Health & Medicine Week back issues from September 2008:
Remedial instruction rewires dyslexic brains, provides lasting results, study shows.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A new Carnegie Mellon University brain imaging study of dyslexic students and other poor readers shows that the brain can permanently rewire itself and overcome reading deficits, if students are given 100 hours of intensive remedial instruction (see also Carnegie Mellon University). ...
Tracking a crop disease could save millions of lives.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Scientists have discovered why one of the world's most important agricultural diseases emerged, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of General Virology. Maize streak virus (MSV) causes the main virus disease of Africa's most important food crop. By ...
Aboriginal kids can count without numbers.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count, according to a new study of aboriginal children by UCL (University College London) and the University of Melbourne. The study of the aboriginal children u from two communities which do not have words or gestures for ...
Groundbreaking research shows DEET's not sweet to mosquitoes.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Spray yourself with a DEET-based insect repellent and the mosquitoes will leave you alone. But why? They flee because of their intense dislike for the smell of the chemical repellent and not because DEET jams their sense of smell, report researchers at the University of California, Davis ...
Studies from University of Foggia have provided new data on acute myeloid leukemia.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Acute myeloid leukemia with mutated NPM1 gene and aberrant cytoplasmic expression of nucleophosmin (NPMc(+) acute myeloid leukemia) shows distinctive biological and clinical features. Experimental evidence of the oncogenic potential of the nucleophosmin mutant is, however, still lacking, ...
Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Partners to Speak on Issues Affecting Healthcare Industry.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Partners from Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTPI) will speak at three upcoming events about the opportunities facing the healthcare industry--ranging from the impact of retiring Baby Boomers' to predictive modeling strategies for health plans (see also Diamond ...
Zynx Health Clients Earn High Rankings in Study on Healthcare Quality.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Zynx Health, the leader in evidence-based healthcare, announced that a number of its clients have earned high rankings in a recent study conducted by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI), an organization that accelerates improvement in the financial and clinical value of ...
Studies from C. Tan and colleagues reveal new findings on abscess.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Singapore, Singapore, " Spinal abscess is a rare but potentially devastating condition. We present a case series, looking into its presentation, risk factors, management and outcome." " Five patients over a 10 year period were identified, with a ...
Findings from J. Holmes et al in agoraphobia reported.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "An important aspect of agoraphobia is a fear of being in crowded public spaces. This inherent spatiality means that it has aroused geographical interest," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report (see also Agoraphobia). "Feminist geographers have argued that the ...
Data from University of York provide new insights into andrology.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Andrology, "This article's objectives are to investigate the relationship between adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production (oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis) and fertility of bovine spermatozoa, determine the proportion of ...
Research on andrology discussed by E.C. Serefoglu and co-researchers.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Ankara, Turkey, "The objective of our study is to analyze the impact of patient age, education level, and household income on the understanding of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) and to determine the patient characteristics that make this ...
Studies from T. Kucuk et al add new findings in the area of andrology.(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of using a double ejaculate with the efficiency of using a single ejaculate for intrauterine insemination in male subfertility. Eligibility for the study was a total motile sperm count between 1 X 10(6) and 5 X 10(6) on postwash sperm ...
Findings in archaeological science reported from La Trobe University.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "New research on the oclontochronological (dental growth- increment) analysis of marsupial teeth provides opportunities to estimate with more certainty the time of the year Tasmanian Aborigines inhabited sites during the late Pleistocene," researchers in Melbourne, Australia report (see ...
Investigators at University of Trieste have published new data on archaeological science.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The study primarily aims at providing adequate imaging resolution of large and prominent targets of archaeological interest, such as pyramids and tumuli, at all depth levels. We implemented an integrated seismic tomography and georadar (STG) technique to perform high-resolution imaging ...
New archaeological science study findings have been reported from Hongik University.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from South Korea, "Metallurgical examination of cast iron objects from the Khitan period (AD l0th-12th) in Mongolia shows that they might be classified into two groups." "The first is based on Fe-C alloys of near eutectic composition and the second is based ...
New archaeological science study findings recently were published by researchers at Texas A&M University.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, "The skeleton of a human adult female was excavated from alluvial sediments along the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas." "She was buried face down in an extended position with her hands crossed beneath ...
Reports from University of Utrecht add new data to research in archaeological science.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Netherlands, "Wood exposed to a heat source can be transformed into charcoal if subject to conditions of carbonisation (in the absence of air) or charring (in restricted air). Charcoal recovered from archaeological sites can yield fundamental information to our ...
Research data from S. Eizaatari and colleagues update understanding of archaeological science.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Archaeological excavations at Point Hope, Alaska uncovered skeletal remains of two populations: the lpiutak (100 B.C.-500 A.D.) and Tigara (1200-1700 A.D.). Archaeological evidence indicates that, although both groups relied on animal (largely marine) resources for their subsistence, the ...
Research from M. Horrocks and co-researchers provides new data on archaeological science.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Three sediment cores and five test-pits at Anaura Bay, New Zealand were examined for evidence of Maori horticulture, and compared with descriptions of this site made in 1769 by Captain Cook's Endeavour expedition. The pits revealed soils modified for gardening and plant microfossil ...
Research from University of Malaga provides new data about archaeological science.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Malaga, Spain, "The Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, has no Pleistocene record in Europe." "Consequently, it has been suggested that this animal was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Arabs, who employed it for eliminating rodents and ...
Research in the area of archaeological science reported from Lakehead University.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Thunder Bay, Canada, "in combination, the analysis of carbonized food residue for stable C and N isotopes, elemental composition, and plant microfossils (phytoliths and starch granules) offers a powerful tool for understanding patterns of prehistoric maize (Zea ...
Research on archaeological science described by scientists at Australian National University.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, "Conditions in which thermal fractures occur are explored experimentally, and the results are used to assess heat treatment strategies. We conclude that no single 'critical temperature' for thermal fracturing ...
Research on archaeological science detailed by D.E. Angelucci and co-authors.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Ustrina are incineration funerary structures that are relatively common in Roman age cemeteries. Salvage excavations at Encosta de Sant'Ana (Lisbon, Portugal) in 2002 brought to light a part of the necropolis of the Roman town of Olisipo, including some ustrina," investigators in Burgos, ...
Research reports on archaeological science from T. Pradell and colleagues provide new insights.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "This paper presents a study of a representative selection of lustre ceramics dating from the last quarter of the 10th century AD to the second half of the 13th century AD from Egypt, Syria and Iran. The study concentrates on the structure and chemistry of the lustre itself over the ...
Research results from University of Witwatersrand update understanding of archaeological science.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Johannesburg, South Africa, "For many decades the use of backed pieces from the Howiesons Poort, between about 70 ka and 55 ka ago, in South Africa has been a point of discussion. Recently direct evidence has been provided to associate these tools with Middle ...
Scientists at University of East Anglia report research in archaeological science.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, "Assessing the impact of past human activity on landscape change in the Mediterranean has always presented challenges, requiring sound chronological frameworks for observed environmental change. The current ...
Scientists at University of Manchester target archaeological science.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Comparisons were made between two commonly used methods for the extraction of ancient DNA from charred plant remains. Using artificially charred wheat seeds, we show that silica-binding is the most efficient method for extraction of DNA," investigators in Manchester, the United Kingdom ...
New bioethics study findings have been published by scientists at University of Bergen.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "In this article I consider some central aspects of the naturalist philosophy of science and science and technology studies in dealing with the contested status of technoscience in medicine. Focusing on the concepts of realism and representation, I argue that theories of ...
Research data from L.M. Sabik and colleagues update understanding of bioethics.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "It has been suggested that focusing on procedures when setting priorities for health care avoids the conflicts that arise when attempting to agree on principles. A prominent example of this approach is ''accountability for reasonableness.'' We ...
Researchers at University of Bergen release new data on bioethics.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "There has been much discussion about how to obtain legitimacy at macro-level priority setting in health care by use of fair procedures, but how should we consider priority setting by individual clinicians or health workers at the micro-level? Despite the fact that just health care totally ...
Investigators at University of Alexandria have published new data on bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Alexandria, Egypt, "BSMV (barley stripe mosaic virus) particles were obtained in a pure state from infected host plant tissues of Hordeum vulgare. The three genomic parities (alpha, beta and gamma) were amplified by PCR using specific primers for each ...
Reports from Tarbiat Modares University advance knowledge in bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The differences in the inhibition activity of organophosphorus agents are a manifestation of different molecular properties of the inhibitors involved in the interaction with the active site of enzyme. We were interested in comparing the inhibition potency of four known synthesized ...
Research findings from University of Kaiserslautern update understanding of bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Five new norhirsutanes, named creolophins A-E, and complicatic acid were isolated from the culture broth of the rare tooth fungus Creolophus cirrhatus by solvent extraction, silica gel column chromatography and HPLC," scientists in Kaiserslautern, Germany report (see also Bioscience). ...
Research from A.L. Dokkedal and colleagues has provided new data on bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Eriocaulaceae is a pantropical family that comprises about 1100 species distributed in 11 genera," investigators in Bauru, Brazil report (see also Bioscience). "The infrafamilial relationships are still unsatisfactorily resolved, because of the tiny flowers and generalized ...
Research from L. Morenoosorio and co-authors in the area of bioscience published.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Chillan, Chile, "Polygodial (1) and its derivatives acetal 2 (propylene) and 3 (ethylene) were prepared and their antifeedant activity and toxic effects evaluated on several insect species with different feeding ecologies (Spodoptera littoralis, Leptinotarsa ...
Research results from University of Gottingen update understanding of bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The motile zoospores of the damping-off pathogen Aphanomyces cochlioides aggregate on host plants (e.g., sugar beet, spinach) guided by the host-specific plant signal cochliophilin A before infection. To assess the potential role of secondary metabolites in nonhost resistance, acetone ...
Researchers at Ochanomizu University target bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section C - a Journal of Biosciences, "Using semi-quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, we studied the expression of genes encoding caffeine synthase (TCS1), inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (TIDH), ...
Studies from Ataturk University provide new data on bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section C - a Journal of Biosciences, "The effects of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine) on glutathione reductase (glutathione: NADP(+) oxidoreductase, EC 1.8.1-7; GR) activity of spinach leaves ...
Studies from National Autonomous University add new findings in the area of bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Mexico, "Nine diterpene lactone amide derivatives 1-9 were synthesized from 6-oxovouacapan-7 beta,17 beta-lactone, which was obtained from 6a,7 beta-dihydroxyvouacapan-17 beta-oic acid isolated from Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth., and tested for their ...
Studies from X.A. Lin and co-researchers update current data on bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) encodes an ubiquitin protein, which may be involved in virus infection. Functional analysis of the AcMNPV ubiquitin promoter was performed by progressive ...
Studies from Y. Huang and co-researchers update current data on bioscience.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Biodiesel is an alternative diesel fuel made from renewable biological resources. During the process of biodiesel production, lipase-catalyzed transesterification is a crucial step," scientists in Wuhan, People's Republic of China report (see also Bioscience). "However, current ...
Study data from Texas A&M University provide new insights into bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Citrus limonoids were demonstrated to possess potential biological activities in reducing the risk of certain diseases. Limonoids are present in citrus fruits in the form of aglycones and glucosides," scientists writing in the Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section C - a Journal of ...
Study data from University of Cologne update knowledge of bioscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung Section C - a Journal of Biosciences, "When incubated anaerobically, in the light, in the presence of C2H2 and high concentrations of H-2, both Mo-grown Anabaena variabilis and either Mo- or V-grown Anabaena ...
Studies from Louisiana State University reveal new findings on borrelia.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "To initiate infection, a microbial pathogen must be able to evade innate immunity. Here we show that the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi depends on its surface lipoproteins for protection against innate defences," investigators in the United States report (see also Borrelia) ....
Findings from J.S. Cavalcante and co-authors broaden understanding of brain research.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and the thalamic intergeniculate leaflet (IGL) are considered to be the main centers of the mammalian circadian timing system. In primates, the IGL is included as part of the pregeniculate nucleus (PGN), a cell group located mediodorsally to ...
New findings from Duke University in the area of brain research described.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Brain Research Bulletin, "Neurotrophic factors control neural cell differentiation and assembly of neural circuits. We previously showed that organophosphate pesticides differentially regulate members of the fibroblast growth factor ...
Reports summarize brain research from University of Oxford.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Brain Research Bulletin, "EGCG, a major component of green tea, has a number of properties which includes it being a powerful antioxidant. The purpose of this investigation was to deduce whether inclusion of EGCG in the drinking water ...
Reports summarize brain research study results from Harvard University.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "Studies have identified specific brain regions that increase activation during rest relative to attention-demanding tasks; these regions subserve the ''default mode of brain function''. Most of these studies have been conducted in the presence ...
Research data from Stanford University update understanding of brain research.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from the United States, "The default-mode network (DMN) is a set of specific brain regions whose activity, predominant in the resting-state, is attenuated during cognitively demanding, externally-cued tasks. The cognitive correlates of this network have proven ...
Research findings from University of Tehran update understanding of brain research.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Iran, "M1 muscarinic receptor has been shown to be involved in cognitive functions of the brain. Conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm involves memory for the association between environmental stimuli and the rewarding properties produced by a ...
Research from McGill University in the area of brain research published.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Recent studies have demonstrated large amplitude spontaneous fluctuations in functional-MRI (fMRI) signals in humans in the resting state. Importantly, these spontaneous fluctuations in blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) signal are often synchronized over distant parts of the brain, ...
Research from Vrije University Amsterdam in the area of brain research published.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Human brain oscillations fluctuate erratically in amplitude during rest and exhibit power-law decay of temporal correlations. It has been suggested that this dynamics reflects self-organized activity near a critical state," scientists writing in the journal Human Brain Mapping report (see ...
Research reports on brain research from Federal University provide new insights.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Curitiba, Brazil, "Using factor analysis, we investigated whether the defensive reactions seen in the elevated T-maze measure different behaviours. Rats were submitted to the elevated T-maze followed by the open-field test." "Avoidance 1 and 2 ...
Research results from Manhattanville College update knowledge of brain research.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Our laboratory has recently observed the development of an anxiogenic response after a short abstinence period (similar to 10 days) in young adult rats treated repeatedly with cocaine during adolescence. The present study was conducted ...
Researchers at Indiana University release new data on brain research.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "To understand the effects of a cortical lesion it is necessary to consider not only the loss of local neural function, but also the lesion-induced changes in the larger network of endogenous oscillatory interactions in the brain. To ...
Researchers from University of Melbourne publish findings in brain research.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "FMRI has revealed the presence of correlated low-frequency cerebro-vascular oscillations within functional brain systems, which are thought to reflect an intrinsic feature of large-scale neural activity. The spatial correlations shown by these fluctuations has been their identifying ...
Scientists at Medical University of South Carolina target brain research.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Recent anatomical and electrophysiological evidence in primates indicates the presence of direct connections between primary auditory and primary visual cortex that constitute cross-modal systems. We examined the intrinsic functional ...
Scientists at University of Cambridge describe research in brain research.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "Fractal processes, like trees or coastlines, are defined by self-similarity or power law scaling controlled by a single exponent, simply related to the fractal dimension or Hurst exponent (H) of the process. Multifractal processes, like turbulence, have more complex behaviours defined by ...
University of Sao Paulo publishes research in brain research.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "A correlation between pain sensation and neuronal c-fos expression has been analyzed following experimental rapid maxillar expansion (RME). Adult male Wistar rats were anaesthetized and divided into three groups: animals that received an orthodontic apparatus, which was immediately ...
New clinical neuroscience study findings reported from Uppsala University.(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The aim of the present study was to investigate restless legs symptoms with concomitant daytime sleepiness as a risk factor for mortality in a middle-aged population. A cohort of 5102 subjects aged 30-65 years in mid-Sweden who responded to a postal questionnaire in 1983 was followed up," ...
Research on clinical neuroscience described by C. Evren and colleagues.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, "Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized as having problems identifying, describing, and working with one's own feelings, often marked by a lack of understanding of the feelings of others, ...
Research results from J. Semba and colleagues update understanding of clinical neuroscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to a study from Mimuro, Japan, "Epidemiologic studies suggest the existence of a biological link between nicotine withdrawal and depression. To investigate the neuronal mechanisms of the precipitation of depression during smoking cessation, an animal model of nicotine withdrawal ...
Studies from Kaohsiung Medical University provide new data on clinical neuroscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The aim of the present study was to gain insight into the prevalence of depression and its association with self-esteem, family, peer and school factors in a large-scale representative Taiwanese adolescent population. A total of 12 210 adolescent students were recruited into the present ...
Study data from S. Hama and colleagues update understanding of clinical neuroscience.
Sep 01, 2008 ... According to recent research from Japan, "The present study used two-step analyses to examine the effect of acceptance of disability or 'insistence on recovery' in Japanese stroke patients: first on their functional improvement and second, on their psychological symptoms. Disability was ...
New research on clinical pathology from E.M. Leuverink and co-authors summarized.(Report)
Sep 01, 2008 ... "The identification of reliable prognostic factors in patients with ovarian stage 1 adult-type granulosa cell tumour (GCT) has proved problematic. Some reports have suggested that proliferation indices may be of value, but the data are conflicting and the methods of assessment often poorly ...