Brown seaweed contains promising fat fighter, weight reducer
...d in Japan. As kelp forests are found in abundance along the California coast, the new research findings could represent a potentially lucrative market if kelp -- of which there are many varieties -- can be developed into effective anti-obesity drugs, according to the scientists. "I hope that our study ...Ground movement risks identified by Terrafirma
...d the identification of more than 200 measurements along the village's slope. By combining InSAR measurements with ancillary data such as aerial photos and topographic and geomorphologic maps, Terrafirma was able to provide an accurate analysis of the landslide's spatial distribution and state of activity ...Pediatric neurosurgeons recommend banning children from ATVs
...leagues strongly recommend new legislation crafted along guidelines previously proposed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Those guidelines include: Banning children younger than 16 from riding ATVs. Mandatory helmet laws. Mandatory instruction and certification programs for ATV operators. ...Nobel Laureate keynote speaker at conference on nanomedicine, geriatric care, brain injury
...Space." He received the Nobel in Chemistry in 1996 along with Robert F. Curl and Richard E. Smalley for the 1985 discovery of fullerenes (C60 Buckminsterfullerene), a new form of carbon in which the atoms are arranged in closed shells. Kroto's research areas in addition to fullerenes are spectroscopy of un...Study shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for increase in muscle infections
...pical countries becoming more frequent occurrences along with the emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, is a common b...Pall system to detect blood bacteria given CE mark
...e care. "Adding bacterial detection of red cells along with platelets can have a significant impact on the safety of the blood supply," says Allan Ross, President, Pall Medical. The blood centers that employ the Pall eBDS for platelet testing can simply and readily use it to detect bacteria in red cell...NHLBI and NIH statements on totally implanted permanent artificial heart
...Failure or REMATCH). REMATCH was an important step along the way toward the development of the total artificial heart providing data on both the benefits and problems associated with long term mechanical support. The totally implanted artificial heart is the culmination of years of research and testing to...MRI on the cheap and on the go
...ines led the development of this new MRI technique along with Dmitry Budker, who holds a joint appointment ...spinning "bar magnets" attempt to align their axes along the lines of magnetic force. Since the alignment is not exact, the result is a wobbling rotation, o...Better after-school snack choices boost nutrition for low-income kids, UC Davis research confirms
...ch provide ample amounts of calcium and vitamin A, along with other essential nutrients." START is now seeking to bring more and fresher fruits and vegetables to the children by teaming up with Americorps volunteers to arrange deliveries of produce from local farmers. Cassady hopes to analyze the nutriti...More than just pretty faces for this brain region, says Stanford researcher
...four-legged animals, cars and abstract sculptures, along with scrambled or "noise" images. The researchers found that overall, twice as many of the patches are predisposed to faces versus inanimate objects, and that the patches that respond to faces outnumber those that respond to animals by 50 percent. Fu...New study seeks to lower diabetes risk in youth
...food services and physical education (PE) classes, along with activities that encourage healthy behaviors, lower risk factors for type 2 diabetes, an increasingly common disease in youth. "The alarming rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes in all age groups poses a major public health crisis for this count...Speedsters' traffic fines fund new research on spinal cord injury
... the central nervous system, determining the paths along which nerve cells grow to link up with each other to form vast networks. He has identified molecules that likely play a role in preventing the spinal cord from growing back after an injury. He'll work closely with Sheu, who is an expert at imaging ca...Nanowire arrays can detect signals along individual neurons
...es to detect, stimulate, and inhibit nerve signals along the axons and dendrites of live mammalian neurons.... electrical conductance at as many as 50 locations along a single axon. The current work involves measurement of signals only within single mammalian neuro...Certification of UK doctors would improve quality of care
...ions, they write. Individual professional conduct, along with collective professional values, will always provide a patient with the best quality assurance. Certification, or validation within the UK context, provides a way to strengthen and bolster that vital protection and reassurance....Prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 in US decreasing
...ns. "The ability to monitor HSV-1 seroprevalence along with HSV-2 seroprevalence in NHANES is important for the development of HSV-2 prevention strategies, such as those related to vaccination. The changes in HSV-1 and HSV-2 seroprevalence will also directly affect the cause of neonatal herpes. Future st...Grasso, Stevens alumni deploy next generation information systems platform
...anced, but without the usual high price that comes along with such as system. Dr. Grasso's vendor integration offers us an order of magnitude of value while being affordable. Having a company like Cryptek involved means that Dr. Grasso and his team takes data security as seriously as we do." "The MedAppz i...New approach assesses risk of water-borne pathogen disease
...f California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, along with colleagues at the University Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, have developed a novel approach for assessing the risk to humans of acquiring leptospirosis a severe, water-borne disease that is the common cause of severe jaundice, renal fa...Imaging technique helps predict breast cancer spread before surgery
...xyglucose F 18, or FDG) was injected into the body along with a chemical tracer. Because cancer cells use more glucose, they absorb more of the FDG. The researchers analyzed the scans to determine the standardized uptake value for each patient, a number that indicated how much of the FDG was absorbed in ...Idursulfase is effective treatment for Hunter syndrome, clinical trial concludes
... patient could walk within 6 minutes was recorded, along with their forced vital capacity, which is a measure of how much air they can breathe in and then blow back out. After 53 weeks, these measures were taken again. The weekly dosing group was able to walk, on average, 37 meters farther within 6 minu...Researchers discover how acid reflux leads to esophageal cancer
...ium was removed, the prevalence of NOX5 decreased, along with the production of hydrogen peroxide. "Now that we know the sequence, we may be able to slow down or even block the progression of cancer by blocking these different steps," Cao says. "This may have therapeutic value if we can block this partic...