Native fruits bear sweet antioxidants
...tudy of the fruits as a source of antioxidants and confirms preliminary results published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in 2006. This research supports CSIRO efforts to realise the potential of Australias fledgling native food industry which is currently estimated to be worth $14 millio...MGH researchers confirm that bone marrow restores fertility in female mice
...m Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers confirms that female mice that receive bone marrow transplantation after fertility-destroying chemotherapy can go on to have successful pregnancies throughout their normal reproductive life. The report in the August 1 Journal of Clinical Oncology verifies th...Sequencing method yields fuller picture
...ay an important role. The Genome Research study confirms that many short sections of junk DNA are highly conserved, Li and Kim said....The origin of perennial water-ice at the South Pole of Mars
...he discovery of the ice deposits of the first type confirms the long-standing hypothesis that CO2 acts as a cold-trap for water-ice. But how were the other two types of deposits, not trapped by CO2, accumulated and preserved over time" Franck Montmessin, from the Service d'Aronomie du CNRS/IPSL (France) an...Study provides new data about the laws governing embryo development in organisms
... analyzed. According to Miln and Buceta this study confirms the hypothesis that if this gene network has been maintained across evolution in both vertebrates and insects, it is precisely because it is highly stable and robust....Other highlights from the July 10 JNCI
...ated with Reduced Colon Cancer Risk A new study confirms an association between increased vitamin D levels and decreased risk of colon cancer. Previous studies have shown that colon cancer mortality rates are lower in regions with greater sun exposure, which leads to vitamin D synthesis in the skin. ...Gene's activity points to more lethal subtype of AML
...be treated using standard therapy. The research confirms a 2005 study led by the same Ohio State researchers in a completely independent set of patients, Marcucci says. Both studies together further refine the molecular classification of AML in this group of patients and should help us improve treatment...Amoebae control cheating by keeping it in the family
... foothold. "The combination of these two studies confirms something that's been long predicted by kin selection theory -- a mutant that cheats when relatedness is low cannot and has not spread in the wild because of natural relatedness," Queller said. Gilbert said, "Our results answer the big question of ...Germany's embryo protection law is 'killing embryos rather than protecting them'
... million and in the UK 665 per million. The data confirms that the proportion of ICSI to IVF procedures has continued to move in favour of ICSI, with 166,711 ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) procedures (60 per cent) versus 114,512 IVF (in vitro fertilisation) procedures (40 per cent). The number of f...Researchers identify genetic mutation that may alter tumor cell proliferation
...covery is a seminal finding in cancer biology that confirms AKT1 as an oncogene in breast, colorectal and ovarian cancer. The mutation alters the electrostatics of binding pocket in the pleckstrin homology domain, the portion of the enzyme that docks with phospholipids on the cell membrane, said Kerry L. Bla...Journal of Nuclear Medicine's impact grows, remains consistently high over past 5 years
...he Journal of Nuclear Medicines high impact factor confirms that it is very well respected by physicians and researchers and is the place for authors to submit important molecular imaging and nuclear medicine clinical, translational and clinical research findings, said SNM President Alexander J. McEwan, who s...New genetic test developed at Emory advances detection and diagnosis of muscular dystrophy
... muscular dystrophy. The EmArray Dystrophin test confirms clinical diagnosis of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy in a male and characterizes the type and size of the mutation. Women with a family history of Duchenne or Becker who are at risk to be carriers can be tested, then, if found to be carriers,...Arctic spring comes weeks earlier than a decade ago
...nstitute, University of Aarhus, Denmark. Our study confirms what many people already think, that the seasons are changing and it is not just one or two warm years but a strong trend seen over a decade. To uncover the effects of warming, the researchers turned to phenology, the study of the timing of familia...Researchers identify fifth gene responsible for Joubert syndrome
...hed in the June 10, 2007 issue of Nature Genetics, confirms key information about the genetic changes that cause JS and cellular structures called cilia, conclusively placing JS in a class of recently identified ciliopathic conditions. Though the disease is statistically rare and four other genetic markers ha...New collaborative research reveals chimpanzees can sustain multiple-tradition cultures
...lable in todays online edition of Current Biology, confirms captive chimpanzees have the capacity to sustain the same kind of multiple-tradition cultures many researchers believe exist in the wild, providing further evidence chimpanzees and humans shared a common ancestor five to six million years ago who had...Existence of muscle-building stem cells points to regenerative therapies for muscular disease
... of the journal Cell, a publication of Cell Press, confirms the existence of some apparently uncommitted stem cells amongst cells responsible for generating the bulging biceps of body builders and the rippling abs of fitness buffs. The findings could lead to new muscle-regenerating therapiesincluding cell tra...Cytomegalovirus exacerbates atherosclerosis through an autoimmune mechanism
...ona and the Institute G. Gaslini in Genova, Italy, confirms the pivotal role played by Cytomegalovirus infecti... phases of the disease. This new study therefore confirms that antibodies directed against Cytomegalovirus-derived proteins purified from patients with corona...Genome Canada, Gnome Qubec and Universit de Montral launch P3G Consortium and CARTaGENE Project
...n in a sector where Quebec excels. This initiative confirms our leadership role, but it also helps to integrate our research teams into the major international science networks. This is an essential condition for the success of Quebec's research and innovation strategy." Since its creation, Genome Canada ha...Preterm infants with RDS -- surfactant replacement therapies improves neonatal survival
...ntriguing that this very large retrospective study confirms the direction of our own research a few years ago. In a randomized, multi-center trial that was published in the American Journal of Perinatology in 2004, we found a significantly higher survival rate among RDS babies treated with poractant alfa at ...... published in the American Journal of Hypertension confirms the safety of a drug, Lisinopril, that lowers thei...ressure lowering drug immediately after stroke and confirms its safety in this group, thereby paving the way for larger studies to discover if it may benefit pa...