Health
T-regulatory lymphocytes in gastrointestinal cancer
T-regulatory lymphocytes (Tregs) are a subset of T lymphocytes that are involved in the mechanism of immunotolerance to self- and allo-antigens.
Jan 31, 2011
Uncategorized
FRACKING Revisited: What lies ahead (or beneath) and the idea of a FRACKING CHALLENGE
Last summer, precisely six month ago, I wrote a blog article on hydraulic fracturing at the height one of the contentious periods between the industry and the public about this issue.
Jan 30, 2011
Health
Pre-surgical stress management boosts immune function, lowers mood disturbance in prostate cancer patients
HOUSTON - Practicing stress management techniques before prostate cancer surgery may help activate the body's immune response leading to quicker recovery, as…
Jan 28, 2011
Health
Surf's up: New research provides precise way to monitor ocean wave behavior, shore impacts
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Engineers have created a new type of "stereo vision" to use in studying ocean waves as they pound against the shore, providing a better way to understand and monitor this violent, ever-changing environment.
Jan 28, 2011
Earth & Environment
The Oscar curse? Study says that Oscar win for best actress increases the risk of divorce
Toronto -- Will Academy Award nominees Nicole Kidman and Annette Bening be at higher risk for a divorce if they win the Oscar for best actress next month?
Jan 28, 2011
Health
U of M computer science researchers provide insight into how we understand social networking
The rise of social media has allowed people to connect and re-connect with friends, colleagues and family from across the world.
Jan 28, 2011
Health
Helping others helps alcoholics stay on the road to recovery, Case Western Reserve shows
Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, a researcher from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reports.
Jan 28, 2011
Health
ONR's TechSolutions providing SEALs with new glasses that change lens color on the fly
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Office of Naval Research's (ONR) TechSolutions department is set to deliver to Navy Special Warfare Command personnel later this year new…
Jan 28, 2011
Health
Exposure to worm infection in the womb may protect against eczema, study suggests
Exposure to worm infections in the womb may protect a newborn infant from developing eczema, a study funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests.
Jan 28, 2011
Health
Mini-strokes leave 'hidden' brain damage: Vancouver Coastal Health and UBC Research
Each year, approximately 150,000 Canadians have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes known as a mini-stroke.
Jan 28, 2011
Health
Unemployment among doctoral scientists and engineers lower than among the general population in 2008
Data released today by the National Science Foundation show the recent economic recession had less effect on doctoral degree holders in science, engineering and health (SEH) fields than it did on the general population.
Jan 27, 2011
Health
New national study finds 34 percent increase in running-related injuries among children
Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined running-related injuries among…
Jan 27, 2011
Health
Current violent juvenile treatment methods costly, ineffective, MU researcher finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In a time of shrinking budgets, one University of Missouri professor believes that the current approach to juvenile crime is much too expensive to continue -- and he has the numbers to prove it.
Jan 27, 2011
Health
Ben-Gurion U. researchers determine that a first medical opinion can influence the second
BEER SHEVA, ISRAEL -- January 27, 2011 -- A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers indicates that physicians who give second opinions may be influenced by the first opinion and other external factors.
Jan 27, 2011