How accommodating is our society to women who choose to breastfeed their babies?
...oman 12 weeks of unpaid leave, without the risk of losing her job, during any 12-month period. Allowing new mothers more time off work may encourage the continuation of breastfeeding, potentially minimizing societal limitations. Although it might be difficult to enact a policy similar to that of Norway, t...How ancient whales lost their legs, got sleek and conquered the oceans
... recognize today during the next 15 million years, losing their hind limbs in a dramatic example of evolutionary change. "We can see from fossils that whales clearly lived on land - they actually share a common ancestor with hippos, camels and deer," said team member Martin Cohn, Ph.D., a developmental biol...Just-right PET/CT imaging for patients of all sizes
...times for small- and average-size patients without losing diagnostic accuracy," added the co-author of "Imaging Performance of an LYSO-Based TOF PET Scanner." PET--a unique medical imaging procedure that provides information about the body's chemistry, cell function and location of disease--provides earlie...Biological diversity and human health; Rapid autopsy program; Snake bites and more
...d or otherwise degraded habitats. "Because we are losing biological diversity at the fastest rate ever recorded," say the authors, "we urgently need to understand the dynamics of species interactions, as significant threats to human health may currently be buffered by the presence of a diversity of other s...Surprising symbiosis: Glassy-winged sharpshooter eats with friends
... will likely evolve into organelles of the insect, losing their distinction as bacteria altogether. Looking ahead, Eisen is continuing to explore the genomes of other animal-bacterial symbioses to understand how such systems originate and work. "Symbiosis is a pervasive strategy in biological systems and...How to 'infect' students with a love of science
...tudies may show that U.S. high school students are losing interest in science, but don't tell Andrew Hrykowian. As a sophomore at Greater Latrobe Senior High School in Latrobe, Pa., he began the research that would lead to his discovery of a new bacteria-eating virus, which he named "catera" after a friend'...Coral death results from bacteria fed by algae
...uch as global warming and pollution, the reefs are losing their ability to recover because humans are adding so many more disturbances to the ocean ecosystem. "In the same way that we take care of our bodies and treat illnesses, we cannot pretend to have healthy coral reefs by addressing individual threats,...Conservation offers financial rewards for cattle ranchers, study finds
...t loss of income for the rancher, who would end up losing $488 per acre through the reforestation project. New vision "This paper shows how conservation on private lands can be made profitable, given the right policy incentives for land use," said co-author Rosamond L. Naylor, senior fellow at Stanford's...Ten years later, 'Dolly' is still making headlines
...aging? With $20B of biotechnology-derived product losing patent protection over the next few years, how will the FDA handle this influx of legal and regulatory challenges? National Biotechnology Conference The AAPS National Biotechnology Conference is an annual event incorporating all aspects of pharma...Scientists to employ Arctic ice and polar bears to protect diversity of world's crops
...es. At least one of these gene banks came close to losing its entire potato collection following a break-down in its refrigeration system. The Trust has now funded the essential repairs, saving the potato collection, as well as collections of corn, barley, and wheat. The price tag: less than $25,000. Apple...Virus linked to Thoroughbred abortion epidemic
...ntucky's billion dollar Thoroughbred industry were losing foals at an alarming rate, with abortions of unknown cause happening up to 10 times more than usual on some farms. The problem eventually dissipated, and researchers since then have worked to identify the cause. Many agents known to cause abortion in...How plants avoid feeling the burn
...rots and Vitamin A -- become oxidized, or charged, losing an electron in the process. Now, Fisher and other ASU scientists have found a way to measure for the first time the electrical conductance within such an important biomolecule. And in doing so, the team has produced a new discovery which shatters t...Carnegie Mellon researchers discover new cell properties
... exhibit similar problems to the HGPS nuclei, like losing their round shape and perkiness. "Our NIH collaborators have also found that the normal aged nuclei show the same structural changes as HGPS," Dahl said....Survey of animal shelters says dogs fare better than cats
...ate University. "But the survey showed that we are losing ground with cats." Lord and her colleagues collected data from 165 animal care and control agencies in Ohio in 2004. They compared the answers to those of a similar study of shelters that they did in 1996. The results of the latest survey are publ...Avoiding punishment is its own reward
... participants chose an option that resulted in not losing the dollar or in winning it. Conversely, when participants TM choices resulted in negative outcomes and when there was no reward offered OFC activity declined. Compared to neutral trials, reward and avoidance events produced significantly greater br...UCSF study shows suppression of telomerase enzyme can inhibit spread of melanoma
... absent in advanced melanomas, and of cancer cells losing their metastatic potential. "We introduced a telomerase inhibitor into melanoma cells and found that by suppressing telomerase, melanoma cells start to change," said Kashani-Sabet. "In some melanomas, pigmentation is lost. We found that when we ar...Scientists identify protein with a crucial role in cell death
...tein. These mice deteriorated very rapidly − losing muscular strength after only 4 weeks, which greatly reduced their capacity for breathing − and, after 8 to 12 weeks, they died. Thus, a lack of PARL leads to weakening of (muscle) cells, a phenomenon that also occurs in the normal ageing proces...Pollution threatens coral health by preventing lesions from healing, UCF study shows
...rge in the same manner that sea walls do. "We're losing places where animals can hide and fish can feed," Fauth said. "And reefs where people dive are being degraded." Tissue samples from mustard hill coral were taken from eight Broward County sites, including near-shore and offshore locations at each o...Fast-freeze snapshot yields new picture of nerve-muscle junction
...n and actually physically view the consequences of losing these proteins," said Richmond. The conventional technique is to use gluteraldhyde fixation, which takes seconds or minutes to complete -- unlike the fraction of a second when using the high-pressure freeze method. What's more, during gluteraldhyde ...... electronics If you're frustrated by frequently losing battery power in your laptop computer, digital camera or portable music player, then take heart: A better source of "juice" is in the works. Don Gervasio and colleagues have created a tiny hydrogen-gas generator that they say can be developed into a ...