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Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may increase risk of having child with autism

6/17/2013
Boston, MA Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. "Our findings raise concerns si... [Comments]

New virus discovered in patients with central nervous system infections

6/17/2013
Patients in Vietnam and other locations with central nervous system infections may well be suffering from the effects of a newly discovered virus, according to a study to be published in mBio , the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Researchers have detected the virus in spinal fluid from 4 percent of 642 patients with central nervous system infections of unk... [Comments]

New virus isolated from patients with severe brain infections

6/17/2013
Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease. The virus was found in a total of 28 out of 644 patients with severe brain infections in the study, corresponding to around 4%, but not in any of the 122 patients with non-infectious brain disorder... [Comments]

New compound excels at killing persistent and drug-resistant tuberculosis

6/17/2013
LA JOLLA, CA June 17, 2013 An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium in two different ways. "These findings represent an effort to help solve... [Comments]

Poor eating behaviors may put preschoolers at risk for later health problems

6/17/2013
TORONTO, June 17, 2013How kids eat their food may turn out to be just as important as what they eat, according to a new study out of St. Michael's Hospital. The study, led by Dr. Nav Persaud, a family physician, found a significant association between poor eating habits in kids ages three to five and their levels of non-HDL or "bad" cholesterol, putting them at risk for cardiovascular... [Comments]

Wayne State welcomes undergraduates from around the US for physics research experience

6/17/2013
DETROIT On June 6, professors in Wayne State University's Department of Physics kicked off WSU's only National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. This program aims to give undergraduates an opportunity to do cutting-edge research in astrophysics, and in particle and nuclear physics. According to Alexey Petrov, Ph.D., professor of physics... [Comments]

Saint Louis University researchers discover a way to detect new viruses

6/17/2013
ST. LOUIS -- In research published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications , Saint Louis University researchers describe a technology that can detect new, previously unknown viruses. The technique offers the potential to screen patients for viruses even when doctors have not identified a particular virus as the likely source of an infection. In the new approach, scientist... [Comments]

'Chemical architects' build materials with potential applications in drug delivery and gas storage

6/17/2013
PITTSBURGHHome remodelers understand the concept of improving original foundations with more modern elements. Using this same approachbut with chemistryresearchers in the University of Pittsburgh's Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have designed a family of materials that could make drug delivery, gas storage, and gas transport more efficient and at a lower cost. The findings wer... [Comments]

Biometric Authentication Provides Better Mobile Device Security, Heavy Reading Finds

6/17/2013
BOSTON , June 17, 2013 As mobile devices, smartphones and tablets become more prolific, the need to secure them grows exponentially, and biometric authentication offers that security, according to the latest report from Heavy Reading Insider ( www.heavyreading.com/mobile-networks ), a subscription research service from Heavy Reading ( www.heavyreading.com ). Biometrics O... [Comments]

Vitamin D supplementation may delay precocious puberty in girls

6/17/2013
SAN FRANCISCO-- Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls, a new clinical study finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Among girls, puberty generally begins between the ages of 10 and 14. Boys undergo these changes later, usually between 12 to 16 years of age. Precocious puberty is diagnosed i... [Comments]

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