First case of successful ovarian tissue transplantation between two, nonidentical sisters
...e follicular maturation and considered that it was more natural than egg donation, for which her sister wo...ring normal cycles of IVF. The patient is planning more IVF attempts in the future. He said that it was too early to say whether this procedure would ever...2007 EURYI: 20 young researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards for breakthrough ideas
...ience research. This year, the recipients include more female and younger researchers than any other year...cularly proud of the selection this year as we see more female researchers included, added Dr. Marks. It is also with mixed feeling to acknowledge this woul...Particle emissions from laser printers might pose health concern
...ng work hours due to printer use. Printers emitted more particles when operating with new toner cartridges...e results can range from respiratory irritation to more severe illnesses, such as cardiovascular problems or cancer, Morawska said. Even very small concent...Gold nanoparticles may pan out as tool for cancer diagnosis
... detect because they are particularly invasive and more likely than other types of cancer cells to spread,... in the future, possibly opening the door for even more comprehensive tests. Ultimately, Irudayaraj imagines a new kind of routine and cost-effective proc...New databases put wings on search for bipolar risk genes
... descriptions of symptoms and course of disease on more than 5,000 people with bipolar illness, a mood dis...ttacks. Suspect stretches of DNAincluding genesare more likely to stand out in such groups. The approach has been effective in finding genes associated with...Nanotechnology helps scientists make bendy sensors for hydrogen vehicles
...chnology problems must be resolved before they are more than a novelty. Recently, scientists at the U.S....ty, as the nation is realizing the potential for a more hydrogen-based economy. Yugang Sun and H. Hau Wang, researchers in Argonne's Center for Nanoscale ...Reading a face is tricky business
...volunteers rated the surprise faces primed by fear more negatively on average than those primed by happine...judgments and how we act, said Li. Those with a more anxious personality exhibited more biased negative evaluations of fear-primed surprise faces and als...High rates of HIV infection documented among young Nepalese girls sex-trafficked to India
...team found that girls trafficked under age 15 were more likely than older girls to be held in brothels for a year or longer, and that the risk of HIV infection increased by two percent for every additional month of brothel detention. Historically, there has been little recognition of these young girls i...Pets could be source of multiresistant bacteria infections in humans, MU researchers investigate
...e other medicines might be less effective or cause more side effects. One particular type of bacterium, Me...al Teaching Hospital. However, we have been seeing more of these infections that have been acquired throughout the general population, or community acquired...New UD tissue-engineering research focuses on vocal cords
...ces at UD. According to Jia, the vocal cords are more accurately defined as vocal folds. Each vocal fold...nd. When you talk or sing, the folds may vibrate more than 100 times a second from the air that is forced up from the lungs through the trachea. However, ...Discovery in plant virus may help prevent HIV and similar viruses
...cription process, his research team wants to learn more about genes' possible roles in plant growth and development and where those tasks are performed. "The two genes each may have specialized functions depending on where they are activated in the plant," he said. "In some tissues the genes appear to b...UF to lead research on life-threatening fungus
... repository will supportresearch aimed at learning more about the fungus and efforts to develop more accurate tests to detect it in patients. "Aspergillus is everywhere, particularly in the air we br...MGH researchers confirm that bone marrow restores fertility in female mice
...herapy, 10 did become pregnant, but none delivered more than three litters. Additional experiments indicated that mice receiving transplants one week after chemotherapy had better fertility outcomes than did those transplanted at eight weeks. Similarly, resuming mating sooner after transplantation als...Rare example of Darwinism seen in action
...ial for the offspring and leaves. The mother has a more intimate relationship with the fetus, nurturing it through her placenta and, in some animals, nursing and caring for the baby after it is born. But while the father may not be present, the genetic material he provided is hard-wired to provide fast ...Chickens dieting to help Delaware waterways
...e, has confirmed that Delaware chickens now digest more of the phosphorus, an essential nutrient, in their...chickens--1.8 billion pounds of poultry--valued at more than $739 million, according to the Delmarva Poultry Industry. Those chickens produced more than 280...Parents seeking sex abandon 1 in 3 offspring
...t clutches. Over the course of a breeding season more than half of all clutches are cared for by the fem...ich means they miss out on the opportunity to have more chicks themselves. It also increase their risk of being taken by predators while incubating the eggs...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 25, 2007
... easily available cells or tissues would provide a more convenient and attractive approach to stem cell th...ing oil spills in tropical areas are significantly more toxic to coral than the oil they are used to clean up. Their study, which urges caution in the use o...New aerogels could clean contaminated water, purify hydrogen for fuel cells
...-contaminated water and found that the gel removed more than 99.99 percent of the heavy metal. The researc.... The bigger the surface area of the material, the more efficiently it can bind other molecules, he said. Previous experiments into molecular filtration h...New studies on goats' milk show it is more beneficial to health than cows' milk
...p://www.ugr.es ]) has revealed that goats milk has more beneficial properties to health than cows milk. Among these properties it helps to prevent ferropenic anaemia (iron deficiency) and bone demineralisation (softening of the bones). This project, conducted by Doctor Javier Daz Castro and directed by ...Geisinger scientist seeks cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, creating device to find treatment
...elieves that the cure for the diseaseor at least a more viable treatment optioncan be found in the right mix of the millions of drugs and drug compounds that have been developed in laboratories across the world. There are so many different compounds but you dont know which ones to test, Gerhard says. W...