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Plastic that degrades in seawater could be boon for cruise industry and others

...le to delay delivery, but none improved the baby’s health outcome. This study is the first to show that the ...weeks). Using a composite measure of the newborn’s health including perinatal death, markers of brain damage and serious lung and bowel complications, mothers...

New measure of sexual arousal found for both men and women

...he only method that can be used to diagnose sexual health problems in both women and men. In fact, women and men demonstrated similar patterns of temperature change during sexual arousal with no significant differences between genders in the time needed to reach peak temperature. "Using thermography, we a...

Bird flu -- Call for antiviral drugs to be shared

... a vaccine effective against the new virus. Public health officials therefore need to consider how they would protect people during the first few months of a pandemic. Measures might include the use of antiviral drugs and international travel restrictions. In a new study published in PLoS Medicine, research...

Improving outcomes in premature births

...le to delay delivery, but none improved the baby’s health outcome. This study is the first to show that the ...weeks). Using a composite measure of the newborn’s health including perinatal death, markers of brain damage and serious lung and bowel complications, mothers...

Cellulose nanocrystal research could lead to new vaccines, computer inks

... has risks as well, as the powder can be a serious health hazard if inhaled. The ink jet printing allows for a safe method of deposition of the nanocrystals. ...

Bacterial response to oxidation studied as toxin barometer

...ress show promise as a biosensor to predict public health threats. At the 233rd American Chemical Society n...ions, from water monitoring in general to specific health monitoring in other biological systems in the environment, and met Rzigalinski, who is focused on ne...

Minuscule molecules pack a powerful punch

...ss of gene regulation, with consequences for human health and disease. "Our work builds upon the sequences of the human and mouse genomes, the power of computer analysis and microarray work and exemplifies why whole-organism research can bring understanding that cannot be developed in any other way." ...

Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men

...2.1 cases per 100,000. Among other factors, public health officials think the rates dropped because fewer people were selling sex to get crack cocaine as the decade went by. However, the syphilis rate rose by 19 percent between 2000 and 2003. During that period, the rates among women continued to slid...

100 percent juices found as beneficial to health as fruits and vegetables

When it comes to some of today’s health issues, 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices do ...dults, following guidelines established by leading health authorities. Taylor also points to a large epidemiological study, published in the September 2006...

Vitamin D deficiency widespread during pregnancy

...on linked to rickets and other musculoskeletal and health complications, vitamin D insufficiency was found t...or infant rickets, which again is becoming a major health problem." For their study, Dr. Bodnar and her colleagues evaluated data that was collected on 200...

'Exercise pill' switches on gene that tells cells to burn fat

...ome X, this consists of obesity and the often dire health consequences of obesity: high blood pressure, high levels of fat in the blood, heart disease, and resistance to insulin and diabetes. Dr. Evan’s Experimental Biology presentation on April 30 is part of the scientific program of the American Soci...

'The eyes have it' -- Autism research yields surprising results

...cording to the National Autistic Society. A mental health survey by the Office for National Statistics found the prevalence of children and young people anywhere on the autistic spectrum is 0.9 per cent ?almost one in every 100. ...

Unique tomatoes tops in disease-fighting antioxidants

...olors. Carotenoids are thought to have a number of health benefits, such as reducing the risk of developing ...omatoes rich in cis-lycopene would provide greater health benefits to humans, but the study's results suggest that tomatoes can be used to increase both the i...

Cells selectively absorb short nanotubes

...es. Public concerns surrounding the environmental, health and safety impacts of SWCNTs could derail efforts ...rst of many steps in the critical goal of reducing health risk by de novo engineering of the nanotubes themselves." ...

Faster, low cost sequencing technologies needed to drive era of personalized medicine

DNA testing is transforming health care and medicine, but current technologies only give a snapshot of an individual's genetic makeup. Any patient wanting a complete picture of their inherited DNA, or genome, would drop their jaw at the sight of the bill -- to the current tune of $10 ...

Light wine intake is associated with longer life expectancy in men

...rmore, red wine consumption may have an additional health benefit because the polyphenolic compounds contain... starting to drink alcohol because of its positive health benefits is not advised." How alcohol or wine might affect cardiovascular risk merits further rese...

ASU researchers test antibacterial effects of healing clays

... ulcer has been declared to be "an emerging public health threat" by the World Health Organization (WHO). Re...ow temperature geochemistry become involved with a health care project centered in the Ivory Coast? The scientific equivalent of an online dating or matchmaki...

Plant studies reveal how, where seeds store iron

... Such nutrient-rich seeds would benefit both human health and agricultural productivity." The findings were published online in the Nov. 2, 2006, ScienceExpress, the advance publication site for the journal Science. The researchers combined traditional mutant analysis (turning on and off the VIT1 prot...

Backache beaten by good vibrations?

... also be assessed for pain, disability and general health before the trial, immediately after the trial and again six months later. Dr McCarthy explains: "Sciatica is an extremely common and disabling condition treated by physiotherapists. "The pain caused by inflammation of lumbar nerve roots could p...

New study aims to stop sepsis in its tracks

...ir recovery to detect any long-term differences in health and mortality rates. The scientists will also measure blood levels of certain factors that are thought to cause severe sepsis. By examining how these levels change over time and with the different interventions, the scientists will discover whether...

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