PHILADELPHIA -- - Genetic researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have combined data from existing archaeological and linguistic studies of Africa with human genetic data to shed light on the demographic history of the continent from which all human activity emerged.
May 26, 2010
Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified in mice a previously unknown protective mechanism by which the smallest blood vessels remove blood clots and other blockages from the brain. The findings provide insights into mechanisms that may be involved in age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease and recovery from stroke.
May 26, 2010
CORAL GABLES, FL (May 26, 2010)--A team of researchers at the University of Miami (UM) has developed a computer model for finding and projecting in time sunken oil masses on the bottom of bays, after an oil spill.
May 26, 2010
KINGSTON, ON -- A discovery that may pave the way to helping reduce health hazards such as E.
May 26, 2010
CHICAGO, May 26, 2010 -- People undergoing bisphosphonate therapy to prevent or treat osteoporosis (a thinning of the bones) may be unfamiliar with the drug and possible adverse side effects on oral health, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
May 26, 2010
PHILADELPHIA -- - A team of paleontologists, including a University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate, has described a new species of dinosaur based upon an incomplete skeleton found in western New Mexico. The new species, Jeyawati rugoculus, comes from rocks that preserve a swampy forest ecosystem that thrived near the shore of a vast inland sea 91 million years ago.
May 26, 2010
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL, May 26, 2010 -- A new study from the Human Factors Safety Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) indicates that advanced age does not affect older drivers' ability to perceive hazards and that older drivers are more sensitive to potential hazards than young-inexperienced drivers.
May 26, 2010
Infants born with complex congenital heart disease are not only at risk for serious heart-related complications, but also for developing a deadly bowel disease, regardless of the type of surgical intervention they receive for their heart.
May 26, 2010
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, physician experts review current practices for pain management in cirrhotic patients.
May 26, 2010
A new study by psychologists at the University of Leicester has identified dimensions of personality seen in persons prone to shoplifting. Three characteristics in his study stood out: Being male; unpleasant and antisocial; and disorganised and unreliable. The study also found that younger and outgoing people are more likely to pilfer from stores or commit minor fraud.
May 26, 2010
CHAPEL HILL -- When the arteries delivering oxygen to our vital organs are obstructed by atherosclerosis or clots, the result is almost always a stroke, heart attack or damage to a peripheral tissue such as the legs (peripheral artery disease).
May 25, 2010
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School report in the journal Nature Medicine on a cellular pathway in the deadly brain cancer malignant glioma, a pathway essential to the cancer's ability to grow -- and a potential target for therapy that would stop the cancer's ability to thrive.
May 25, 2010
New Rochelle, NY, May 25, 2010 -- An insightful and in-depth presentation of the most up-to-date clinical and research findings and historical perspectives on pediatric interstitial lung disease (ILD) is presented in a special issue published online ahead of print in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology (PED), a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
May 25, 2010
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in an animal model can non-invasively identify dangerous plaques. The findings, which appear in the May issue of Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, offer possible applications in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis.
May 25, 2010
