Top articles
-
Duke researchers solve some mysteries related to the use of aspirin
Aspirin has been widely used for more than 50 years as a common, inexpensive blood thinner for patients with heart disease and stroke, but doctors have little understanding of how it works and why some people benefit and others don’t. Now researchers...
-
Researchers find that hot flashes take heavier toll on quality of life in HIV-infected women
Women with HIV are living longer, so more are entering menopause. As they do, they suffer more severe hot flashes than women without HIV, and their hot flashes take a heavier toll on their quality of life and daily functioning, found researchers at Massachusetts...
-
Are Single People More Independent or More Interconnected Than...
Social scientists know what people think of singles, and often, it is not pretty. My colleagues and I did a series of studies to document perceptions and prejudices. In some studies, we asked people to tell us, in their own words, what came to mind when...
-
Scientists identify genetic cause of 'spongy' skin condition
3-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Katrina Couttsk.coutts@qmul.ac.ukQueen Mary, University of London Scientists have identified the genetic cause of a rare skin condition that causes the hands and feet to turn white and spongy when exposed to water....
-
Police asked to investigate watchdog's missing emails
The disclosures came as ministers told The Daily Telegraph that the current regulatory system is “completely flawed” - and promised changes which will mean directors of hospitals and care homes can face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines if patients...
-
Evolution's toolkit seen in developing hands and arms
3-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Bill Hathaway 203-432-1322Yale University Thousands of sequences that control genes are active in the developing human limb and may have driven the evolution of the human hand and foot, a comparative genomics study...
-
Evolution's toolkit seen in developing hands and arms
3-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Bill Hathaway 203-432-1322Yale University Thousands of sequences that control genes are active in the developing human limb and may have driven the evolution of the human hand and foot, a comparative genomics study...
-
Police asked to investigate watchdog's missing emails
The disclosures came as ministers told The Daily Telegraph that the current regulatory system is “completely flawed” - and promised changes which will mean directors of hospitals and care homes can face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines if patients...
-
Evolution's toolkit seen in developing hands and arms
3-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Bill Hathaway 203-432-1322Yale University Thousands of sequences that control genes are active in the developing human limb and may have driven the evolution of the human hand and foot, a comparative genomics study...
-
Scientists identify genetic cause of 'spongy' skin condition
3-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Katrina Couttsk.coutts@qmul.ac.ukQueen Mary, University of London Scientists have identified the genetic cause of a rare skin condition that causes the hands and feet to turn white and spongy when exposed to water....
-
Former Workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory Plead Guilty to Atomic Energy Act Violations
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The Justice Department today announced that a scientist and his wife who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico have pleaded guilty to charges under the Atomic Energy Act and other...
-
Bipolar Advantages – No Longer If, But Why And How
I attended a great presentation at the APA annual conference in San Francisco about Achievement, Innovation, and Leadership in the Affective Spectrum. Four distinguished panelists gave presentations about their research into why people with bipolar disorder...
-
Land Registry releases statistics for first half of 2013
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Land Registry today (July 4) released the following statistics for the first half of 2013.Land registration————————-* The number of sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration for the first half...
-
VIDEO: Judge backs 'booze bracelet' scheme
One of the UK’s leading family court judges wants a pilot scheme to help parental alcohol addiction to be rolled out across the country. Alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelets, known as “booze bracelets" have been used in child protection cases where alcohol...
-
FDA approves Orexo's Zubsolv for people suffering from opioid dependence
Orexo (STO:ORX) today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Zubsolv™ (buprenorphine/naloxone) sublingual tablet CIII. Zubsolv is indicated for use as maintenance treatment for people suffering from...
-
Why Bedsharing and Breastfeeding Go Together, and What Could...
And I quote: “To achieve maximal security for the baby and optimal availability of breastfeeding, mothers are advised to take the baby of less than four months of age into their bed for feeding during the night, but afterwards to place the baby on its...
-
Brady's care 'affected by notoriety'
24 June 2013 Last updated at 10:26 ET Ian Brady wants to be moved from hospital to prison Ian Brady’s “notoriety” may have affected the quality of the treatment he has received in a secure hospital, his mental health tribunal has heard. Consultant psychologist…...
-
Modified immune cells seek and destroy melanoma
In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers led by Scott Pruitt at Duke University and Merck Research Laboratories report on a human clinical trial in which modified dendritic cells, a component of the immune system, were tested...
-
When AIDS viruses are transmitted despite treatment
While antiretroviral drugs offer an efficient means of preventing the replication of HIV in the blood, shedding of HIV may occur in semen, so that other persons can become infected during unprotected sexual intercourse. This occurs in particular if the...
-
Findings emphasise importance of vitamin D in pregnancy
Pregnant women pass low levels of vitamin D on to their babies at almost three times the extent previously thought, according to new research carried out at London’s Kingston University. While current studies suggest that around a fifth (19 per cent)...
-
Violent video games don't always reduce subsequent helpfulness
3-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodananjmadhusoodanan@plos.org 415-568-4545Public Library of Science No correlation between violent, antisocial video games and reduced prosocial behavior Violent or antisocial video games like Call...
-
Is This Yoga?
Yoga isn’t longingly bending forward, forcefully reaching for the ground or grasping behind your calves. Yoga is letting go, surrendering to your state of existence. Yoga isn’t standing thoughtlessly on your head, building your ego and impressing your...
-
Is This Yoga?
Yoga isn’t longingly bending forward, forcefully reaching for the ground or grasping behind your calves. Yoga is letting go, surrendering to your state of existence. Yoga isn’t standing thoughtlessly on your head, building your ego and impressing your...
-
Is This Yoga?
Yoga isn’t longingly bending forward, forcefully reaching for the ground or grasping behind your calves. Yoga is letting go, surrendering to your state of existence. Yoga isn’t standing thoughtlessly on your head, building your ego and impressing your...
-
Scientists identify gene that controls aggressiveness in breast cancer cells
3-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Nicole Rurarura@wi.mit.edu 617-258-6851Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (July 3, 2013) In a discovery that sheds new light on the aggressiveness of certain breast cancers, Whitehead...