Category: Missouri
Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension -- even during doctor's office visits -- increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears online in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology.
In a massive survey of genetic diversity in maize, also known as corn, researchers across the United States, have developed a gene map that should pave the way to significant improvements in a plant that is a major source of food, fuel, animal feed and fiber around the world.
Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led by three Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists culminated today in publication of a landmark series of papers in the journal Science revealing in unprecedented detail the DNA sequence of maize (Zea mays).
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Until recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function. After that, patients would be forced to compensate for the lost function by focusing on their remaining abilities.
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. These findings were presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology and the First Human Animal Interaction Conference (HAI) in Kansas City, Mo.
A new study from the University of California shows that only a third of physicians in the Los Angeles area have access
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Autism affects 1 in 150 children today, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined.
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A comfort food, a tasty treat, an indulgence -- ice cream conjures feelings of happiness and satisfaction for millions.
St. Louis, MO, November 4, 2009 -- Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions.
St. Louis, MO, November 4, 2009 -- Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity -- and most are not effective over the long term.
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey.
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When searching for basketball videos online, a long list of websites appears, which may contain a picture or a word describing a basketball.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Frogs are croaking in clear-cut forests, but not exactly in their traditional manner.
An international team of physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory has succeeded in using intense laser light to accelerate protons to energies never before achieved.
