Cent...Nonvenomous Asian snakes 'borrow' defensive poison from toxic toads
... ... ... Herpetologists Deborah Hutchinson, Alan Savitzky of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., and colleagues published resu...Study reveals clean air challenge for major Asian cities
... ... The study led by the Stockholm Environment Institutes (SEI) centre at the University of York (UK) and the Clean Air Initiative for Asia...Asian Soybean Rust found in Virginia, but not a threat to current crop
... "Fortunately for our soybean producers in Virginia, this year's crop is out of danger," said David Holshouser, associate professor and Extension soybean specialist. "Once soybean seeds reach their full size in the pod, the crop will mature before rust affects a significant amount of leaf surface. Our May-planted crop is now being or is close to being harvested. Those soybeans planted after...Asian populations less likely to get relief from chest pain with nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin, also called glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), has been widely used for the management of coronary heart disease, specifically angina and heart failure, for more than 130 years. The efficacy of GTN is determined by the ability of the body to convert it to nitric oxide (NO), a process that requires the enzyme mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2). The study, whi...A year on from the Asian tsunami, satellites are aiding regional rebuilding
The deadly Indian Ocean tsunami that swept across coastlines on 26 December 2004 took the lives of more than 200 000 people. The sheer scale of the catastrophe meant that Earth Observation was vital both for damage assessment and for co-ordinating emergency activities. Through the year that followed, satellite-based maps from ESA's Respond consortium continued to support rebuilding efforts..........Genetic analysis of Asian elephants in India reveals some surprises
Researchers in India and from The Earth Institute at Columbia University have discovered that one of the few remaining populations of Asian elephants in India is actually two genetically distinct groups. The results of the study, which appear in the current issue of the journal Animal Conservation, could have far-reaching implications in conservation plans for the endangered elephants as well as...Hepatitis B accounts for 40 percent of 'missing' Asian women
In a groundbreaking, sure-to-be-controversial new study, Emily Oster (a graduate student in economics at Harvard University) argues that excess female mortality, such as infanticide, may not be the only cause of uncommonly high male to female ratios in many Asian countries. It has long been observed that the relative number of males is higher in certain Asian countries than in the West, where it...Virginia Tech experts available to speak on the possible discovery of Asian Soybean Rust spores
Blacksburg, Va., August 22, 2005 Virginia Tech scientists say that there has been a change in the status of the fungus causing Asian Soybean Rust but that the new information is still too preliminary for any action on the part of the Commonwealth's soybean producers....... A single cluster of six urediniospores found at Virginia Tech's Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Suff...American Indians and Alaska Native veterans have higher mortality rate after surgery than Caucasians
HANOVER, NH/WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT Contributing to growing literature on marked racial and ethnic disparities in US healthcare, a study led by Dartmouth Medical School has concluded that American Indians and Alaska Natives have a greater chance of death within 30 days of surgery and suffer more from several preoperative risks compared to Caucasian patients. ......Published in the June issue o...African-Americans and Caucasians have similar emotional brain activity when seeing African-Americans
African Americans and Caucasians viewing African American faces display extremely similar changes in the activity of brain structures that respond to emotional events, a new UCLA study finds. ......The changes occur in the amygdala, a region of the brain that serves as an "alarm" to activate a cascade of other biological systems to protect the body in times of danger, said Matthew D. Lieberman, a...Asian interest provides opportunities for US hard white wheat
AMARILLO The United States could sell 1 million metric tons of hard...white wheat to Asian countries now if the wheat was available, said Texas...Agricultural Experiment Station state wheat breeder.... An obvious choice to fill the order is the High Plains, with it's drier...climate and large wheat production.... Dr. Jackie Rudd, associate professor at the Texas A&M University System...Agr...Study confirms link between head and neck cancer and common Asian nut
SEATTLE -- Over the past couple of decades, scientists have been perplexed by a substantial rise in the incidence of head and neck cancers among Taiwanese men. According to cancer statistics, the disease increased by 85 percent among men there from 1981 to 2000. ...A new study, presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Third Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Ca...Ecologists are calling on South Asian governments to ban veterinary use of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. Without banning use of the drug in livestock species likely to be eaten by vultures - mainly cattle and buffalo - three species of vulture in the Indian subcontinent are likely to become extinct. ...New research, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, shows that exposure of vult...