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Substance abuse diagnostic test for teens can also predict high risk sexual behavior

Boston, Mass. -- Alcohol and drug use are known contributors to adolescents engaging in dangerous sexual activity; leading to substantial health risks such as unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted illnesses, drug overdoses and alcohol poisonings. Yet, research suggests that fewer than half of pediatricians report screening patients for substance use and at-risk sexual behavior.

Oct 16, 2009

Health

MedImmune to present data on RSV and influenza at 2009 AAP National Conference and Exhibition

WASHINGTON, October 16, 2009 -- MedImmune announced today it will present four abstracts at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2009 National Conference & Exhibition that add to the company's growing body of research on the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on children, as well as pediatric infectious disease prevention.

Oct 16, 2009

Health

Global seed banking milestone celebrated by wildflower center, 122 other organizations

An international partnership of 54 countries led by the United Kingdom's Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is celebrating a decade of work to set aside seeds for future generations from 10 percent of the world's wild flowering species.

Oct 16, 2009

Earth & Environment

IBEX discovers that galactic magnetic fields may control the boundaries of our solar system

(Boston) - The first all-sky maps developed by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, the initial mission to examine the global interactions occurring at the edge of the solar system, suggest that the galactic magnetic fields had a far greater impact on Earth's history than previously conceived, and the future of our planet and others may depend, in part, on how the galactic m

Oct 16, 2009

Health

Scientists demonstrate link between genetic defect and brain changes in schizophrenia

CHAPEL HILL -- For decades, scientists have thought the faulty neural wiring that predisposes individuals to behavioral disorders like autism and psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia must occur during development. Even so, no one has ever shown that a risk gene for the disease actually disrupts brain development.

Oct 16, 2009

Uncategorized

Science study: Teacher participation in Columbia program improves student achievement in science

NEW YORK (Oct. 16, 2009) -- The notion that training teachers in the rigors of hands-on science will directly improve their students' academic performance now has real data behind it: Research assembled over the last decade -- now published in the Oct.

Oct 16, 2009

Health

More research needed on blast induced traumatic brain injury and vestibular pathology

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Physical therapists are calling for definitive vestibular screenings and assessment measures for US military service members with blast-induced traumatic brain injuries (BITBI).

Oct 16, 2009

Health

Which is promising as therapeutic targets in patients with biliary tract cancer? EGFR or HER2?

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) are involved in the carcinogenesis of many malignancies. Therapeutic molecules targeting EGFR and HER2 have been successfully used for the treatment of colorectal, breast, lung and head and neck cancers among others.

Oct 16, 2009

Technology

Field experiment on a robust hierarchical metropolitan quantum cryptography network

Key Laboratory of Quantum Information (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China has recently demonstrated a metropolitan Quantum Cryptography Network (QCN) for Government Administration in Wuhu, China.

Oct 15, 2009

Health

Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus may not be associated with human prostate cancer

The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) which has previously been linked to prostate cancer has been found to have a dramatically lower prevalence among German prostate cancer patients, if any.

Oct 15, 2009

Health

Mayo Clinic clinicians develop new decision aid tool to help type 2 diabetes patients

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic clinicians and designers, along with colleagues from other institutions, have developed and tested a tool to involve patients more in their diabetes treatment and medication choices. The tool, a set of decision aid cards, could help patients make decisions involving their disease and perhaps lead to better outcomes.

Oct 15, 2009

Health

Physical therapists play integral role in prevention, risk reduction, and treatment of lymphedema

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- As breast cancer awareness month is observed during October, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is hoping to shine a spotlight on lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating and often irreversible side effect of cancer treatment.

Oct 15, 2009

Health

ID3 provides career counseling for blood progenitors, driving the creation of gamma-delta T cells

Like an unusually forceful career counselor, the Id3 protein decides the fate of a given white blood cell precursor, according to researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Their findings, published today in the journal Immunity, describe how Id3 directs blood cell progenitors to become gamma-delta T cells.

Oct 15, 2009

Earth & Environment

First IBEX maps reveal fascinating interactions occurring at the edge of the solar system

The first all-sky maps developed by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, the first mission to examine the global interactions occurring at the edge of the solar system, reveal surprising and intense interactions between our home in the galaxy and interstellar space.

Oct 15, 2009