Discovered how mice survive infection by virulent Toxoplasma parasites This news release is available in Portuguese. One of the commonest parasites in the world is Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasma can infect most warm-blooded animals, including ...

October 2013 Educational Researcher examines gender gap in college enrollment Issue also looks at college coenrollment, common core standards, and student math achievement WASHINGTON, October 29, 2013 ─ The October 2013 issue of Educational Researcher ...

Scientists shine light on world's least-studied bat The Mortlock Islands flying fox, a large, breadfruit-eating bat native to a few remote and tiny Pacific islands, has long been regarded as one of the world's least studied bats. For more than 140 years nearly all that scientists ...

News that is better or worse than expected influences health decisions UCR psychologist finds that unrealistic pessimists less likely to take preventive action after receiving good news RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Patients who are unrealistically optimistic ...

Mechanisms of wound healing are clarified in MBL zebrafish study WOODS HOLE, Mass.— A crucial component of wound healing in many animals, including humans, is the migration of nearby skin cells toward the center of the wound. These cells fill the wound in and help ...

Results of the SAFE-PCI trial presented at TCT 2013 Novel study finds using radial versus femoral access during cardiac catheterization may have benefits in women SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 29, 2013 – A clinical trial conducted exclusively in women suggests that an initial ...

Dinner rituals that correlate with child and adult BMI All in the family: Dinner tables linked to less fat Beyond plate size and calorie count, the war against obesity may have a new leader – the dinner table. Families that eat together without the television ...

Knowledge about incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse lower among women of color Knowing what symptoms to look for may help women with pelvic floor disorders improve their chances of successful treatment. But knowledge of these disorders is lacking among most women, ...

Results of the COREVALVE EXTREME RISK trial presented at TCT 2013 Clinical trial finds that COREVALVE reduces rate of death and stroke in sickest patients with aortic stenosis SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 29, 2013 – In a clinical trial, a self-expanding transcatheter aortic ...

Exercise programs could help to prevent fall injuries in older people Could reduce rate of severe falls leading to medical care Exercise programmes designed to prevent falls in older adults also appear to prevent injuries caused by falls, suggests a paper ...

Unpublished trial data 'violates an ethical obligation' to study participants, say researchers Study finds almost 1 in 3 large clinical trials still not published 5 years after completion Almost one in three (29%) large clinical trials remain unpublished ...

Autism and language impairment genetically linked Rutgers University scientists also find strong evidence of a genetic connection in areas of social skills and repetitive behaviors Lorenzo Miodus-Santini an 11-year-old sixth-grader from Princeton, who was classified ...

Warm winters let trees sleep longer Climate change alters timing of spring growth in forests In the temperate zones, vegetation follows the change of the seasons. After a winter pause, plants put out new growth in spring. Research has now brought ...

New substance effectively combats multi-resistant bacteria MULTI-RESISTANCE: In Europe alone, more than 25,000 people die each year from infections caused by multi-resistant bacteria. Researchers from University of Copenhagen have now developed and characterized ...

Moral in the morning, but dishonest in the afternoon Our ability to exhibit self-control to avoid cheating or lying is significantly reduced over the course of a day, making us more likely to be dishonest in the afternoon than in the ...

Institute explores intimate partner violence across generations HUNTSVILLE, TX (10/30/13) -- Most parents who experienced intimate partner violence had children that grew to face violence in their own adult relationships, according to a study published by the Crime ...

How fat could help solve part of the diabetes problem The pancreas is a large organ that wraps around our gut, and produces the exact amount of insulin our bodies need when we eat – except when we start to develop diabetes, and insulin production ...

Did brain tumor stem cells originate from malignant neural stem cells? Although it is believed that glioma is derived from brain tumor stem cells, the source and molecular signal pathways of these cells are still unclear. The potential of neural stem cells to ...

Association between glioma susceptibility and XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism DNA damage is an important mechanism of glioma. X-ray cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) is a DNA repair gene that participates in the base excision repair pathway. To date, many studies ...

A new DNA vaccine induces a Th2 immune response in Alzheimer's disease mice Amyloid-beta (Aβ) active immunization in Alzheimer's disease can increase the rate of Aβ clearance, and delay cognitive dysfunction, but it is easy to induce meningoencephalitis, ...

New drug to help common bowel disease An international team led by University of Adelaide researchers has identified the mechanism of pain relief of a new drug for treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C), based on nonclinical ...

Human immune system shapes skin microbiome October 29, 2013 -- Our skin plays host to millions of beneficial and potentially disease-causing microorganisms; however, whether our immune system influences these microbial communities to prevent disease is ...

Pregnant rats exposed to obesity hormone lose birth's protective effect on breast cancer WASHINGTON — Like humans, young rats that give birth have a reduced risk of breast cancer later in life. But a new study shows that this protective effect in animals is negated ...

A potential new class of fast-acting antidepressant More than 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants, but these medications can take weeks—and for some patients, months—before they begin to alleviate symptoms. Now, scientists from the University ...

Extracting energy from bacteria Most of us wouldn't consider bacteria a promising energy source of the future. That would be shortsighted, says Leonard Tender, a microbial-electrochemist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., who believes that ...