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New fMRI technology making brain tumor surgery safer

...n between the Mayfield Clinic, one of the nation's leading physician organizations for clinical care, education, and research of the spine and brain, and UC Radiology, which purchased the BrainLAB planning station hardware. Both physician practices are closely affiliated with The Neuroscience Institute, an i...

A potential biological cause for sudden infant death syndrome

...usal ?in babies who died from SIDS. SIDS is the leading cause of death in American infants after the newborn period, affecting 0.67 in 1,000 live-born babies. Although epidemiologic studies have identified risk factors for SIDS, such as putting babies to sleep on their stomachs, and protective factors lik...

Single molecule extends fat mice lives by reversing gene pathways associated with disease in obese

...orie diets can increase glucose and insulin levels leading to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In the HC fed mice, researchers found biomarkers that might predict diabetes, including increased levels of insulin, glucose and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Conve...

New study: Preterm birth causes one-third of all infant deaths

...nts who are "very preterm." Birth defects are the leading cause of infant death, followed by prematurity, according to the official reporting systems. But, using this new classification, premature birth would be the most frequent cause of infant death. More than a half million babies are born too soon each...

Neuron cell stickiness may hold key to evolution of the human brain

...s, rather than the genes themselves. Rubin is a leading authority on CNSs who has advanced the principle that if evolution has conserved a specific non-coding DNA sequence over many millions of years, the sequence is likely to function as a switch turning genes on or off. In this latest study, he and his...

UCSF study will test new vaginal microbicide for herpes and HIV

...or which data are available, HIV infection was the leading cause of death for African American women aged 25 to 34 years. It was the third leading cause of death for African American women aged 35 to 44 years and the fourth leading cause of death ...

MRSA toxin acquitted: Study clears suspected key to severe bacterial illness

...ays Barry Kreiswirth, Ph.D., study co-author and a leading staphylococcal epidemiologist from ICPH in Newark. He adds, "We routinely receive calls from clinical microbiology laboratories asking to test for the presence of PVL, and it is hard to dissuade them that the PVL results will not affect patient care....

Molecular 'marker' on stem cells aids research, perhaps therapies

...SSEA-4 molecule might be present in other tissues, leading to the intriguing possibility that the SSEA-4 molecule could be a marker for “stemness,?she said. “The discovery of this molecule on MSCs was surprising, and is important to further our understanding of the biological nature of adult stem cells,?Dr...

Sequencing of the oyster mushroom genome

...of Navarre, Antonio Gerardo Pisabarro de Lucas, is leading an international project to sequence the genome of the oyster mushroom. The project research team is composed of scientists from nineteen universities and research centres from Europe, Canada, Japan, Israel and the United States. The project, chose...

Peering into the shadow world of RNA

...l gene, the result can be destruction of the gene, leading to birth defects and genetic disease. Over evolutionary history, this ability of transposons to copy themselves to new locations has helped them to dramatically expand their representation in the mammalian genome. “Transposons occupy as much a...

A valuable fly for research into disease

... beneficial effects for health; Spain is among the leading countries for research that uses this animal model. Twenty-six international researchers, selected on the basis of their experience in studying human disease using this animal system, will meet for the first time to present and discuss their researc...

Heavy smoking cuts women's chance of pregnancy -- even with donated oocytes

...ublished on line (Thursday 9 November) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction. The finding, from a team of fertility experts in Portugal and Spain, comes as a result of comparing the pregnancy rates between non-heavy smokers and heavy smokers, all of whom received donated oocy...

PET imaging shows young smokers quick benefit of quitting

... smoking-related illness. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, accounting for 438,000 deaths annually (about one of every five deaths). Since coronary endothelial dysfunction is both "a significant predictor of cardiovascular events"—and reversible—its early detec...

Molecules in blood foretell development of preeclampsia

...n will develop the disorder." Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal death and often occurs without warning. The condition results in high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Preeclampsia may begin with mild symptoms, then progress to severe preeclampsia and to eclampsia--dangerously high blood...

Reef warns of sea level rise

... rise. " The cause of the sudden global warming leading to the end of the ice-ages is thought to be due to changes in the elliptical nature of the Earth's orbit combining with other factors, such as variations in its tilt or wobble. During the ice ages atmospheric CO2 was around 180 parts per million, co...

Train your brain to hear your friends at a party

...a hearing impairment. Deafness Research UK, the leading medical charity, has awarded the 2007 Pauline Ashl... Liberman at the Eaton Peabody Lab at MIT/Harvard, leading experts on the OCB system. His study will compare the performance of ferrets which have had their OC...

Researchers develop technologies to devour food pathogens

...ia monocytogenes, a microbial pathogen that is the leading cause of food-borne illness. The pathogen has a high mortality rate-one in five-and kills about 500 people each year. E. coli, which has the second highest mortality rate, kills less than 1 percent of those infected. "This is a really exciting tech...

First Quantum Grant to fund stem cell repair of damage from stroke

...This project represents an integrated effort among leading scientists who have jointly authored numerous publ...ch Partnership grants," said Jennifer West, who is leading the project's efforts at Rice. West is the Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering and directo...

Researchers identify new weapon to fight deadly bacterial sepsis

...estructive inflammation throughout the body, often leading to heart and other organ failure and death. Even t...ood properly, the heart just flutters, a condition leading to cardiomyopathy." The drastic drop in the heart's ability to pump blood is dangerous in itself...

Fast test for low blood flow in dogs detects early heart trouble

...g before mild chest pain and other symptoms occur, leading to reduced blood flow that gradually starves the heart of needed oxygen and nutrients. According to Lardo, blood flow in these tiny vessels can be readily detected by high-resolution equipment like 64-CT scanners. The device produces precise,...

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