The study appears as an early e-publication for the journal Cell Transplantation, and is now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct/pre-prints/ct0832liu. "Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can cure many hematologic diseases," said study co-author Dr. Qifa Liu of the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China. "However, poor graft function is a complication that occurs in five to 27 percent of patients receiving allo-HSCT and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality." According to the researchers, ...

One of the most widely advocated strategies for dealing with HIV/AIDS could double the number of multi-drug-resistant HIV cases in the population of men who have sex with men (MSM) in LA County over the next 10 years, cautions a new study. In the United States, LA County has the largest incident population of HIV positive individuals. The so-called "test and treat" policy — which calls for universal testing for HIV as well as treatment with antiretroviral drugs for even those at the earliest stages of the disease — is popular because it has been shown to decrease the ...

As recently as the Vietnam and Korean wars, soldiers' families commonly had to wait months to receive word from family members on the front lines. Now, cell phones and the internet allow deployed soldiers and their families to communicate instantly. However, along with the benefits of keeping in touch, using new communication technologies can have negative consequences for both soldiers and their families, according to a study by University of Missouri researcher Brian Houston. This research could lead to guidelines for how active military personnel and their families can ...

WASHINGTON — Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have discovered a brain anomaly that explains why some people diagnosed with autism cannot easily recognize faces — a deficit linked to the impairments in social interactions considered to be the hallmark of the disorder. They also say that the novel neuroimaging analysis technique they developed to arrive at this finding is likely to help link behavioral deficits to differences at the neural level in a range of neurological disorders. The final manuscript published March 15 in the online journal ...

(Boston)--Boston Medical Center pediatricians Laura Johnson, MD, MPH, Jenny Radesky, MD, and Barry Zuckerman, MD, the Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, have published a paper in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics that addresses how understanding the origins and goals of parenting behaviors can help pediatricians strengthen relationships with families, demonstrate cultural sensitivity, and more effectively offer guidance on the challenges of childrearing. According to the paper, parenting goals and behavior ...

The answer to longevity may be far simpler than we imagine; it may in fact be right under our noses in the form of a morning caffeine kick. The elderly inhabitants of Ikaria, the Greek island, boast the highest rates of longevity in the World, and many scientists turn to them when looking to discover the 'secrets of a longer life'. In a new study in Vascular Medicine, published by SAGE, researchers investigating cardiovascular health believe that a cup of boiled Greek coffee holds the clue to the elderly islanders' good health. Only 0.1% of Europeans live to be over ...

Milan, 18 March 2013 - New evidence from Sweden confirms previous studies which suggest that functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy may vary between surgeons, especially in relation to continence. However, the group found no evidence of heterogeneity in potency-related outcomes. The results of this investigation, to be presented at the 28th Annual EAU Congress, aimed of to examine between surgeon variation with regards to oncological and patient-reported functional outcomes in one European centre. The study included 1280 men who underwent open radical prostatectomy ...

An international research team announces the first scientific results from one of the most inaccessible places on Earth: the bottom of the Mariana Trench located nearly 11 kilometers below sea level in the western Pacific, which makes it the deepest site on Earth. Their analyses document that a highly active bacteria community exists in the sediment of the trench - even though the environment is under extreme pressure almost 1,100 times higher than at sea level. In fact, the trench sediments house almost 10 times more bacteria than in the sediments of the surrounding ...

March 17, 2013 — (Bronx, NY) — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which the red blood cell production is thrown out of balance. The study, conducted in mice, is published today in the online edition of the journal Nature Medicine. "Our findings ...

Around half of Cambodia's tropical flooded grasslands have been lost in just 10 years according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The seasonally flooded grasslands around the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake, are of great importance for biodiversity and a refuge for 11 globally-threatened bird species. They are also a vital fishing, grazing, and traditional rice farming resource for around 1.1 million people. Research published today in the journal Conservation Biology quantifies for the first time the area's catastrophic loss ...

Irvine, Calif. –Models of carbon dioxide in the world's oceans need to be revised, according to new work by UC Irvine and other scientists published online Sunday in Nature Geoscience. Trillions of plankton near the surface of warm waters are far more carbon-rich than has long been thought, they found. Global marine temperature fluctuations could mean that tiny Prochlorococcus and other microbes digest double the carbon previously calculated. Carbon dioxide is the leading driver of disruptive climate change. In making their findings, the researchers have upended a decades-old ...

There's little doubt — among scientists at any rate — that the climate has warmed since people began to release massive amounts greenhouse gases to the atmosphere during the Industrial Revolution. But ask a scientist if the weather is getting stormier as the climate warms and you're likely to get a careful response that won't make for a good quote. There's a reason for that. "Although many people have speculated that the weather will get stormier as the climate warms, nobody has done the quantitative analysis needed to show this is indeed happening," says Jonathan ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 18, 2013 – New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that a diabetes prevention program led by community health workers is effective at reducing blood glucose and potentially reducing diabetes over the long term. This is the largest program to successfully replicate the results achieved by the Diabetes Prevention Project (DPP), a research study led by the National Institutes of Health and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which demonstrated several years ago that lifestyle weight-loss interventions can ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A rising percentage of parents say they won't have their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papilloma virus, even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations, a study by Mayo Clinic and others shows. More than 2 in 5 parents surveyed believe the HPV vaccine is unnecessary, and a growing number worry about potential side effects, researchers found. The findings are published in the new issue of the journal Pediatrics. In all, researchers looked at three vaccines routinely recommended for U.S. teens: a ...

Mesa, Arizona. Certified Mold Inspectors Phillip and Divine Fry have introduced new equipment and techniques for mold inspection and testing inside walls, ceilings, floors, and heating/cooling equipment and ducts for hidden toxic mold growth. By drilling or cutting small holes into suspect interior surfaces, the mold inspectors can insert a fiber optics inspection cable with video monitor to look for mold growth therein. Through the same holes, the inspectors can also insert a tube connected to an air suction pump and Air-O-Cell air sampling cassette to collect a sample ...

Yoga has been around for many years and over time, various practitioners have refined their own ideas and techniques within the core Yoga basics. Below are the most asked questions on yoga answered. 1. What is Yoga? This is the most common question from most beginners. Though they already have a general idea of yoga, they are not certain as how to yoga can help to improve their health and fitness. Is it another exercise? Or simply a philosophy? Is it some kind of physical therapy? Or just a spiritual process? The answer is all these are just different perspectives ...

Opening Reception: April 4, 2013 @ 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Exhibition Duration: April 4, 2013 through April 30, 2013 Alfa's Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm The Alfa Art Gallery is proud to announce the spring installment of our New Brunswick Art Salon 2013. Because there were so many fantastic artists that submitted to our open call for artists, Alfa Art Gallery has decided to divide its Spring Salon into two separate exhibitions. Opening on April 4, 2013 at 7:00 pm, "Quiet Moments" will be the first installment of juried watercolor ...

Getting wrong fuel in the car is tragic. It would cost quite a bit and the car will be towed and get stuck in a garage for several days and sometimes even weeks. But this was before companies like Fuelfixer came into service. These mobile mechanics specializes in draining the fuel mixup and putting in correct fuel types in cars without damaging the engine. Petrol in diesel car is no longer a big problem. Motorists can immediately call 08000159564 (yes it's a toll-free number) and get help within 30 minutes (average response time)any time of the day (24/7 service)wherever ...

Cyber Compare, today launched the first phase of its new website, http://www.cybercompare.net. The website owner, Anthony Shapley explains the new website will allow users to compare the prices of dozens of TLD's across dozens of different registrars. "After months of development and research, we're very pleased to unveil the first phase of the new website. Its Cyber Compares mission to provide accurate comparison tools across multiple digital services, this is our first big step towards doing this, with the launch of phase 1." Anthony Shapley continued to ...

Outdoor advertising company Posterplus Media Group has launched its new digital LED billboard in Ayr, the first of its kind in the county. The project has taken a year from concept to completion. The billboard is located on Whitletts Road, one of the key arterial roads into Ayr, operating each day from 7am until midnight. The digital billboard offers full colour animation and the facility to play video clips. It creates immediate impact and offers stunning awareness for local advertisers. Posterplus Media Group managing director Gavin Hollywood said: ...

EzCheckPrinting check printing software makes writing checks and paying bills fast, efficient and inexpensive. In response to customers¡¯ requests, payroll accounting software developer Halfpricesoft.com released the new edition of check printing software with improved user interface and form level help buttons. And the new blank check stock printing feature eliminates the needs of the expensive pre-printed checks. ezCheckPrinting software developers believe small business accounting software should be designed for the non-technical people who are actual end-users. They ...

Bonne Terre Mine will host the Missouri Division of Tourism's shooting of a behind the scenes companion video that will accompany its 2013 series of TV commercials. Filming will be conducted on Saturday, March 23, 2013 to film some of the mine's customers, scuba divers and the boat and walking tours guides at the world famous Bonne Terre Mine "Billion Gallon Lake Resort" which is the world's largest freshwater dive resort. Bonne Terre Mine is located one hour south of St. Louis and is a mecca for scuba divers and non-divers wishing to go back in time while visiting ...

EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company, announces the launch of its new iPhone app. The mobile app is free and is now available for download in the App Store. The iPhone app makes it simple, easy and convenient for clients to access laboratory results wherever they are - in the field, at the office, or anywhere they have a network connection. "EMLab P&K continues to lead the industry in innovation and client service. Our iPhone app allows us to better serve our clients because it makes our clients' work easier and more convenient," said Dave Gallup, EMLab ...

Andromeda POS has cooked some hot extra toppings into its world-leading food-service industry Point-Of-Sale solution. It's new and in-demand functionality will be revealed at the Pizza Expo happening in Las Vegas March 19-21 at booth #1735. "Just like our own big-brand pizza restaurant customers like Papa John's Pizza and New York Pizza, we also have to make sure we deliver real value customers are asking for," says Andromeda Vice President (Americas) Dave Hick. "Business owners tell us they want better capabilities for controlling operations, reporting, ...

The results of the survey were highlighted by Dell, Broadcom, and NetApp being selected as Market Leaders for the third year in a row; Cisco was chosen as a Market Leader in three product categoies; and solid recognition of Amazon Web Services an IT brand leader. "If you think Amazon Web Services can't compete for storage product business," said Frank Berry, CEO of IT Brand Pulse. "Think again. Who are you going to trust more than Amazon Web Services to get data from your premises to the Amazon S3 Cloud?" • For the third year in a row, Dell/EqualLogic ...