Bioengineering to prevent iron deficiency?
...ation in children in tropical countries, mainly in areas of high transmission of malaria, is associated with increased infections. Fortification is, say the authors, probably the most practical, sustainable and cost-effective long-term solution to control iron deficiency at the national level. The low i...A woman who heard voices with her own speech impairments
...peaking language due to brain damage involving the areas specialised to those functions. Four weeks in intensive care substantially improved the paralysis, but the aphasia remained and the woman could only speak and understand single words or short sentences. These symptoms got worse at the end of Octobe...Hormone regulates fondness for food
...ing brain imaging technology, they show that these areas of the brain light up when individuals deficient i...howed that in the patients lacking leptin, several areas of the brain - known collectively as striatal regions - respond to pictures of food. These areas hav...Researchers find vitamin B1 deficiency key to vascular problems for diabetic patients
... the urine. The researchers feel that important areas for future study are: confirmation of low plasma thiamine concentrations in diabetic populations of other countries independent of local diet; the evaluation of thiamine and thiamine derivatives to correct low plasma thiamine concentration in diabete...Rutgers professor Bart Krekelberg is named 1 of 20 US Pew Scholars for 2007
...rogram supports researchers in studying unexplored areas so they can generate the knowledge that may lead t...lberg and his research team plan to pinpoint those areas of the brain involved in visual perception and eye movements and how they work in unison. Traditiona...Theory of facial aging gets a facelift from UT Southwestern researchers
...han permeating the entire face, stayed in separate areas showing that individual facial compartments have ... in helping plastic surgeons target facial trouble areas and use injectible fillers to add volume to individual sections of the face. It could also aid in de...UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
...ceutics, and its collaborative partnerships in the areas of human, non-human and plant genomics will contribute to the Institute for Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences being a national leader in the design, discovery, development and delivery of new medicines for the near future," said Beck. The $880,000 ...ADHD appears to be associated with depressed dopamine activity in the brain
...11C]raclopride that bound to dopamine receptors in areas of the brain associated with attention than it did...hippocampus and amygdala in those with ADHD. These areas of the brain are part of the limbic system, involved in emotional responses as well as consolidating...Heat-related deaths in middle, high school football players spikes in 2006
...n unlimited quantities. Provide shaded rest areas with circulating air; remove helmets and loosen or remove jerseys; some schools have plastic outdoor pools filled with ice for cool-downs after practice. Know the symptoms of heat illness: nausea, incoherence, fatigue, weakness, vomiting, musc...Medical residents score poorly in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis
...diagnosed TB. Karakousis says large metropolitan areas are prone to more cases of TB because of social factors, including high rates of homelessness, drug use, incarceration and immigration, as well as HIV infection. He points out that the survey results were not all bad, with most medical residents un...Medical residents unclear about TB guidelines
...n, have contributed to high TB prevalence in urban areas in the US. ...Floods and fires across Europe captured from space
...ford and one on the Ock River near Oxfordshire. In areas where flooding is beginning to recede, sanitation ...ry time-consuming and expensive. With inundated areas typically visible from space, Earth Observation (EO) is increasingly being used for flood response a...Journalists: Register now for CHEST 2007 in Chicago
...linical research abstracts and case reports in the areas of pulmonology, critical care, sleep medicine, and...e interviews with international authorities in all areas of pulmonology, critical care, sleep medicine, cardiology, infectious disease, disaster medicine, an...New grant fulfills wish of late Baltimore Orioles team photographer
...ly appears as a firm, painless lump on sun-exposed areas of the body. The lump is usually less than 2 cm (about inch) in size and can be red, pink, or blue-violet. MCC is different from other skin cancers in that it grows rapidly over a few weeks or months. ...Investigating the causes of Parkinson's disease
...ies and forge the links between different research areas so clearly investing in people is key to furthering our understanding of Parkinsons. The Career Development Awards Scheme is aimed at increasing the number of people involved in Parkinsons research and encouraging the UKs top researchers of the fut...Extreme weather monitoring boosted by space sensor
...ufficient to provide an overall picture over large areas that may be effectively used in models. The ESA-backed SHARE (Soil Moisture for Hydrometeorological Applications in the Southern African Development Community Region) project, funded through the ESAs Data User Element, is the first to demonstrate ...Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
... chief culprit in creating dead zones---low oxygen areas where marine life cannot survive. Proponents of organic farming argue that conventional farming also causes soil erosion, greenhouse gas emission, increased pest resistance and loss of biodiversity. For their analysis, researchers defined the term...Environmental inequality study finds no direct links to segregation, income
...inorities are more likely than whites to reside in areas where there is more pollution, with many arguing t... and blacks. He then examined whether metropolitan areas with high levels of residential segregation and racial income inequality also had high levels of env...UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
...holes or gaps where the processing is incorrect in areas where the PET and CT data fail to match, Gould said. It looks like someone has severe disease. On discovering the problems, Gould developed a solution with Tinsu Pan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Imaging Physics at The University...Where is the most dangerous place to travel over the holiday?
...l roads are identified as those located outside of areas with a population of 5,000 or more. The entire list is available at www.ruralsafety.umn.edu . Traveling Americas roads is particularly dangerous this time of year. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the top two days of the ye...