Because it will be difficult to prevent cyber attacks on critical civilian and military computer networks by threatening to punish attackers, the United States…
Oct 8, 2009
Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children's access to health care is inadequate and poses a…
Oct 8, 2009
If a little vitamin A is good, more must be better, right? Wrong! New research published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) shows that vitamin…
Oct 8, 2009
You might watch your daily calorie intake or glance over nutritional information on food packages, but do you do the same for your pet?
Oct 8, 2009
Major shifts in fisheries distribution due to climate change will affect food security in tropical regions most adversely, according to a study led by the Sea Around Us Project at The University of British Columbia.
Oct 8, 2009
Telomeres are necessary for several reasons, among them to act as ‘padding’ during cell duplication.
Oct 7, 2009
There's double-trouble in the Western Pacific with one typhoon and one tropical storm bringing soaking rains, dangerous surf and gusty winds to two different locations.
Oct 7, 2009
Clinical research out of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that African Americans with a common form of lung cancer have a lower frequency of drug-sensitizing genetic mutations, which may impact response to new cancer-fighting drugs.
Oct 7, 2009
New York, NY (October 7, 2009) -- Autism Speaks' Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) and the Autism Tissue Program (ATP) continue to play an integral role…
Oct 7, 2009
Health insurance, and the access it provides to a primary care physician, should reduce the use of a major driver of health care costs: the emergency room.
Oct 7, 2009
San Diego, CA -- Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep…
Oct 7, 2009
BOSTON--A new technique being tested in stem-cell transplants from imperfectly matched donors has revealed a striking, unforeseen response that can suppress…
Oct 7, 2009
OTTAWA -- One of the biggest mysteries about diabetes is why specialized cells in the pancreas stop secreting insulin, which the body needs in order to store glucose from food.
Oct 7, 2009
San Diego, CA -- Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children.
Oct 7, 2009
