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Global Warming Threatens Tibet

...ntists have called for more support for ecological research on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. They said that a ...tion to attract public donations and help fund the research should be set up....

Americans Grow Shorter, Blame It on Weak Healthcare

...ervices have a major impact on human size." More research is needed to fully understand why Americans are sh...t might be greater still before the kids are born; research shows that every week of paid maternity leave significantly reduces infant mortality rates, a key in...

Global Warming: Lessons of History Help the Future

... through the worst famines of recent history. In research presented at a seminar in Paris last week, Fraser looked at Ireland's Potato Famine of 1845-50, in which around a million people died; at famines that killed around 45 million people in British-ruled India from 1875-1902; and at the 1984-85 famine in...

Doctors Discover Hair-loss Prevention Drug for Cancer Patients

...hair during chemotherapy, a doctor involved in the research said Monday . Toshiyuki Sakai said his team had found "alopestatin" reduced hair loss by 70 percent when used on rats also given etoposide anti-cancer drugs. Etoposide is widely used to treat lung and other cancers but can cause hair loss. Saka...

Protein Instrumental to Brain Development and Repair Identified

...g. "Our breakthrough at the level of laboratory research will soon translate to the bedsides where they care for newborns," he added. When white matter is injured or defective, the essential functions of information relay are impaired, according to the background information in a paper, to be published ...

Fat Horses Face Health Problems

...cent of the horses evaluated during the pioneering research were determined to be overweight or obese and may...enowned veterinary nutritionist, on the innovative research project. Dr. Ray Geor, the Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in the College of A...

Skin Cancer Rates Soar In Warmer Regions Of UK

...in cancer cases has been even higher. The latest research shows that in Cornwall there has been an increase of 18 per cent in the number of cases between 2003 and 2005. As of now, there are more deaths from malignant melanoma in Britain, with 1,800 fatalities and thousands more diagnoses every year, than i...

Imaginary Friends are Good for Kids

...he new study also supports the findings of earlier research by psychologist Anna Toby that found that "children who have imaginary companions have more advanced communication skills"....

Afro- American Women Have More Aggressive Breast Cancer

...lopment of individual treatment strategies. The research was led by Edith P. Mitchell, M.D., clinical profe...id Dr. Morris. "We would like to explore future research that will enhance our knowledge and allow better understanding of these biological differences, and ...

Delay in Cancer Diagnosis for Children

.../patient factors. The study concludes that further research should focus on understanding the impact of delays in diagnosis on morbidity and mortality in children with cancer. Though delays in the diagnosis of cancer in children are short and attributable to clinical presentation and healthcare system compl...

Clinically Proven Probiotic Supplement Now Available to Pharmacists

...ications -- particularly antibiotics. Further, new research suggests that people who suffer from digestive disorders, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), may have a pronounced disruption of bacterial balance. "ALIGN was developed to help people with a wide-range of episodic digestive upsets," said Mauri...

Boffins Identify Gene That can Protect Humans from Nephronopthisis

...his is an excellent example of how combining basic research with clinical studies can help uncovering mechanis...ase," said Henriette Uhlenhaut who carried out the research in Treier's lab. "The next step will be to translate the insights gained into new therapeutic appr...

Anti-smoking Drug Could Help Treat Alcoholism: Study

...in's reward system for addictive substances. The research team, noting that cigarettes and alcohol are often abused together, wanted to see if the drug had the same affect on drinking. The researchers tested the impact of varenicline -- know by its trade names Chantix in the United States and Champix in E...

Government Policies and Booming Economy Keep Indian Healthcare in Top Shape

...ss. Frost & Sullivan's Country Industry Forecast research provides a unique country-specific perspective on ...ivan Economic Research and Analytics team provides research focused on timely and critical sociometric, econometric, demographic, political, and regulatory info...

Battle Between Google and Microsoft Could Trigger Revolution in Healthcare

...Peter Kruger, of Wireless Healthcare, will Present research into new models for online healthcare at the Consumer HealthTec Summit in San Francisco....

Water Hyacinth is Used for Health Improvements in Africa

In research that will be presented at the annual meeting of th... Lauderdale, was involved in the original ARS/USDA research in the 1970s that initiated use of the Neochetina weevils as biocontrol agents of water hyacinth. ...

Pharmacogenomic Market Gaining Greater Acceptance Across Europe

...h Partnership Service program, which also includes research on the following: European Molecular Diagnostics M...tic Market, European Primary Care Diagnostics. All research included in subscriptions provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends that have been e...

Indian Boffins to Fight Wrinkles With Camels' Milk

...of Rajasthan and has bred a herd of 270 camels for research projects. Having fairer skin is something of a national obsession in India and has helped spur massive growth in the beauty industry, currently worth around 180 billion rupees (400 million dollars) annually....

Specific Protein is Instrumental in Myelination

...arch, said Dr. Gallo. We work collaboratively with research institutes around the world, and then we walk down... direct clinical care. My colleagues in clinical research and care pioneered whole body cooling, which slows down brain damage underway in compromised newborn...

Experts Need to Include Children in Research

... in childrens medicine if they include children in research programmes as well as adults . Professor John Wa...Warner said that people should be assured that all research involving children would be carried out ethically and responsibly. We will of course be operating t...

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