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Biodegradable napkin -- featuring sensitive nanofibers -- may quickly detect biohazards

...on the research at the American Chemical Society's national meeting today (Sept. 11) in San Francisco. Once fully developed, the biodegradable absorbent wipe would contain nanofibers containing antibodies to numerous biohazards and chemicals and would signal by changing color or through another effect when...

Small, smaller, smallest -- The plight of the vaquita

...om Mexico and abroad, in various international and national fora, have warned the Mexican Government that the vaquita was at risk of being extirpated as a result of the bycatch. The Government has ignored such warnings and chosen to blame the vaquita’s precarious condition on the lack of water in the Colorado...

New sunscreen ingredient to heal sunburn and help prevent skin cancer

...h UK has recently launched the SunSmart - the UK's national skin cancer prevention campaign. It is advising people to follow the smart advice: Spend time in the shade between 11am and 3pm Make sure you never burn Aim to cover up with a t-shirt, hat and sunglasses Remember to take extra care with child...

Transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria linked to previous intensive care unit room occupants

...ing procedures of the hospital in the study exceed national guidelines, indicating that such guidelines do not prevent transmission of disease-causing bacteria. However, the low overall risk among patients exposed to the bacteria "suggests that levels of contamination do not pose a high risk for transmission...

Stroke symptoms common among general population

...symptom of stroke, according to results of a large national study published in the October 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Using brain imaging to screen individuals without a history of stroke reveals that many have had an undiagnosed or silent stroke, according t...

Controlling antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in hospitals

In one of the first national studies on guidelines that control antibiotics and...n Medical Center report that hospitals that follow national guidelines on controlling antibiotic use have lower rates of antibiotic resistance. In a study pub...

Discovery of the first resistance gene to rice yellow mottle virus

... corresponding lineages have been given to various national (Ivory Coast, Senegal, Madagascar) and international research institutions such as the African Rice Centre (Warda, Benin) for them to use in variety selection programmes. ...

New bird discovered on unexplored Columbian mountain

... "Now, we are beginning to describe new taxa and a national park was established in the region. It is surprisi...tiatives, Serranía de los Yariguíes was declared a national park last year by the Colombian government and a large forest nature reserve was recently establishe...

Increase in drug development for killer diseases is not enough

...ica. He argues that these countries have "growing national capacity for high-quality manufacturing to convert the inventions into health products for both domestic and international markets." Matlin does acknowledge the challenges faced by both PPPs and IDCs in developing health products for neglected disea...

NASA snow data helps maintain nation's largest, oldest bison herd

...ecame Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park. The bison herd at Yellowstone has grown to about 3,900 animals thanks to creative initiatives at the park to restore and maintain the population. Scientists at California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and Montana State University at ...

U of M researchers invent 'flashy' new process to turn soy oil, glucose into hydrogen

...le to make syngas and hydrogen." Schmidt gained national attention in February 2004, when a team he headed invented a similar apparatus to produce hydrogen from ethanol. ...

A potential biological cause for sudden infant death syndrome

...ey says. The researchers note that despite the national Back to Sleep campaign, which urges caregivers to put babies to bed on their backs, 65 percent of the SIDS infants in this study were found sleeping on their stomach or side....

Temple University Hospital investigates treatment for cervical dysplasia

...'s Center For Women's Health is participating in a national study to determine the safety and effectiveness of an investigational treatment for cervical dysplasia. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 500,000 women are diagnosed with high-grade cervical dysplasia each year, with roughly 10,...

Chronic pain up almost 40 percent among US workers in past decade

...e job. These data, released today, are from a 2006 national survey conducted by Harris Interactive® on "Pain in the Workplace" ( www.painandwork.com ), sponsored by PriCaraÔ, Unit of Ortho-McNeil, Inc., and conducted in partnership with the National Pain Foundation (NPF). The survey was an update to the 1996...

Common cold virus may kill breast cancer cells

...at the NBCF Annual Breakfast Briefing, a series of national events to communicate with the Foundation's corporate and general public supporters. In Canberra, the breakfast briefing will be held on Thursday March 22 at Parliament house. University of Wollongong's Professor Don Iverson will report on the pr...

Monitoring poisons in the environment -- a woolly matter

...l Marketing Board in order to provide regional and national focus to this work. In addition, it is hoped that sheep can be of future use in bio-remediation studies on brownfield sites. Experimental method: A handful of wool was taken from shoulder area of rare and heritage breeds of sheep grazing on hills...

Investment level in HIV prevention programs related to HIV incidence in the United States

...analyses suggest we should consider increasing our national investment. Yes, that may seem expensive, but HIV ...ons of a strong relationship between the amount of national investment in HIV prevention and levels of new infections per year in the country. ...

Overfishing large sharks impacts entire marine ecosystem, shrinks shellfish supply

...pecies and enforcing bans on shark finning both in national waters and on the high seas." "Maintaining the populations of top predators is critical for sustaining healthy oceanic ecosystems," says Peterson. "Despite the vastness of the oceans, its organisms are interconnected, meaning that changes at one...

NIH neuroscience microarray consortium launches high-throughput genotyping services

... access to the technology and expertise within the national Consortium. "Now," says Pate Skene, the PI at Duke University, "scientists investigating any aspect of the brain, behavior or neurological disease have access to a full range of microarray technologies for scanning the entire human genome and all of ...

'Hidden-hero' microbes in soil, water may help naturally clean toxic sites

...earch teams from FSU and multiple universities and national laboratories across the country. Together, the partners will develop models to help predict the rate at which contamination levels drop when using natural methods such as bioremediation and artificial techniques such as chemical additions and pH a...

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