Salt intake is strongly associated with obesity
...iovascular diseases. "To our surprise, the sales figures of the American Salt Institute divulged that salt intake increased more than 50 % in USA during 15 years from mid-1980s to the late 1990s", says Professor Karppanen. The study reports that the prevalence of high blood pressure, which had long shown ...Ludwig Fund donates $20 million to University of Chicago for cancer research
...of the Ludwig Centers are some of the most eminent figures in US cancer research today," Old said. "Combining their talents with those of the global Ludwig Institute creates a powerful force in cancer research. The Trustees believe that a collaborative 'Ludwig Cancer' network can accelerate the translation...Diet can provide protection against development of certain cancers, new studies show
...ive times or more a week. They then compared these figures with incidence of colorectal cancer that later developed in the men. (The average follow-up was 19.4 years). They found that compared to men who ate the least amount of fish, the risk of developing colorectal cancer was 40 percent lower in men who ...Study suggests morning pollution pall for Manchester commuters
...acturers. We must also be careful when looking at figures taken in 2003 because that was a very unusual year. The wind was much lighter than you would normally expect and it came largely from central Europe rather than the Atlantic. This led to unusually high levels of air pollution being recorded for that ...Increase in carbon dioxide emissions accelerating
... dioxide concentration at 450 ppm." Dr Raupach's figures show that while China demonstrates the highest current growth rate in emissions, its emissions per person are still below the global average and its accumulated contribution since the start of the industrial revolution around 1800 is only five per ce...Ebola-outbreak kills 5000 gorillas
...used by Ebola over the last twelve years. Accurate figures on exactly how many apes have died are not yet available. But given the large amount of prime habitat affected, these Ebola outbreaks may have killed as much as 25% of the world gorilla population. Particularly troubling has been the concentration of...Deaths of severely malnourished children: identifying those most at risk
...reduce the death rate to around 5%, but the Kilifi figures are not unusual for Africa. The researchers found that four clinical features, which can be easily noted at the bedside on admission, were associated with a large proportion of the early deaths. These four signs were: slow heart rate, weak pulse vo...Scientists crack the genome of the parasite causing trichomoniasis
... local and state health authorities who report the figures to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This process is not mandatory for trichomoniasis. "It is quite astonishing that this disease does not receive the attention it should," says Dr. Carlton. The Trichomonas vaginalis genome project be...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 24, 2007
...s were generally lower in fruits and nuts than the figures reported in the proanthocyanidin database. The new study found a high variability in the flavonoid content of food samples. ARTICLE #4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Flavonoid Content of U. S. Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts" DOWNLOAD PDF http://pubs.acs.o...The Biology and Fisheries of the Slipper Lobster
...identification key for final stage phyllosomas and figures of phyllosomal characters that make identification at the genus or subfamily level easy. It also covers future needs of biological research, fisheries management strategies, and future directions. Special Features: Illustrations: Figures of mo...BioMed Central announces winners of first open access research awards
...urnal BMC Medicine, finds that official government figures may over-estimate the number of HIV-positive people in India. Dr. Dandona's major area of professional interest is to contribute to the development of a systematic evidence base for effective health systems and policies that will facilitate better ...The Biology and Fisheries of the Slipper Lobster
...identification key for final stage phyllosomas and figures of phyllosomal characters that make identification at the genus or subfamily level easy. It also covers future needs of biological research, fisheries management strategies, and future directions. Special Features: Illustrations: Figures of m...Researchers begin 'Project 3000,' a recipe for hope through genetic research
... all 3,000 individuals, an effort led by prominent figures from Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. Add a full measure of world-class genetic research. Heat and stir until the genetic causes are understood and a cure developed. Repeat the recipe for dozens of other sight...UN, industry, others partner to create world standards for e-scrap recycling, harvesting components
...eed international standards and guidelines. OECD figures show global trade of information and communication technologies (ICT) amounted to 1.33 trillion in 2004, 7.7 per cent of gross world product. Trade of ICT goods accounts for roughly 4 per cent of America's GDP, and 5 per cent and 7 per cent, respecti...Telemedicine initiative for sub-Saharan Africa: Pilot projects proposed
...04. Health service coverage is low, as for example figures for immunisation coverage and the numbers of births attended by skilled personnel show. The region faces a serious health workforce crisis, due to the migration of doctors and nurses to more developed countries, and also due to the death of skilled p...Preventing and treating lung cancer -- ESMO explores collaboration to fight cancer on all fronts
Leading figures in the global fight against lung cancer are meeting in the city of Geneva, Switzerland this week to discuss the latest tools for preventing and treating chest malignancies, which kill more than 1.3 million people each year. At a press conference at...Monash University doctor awarded prestigious national fellowship
...olate can reduce the incidence of NTD and national figures are no better. The key lies with education, but according to recent studies, many GPs and other health providers are not adequately promoting folate supplementation to women of child-bearing age, even when theyre aware of their intention to conceive,...Pierre Ronco and Rashad Barsoum awarded for oustanding contributions to nephrology
... renal community as well as the support of leading figures within the ISN, "It is indeed a somewhat disturbing and humbling experience to look through the list of previous awardees, all prestigious nephrologists whom I admired and I am still admiring enormously. I deeply feel that there are so many among y...UC researchers shatter world records with length of latest carbon nanotube arrays
...lded an 8-mm-long CNT array. The photographs in figures "c" and "d," above, are scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images of the multi-wall CNT arrays. Shanov notes that their research has had four major milestones this year already. The fi...Satellites play vital role in understanding the carbon cycle
...an air column. As seen in the image above, both figures are essentially identical, as he had expected. "There are, however, tiny differences and this is the CO2 source/sink information we are interested in," Buchwitz said. "To see this we compute the CO2/O2 ratio which can be converted into a column av...