The future of biofuels is not in corn
...stry growth will further concentrate agribusiness, threatening the livelihood of rural communities. " As long as we spend more on subsidizing energy suppliers than we do on investments in energy efficiency, we are on a path to pain. We are already subsidizing corn-ethanol with more money than we spend on hig...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
...nge the management of recurrent glioma from a life threatening disease, in which survival rates are typically 25 to 26 weeks, into a chronic disease with extended survival and improved quality of life for patients, Parsa said. Although our survival data are encouraging, a larger phase 2 study will be required to...Row over study puts Korea's scientific community under scrutiny again
...cy, writes journalist Jonathan Gornall. It is also threatening to disrupt Korea's efforts to recover scientific credibility in the wake of the recent scandal over Woo-Sok Hwang's stem cell research. Dr Kim claims a paper about premature ovarian failure that he originally published in the Korean Journal of Obst...Young infants should not be left unattended to sleep in car safety seats
...ly 1999 and December 2000 after an apparently life threatening event. Nine infants (aged 3 days to 6 months) had been left to sleep restrained in a car safety seat appropriate for their age. One infant was preterm; the remainder were full term and all infants were completely normal on examination. Infants we...Childhood abuse can impact victims' adult relationships
...mbling the parent was also described as explicitly threatening (as compared to when there was no explicit threat)...s that are set into motion when a person acting in threatening ways reminds them of their abusive parent." Berenson and Andersen conclude that the process of tran...Global warming and your health
...c and critical health needs. But climate change is threatening water supply quantities in many areas as well as water quality. "Even without climate change, water is already in short supply," said Parker. "But under changed climate conditions, precipitation patterns are expected to change." That means droughts...Friends have greater sway on college students' beliefs on drinking behavior
...ts between ages 18 and 24 engage in this behavior, threatening the health of the campus community. A survey of 277 college students at a northeastern university found that nearly 73 percent did not believe the norms message that most students drink "0-4" drinks when they party. Of that group, nearly 53 percent...Serotonin receptor: A rheostat in brain for emotion that may be linked to depression
...HT1A autoreceptor and the amygdala's reactivity to threatening stimuli, and this mechanism appears to be reflecting the effects of the 5-HT1A on the negative feedback loop that controls the release of serotonin," said study leader Ahmad R. Hariri, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the Deve...Binge-drinking teenagers at greater risk of violence
...ed physical co-ordination, poor decision-making in threatening situations and isolation while out late at night. He said: "This new study seems to be the first to show a direct link between alcohol misuse and vulnerability to injury, independent of any link between drinking and fighting. There now needs to be m...Violence at work significantly boosts clinical depression risk
...subjected to more than one incident of violence or threatening behaviour in the preceding 12 months, and one in five said they had been subjected to both. Exposure to violence boosted the risk of depression by 45% in women and 48% in men, compared with those in workplaces without any risk of violence. Stre...Antioxidants may protect against tick-borne illness
...od ticks or dog ticks. The illness can become life threatening if left untreated, and spotted fever can be difficult for physicians to diagnose because the earliest signs mimic less-serious viral illnesses. Limiting exposure to ticks is the best way to prevent the disease. If it does develop, in most cases docto...Clinical guidelines for recalled pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators developed
...makers worldwide that often are implanted for life threatening conditions pacemakers for patients with complete heart block and ICDs to provide therapy for patients at risk for cardiac arrest. Advisories typically arise from unanticipated device failures which are identified after product release and widespread...University of Kentucky Gill Heart researchers study abdominal aortic aneurysms
...numbers of men who may learn they have an aneurysm threatening their lives. The research team at UK HealthCare's Jack and Linda Gill Heart Institute, led by Daugherty, will spend the next five years working with an animal model of abdominal aneurysm. The goal is to form a sufficient understanding of the conditio...Montreal researchers identify defects of immune cells
...ay limit food consumption and lead to weight loss, threatening patients' general health and well-being. Of added concern, treatment of candidiasis in these patients is often complicated by strains of Candida albicans resistant to conventional antifungal therapies. The research project was carried out jointly by ...Define diabetes differently, says U-M expert in speech for national award
...e onset of those complications. And with diabetes threatening the eyes, kidneys, limbs, nerves, hearts and blood vessels of millions, the potential to save lives and money through screening and early treatment is massive, he says. Even as he receives the ADA's West award for his previous work, Herman is leadin...A simple protocol avoids unnecessary invasive procedures
...in aneurysm. On the other hand, there may be less threatening explanations for the pain. Until now, there has been no way to rule out the more serious condition and a series of tests involving some risk to the patient would have had to be done. In a paper presented at the 2006 Society for Academic Emergency Me...Studies shows device-guided paced breathing lowers blood pressure & peripheral resistance
...stroke), eye damage, kidney failure and other life threatening conditions. A separate study presented at the conference evaluated the blood pressure lowering effect of RESPeRATE in the diabetic population. The study is a randomized controlled study of non-insulin dependent diabetics with uncontrolled systolic b...H5N1 threat puts human flu back in spotlight
...y devastating chicken flocks in many countries and threatening to unleash a worldwide epidemic among humans has triggered a renewed interest among scientists in studying influenza A viruses, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This renewed interest could lead to new discoveries o...Multiracial youth more likely to engage in violent behavior, substance abuse
...rs such as carrying a weapon, being in a fight and threatening to stab someone, multiracial youth again were significantly more likely to report having engaged in these activities than were whites or Asian-Americans. Fewer differences were found between multiracial and black youths, although the multiracial ado...... children were much more aware of cancer as a life threatening illness than their parents and other adults realis...of their care, parents newly diagnosed with a life threatening illness need to be supported to think about how they will talk to their children, say the authors. G...