Imaging technology could unlock mysteries of a childhood disease
2013-12-30
Imaging technology could unlock mysteries of a childhood disease
By the time they're two, most children have had respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and suffered symptoms no worse than a bad cold. But for some children, especially premature babies and those with ...
Fetal alcohol syndrome heart defects may be caused by altered function, not structure
2013-12-30
Fetal alcohol syndrome heart defects may be caused by altered function, not structure
Study utilizing animal model is published in the American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Bethesda, Md. (Dec. 30, 2013)—Recent data shows that more than 500,000 ...
I'll have what they're having: Study finds social norms influence food choices
2013-12-30
I'll have what they're having: Study finds social norms influence food choices
According to report published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Philadelphia, PA, December 30, 2013 – Is obesity a socially transmitted disease? In order ...
Slower-paced meal reduces hunger but affects calorie consumption differently
2013-12-30
Slower-paced meal reduces hunger but affects calorie consumption differently
According to new study of normal-weight and overweight or obese individuals published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Philadelphia, PA, December 30, 2013 ...
The secret to fewer doctor office visits after 70 -- play high school sports
2013-12-30
The secret to fewer doctor office visits after 70 -- play high school sports
Fit in 50 years: participation in high school sports best predicts one's physical activity after age 70
Seventy year olds who don't frequently visit the doctor have something unexpected ...
NASA's TRMM satellite sees new Tropical Depression forming near Australia's Kimberly coast
2013-12-28
NASA's TRMM satellite sees new Tropical Depression forming near Australia's Kimberly coast
Low pressure System 98S appears ripe to form into Tropical Cyclone 05S as NASA satellite imagery is showing some hot towering clouds in the storm and heaviest rains south of ...
New study: High mortality in Central Southern states most likely due to smoking
2013-12-27
New study: High mortality in Central Southern states most likely due to smoking
'Geographic divergence in mortality in the United States,' by Andrew Fenelon
NEW YORK (26 December 2013) — Between 1965 and 2004, the distribution of states with the highest mortality ...
How does Rho-associated protein kinase modulate neurite extension?
2013-12-27
How does Rho-associated protein kinase modulate neurite extension?
Rho-associated protein kinase is an essential regulator of cytoskeletal dynamics during the process of neurite extension. However, whether Rho kinase regulates microtubule remodeling or the distribution ...
Normobaric oxygen preconditioning for cerebral ischemic injury
2013-12-27
Normobaric oxygen preconditioning for cerebral ischemic injury
Normobaric oxygen has the rapid and non-invasive characteristics and may have therapeutic effects on ischemic/hypoxic disease. Dr. Chunhua Chen and colleagues from Peking University, China found ...
Chitosan conduits combined with NGF microspheres repair facial nerve defects
2013-12-27
Chitosan conduits combined with NGF microspheres repair facial nerve defects
The chitosan molecule can promote nerve cell adherence and growth along the surface of the material. It can enhance the adherence and influx of Schwann cells, thus encouraging the growth ...
Finnish research to revolutionise indications for knee surgery
2013-12-27
Finnish research to revolutionise indications for knee surgery
The Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study (FIDELITY) compared surgical treatment of degenerative meniscal tears to placebo surgery. A year after the procedure the study participants, ...
Surgery vs. non-invasive treatment -- Which is better for herniated discs?
2013-12-27
Surgery vs. non-invasive treatment -- Which is better for herniated discs?
8 year results from SPORT study show better long-term outcomes with surgery
Philadelphia, Pa. (December 27, 2013) - For patients with herniated discs in the lower (lumbar) spine, ...
Stroke researchers report improvement in spatial neglect with prism adaptation therapy
2013-12-27
Stroke researchers report improvement in spatial neglect with prism adaptation therapy
Benefits shown in subset of patients with spatial neglect following right brain stroke. Findings support behavioral classification and early intervention
West Orange, NJ. ...
Malaria drug target raises hopes for new treatments
2013-12-27
Malaria drug target raises hopes for new treatments
Scientists have taken an important step towards new malaria treatments by identifying a way to stop malaria parasites from multiplying.
In a study published in Nature Chemistry, they show that blocking ...
Innovative screening strategy swiftly uncovers new drug candidates, new biology
2013-12-27
Innovative screening strategy swiftly uncovers new drug candidates, new biology
Scripps Research Institute scientists use method to identify compound with promise for obesity-linked diabetes
LA JOLLA, CA—December 22, 2013—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute ...
'Be different or die' does not drive evolution
2013-12-27
'Be different or die' does not drive evolution
A new study has found that species living together are not forced to evolve differently to avoid competing with each other, challenging a theory that has held since Darwin's Origin of Species.
By ...
Greenland ice stores liquid water year-round
2013-12-27
Greenland ice stores liquid water year-round
Potential for storing meltwater important for calculating sea-level rise
Dec. 22, 2013 – Researchers at the University of Utah have discovered a new aquifer in the Greenland Ice Sheet that holds liquid water all ...
Researchers create largest evolutionary 'timetree' of land plants to investigate traits that permit survival in cold climates
2013-12-27
Researchers create largest evolutionary 'timetree' of land plants to investigate traits that permit survival in cold climates
A team of researchers studying plants has assembled the largest dated evolutionary tree, using it to show the order in which flowering plants ...
Solar activity not a key cause of climate change, study shows
2013-12-27
Solar activity not a key cause of climate change, study shows
Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new scientific study shows
Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the ...
York scientists' significant step forward in biofuels quest
2013-12-27
York scientists' significant step forward in biofuels quest
Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step in the search to develop effective second generation biofuels.
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at York have discovered ...
Scientists anticipated size and location of 2012 Costa Rica earthquake
2013-12-27
Scientists anticipated size and location of 2012 Costa Rica earthquake
Scientists using GPS to study changes in the Earth's shape accurately forecasted the size and location of the magnitude 7.6 Nicoya earthquake that occurred in 2012 in Costa Rica.
The Nicoya ...
The analogue of a tsunami for telecommunication
2013-12-27
The analogue of a tsunami for telecommunication
Development of electronics and communication requires a hardware base capable for increasingly larger precision, ergonomics and throughput. For communication and GPS-navigation satellites, it is of great importance ...
Study: Some plants may not adapt quickly to future climate change
2013-12-27
Study: Some plants may not adapt quickly to future climate change
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Using the largest dated evolutionary tree of flowering plants ever assembled, a new study suggests how plants developed traits to withstand low temperatures, with implications ...
Solitons in a crystal
2013-12-27
Solitons in a crystal
Soliton water waves can travel several kilometers without any significant change in their shape or amplitude, as opposed to normal waves, which widen as they travel, and eventually disappear. Discovered over 150 years ...
Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Dec. 24, 2013
2013-12-27
Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Dec. 24, 2013
Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine
1. Unprecedented but Justified. Princeton meningitis outbreak calls for "compassionate use" of unlicenced vaccine
In the wake of Princeton University's ...
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