WASHINGTON (July 30, 2009) -- Rebecca Goldburg, director of Marine Science at the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to a paper published in the journal Science.
Jul 30, 2009
In this week's New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in Singapore, The Netherlands and France report that they have developed a novel immunization method…
Jul 30, 2009
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL -- July 30, 2009 -- Pregnant women have a higher incidence of insufficient amniotic fluid levels (oligohydramnios) in the summer months due…
Jul 30, 2009
A study by Kansas State University researchers is looking at how children perceive and interact with peers who have various undesirable characteristics, such as being overweight or aggressive.
Jul 30, 2009
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood-borne disease that causes inflammation of the liver and to which there is currently no vaccine available.
Jul 30, 2009
More than five million people have Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. The majority of Alzheimer’s cases are age 65 and older (Alzheimer’s Association). Moreover…
Jul 30, 2009
A UK hospital that combined its bereavement and donation services saw a forty-fold increase in tissue donations, such as corneas, in just five years, according to research in the August issue of Anaesthesia.
Jul 30, 2009
DALLAS -- July 30, 2009 -- The typical dose of a medication considered pivotal in treating tuberculosis effectively is much too low to account for modern-day physiques, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers said.
Jul 29, 2009
The case explored in the link below shows stunning plasticity of the human brain as it develops in the womb, but also indicates the power and promise stem cells and the importance of prenatal care.
Jul 29, 2009
Malaria parasites in western Cambodia have become resistant to artemisinin-based therapies, the first-line treatment for malaria, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine today.
Jul 29, 2009
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Vaccines to protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and herpes, are being developed and may soon be available to college students.
Jul 29, 2009
ST. PAUL, Minn. ?Cognitive testing may help people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis (MS) better predict their future with the disease, according to a…
Jul 29, 2009
The ocean's smallest swimming animals, such as jellyfish, can have a huge impact on large-scale ocean mixing, researchers have discovered.
Jul 29, 2009
Researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer have found that head and neck cancer patients who test positive for the human…
Jul 29, 2009
