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Massive herds of animals found to still exist in Southern Sudan

...005 peace agreement, and will hold a referendum on independence in 2011. “I have never seen wildlife like that, in such numbers, not even when flying over the mass migrations of the Serengeti,” said Fay. “This could represent the biggest migration of large mammals on earth.” Fay, Elkan and Marjan also report...

A potential biological cause for sudden infant death syndrome

...ective or still immature, this transition to total independence in the control of vital functions may be impaired during the crucial first six months of life. "We think that the control systems for vital or homeostatic functions reach full maturity only towards the end of the first year of life," Kinney says....

Did 'ABCs' cause Uganda's fall in HIV rates?

...among other things, schooling or gaining financial independence from family obligations. "Encouraging abstinence, while at the same time excluding sexual education and protection against HIV," they say, "puts these girls at great danger of exploitation and ignorance, depriving them of the opportunity to learn th...

Brain-computer link lets paralyzed patients convert thoughts into actions

...proof-of-concept toward one day providing improved independence and overall quality of life." The BrainGate Syst... technologies, however, provide neither sufficient independence nor mobility. "Thanks to the generosity and pioneering spirit of our initial trial participants, ...

In-home sensors spot dementia signs in elderly

...mers. And "being able to stay at home and maintain independence represents a significant improvement in quality of life of many elders who like to remain as long as possible in their familiar environments," Pavel noted. The ability to continuously and discretely collect activity data over extended periods of ti...

Anti-inflammatory drug's potentially deadly side effect found to be rare

...on of natalizumab," he says. To help insure their independence in the review of patients who took natalizumab, Clifford and his colleagues formed an independent adjudication committee with its own charter. The committee's other members were Tarek Yousry, M.D., chief of radiology at the Institute of Neurology in ...

Diabetes researchers pioneer islet cell xenotransplantation in primate studies

...uppressive regimen, and achieved sustained insulin independence (median survival >140 days with one animal now at 300 days) without evidence of porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) dissemination. "This represents a major step forward and proves neonatal porcine islets can correct diabetes long-term in primate...

Researchers find Amchitka seafood safe for now

...lan for the needed research and to help assure the independence of the CRESP study. 18 months after CRESP was given partial funding and the actual go-ahead in February 2003, it is reporting these substantive results. Interpreting Complicated Data One of CRESP's challenges was to analyze biological samples for a...

Single-donor Islet Transplantation Procedure Shows Promise For Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

...till needed. In particular, restoration of insulin independence must be achieved with a single donor, as is also t...erse events. All eight recipients achieved insulin independence and freedom from hypoglycemia. Five remained insulin-independent for longer than 1 year. "Our resul...

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