Low blood glucose levels may complicate gastric bypass surgery, study shows
...ents a woman in her 20s, another in her 60s and a man in his 40s. All three lost significant amounts of weight through gastric bypass surgery, putting them in the normal Body Mass Index (BMI) range. Each, however, developed postprandial hypoglycemia (low blood glucose after meals) that failed to respond...Humans are governed by emotionsliterally
...rly harnessed passions helped defeat Nazism, put a man on the moon and reduced air pollution. Yet political leaders can exploit emotions for their own ends, so as a society, we must recognize the havoc that emotions can play on public policy, and government should adopt legal safeguards that slow the pac......wo samples may increase acceptability rates, but a man who has variable samples may not always produce samples suitable for freezing. This will increase the number of ejaculates he needs to donate and the time involved, making the whole process more costly....Avian flu in perspective: New England Journal article reviews 'spectacular' findings
... of evolution, the 1918 epidemic had circulated in man since 1900," Belshe says. "So it took a while to become highly efficient as a pandemic virus." A copy of the full article can be found in the Nov. 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (2209-2211). Belshe is director of the Center for Vacci...Researchers publish dog genome sequence
...ta offer the potential for improving the health of man and man's best friend. "When compared with the genomes of human and other important organisms, the dog genome provides a powerful tool for identifying genetic factors that contribute to human health and disease," said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.,...Novel enzyme offers new look at gene regulation
...eins found in organisms as diverse as bacteria and man contain the JmjC domain. This suggests that many other proteins may act similarly to methyl groups from histones or other proteins. The implications of the new findings are as diverse as the proteins that contain a JmjC domain. For example, hair loss...Scientists sequence DNA of woolly mammoth
... now on for more specimens from plant, animal, and man that can illuminate the route evolution took on its way from the past to the present, and that can perhaps clarify the role environmental changes did play in the extinction of an entire species. Initial funding for this study was provided by McMaster...World Trade Center identifications pushed forensic DNA technology
...t of forensic biology, OCME, New York City and the man responsible for overseeing the DNA identification of World Trade Center victims. From the destruction of the Twin Towers in 2001 until his retirement in July 2005, Shaler oversaw New York City's efforts in identifying victims through DNA analysis. In...Avian influenza virus in mammals spreads beyond the site of infection to other organ systems
...on). While spread of avian influenza from bird to man is known to occur, as first reported during the 1997 Hong Kong outbreak, human-to-human spread is extremely rare. Thus, the disease events that take place during mammal-to-mammal spread are not well characterized. To assess the spread of H5N1 infl...Advancing the biomedical frontier: Experimental Biology 2006
... damaged organs and tissues), the "$6 billion (hu) man (from bionic arms to retinal prostheses); fetal origins of adult diseases; and the biological basis of aging, among other topics. AAA keynote speaker, Dr. Judah Folkman, will discuss a new platelet biomarker to detect occurrence or recurrence of brea......d in research papers and popular literature, early man was not an aggressive killer, Sussman argues. He p...developed from a basic Judeo-Christian ideology of man being inherently evil, aggressive and a natural killer. In fact, when you really examine the fossil ...Oceans are 70 percent shark free
...t the world's oceans and it had been hoped that as man explores deeper into the abyss and beyond throughout the largest environment on the planet - new species would be discovered. However, 20 years of exploration, combined with analysis of records over the past 150 years, has convinced the team of sc...Scientists reveal how deadly toxin hijacks cells
...warfare and one of the most lethal toxins known to man - is able to sneak into cells. The finding is crucial for the development of new treatments against botulism, a paralytic illness caused by the toxin more commonly known as botox. As small amounts of botox are also known to alleviate many medical pr...Equivalent of 2-4 drinks daily fuels blood vessel growth, encourages cancer tumors in mice
... of cancer prevention. Gu was once approached by a man on chemotherapy who asked him if it was okay to drink. The answer was a firm "no."...Bile acids, receptor key in regenerating livers
...n is lost. In Greek legend, Prometheus, who gave man fire, was punished by Zeus. Each day, Zeus' eagle would eat his flesh and his liver. Overnight, the liver would regenerate and heal. With the dawn, the dreadful process began again. In a way, said Moore, these studies are a scientific way to explain...New gene reduces retinal degeneration in fruit flies
...ormes, in which the orphan boy Lzaro helps a blind man see. Of the molecules known to control TRP channels, a key player is diacylglycerol, known as DAG. DAG is known to be made by a well-studied biochemical pathway. The researchers found that Lazaro provides a second way to make DAG, enabling the cell t......cal paternity. "The issue of paternity--whether a man really is the biological father of his supposed children--has long been a topic of interest to anthropologists, as well as a staple subject of idle gossip," writes Kermyt G. Anderson (University of Oklahoma and the Center for Applied Social Research)...A reunion between science and spirituality
...perience were both aspects of the same reality and man and the universe were one." Speaking in universities and at conferences across America, Europe, and Asia, Laszlo advocates for global sustainability. About a decade ago, he founded the prestigious Club of Budapest, gathering together leading minds in...A satirical look at how to navigate technology organizations
...M. Sharp and Roger Proofsworthy. Dr. I.M. Sharp, a man of limited technical ability, lands a job in industry, where he quickly transforms his corporate failures into personal successes. When his unworkable blue-sky project nearly bankrupts the firm, he deftly applies some of the most sophisticated techni......he northern hemisphere and the evolution of modern man around 100,000 years ago. It is known that the end of the Pleistocene period was a time of large-scale extinctions of animals and plants in North America and elsewhere but the factors responsible have remained open to question, with climate change a...