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Unlike other mammals, newborn dolphins and orcas stay active 24/7 during first months of development

If you thought the sleep-deprived months with your newborn were tough, pity the poor mother dolphin or killer whale. Reporting in the June 30 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Nature, UCLA/Veterans Affairs neuroscientists report a developmental pattern in bottlenose dolphins and killer whales that is unique from other mammals, with calves of both species active 24 hours a day during th...

Compound might defeat African sleeping sickness, clinical trial beginning this month

One of the most devastating diseases in sub-Saharan Africa almost disappeared in the late 1950s. That disease, African sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis, largely succumbed to heroic public health efforts -- including relocating entire villages. But in the past several decades, because of post-colonial turmoil, the catastrophic illness has come back to ravage parts of Angola, the Democratic Re...

Infants can organise visual information at just four months

Research investigating attention in infancy has revealed that, at just four months old, babies are able to organise visual information in at least three different ways, according to brightness, shape, and how close the visual elements are together (proximity). These new findings mean that very young infants are much more capable of organising their visual world than psychologists had previously t...

Hormonal male contraception reversible after few months for all men

With hormonal male contraception likely to be available in the near future, results of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how such contraception is reversible within a few months. Currently available male contraceptive methods (condoms, withdrawal, and vasectomy) are not acceptable to many couples because they are either not sufficiently reliable or not easily reversible....

Wyoming cloud seeding experiment begins this month

Scientists have sequenced and compared the genomes of planktonic microbes living throughout the water column in the Pacific Ocean. The pioneering study yielded insight into the specialization of microbial communities at each depth--ranging from 40 to more than 13,000 feet. "By reading the information stored in the genomes of entire microbial communities, we can begin to measure the pulse o...

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Milwaukee could be wireless in 18 months

After months of indecision and the courting of other prospective vendors such as and <a href="http://www.celln...

SGIs Wisconsin branch builds fastest supercomputer yet in four months

built the world's fastest supercomputer in about 129 days, and it was the company's Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, plant that pulled the project together. SGI announced the completion of the $50 million project for <a href="http:/...

Technology Investment in the Next 24 Months

It is clear that businesses today want to evolve their technology expenditures from mere business expenses into having a defined return on investment in a reasonable period of time. As legacy systems reach the end of their life cycles, CIOs and technology managers are focusing on a prioritized technology vision that addresses both business and employee needs. Data and Voice Convergenc...
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Exclusive breast-feeding advised for six months in infants recommends World Health Organization

A resolution put forward by Brazil, at the annual assembly of the world health organization is to be accepted advising exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months in all infants. The resolution was passed at the committee stage on Wednesday after 2 hours of debate where many national delegates and members of charitable organizations argued vehemently for breast-feeding. Nestle, a...

Winter months encourage binge eating

The dark winter months motivate binge eating in certain susceptible individuals. Researchers at the University of Irvine have been looking at the factors that make some people// susceptible to eating disorders, where binge eating is a significant symptom. In a new study, they find that the length of day can be significant, with lack of sunshine encouraging more eating. This appears to b...

Birth month can affect your fertility

A study done by Italian researchers says that how long women can stay fertile may be decided// by the season they are born in. The research says that when the women will enter their menopause may also be decided by the time of their birth. The study had looked into the data collected from nearly 3000 postmenopausal women and the results are published in the new issue of the journal Hum...

Vitamin D Supplement in Teenage Girls essential in Winter months

Researchers have found that teenage girls living in temperate countries or colder regions of the world would // benefit later in life if they took supplements of Vitamin D in the winter months when the sunlight exposure to their body is low. The sun is important for formation of the active component of Vitamin D in the body. The vitamin supplement would help to strengthen bones for la...

Healthy Feeding Guidelines for Children Ages 0 to 24 Months Issued

Most of the guidelines for feeding children are for those who are less than 6 months old or for those above // 2 yrs. Hence Parents have often wondered what’s best to feed their infants and toddlers who are 6 months to 24 months. The Agricultural Research Service scientists at the USDA-ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) working at the Baylor College of Medicine in Housto...

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Progenics and Wyeth Announce Positive Results from Three-Month Clinical-Extension Study of Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients with Advanced Illness

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. & MADISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2007- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGNX) and WyethPharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announcedpositive results from a three-month open-label extension study ofsubcutaneous methylnaltrexone for the treatment of opioid-inducedconstipation (OIC) in patients with advanced illness. The resultsare sched...

A 4-Week Therapy with Transition Therapeutics' E1-I.N.T. Leads to Sustained Reductions in Blood Glucose Levels for 6 Months Post-treatment in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Final Results from Exploratory Phase IIa Clinical Trial in Type 2Diabetes Patients Announced TORONTO, June 28, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - TransitionTherapeutics Inc. ("Transition") , today announces the results fromits exploratory Phase IIa clinical trial indicating that 4-weeks ofdaily treatments with gastrin-based therapy, E1-I.N.T.(TM), showedsustained reductions in blood glucose co...

Affymax Reports Phase 2 Clinical Dose Ranging Results of Once-Per-Month Hematide for the Treatment of Anemia

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2007 - Affymax, Inc.(Nasdaq:AFFY) today announced that additional Phase 2 clinicaltrial results for Hematide(TM) were presented at the European RenalAssociation-EDTA Congress being held in Barcelona, Spain by Iain C.Macdougall, M.D., a Hematide investigator from Kings College,London. Dr. Macdougall's poster included data in previously-treateddialy...

Phase III Clinical Trial with 4-Month Long-Acting Formulation of Triptorelin: Ipsen Decides Not to Perform Further Administration

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2007 - Regulatory News-Ipsen(Paris:IPN) announced today that the preliminary data from theongoing phase III study for its investigational 4-month formulationof triptorelin do not support the expected sustainable blood levelsof triptorelin for a duration of 4 months in all patients.Therefore, Ipsen has decided not to perform the secondadministration as planned...

Medivation to Host Conference Call to Discuss Top-Line 12-Month Results From Dimebon Alzheimer's Disease Study

SAN FRANCISCO, June 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Medivation, Inc. today announced that it will hold a teleconferenceat 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, June 11, to discuss top-line12-month results from its randomized, double-blind,placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of Dimebon(TM), its leadproduct candidate, in Alzheimer's disease. Rachelle Doody, M.D., Ph.D., lead inve...

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