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...jury. Mice lacking C5 displayed reduced postinjury indicators of neuropathic pain, whereas animals lacking the MAC component C6 did not. Having ruled out C3a and the MAC as major pain effectors, the authors injected naive rats intrathecally with the C5a anaphylatoxin. C5a increased cold pain sensitivity, and a ...New research shows vaginal bacteria vary among healthy women, need customized treatment
...on is not well understood and is marked by several indicators including elevated pH levels and vaginal discharge. If left untreated or if treatment fails, the condition can predispose a woman to harm from sexually transmitted disease, including HIV. Forney stressed the importance of the research teams finding...Satellite survey links tropical park fires with poverty and corruption
...researchers developed a set of social and economic indicators reflecting the level of poverty and corruption in each country. The Corruption Protection Index was provided by Transparency International; other information came from United Nations files and the CIA-World Fact Book. As part of this publication, fi...Antibody linked to MS significantly higher in spinal fluid of blacks
...n they develop the disease" "These antibodies are indicators of inflammation, but we don't yet understand how inflammation is linked to prognosis," says first author John R. Rinker II, M.D., who did the work as a fellow at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and is now assistant professor of ...1,000-year-old Arctic ponds disappearing due to global warming
...nds, which dot the Arctic landscape, are important indicators of environment change and are especially susceptible to the effects of climate change because of their low water volume. As published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Marianne Douglas, Professor of Earth and Atmospher...More swimmers means more pathogens in the water
...be tested for E. coli and enterococci as bacterial indicators of fecal contamination. Monitoring for E. coli and enterococci may not be reliable in monitoring for waterborne protozoan pathogens, said Graczyk....Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations
...nt terms and develop a common set of environmental indicators and data collection methods to enhance consistency for tracking and comparison purposes. ...Researchers find gene that spurs development of the epididymis
...alf of the life of an embryo. But all the normal indicators of adequate testosterone levels (its production and other physiological characteristics) were present in the mutant embryos. Tomaszewski looked at younger mouse embryos from the same parents, to see how early in their development the abnormality ap...Pregnancy nausea/vomiting may indicate lower risk of breast cancer
... These pregnancy-related factors may serve as indicators of underlying biological conditions that may influence a womans lifetime risk for breast cancer. By recognizing that pregnancy-associated medical outcomes may provide easily accessible signals about core changes in the female physiology, future st...Rove beetles act as warning signs for clear-cutting consequences
...ng on forests species. Rove beetles can be used as indicators of clear-cut harvesting and regeneration practices...pecies in forests, they have enormous potential as indicators of habitat change and recovery and are increasingly being used in conservation studies. We felt be...The insect vector always bites twice
...se antisalivary antibodies consequently seem to be indicators of the risk of malaria in endemic areas, that could be used to improve strategies of prevention and care of young patients in the context of seasonal transmission of the disease. The objective of the work conducted on human African trypanosomiasis w...Flaws in colonoscopies may increase risk of colon cancer
...port findings for a large range of process quality indicators for outpatient colonoscopies," said Berndt Birkner, M.D., a gastroenterologist from the Munich study team. "They may serve as a benchmark for comparisons with other programs. Sedation and thorough bowel cleansing are modifiable factors conducive to...Scientists concerned about effects of global warming on infectious diseases
...alaria line will rise as well. "One of the first indicators of rising global temperatures could be malaria climbing mountains," says Morse. Another change could be the flu season. Influenza is a year-round event in the tropics. If the tropical airmass around the Earth's equator expands, as new areas lose ...A close-up on pancreatic disease: How do we improve the odds?
...mall tumors with no other symptoms or radiographic indicators have a very low-risk of malignancy, and enrollment in a surveillance program for monitoring may be a more appropriate management scheme rather than initial surgical resection," said Diane M. Simeone, M.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, ...Scientists seek useful traits in wild cottons
...bility to lay eggs for another generation are good indicators of Lygus resistance, said Sheehan, who hopes to intensify her experiment in 2007. Raina King, a Texas Tech University graduate student, is working to develop 'cleaner' cottons that shed the small leaves (bracts) at the base of each boll a few ...Investigating coral reefs to help understand past and future climate change
...ea surface temperature and salinity which are good indicators of the climatic changes at that time to see what happened to the reefs. We are pretty sure that we will achieve this goal within three years based on the datasets we have already collected," said Camoin. The two sites provide a good basis for creat...Biodiversity loss linked to economic inequality worldwide
...of Science. Mikkelson and his colleagues related indicators of income inequality and biodiversity loss on two different scales: among 45 countries worldwide and among 45 states within the United States. They controlled for differences such as area and climate, human population size, and per capita consumption...Study finds fecal microbes high in New Orleans sediments following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
...nce of a diverse group of microbes including fecal indicators E.coli and others,as well as human pathogenic bacteria Vibrio and Legionella. Amaral Zettler and her colleagues at the MBL led the effort to analyze overall microbial diversity in the post-hurricane water and sediment samples using DNA sequencing ...No sign that ethnic groups' genes cause diabetes, international research team says
...y, housing segregation or poor diet were stronger indicators of diabetes than genes. "Our study shows that by focusing on genes, researchers miss the more significant and alterable environmental causes of diabetes," Montoya said. Montoya argues that in order to gain a better understanding of the causes of t...Mother knows best: Plant knowledge key to childhood health in remote Amazon
...ledge were more likely to have children with worse indicators of health and nutrition. For example, in families with mothers with low local plant knowledge, the researchers determined there is a likelihood of nearly one in five children being severely stunted, while families in which mothers possess high levels...