Proteaceae spread by continental drift and transoceanic dispersal
...timates for evolutionary events in the family. Our results show that ancestors of some of the modern Proteace...t family with complex distribution patterns. These results are not only relevant to botanists. Ornithologists will be intrigued to find that the age of the Emb...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...w up actions: Inclusion of the ESF Forward Look results in the EC Strategic Research Agenda of the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine Bi-annual Research Conferences (ESF together with the University of Barcelona) ESF Summer School in Nanomedicine Start of the initiative Europea...New test improves detection of liver cancer
...r currently being used in the clinic. Promising results When the AFP test is used in combination with the...ease in compliance with clinical practice. The new results concerning HCC diagnosis provide an extra incentive for pursuing this development as intensively as ...Smithsonian scientists show differing patterns of rainforest biodiversity
...ay be lower than previously thought. The studys results also may help shape strategies for preserving rainforest species. There are some philosophical questions that our data should be useful to address, Miller said. If you can preserve 10,000 hectares of forest, is it better to preserve it as 10 small 1,...Study finds gender differences in renal and other genes contributing to blood pressure
...es in genetic contribution to blood pressure. The results reinforce previous observations of the role of gender in cardiovascular traits and imply that the development of genetic diagnostic and therapeutic indices for hypertension must take gender into account to provide an accurate assessment and treatment...Study suggests estrogen deficiency can lead to obesity-induced high blood pressure after menopause
...evelopment of high blood pressure and obesity. The results of their study, using an animal model, suggest tha...ta about estrogen therapy in clinical studies, the results of this study performed in aged rats suggest that the loss of estrogens after menopause may contribu...Testosterone replacement therapy: How safe for aging men?
...on reduced proteinuria (urinary protein). The results suggest that testosterone supplementation of aging...l injury and thereby exacerbates hypertension. The results also show that removal of endogenous androgens later in life (eight months) prevents the development...Female gender provides an advantage in renal diseases
...ut more specific data will be held until the study results are published. Presentation in Austin, TX Dr. Silbiger is discussing her work at the conference, Sex and Gender in Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology, being held August 9-12, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Austin on Town Lake, Austi...Sugar and spice and everything nice: Health differences in newborn girls and boys
...abolic risk According to the research team, the results suggest that the response of the newborn female he...rsisted throughout the entire ischemic period. The results were paralleled by a similar greater and more rapid accumulation of lactate in newborn female livers...Research aims to identify markers for menopausal women at risk for deadly blood clot
... in an animal model. They are applying the earlier results to a human population for the first time using blo...en enrolled in the KEEPS trial. Depending upon the results from this group, a larger trial of 720 samples will be examined. Depending on the results of this...Grapes, soy and kudzu blunt some menopausal side effects
... year. Incorporated in Dr. Wyss presentation are results from the following studies: Study 1: Grapes, C...ts fed a high salt diet, compared to controls. The results indicate that grape seed polyphenols decrease arterial pressure in rats, probably via an antioxidant...Inflammation may cause preterm labor and fetal deaths
...aymond Redline from the Case medical school report results from their investigation, TLR4 promotes F. nucleat...or that complicates 12% of all live deliveries and results in 70% of neonatal deaths. Preterm births affect nearly half a million babies in the U.S. each year...Experiment suggests limitations to carbon dioxide 'tree banking'
...f the Ecological Society of America (ESA). These results from the decade-long Free Air Carbon Enrichment (F...ffect on the atmospheric concentration of CO2, the results suggest a future need to fertilize vast areas," Oren added. "And the impact on water quality of fert...Secret life of elephant seals not secret anymore!
...table since 1950 while others have declined. The results are the subject of a paper published today in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the USA. The work was carried out by an international team including scientists from France, the United States and the United Kingdom a......ogyat the University of Southern California. The results contradict a 2004 estimate from North Carolina State Universitythat A. thaliana began self-pollinating in the last 400,000 years. We can rule out a very recent change to self-fertilization, said ChrisToomajian, USC research associate in molecular a...Other highlights in the Aug. 7 JNCI
...more general disruption of the epigenome. These results may have important therapeutic implications. Because of their potential reversibility, epigenetic modifications are under investigation as potential targets for the treatment of various common cancers, the authors write. Contact: Nick Zagorski, ...Link between sunspots, rain helps predict disease in east Africa
...ct-borne diseases long before epidemics begin. The results are published online in the August 7 issue of the ...kely to occur, several years in advance." "These results are an important step in applying paleoclimate analyses to predicting future environmental condition...High-intensity ultrasound may launch attack on cancer, wherever it lurks
...a much more diverse range of danger signals. Our results show that while mechanical HIFU is not as effective as thermal HIFU in killing tumor cells directly, it has the potential to induce a stronger anti-tumor immune response, Zhong said. These preliminary findings open up the possibility that we could us...Macho men are seen as bad choice for long-term love
...ood qualities for partnership and personality. Our results contradict claims that machismo denotes fitness and disease immunity. Masculinity may buy you dominance but not necessarily tip top physical condition. Instead women see a healthy guy as the source of wealth, and fit for family life. ...Study: Sticking to the sand might not be such good, clean fun for beachgoers
...oastal development, a year of heavy rainfall-which results in extra sewage runoff-and improved monitoring. NRDC began monitoring beach pollution nationwide in 1990. To test their hypothesis, the Stanford researchers headed to Lovers Point-a popular recreational beach in Monterey-and collected exposed sand ...