Health
CWRU dental researchers discover human beta defensins-3 ignite in oral cancer growth
Detecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually.
Jul 13, 2010
Technology
NJIT licensee invents industrial process for grinding cement and other cementitious materials
Flyanic (www.flyanic.com), a cementitious mineral processing technology company and licensee of NJIT, has developed an industrial scale and affordable process…
Jul 13, 2010
Health
New research on rapidly-disappearing ancient plant offers hope for species recovery
Cycads, "living fossil" descendents of the first plants that colonized land and reproduced with seeds, are rapidly going extinct because of invasive pests and habitat loss, especially those species endemic to islands.
Jul 13, 2010
Health
In the ring: Researchers fighting bacterial infections zero in on microorganism's soft spots
BETHESDA, Md., July 13, 2010 -- In any battle, sizing up one's opponent is a critical first step.
Jul 13, 2010
Health
Entitled workers are more frustrated on the job and more likely to abuse co-workers
DURHAM, N.H. -- Employees who feel entitled in the workplace are more apt to be frustrated on the job and lash out at their co-workers, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
Jul 13, 2010
Health
Innovation and current status of prostate cancer gene therapy featured in Human Gene Therapy
New Rochelle, NY, July 13, 2010 -- Improved delivery methods and better testing systems are needed to advance promising gene therapy strategies for treating…
Jul 13, 2010
Health
High-risk prostate cancer associated with significantly lower bone mineral content loss
Men with prostate cancer lose significantly less bone mineral content (BMC) as they age than men who are free of the disease, according to research in the July issue of BJUI.
Jul 13, 2010
Health
Success of community interventions for childhood obesity varies depending on the target age group
Stockholm, Sweden: Community-based interventions designed to prevent obesity in children seem to work best in those under the age of five, while there is…
Jul 13, 2010
Blog Entry
Study finds lifelong doubling in death risk for men who are obese at age 20 years
Stockholm, Sweden: Men who enter adult life obese face a life-long doubling of the risk of dying prematurely, new research has found.
Jul 13, 2010
Brain & Behavior
Brain responses of obese individuals are more weakly linked to feelings of hunger
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of…
Jul 12, 2010
Health
Adiposity hormone, leptin, regulates food intake by influencing learning and memory
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of…
Jul 12, 2010
Health
Hopkins faculty lead development of report to FDA on ethical, scientific issues related to 'post-market' clinical trials
Amid growing concerns about clinical trials for drugs that have been approved by the F.D.A.
Jul 12, 2010
Health
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Sexual abuse survivors have increased of psychiatric disorders
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New research finds that a history of sexual abuse, regardless of the victim's gender or age when the abuse occurred, correlates strongly with a lifetime diagnosis of multiple psychiatric disorders.
Jul 12, 2010
Health
Study makes exciting progress in elucidating the mechanisms of bortezomib in lymphoma
HACKENSACK, N.J. (July 12, 2010) -- A new study by researchers from the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center sheds light on how…
Jul 12, 2010