Dialysis for the elderly: New evidence from Mayo Clinic to guide shared decision-making ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic finds that half of elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 will die within one year. The findings are being presented this ...

Gut reaction Texas A&M, other scientists study factors influencing intestinal microbes COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University and University of North Carolina School of Medicine scientists have completed a study on the effect of diet complexity ...

NASA sees former Tropical Depression 30W entering Indian Ocean Now a remnant low pressure area, former Tropical Depression 30W may get new another life in another ocean. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of the storm that showed strong circulation and ...

Hope builds for a drug that might shut down a variety of cancers Cancer cells 'go to sleep' when crucial set of molecules is targeted NEW YORK (November 7, 2013) -- The most frequently mutated gene across all types of cancers is a gene called p53. Unfortunately ...

UMMS researchers answer century old question about 3D structure of mitotic chromosomes New evidence shows that chromosomes assemble into linearly organized, compressed chromatin loops during the metaphase stage of cell division

Babies named for fathers but not mothers reflect US cultural ideologies November 7, 2013 - From Cal Ripkin, Jr., to MLK to Robert Downey, Jr., finding men named after their fathers is easy. Children named after men in the family ...

Children born prematurely face up to a 19 times greater risk of retinal detachment later in life First large population-based study investigating long-term risks supports need for ophthalmologic follow-up of children and adults born before 32 weeks of gestation SAN ...

New method predicts time from Alzheimer's onset to nursing home, death Draws on information from a single patient visit NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 7, 2013) – A Columbia University Medical Center-led research team has clinically validated a new method ...

NASA satellites see Super-Typhoon Haiyan lashing the Philippines Super-Typhoon Haiyan was lashing the central and southern Philippines on Nov. 7 bringing maximum sustained winds of a Category 5 hurricane. NASA is providing visible, infrared and microwave satellite ...

Mayo Clinic: Less-invasive option as effective as esophagus removal in early esophageal cancer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Use of a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure to remove superficial, early stage esophageal cancer is as effective as surgery that takes out and rebuilds ...

Cost-effective method accurately orders DNA sequencing along entire chromosomes A major step toward improving the quality of rapid, inexpensive genome assembly A new computational method has been shown to quickly assign, order and orient DNA sequencing information along ...

Unique change in protein structure guides production of RNA from DNA Gladstone-led study sheds light on critical molecular process SAN FRANCISCO, CA—November 7, 2013—One of biology's most fundamental processes is something called transcription. It is just ...

Anxiety help comes, eventually, via primary care Racial disparity evident PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new study by Brown University psychiatry researchers found that seven in 10 primary care patients with anxiety disorders eventually received potentially ...

Wireless device converts 'lost' energy into electric power Metamaterial cells designed by Duke engineers provide electric power as efficiently as solar panels DURHAM, N.C. -- Using inexpensive materials configured and tuned to capture microwave signals, researchers ...

The Tao of pee 2 presentations at the upcoming APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting in Pittsburgh explore the science behind urination WASHINGTON D.C. Nov. 7, 2013 -- Although we don't often think about it, fluid dynamics touches ...

Researchers suggest plan to address hypoxia in Gulf of Mexico URBANA, Ill. – Despite a 12-year action plan calling for reducing the hypoxia zone in the Gulf of Mexico, little progress has been made, ...

Exploring public perceptions of future wearable computing As scientists develop the next wave of smartwatches and other wearable computing, they might want to continue focusing their attention on the arms and the wrists. According to a recent Georgia ...

Bisphenol A is affecting us at much lower doses than previously thought Bisphenol A (BPA) is a known endocrine disruptor that hijacks the normal responses of hormones. Yet, traditional toxicology studies indicate that only very high doses of this chemical affect exposed ...

White-lipped peccary trails lead to archeological discovery in Brazil WCS researchers discover 4,000- to 10,000-year-old cave drawings While tracking white-lipped peccaries and gathering environmental data in forests that link Brazil's Pantanal and Cerrado biomes, ...

A fish that pushes in the wrong direction solves a mystery of animal locomotion For nearly 20 years, Professor Eric Fortune has studied glass knifefish, a species of three-inch long electric fish that lives in the Amazon Basin. In his laboratory he tries to understand how ...

NASA's Hubble sees asteroid spouting 6 comet-like tails Astronomers viewing our solar system's asteroid belt with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have seen for the first time an asteroid with six comet-like tails of dust radiating from it like spokes on a ...

The Carolina hammerhead, a new species of shark, debuts Discovering a new species is, among biologists, akin to hitting a grand slam, and University of South Carolina ichthyologist Joe Quattro led a team that recently cleared the bases. In the journal ...

UT Southwestern researchers identify how body clock affects inflammation DALLAS – Nov. 7, 2013 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that disrupting the light-dark cycle of mice increased their susceptibility to inflammatory ...

Peptide derived from cow's milk kills human stomach cancer cells in culture Findings reported in the Journal of Dairy Science show promise for treatment of gastric cancer Philadelphia, PA, November 7, 2013 – New research from a team of researchers in Taiwan indicates ...

Dartmouth researcher finds novel genetic patterns that make us rethink biology and individuality Professor of Genetics Scott Williams, PhD, of the Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS) at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, ...