Probable cause sequences for WTC collapses finalized
...interior core columns and knocked off fireproofing from steel as the planes penetrated the buildings. The ...the building contents and the air supply resulting from breached walls and fire-induced window breakage. These fires, in combination with the dislodged fi...Breakthrough findings by Ume researchers link obesity to diabetes
...rie-rich diet. These mice are, however, protected from the complications and diseases that obesity provok...ctivating GPR40 function the animals are protected from these diseases. This theory is supported by the finding that mice with an increased number of GPR40...Institute of Medicine advisory: Cord blood stem cells
Stem cells from umbilical cord blood are used to treat a number of...ANK PROGRAM, a new congressionally mandated report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, proposes a structure for a fully coordinated, n...Evaluating virtual reality therapy for treating acute post traumatic stress disorder
...Better, Inc. (Atlanta) and Dr. Albert (Skip) Rizzo from the Institute for Creative Technologies at the Uni...rtual reality toolset for therapists, using assets from the U.S. Army's "Full-Spectrum Warrior" videogame/training application. Brenda Wiederhold at the Vir...Charter activation brings space dimension to European emergency exercise
...tion. So additional rescue teams will be mobilised from Belgium, Germany and Italy, coordinated by the Eur... France the emergency response will be coordinated from the Interior Ministry's COGIC centre (centre oprationnel de gestion interministrielle des crises) in......of their sexuality. Much of the verbal abuse came from close family members. Half of the people intervi...now other people was one of the strongest messages from the research. Most people wanted to fall in love and have more gay and lesbian friends. David Abbo...Columbia research suggests need to rethink causes of heart failure
NEW YORK, NY, April 8, 2005 - New research from Columbia University Medical Center is challenging the traditional explanation for the causes of the most common type of heart failure, traditionally called diastolic heart failure. The study of 145 patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/The Allen...Bad outcomes related to, but not caused by, misdosing of clotbusters in heart attack patients
...than to modest misdosing of the drugs, researchers from the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) have d...of heart attack symptoms. Using the data collected from ASSENT-2, the researchers analyzed to what extent incorrect dosing whether over or under was respo...Traditional risk factors best predictor of CVD death in kidney patients
...rs are more strongly associated with risk of death from cardiovascular disease than newer, emerging risk f... people with chronic kidney disease. These results from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded Cardiovascular Health Study will be published i...Late-breaking science presented at 57th AAN Annual Meeting
... separate. The mutation, found in several families from North America, Australia, and Belgium, impairs a variety of critical cell transport processes. In addition, neutropenia, a white blood cell disorder, was found to be inherited along with the disease, which has not been seen in CMT families before. Th...Combination vaccine produces lower immune response than vaccines administered separately
... phase 2 randomized controlled trial was conducted from August 2000 to January 2002 and enrolled 240 healthy infants aged 7 to 11 weeks from 2 U.K. centers, with home follow-up visits at ages 2, 3, 4, and 5 months. Infants received Pnc9-MenC...Rats with migraines provide Jefferson scientists insights to improved drug strategy
...ning of the induced headache prevents the headache from progressing to the debilitating sensitization stat...s new study suggest that more patients can benefit from this treatment. Since most migraine sufferers typically delay treatment until the pounding in their ...To boost efficiency, hospitals borrow principles from factory floor
... and patient care when hospitals borrow principles from production lines on the factory floor, according to researchers in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University at Buffalo. At UB's Center of Excellence for Global Enterprise Management, Li Lin, Ph.D., professor of industri...The world's leading researchers in clinical immunology to gather for FOCIS 2005
... serve as a forum for scientists and practitioners from around the world to meet and discuss a cross-disciplinary approach in the latest advancements in immune-mediated diseases. Topics that will be touched upon: Advances in clinical immunology in five thematic areas Antibodies in disease pathogenesie......research needs to be conducted to confirm findings from the IMPACT study AAFA also can refer reporters to a physician for a clinical perspective on the IMPACT study...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...vasive for patients because it uses a light source from outside the body that passes harmlessly through no...sment before coming to market, but initial results from nanoshells testing are promising. Nanoshells developed for therapeutic applications have already bee...Too much water may be as dangerous as too little during long-distance athletic events
...race may do serious harm rather than keep you safe from injury if you're drinking too much, according to a...said competitive runners are less likely to suffer from hyponatremia. "Those who are running to finish the race very fast don't have time to drink a lot of ...2005 Wistar Institute Science Journalism award winner announced
...ism Award. Up to five stories or broadcast reports from an individual journalist or team of journalists ma... be submitted as an entry. These may be selections from a series or a collection of stories representative of the entrant's coverage of the basic biomedical...Tamoxifen can reduce breast pain in prostate cancer patients
...e therapy, and can cause some patients to withdraw from treatment. Because early withdrawal from treatment may compromise outcome, effective management strategies for breast enlargement and breast ...Being too clean could be hazardous to your health and the environment
...rains. It has previously been shown by researchers from the University of Minnesota that the photochemical reactions of triclosan could be producing dioxins in the presence of sunlight. Dioxins do not degrade over time and they can accumulate in body tissues to cause a greater effect. Even low levels of d...