Lowering cholesterol early in life protects against heart disease later
...red gene called PCSK9. Based on 15 years of data tracking more than 12,000 multiethnic subjects ranging in age from 45 to 64, the researchers found that people who had cholesterol-lowering genetic variations that lowered their LDL level by about 40 milligrams per deciliter were eight times less likely to de...Elsevier launches Inteleos drug tracking and analysis tool
...lisher, announced today the launch of its new drug tracking and analysis tool, Inteleos. To meet the demanding requirements of business intelligence, market research and business development professionals, Elsevier has developed a database of over 8,000 drugs and 1,200 pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Th...Killing wolves may not protect livestock efficiently
...-2003. The data showed that the common practice of tracking down and killing wolves that prey on livestock did not result in decreased depredation rates regionally, or over the long-term. The study also found that wolf attacks appear to follow seasonal patterns that reflect the food needs of wolf packs and li...International scientists to present MRSA research in Liverpool
...are company GenOhm will discuss the latest data on tracking the spread and antibiotic resistance of bacteria that cause disease in hospitals and in the wider community. This data is important to assess whether MRSA strains are increasing or decreasing in number and to provide advice to doctors on how to trea......ams (Simon Fraser University, Canada) who has been tracking migrating birds for several years. "This research ... Alaska: 80 birds were fitted with radio-telemetry tracking devices and a further 400 had blood samples taken to give measurements of fattening rate. Williams ...'Scent of a woman' tells male redback spiders to find a mate
...own in any animal. "It shows that males are really tracking the selection pressures that they're facing in an environment -- they're aware of male density and the amount of competition they're going to be facing," says Michael Kasumovic, a PhD candidate in the UTSC laboratory of Professor Maydianne Andrade. "...SNM issues first procedure guideline for imaging cancer in adults and children with PET/CT
...PET scan shows where the radiopharmaceutical is by tracking signals given off by the drug. CT is an X-ray procedure that generates a detailed view of internal anatomy. When these two results are fused together, they can reveal the size, shape and location of cancer cells with a high level of accuracy. As dis...World first research to speed up cure for ear infections
Fast tracking the healing process for common ear infections will be the focus of ground-breaking research by WA's Lions Ear and Hearing Institute (LEHI). The research will aim to understand why some eardrums heal by themselves (and why some do not heal at all) by ...Biodesign Institute participates in first-of-its-kind 'coyote' disaster preparedness drill
...tners to advance a unique application of a patient tracking system called EMTrack. Following the week's activities, the Coyote Crisis Campaign participants will hold several debriefings to best understand how the stakeholders can better collaborate and leverage external and internal assets to achieve a higher...WWU receives $720,000 for 5-year harbor seal study
...not alone in their own bubble," he added. Banks is tracking the number of harbor seals at haul-out sites from Deception Pass to Bellingham Bay, and from the coast to Rosario Strait. The data will provide a baseline that can be compared later to the number of seals using the sites if protected marine reserves ...First high-flex knee replacement implant shaped specifically to fit woman's anatomy
... Implant was designed to accommodate the different tracking angle and function more like a woman's natural knee....Dragonfly migration resembles that of birds, scientists say
...y 11 Biology Letters, is based on datagenerated by tracking 14 green darner dragonflies with radiotransmitters weighing only 300 milligrams -- about a third as much as apaper clip. Green darners are among the 25 to 50 species of dragonfliesthought to be migratory among about 5200 species worldwide. The team o...Even when faint, ovary scent draws sperm cells
...y controlling the chemical gradient and accurately tracking chemotactic events. This combination led to greater repeatability in the experimental conditions over the course of the assays, which is currently not possible with conventional assays. These results are an important first step toward having an easy-...How satellite tracking revealed the migratory mysteries of endangered Atlantic loggerhead turtles
...nternational team describe how they used satellite tracking systems to follow the journeys of ten turtles from...t who attached the tag. For more information about tracking sea turtles, visit http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking...A dichotomy in migration patterns found for sea turtles in east Atlantic
...--obtained by newly-improved methods for satellite tracking of the adult turtles' geographical movements and diving patterns--show that the sexually mature adult population also includes oceanic animals and thereby reveal that adults in the eastern Atlantic occupy very different habitats and undertake two dis...U of M researchers find immune-activating cells in intestines
...roject. Researchers at the University developed a tracking system that allowed them to identify when T-cells are activated in response to a salmonella infection. T-cells are one type of white blood cell involved in the body's immune system that helps fight infection. The researchers found a tiny populatio...New approach allows closer look at smoker lungs
...n were able to probe deeper into smokers' lungs by tracking the movement in the respiratory organs of a harmle...lly distinguishes body tissues from one another by tracking differences in water content. Writing in the journal Radiology, the UW-Madison scientists suggest t...Just-right PET/CT imaging for patients of all sizes
...light PET/CT system that allows this more accurate tracking of photons using time measurements without compromising good characteristics of traditional PET scanners. Image acquisition could be shortened to 1020 minutes for a whole-body PET scan, depending on patient size. Detector crystals--such as LYSO--perf...US gov't approves multi-million $ wild bird avian flu surveillance network
In an effort to improve the tracking of avian influenza, the United States Agency for I...s funds for international disease surveillance and tracking of the movement of avian flu in both wild and domestic bird populations. "This new partnership mar......e meeting will help determine priority species for tracking from salmon to whales and from polar bears to pen... Pacific Pelagics), who have forged the process of tracking large open ocean animals with tags that report in via satellite whenever they surface. TOPP has to d...