Internet data-mining of natural history
...anizing, analyzing and disseminating large natural history data sets will be developed at Cornell University,...massive, spatio-temporal data collections. Natural history collections represent one of the largest, longest-running -- and virtually untapped -- data sets in ...Head lice reveal contact between modern and ancient humans
...Reed and colleagues reconstructed the evolutionary history of the head/body louse Pediculus humanus , by comparing the appearance and genes of this and related species of lice. They confirmed previous results that P. humanus comprises two evolutionary lineages-one contains both head and body forms and has...Use of aspirin or other NSAIDs increases survival
...treatment with the outcomes of the 974 men with no history of regular NSAID use. Other characteristics, such as smoking, were balanced between the two groups. The follow-up period averaged more than four and a half years. "Pretreatment NSAID use was associated with significant delays in distant metastases,...Drought in the West linked to warmer temperatures
... Drought Atlas, the first of its kind, providing a history of drought on this continent. The atlas contains annual maps of reconstructed droughts over North America, an animation of those maps showing aridity over time, and a time series plot of each reconstruction with associated plots of calibrated and ver...Genetic link to risky pregnancy
...ese proteins in groups of women with and without a history of preeclampsia. The expression of a particular t...ceptor on NK cells was more common in women with a history of preeclampsia. This protein combination is expected to deliver a signal that suppresses the NK ce...Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
...ushed back the frontiers on the genetic nature and history one of the world's most important crops corn. This crop dominates agriculture in the United States, where approximately 9 billion bushels are produced annually at a value of $30 billion. Maize (or corn) is also an important dietary staple in much of...Study in Royal Society journals presents evidence for inherited factors in homosexuality
...le populations and are consistent with the natural history of the beetles which are highly cannibalistic. This is one of the very few studies to show generation cycles due to cannibalism in a natural population. Contact: Dr Mike Bonsall, Department of Biology and NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial ...Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
... Fast Food Slow Food: Anthropologists have a history of conducting work on food and food systems. Here they discuss fast food and slow food as two visions of the future. (45.45 p.m.) Do That Voodoo You Do So Well: In their various forms, voodoo offers expressive performance under repressive cond...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...nan's lab at Stanford. According to Thompson, the history of evolution and the diversification of life on Earth is fundamentally a history of the evolution of species interactions, or coevolution. Thompson is a leading proponent of the geo...The CF Foundation urges all states to include newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in test panels
...diagnosed unless CF has been present in a family's history or until symptoms appear. In many cases, delayed diagnosis has resulted in irreversible nutritional and pulmonary morbidities. By making a CF diagnosis sooner, therapeutic interventions can minimize and postpone the development of symptoms, which can...Multi-species herbivore outbreak follows El Nio drought in Panama
...hange. A better understanding of the deep natural history of these systems may help us to predict outbreaks involving crop pests or human disease vectors."...Common gout drug shown to reduce risk from colorectal cancer
...ng aspirin or other NSAID use, first-degree family history for colorectal cancer, ethnicity, sports activity and vegetable consumption. Allopurinol is thought to work by blocking the action of xanthine oxidase, the enzyme responsible for excess uric acid, the culprit in gout. This enzyme ...Hormone therapy's effect on breast density is not the same for all women, Group Health study finds
...(BMI), race, age at first menstruation, and family history of breast cancer do not appear to affect the link between breast density and hormone therapy use. Use of HT appears to eliminate the known protective effects against breast density that certain characteristics have--namely, older age, having one or...Genetic data crunching achieves milestone at Stanford
...in why." It's not only a result of Stanford's long history with microarrays, she said. "Anyone on campus was able to walk in and ask a postdoc in the Brown-Botstein lab, 'Can you please help me get this started in my lab?'" she explained. "Just having a team with expertise, enthusiasm and a cooperative natur...Researchers discover gene mutations for Parkinson's disease
... by investigators who studied five families with a history of Parkinson's disease who lived in the Basque reg...sease cases in addition to those who have a family history of the disease. About 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year. The disease...NIH funds rare childhood disease to provide insights into the origins of adult cancer
...there are gaps in the understanding of the natural history of this disorder. And while cancer risk is increased, by how much is still unknown. The DBA Registry of North America was established in 1993 by Adrianna Vlachos, MD, associate section head of stem cell transplantation at SCH, and Dr. Lipton. Dr...'Broken' gene reveals evolution of salt retention and possible ties to hypertension
...," according to Mark Kurlansky, author of a recent history of salt, "that we have forgotten that from the beginning of civilization until about 100 years ago, salt was one of the most sought-after commodities in human history." In the sub-Saharan African regions where humans first appeared, available salt mu...Ethical paradigm: Relating embryonic stem cell use to organ donation
... and standards of organ donation, which has a long history of debate, legal definition, and ethical resolutio...re laid out with historical background both on the history of organ donation and in vitro fertilization. The commentary offers a potential path for both sides...... and standards of organ donation, which has a long history of debate, legal definition, and ethical resolutio...re laid out with historical background both on the history of organ donation and in vitro fertilization. The commentary offers a potential path for both sides...