Health
Knowledge of genetic cancer risks often dies with patients, finds VCU Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Va. (Oct. 27, 2010) -- If you were dying from cancer, would you consider genetic testing?
Oct 27, 2010
Health
The brain's journey from early Internet to modern-day fiber optics -- all in 1 lifetime
The brain's inner network becomes increasingly more efficient as humans mature. Now, for the first time without invasive measures, a joint study from the Ecole…
Oct 27, 2010
Health
The brain's journey from early Internet to modern-day fiber optics -- all in 1 lifetime
The brain's inner network becomes increasingly more efficient as humans mature. Now, for the first time without invasive measures, a joint study from the Ecole…
Oct 27, 2010
Health
Haptoglobin as an early serum biomarker of virus-induced type 1 diabetes in rats
Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is a multifactorial disease of complex etiology characterized by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells.
Oct 26, 2010
Health
Targeted radiation therapy minimizes GI side effects for prostate cancer patients, Penn study shows
SAN DIEGO -- Prostate cancer patients who receive intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) are less apt to suffer serious gastrointestinal complications…
Oct 26, 2010
Earth & Environment
Scientists meet in Ethiopia to broaden market opportunities for Africa's livestock farmers
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (27 October, 2010) -- As agricultural leaders across the globe look for ways to increase investments in agriculture to boost world food…
Oct 26, 2010
Health
In a challenging infant heart defect, two-thirds may have high chance of survival
When prenatal diagnosis detects the severe heart defect hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in a fetus, a comprehensive prenatal evaluation is important to provide parents an accurate prognosis.
Oct 26, 2010
Health
Newfoundland researchers crack the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer
Montreal -- Researchers in Newfoundland have cracked the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer.
Oct 25, 2010
Health
DGAC report offers food and nutrition practitioners insights on helping combat obesity epidemic
St. Louis, MO, October 26, 2010 -- In an insightful Commentary in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Linda Van Horn, PhD…
Oct 25, 2010
Health
Study finds race, ethnicity impact access to care for children with frequent ear infections
Ear infections are one of the most common health problems for children, with most kids experiencing at least one by their third birthday.
Oct 25, 2010
Health
Knowledge gaps, fears common among parents of children with drug-resistant bacteria
Knowledge gaps and fear -- some of it unjustified -- are common among the caregivers of children with a drug-resistant staph bacterium known as MRSA, according to the results of a small study from the Johns Hopkins Children Center.
Oct 25, 2010
Health
MicroRNAs dictate the Epstein-Barr virus' elaborate waiting game, cancer formation
While most commonly associated with mononucleosis, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been linked to many diseases that affect people long after the initial infection takes place, including some forms of cancer.
Oct 25, 2010
Technology
Microwave oven key to self-assembly process meeting semi-conductor industry need
Thanks to a microwave oven, the fundamental nanotechnology process of self assembly may soon replace the lithographic processing use to make the ubiquitous semi-conductor chips.
Oct 25, 2010
Health
Researchers find pathway that drives spread of pediatric bone cancer in preclinical studies
BOSTON - Researchers have identified an important signaling pathway that, when blocked, significantly decreases the spread of pediatric bone cancer.
Oct 25, 2010