Satellite survey enhances knowledge of Tuscan landslides
...l Basin Authority, has used these SLAM products in turn to construct its latest update of the Hydro-geological Structure Plan (Piano di Assetto Idrogeologico or PAI), as required by Italian law. "The experience of being a SLAM end-user has been very positive," stated Dr Lorenzo Sulli of the Arno National...Acupuncture found to lower elevations in blood pressure
...heart's activity and its need for oxygen, which in turn can lower blood pressure, and promotes healing for a number of cardiac ailments, such as myocardial ischemia (insufficient blood flow to the heart) and hypertension. In this study, the Longhurst team applied acupuncture to specific points on the fore...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
... to feel depressed, lonely and miserable, which in turn makes them more vulnerable to further bullying incidents. Harassment at school interferes with the ability to learn, Nishina said. "This pattern of being bullied is associated with increased rates of absenteeism from school, lower grades and feeling ...Benefits of lung cancer screening with CT questioned
...at go to surgery outside of research study centers turn out to be benign," Dr. Swensen said. Surgical intervention to diagnose these nodules is expensive and may impact quality of life and mortality. According to Dr. Swensen, a small percentage of patients will have chronic pain as a result of surgery, a...Can you read my mind? W.M. Keck Foundation funds innovative brain research at Carnegie Mellon
...he researchers had focused on nouns. They now will turn their attention to nouns and verbs in combination to determine how different parts of the brain are activated to comprehend verb phrases and sentences....Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
...cts receive a clean needle for every used one they turn in; this limits careless and dangerous disposal of contaminated needles. A 2002 report from Australia estimates that over the decade of the 1990s, Australia's NEP helped avoid 25,000 cases of HIV and 21,000 cases of hepatitis C. In U.S. dollars, Aus...Protein that helps skin cancer spread identified by Stanford researchers
...tools to activate molecular switches that normally turn skin cells cancerous. What they found was surprising. Four of the 12 samples never turned cancerous, no matter what cancer-promoting molecular switches the researchers had flicked. The remaining eight samples became cancerous much like normal skin ce...Genes for alcohol consumption identified
... balance and effect of signalling molecules and in turn help to shape individual drinking habits. Scientists do not know precisely why particular genetic variants may influence behaviour, but they do have a few clues. They found that one particular genetic variant a version of the dopamine D2 receptor ge...Massive weight loss patients create mass appeal for body contouring procedures
...lthough the trend for many cosmetic patients is to turn to less invasive options for facial procedures, plastic surgeons are seeing patients choose invasive procedures when dealing with lower body contouring. Rather than liposuction to contour the lower body, patients are turning to procedures like thigh...Mayo Clinic discovers 'new pathway' against pancreatic cancer
...wn regulator of cancer cell survival -- in effect, turn this regulator off -- and when we do, the pancreatic cancer cells undergo apoptosis (commit cell suicide) and die." Significance of the Research With this finding, a new path is cleared for researchers to target these key molecular players with ...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
... of the expression of DNA-encoded VEGF-2, which in turn stimulates the growth of new blood vessels by promoting the migration and proliferation of endothelial cells in the heart. Coronary Artery Disease In its most recently published data regarding cardiovascular disease in the United States, the Americ...Emotional memory study reveals evidence for a self-reinforcing loop
...tional center triggers the memory center, which in turn further enhances activity in the emotional center....ional reaction associated with the event, which in turn could trigger more intense recall, in a continuous loop." Such insights into the nature of emotional...Pet scanning better for heart disease diagnosis, management
...m SPECT often put patients through angiograms that turn out to be normal. PET avoids most false positives, as well as false negatives, because the images have higher resolution." An angiogram is a moderately invasive procedure that involves threading a catheter through a vein in the leg and injecting a s...New substance that improves the photodetection of bladder cancer gains market approval
...r recurrence rates reported with this technique in turn greatly reduce the likelihood of local or distant metastasis. Exploiting a cellular manufacturing cycle Van den Bergh and Wagnires' group developed this molecule by exploiting naturally occurring cellular processes. Protoporphyrine IX (PPIX), a nat...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...ucing mortality continues to be debated. If we can turn the PSA test into an opportunity to encourage men to get their colons checked too, it would take advantage of the public demand for PSA testing," says lead study author Ruth Carlos, M.D., assistant professor of radiology at the University of Michigan...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
...to TRAIL, CK2 disrupts the DISC response, which in turn prevents apoptosis and allows the cancer cell to continue growing. "The work my laboratory has done using our cell lines of colorectal cancer to investigate the role of CK2 in tumors is now bearing fruit," said Houghton, senior author of the Oncogen...Herb used to treat diabetes works like modern-day prescription drugs, study suggests
...he body. These enzymes, called alpha-glucosidases, turn carbohydrates into glucose, the sugar that circulates throughout the body. If the enzyme binds to the herbal extract rather than to a carbohydrate, then less glucose gets into the blood stream, resulting in lowered blood glucose and insulin levels. "...Brain synapse formation linked to proteins, Stanford study finds
... that neurons form in the brain during development turn out to rely on common but overlooked cells, called...bospondins in the adult brain we could potentially turn on synapse formation," Barres said. People with epilepsy face the opposite problem. In this disease,...Newly identified gene cluster on mouse X chromosome provides insights into fertility
... to encode transcription factors - their job is to turn other genes on. But because most of the estimated 200 homeobox genes that have been identified in mammals are solitary, Wilkinson says it was quite a surprise to find that the Rhox genes were grouped together in a large cluster. The only other signif...Study shows protective equipment not very effective for rugby players
... which are catastrophic, life-altering events that turn recreation into tragedy.A new study conducted by researchers at the universities of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, now shows part of the reason why. Protective equipment used in rugby union has only limited effective...