Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD
2013-10-28
Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD
An estimated 24 million Americans may have COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. Patients with COPD have trouble pushing used air out of their lungs, making it difficult to take ...
New mechanism underlying Danhong injection for cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
2013-10-28
New mechanism underlying Danhong injection for cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury
Transforming growth factor-β1 is a universal multifunctional polypeptide cytokine, which has been shown to have a protective effect against nerve cell damage. Golgi morphology ...
Is size of the corpus callosum a screening index for neurodevelopment abnormalities?
2013-10-28
Is size of the corpus callosum a screening index for neurodevelopment abnormalities?
The corpus callosum is the largest white matter fiber bundle in the human brain, the major interhemispheric commissure that connects the majority of the neocortical areas, and ...
A nanofibrous conduit suitable for repair of long-segment sciatic nerve defects
2013-10-28
A nanofibrous conduit suitable for repair of long-segment sciatic nerve defects
Autografts or allografts are commonly used in neurosurgery. Unfortunately, autografts have limitations such as body injury, repeated surgeries and disproportion of grafted nerve tissue ...
Data shows VisionGate's 3D imaging platform accurately detects lung cancer in sputum
2013-10-28
Data shows VisionGate's 3D imaging platform accurately detects lung cancer in sputum
Data at IASLC demonstrate feasibility of using sputum and the Cell-CT platform to non-invasively detect the presence or absence of lung cancer; initially for adjunctive use ...
Fewer patients with brain injury being declared 'brain dead'
2013-10-28
Fewer patients with brain injury being declared 'brain dead'
Fewer patients with brain injury are being declared "brain dead," perhaps reflecting better injury prevention and improved care, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...
HPV strains affecting African-American women differ from vaccines
2013-10-28
HPV strains affecting African-American women differ from vaccines
NATIONAL HARBOR, M.D. – Two subtypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) prevented by vaccines are half as likely to be found in African-American women as in white women with precancerous ...
New STELARA data show inhibition of joint destruction in active psoriatic arthritis
2013-10-28
New STELARA data show inhibition of joint destruction in active psoriatic arthritis
Integrated analysis of 2 pivotal Phase 3 studies showed STELARA inhibited the progression of structural damage at week 24, and demonstrated continued inhibition through 2 years
San ...
Tell-tale toes point to oldest-known fossil bird tracks from Australia
2013-10-28
Tell-tale toes point to oldest-known fossil bird tracks from Australia
Two fossilized footprints found at Dinosaur Cove in Victoria, Australia, were likely made by birds during the Early Cretaceous, making them the oldest known bird tracks in Australia.
The ...
The cyber-centipede: From Linnaeus to big data
2013-10-28
The cyber-centipede: From Linnaeus to big data
Taxonomic descriptions, introduced by Linnaeus in 1735, are designed to allow scientists to tell one species from another. Now there is a new futuristic method for describing new species that goes far beyond the tradition. The new approach ...
Study maps human impacts on top ocean predators along US west coast
2013-10-28
Study maps human impacts on top ocean predators along US west coast
Animal tracking data combined with mapping of human activities reveals high impact areas where efforts to reduce impacts would be most effective
The California Current System along the ...
Keeping emotions in check may not always benefit psychological health
2013-10-28
Keeping emotions in check may not always benefit psychological health
Being able to regulate your emotions is important for well-being, but new research suggests that a common emotion regulation strategy called "cognitive reappraisal" ...
DOE rooftop challenge winners offer energy, cost savings
2013-10-28
DOE rooftop challenge winners offer energy, cost savings
If widely adopted, the energy savings would be like taking 700,000 cars off the road every year
RICHLAND, Wash. – New super-efficient rooftop units that heat and cool commercial buildings offer ...
El Niño is becoming more active
2013-10-28
El Niño is becoming more active
A new approach to analyzing paleo-climate reconstructions of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon resolves disagreements and reveals that ENSO activity during the 20th century has been unusually ...
Breaking news: GSA session to address flooding in Colorado's front range region
2013-10-28
Breaking news: GSA session to address flooding in Colorado's front range region
The 2013 Colorado flood event -- a perfect storm hits a dynamic landscape -- causes, processes, and effects
Boulder, CO, USA – In response to devastation caused by unprecedented heavy ...
Regular cocaine and cannabis use may trigger addictive behaviors
2013-10-28
Regular cocaine and cannabis use may trigger addictive behaviors
New cocaine and cannabis research reveals that regular cannabis users have increased levels of impulsive behaviour. It had previously been argued that this increased impulsivity after cannabis administration was only experienced ...
Your pain, my gain: Feeling pleasure over the misfortune of those you envy is biological
2013-10-28
Your pain, my gain: Feeling pleasure over the misfortune of those you envy is biological
PRINCETON, NJ—Mina Cikara found her thesis when she wore a Boston Red Sox hat to a New York Yankees baseball game. ...
Virtually numbed: Immersive video gaming alters real-life experience
2013-10-28
Virtually numbed: Immersive video gaming alters real-life experience
Role-playing video games can alter our experience of reality and numb us to important real-life experiences, study finds
Spending time immersed as a virtual character or avatar in a role-playing ...
No running for the well-heeled
2013-10-28
No running for the well-heeled
Being down at heel could save your knees
If you often find yourself running after a bus, escaping a burning building or taking part in competitive athletics in high-heeled footwear, you may be storing up knee problems for later in life, according ...
Pain processes in tennis elbow illuminated by PET scanning
2013-10-28
Pain processes in tennis elbow illuminated by PET scanning
Physiological processes in soft tissue pain such as chronic tennis elbow can be explored using diagnostic imaging methods. This is demonstrated by researchers from Uppsala University and the ...
Urban underground holds sustainable energy
2013-10-28
Urban underground holds sustainable energy
Vast energy sources are slumbering below big cities. Sustaina-ble energies for heating in winter and cooling in summer may be extracted from heated groundwater aquifers. Researchers from KIT and ETH Zurich developed ...
Public wants labels for food nanotech -- and they're willing to pay for it
2013-10-28
Public wants labels for food nanotech -- and they're willing to pay for it
New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota finds that people in the United States want labels on food products that use nanotechnology – whether ...
Aggressive treatment of psoriatic arthritis results in 'significant' improvement, says new research
2013-10-28
Aggressive treatment of psoriatic arthritis results in 'significant' improvement, says new research
People with a type of arthritis affecting the skin and joints respond significantly better to early, aggressive drug treatment compared to standard care, according to preliminary ...
A large, observational study of common gout treatment allopurinol shows less than half of patients reach recommended treatment goal
2013-10-28
A large, observational study of common gout treatment allopurinol shows less than half of patients reach recommended treatment goal
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AstraZeneca and Ardea Biosciences today presented results from a large study of allopurinol, ...
Researchers discover a new protein fold with a transport tunnel
2013-10-28
Researchers discover a new protein fold with a transport tunnel
Biochemists from Bielefeld, Toronto, Boston, and Kiel publish study in Nature
This news release is available in German. The protein LIMP-2 is vital for both humans and animals. ...
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