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Twenty of world's 162 grouper species threatened with extinction

... grouper for the chilled fish markets also poses a significant threat. The Nassau grouper, once one of the most commonly landed groupers in the islands of the Western Atlantic Ocean, now is listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and has virtually disappeared from most Caribbean reefs....

Like salty food? Chances are you had low blood sodium when you were born

... pre-term and new born infants is a consistent and significant contributing factor for long-term sodium intake, a key marker for obesity. The results are from the study "Lowest Neonatal Serum Sodium Predicts Sodium Intake in Low-Birthweight Children," conducted by Adi Shirazki, Edith Gershon, and Micah Leshem,...

Living with water scarcity -- world must act now

...chain and being careful with our diets can lead to significant water savings. Combined with other good agricultural production practices, water use could stabilize at present levels." In developed countries, people eat more than what is healthy and 30% to 40% of food is lost between farmers fields to our forks...

Lead-'scrubbing' drug may also improve muscle function in lead-exposed children

...at subjects who received succimer therapy showed a significant improvement in balance and movement compared to the non-therapy group,?says Bhattacharya. “This new data—combined with our previous research—leads us to believe that succimer therapy may also result in reduced injuries among this at-risk population.?...

Quitting smoking reduces risk of lung cancer mortality by 70 percent

..."Effective action in Asia would help to head off a significant part of the projected one billion deaths from smoking that will otherwise occur around the world this century," she said. The APCSC is conducting the largest-ever study of cardiovascular and other non-communicable diseases in the Asian region. Pro...

Billions of dollars saved in US by polio vaccination

...of the disease, multiple vaccines, and a sustained significant commitment of financial resources. Lead author of the study, Kimberly Thompson, associate professor of risk analysis and decision science at HSPH, emphasized that this study "should help people understand and better appreciate the huge economic savin...

Moonlighting enzyme linked to neurodegenerative disease

...o have evolved because they can provide cells with significant advantages, namely, the ability to increase the spectrum of metabolic activities without increasing the number of protein-coding genes, and the ability to coordinate different metabolic pathways. Mutations in DLD have been linked to severe metabol...

MicroRNAs can be tumor suppressors

...GA2 gene is an essential feature of many medically significant tumors, such as uterine fibroids,?explains Dr. Dutta. “It is very exciting to realize that microRNAs have an important role in suppressing the overexpression of HMGA2. Thus, they may also have a role in causing, and perhaps curing, a disease that is ...

Organic is healthier: Kiwis prove that green is good

...l School, London, believes that the results show a significant reduction in the increase in plasma lipids caused ...cience, it focuses on developments that will be of significant commercial interest in five- to ten-years time. Published twice-monthly and free to SCI Members, it...

Army research mission focused on autism

...wever, parents of ASD children have been playing a significant role in changing the way experts view the disorder...ear old son with ASD. "Parents have been playing a significant advocacy role and changing the way experts view the disorder. After outlining their hopes for an ...

Killing the messenger RNA -- But which one?

...oRNAs can undergo a kind of molecular editing with significant physiological consequences. A single substitution in their sequence can redirect these microRNAs to target and silence entirely different sets of genes from their unedited counterparts. Further, errors in the editing can lead to serious health proble...

Reminding doctors which antibiotics to prescribe cuts C. difficile infection rates

...feedback on antibiotics use and CDI rates led to a significant drop in prescriptions of broad-spectrum agents, an...afterwards (July 2001-March 2003). A statistically significant drop in use of both cephalosporin and amoxicillin/clavulanate was observed after the narrow-spectrum...

New dopamine brain target discovered

...f dopamine receptors, this novel target may have a significant role in understanding and treating schizophrenia. ...nction of brain cells", said Dr. George. "This is significant because signalling through calcium release is a major mechanism regulating many important functions ...

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

... to mothers who had entered premature labor led to significant improvement in their baby’s health. The results of the study are reported in the January issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. In previous studies of drugs to suppress labor contractions to allow the fetus more time to develo...

New measure of sexual arousal found for both men and women

...f temperature change during sexual arousal with no significant differences between genders in the time needed to reach peak temperature. "Using thermography, we also found that women's subjective experience of sexual arousal corresponded with their physiological genital response; this challenges the common not...

Improving outcomes in premature births

... to mothers who had entered premature labor led to significant improvement in their baby’s health. The results of the study are reported in the January issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. In previous studies of drugs to suppress labor contractions to allow the fetus more time to develo...

Nanoparticles can track cells deep within living organisms

...technology Excellence, says this technology offers significant advantages over other cell-labeling technologies under development. "We can tune an MRI scanner to the specific frequency of the fluorine compound in the nanoparticles, and only the nanoparticle-containing cells will be visible in the scan," he s...

Satellites shed light on global warming

...ent of total sea level rise, which, although not a significant percentage, demonstrates the vulnerability of ice shelves to climatic warming and the importance of ice shelves for the stability of glaciers up-stream." "The disintegration processes observed at Larsen Ice Shelf are very relevant for estimating ...

Protein therapy may reduce infarct size in heart attack patients

...tcomes in heart attack patients, but there remains significant injury to heart muscle cells. Protein kinase C (PKC) is activated in these heart cells, initiating a series of events that can cause further damage to the heart. Animal studies have suggested that KAI-9803, an inhibitor of PKC, may reduce injury in...

Stem cell therapy shows promise in regenerating damaged muscle in heart attack patients

...verse events, such as cardiac arrhythmias, and had significant improvements in heart, lung and global function compared to those who received a placebo, according to six-month Phase I study data presented at the American College of Cardiology's Innovation in Intervention: i2Summit in New Orleans on March 25. Ru...

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