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Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects

Few events involving animals are more dramatic than when they band together and head out on the march cross-country. Among examples are the many thousands of wildebeests and other hoofed mammals that form herds and migrate across the African plains. and young locusts also sometimes unite with their...

Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects

Few events involving animals are more dramatic than when they band together and head out on the march cross-country. Among examples are the many thousands of wildebeests and other hoofed mammals that form herds and migrate across the African plains. and young locusts also sometimes unite with their...

Flocking together: Study shows how animal groups find their way

A study led by Princeton biologists has revealed a remarkably simple mechanism that allows flocking birds, schooling fish or running herds to travel in unison without any recognized leaders or signaling system. The finding, published in the Feb. 3 issue of Nature, helps settle age-old questions about how animals coordinate their actions. Previously, scientists had looked for subtle signal...

New HIV study identifies high-risk subgroups of adolescents

A new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center and Brown Medical School unveils profiles of adolescents at the greatest risk for HIV. Amongst a group of high-risk teens, researchers found that those at highest risk for the disease (those who engaged in the most unprotected sex acts) were mostly white males with mental health problems. Prior studies have found that risky sex...

Gene study shows three distinct groups of chimpanzees

The largest study to date of genetic variation among chimpanzees has found that the traditional, geography-based sorting of chimps into three populations—western, central and eastern—is underpinned by significant genetic differences, two to three times greater than the variation between the most different human populations. In the April 2007 issue of the journal PLOS Genetics, researchers...

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Midwest plays small role in VC investment, angel groups to the rescue

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Radical changes predicted for IT groups

By 2011, three-quarters of IT businesses will have found their key roles transformed. Ten percent will have closed their doors, and another ten percent will find themselves relegated to commodity status. The predictions were made this week at the <a href="http://w...

Angel groups in Chicagoland beginning to sprout

Last week, fellow ePrairie columnist Darrel Dvorak wrote about a linked national angel g...

Instant messaging comes to groups

Today, Palo Alto-based start-up Five Across introduced a new instant messenger system, called InterComm. At first blush, another IM system may seem redundant, silly and unnecessary. After all, AOL, MSN, and Yahoo already capture the vast majority of consumer IM users. What can a newcomer bring to the party to upset that triumvirate? The answer, it turns out, is plenty . . . and it doesn'...

Five seed-stage funding groups filling Midwest Life Science void

CHICAGO Anyone who has traveled to London and taken the tube (the subway for New Yorkers or the L for Chicagoans) is constantly besieged by tape loops of mind the gap, which is a warning for the dark hole or space between the subway car and the concrete waiting area as one gets on or off the tube. In other words, beware of the void as it can be dangerous for your health. In l...

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No link between blood groups and prostate cancer

Men with blood group A are not likely to get prostate cancer than men with other blood groups, despite popular belief. According to some medical writers, your blood group affects your health.// In particular, men with blood group A are supposed to be more likely to develop prostate cancer and to get more aggressive forms of the disease. Hence it may be of big concern for men who have type A, but...

Religious groups overcome objections to cervical cancer vaccines

WASHINGTON - Conservative groups in the United States, who had voiced vociferous protests against the proposed general availability of the "morning-after" pill, are now having no such qualms about the introduction of cervical cancer vaccines.// These vaccines manufactured by Merck & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline are still in the experimental stage and are years away from the market, but concer...

Yogic Moments: Age Old Yoga, Benefits All Age Groups

Yoga is known for its immense health benefits. Now, teens, who want that dream weight, can seriously consider yoga, which is a proven method to keep obesity at bay, according to a new study. Researchers at Hampton University //in Virginia have revealed that a program which combined yoga with breathing exercises certainly helped knock off the extra weight. 60 overweight high school girls...

Plastic Surgery Is Primetime among Ethnic Groups

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reports say that plastic surgery was performed mainly on Hispanics, Blacks and Asians. // The ethnic community opts for this surgery than any other community. It was mainly chosen to enhance their appearance or minimize the signs of aging. Statistics show that more and more people opted for it in the year 2005 with nearly 2.3 millio...

Study Finds Online Support Groups Emotionally Benefit Women Suffering From

One of the first of its kinds study conducted by the University of Wisconsin Madison Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research (CECCR) found// that Women suffering from breast cancer seem to obtain emotional benefits when they were given the opportunity to participate in online support groups. These women through there's online support groups were able to openly express themselves...

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Calcium Plaque Build-up in the Arteries Leads to Coronary Heart Disease in Multi-Ethnic Groups

BETHESDA, Md., March 26, 2007--Having a build-up of calciumplaque in the arteries means increased risk of heart attacks anddeath from heart disease in multiple ethnic groups, according tonew findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of theNational Institutes of Health. Previous studies have shown thatincreased co...

DVT Awareness Survey Findings for Respondents in High-Risk Groups: Obese Individuals

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to two millionAmericans are affected each year by DVT, with up to 600,000hospitalized. Its primary complication, pulmonary embolism (PE),claims up to 300,000 lives annually -- more than breast cancer andAIDS combined. The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) recentlysponsored an online survey of a nationally representative sa...