HDNet World Report Investigates an Alarming String of Murders Committed by Iraq War Veterans
Three-part story examines a cluster of 15 murders and attempted homicides committed by current and former soldiers at Ft. Carson, Colorado 'Ft. Carson Killings: The New Casualties of War' airs on HDNet, Tuesday, June 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET DALLAS, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet World Report ,...Penn State professor investigates estrogen, heart disease connection in women
A new study on old rats by a Penn State researcher will shed light on the connection between estrogen deficiency, heart disease and aging in women. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women over the age of 75. After menopause, women lose their ability to produce the hormone estrogen ...Nutritionist Investigates Claims of New Sports Nutritional Supplement
Nutritionist sets out to see if sports supplement is the real deal. Extreme Endurance is a 100% natural athletic dietary supplement, manufactured in a NSF Certified facility and certified drug-free by the world's largest sports drug laboratory. In a Gold-Standard, double-blind, placebo controlle...Think Tank Investigates the Environmental Conditions Surrounding Health Inequities
DETROIT, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today a group of health professionals, community-based organizations, elected officials and other community leaders from more than a dozen states toured neighborhoods in Detroit/Wayne County to solidify participants' understanding of how the county's his...Study investigates Gore-tex-type device to stop strokes and mini-strokes
(CHICAGO) A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material often used to make durable outerwear to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in order to prevent recurrent strokes and transie...FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
But the agency says patients can still take the cholesterol-lowering drug THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. drug regulators said Thursday that they were investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin might be linked to cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administrat...Research Finding Could Revolutionize Asthma Treatment
...y of Houston , Houston. In 2003, he received a three-year early excellence award from the American Asthma Foundation. The AAF sponsors research that investigates new theories about the underlying causes of asthma with the goal of improving treatment and preventing and curing the disease. Dr. Bond's colleagues ...Sequella Lead Drug Compound SQ109 Selected for Phase 1B Clinical Trial Program
...f Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov . The N...Photos: NIH Launches New Web Site for Parents on Medical Research Studies for Children
...f Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov . ...Study Shows Benefits of a High Omega-3 Diet in Older Adults
...related diseases and the extension of healthier human life. KLRI tests new strategies to detect and prevent chronic diseases associated with aging and investigates the effects of innovative interventions to slow the aging process and improve health outcomes for older persons. In addition, KLRI helps the medical a...TECNALIA investigates advanced biomaterials to make more reliable and hardwearing medical implants
The TECNALIA Technological Corporation is taking part in the Cnit Intelimplant project, the goal of which is to develop advanced biomaterials based on innovative technologies (microtechnologies, nanotechnologies, tissue and surface engineering) for the manufacture of a new generation of implants w...Queen's marine biologist investigates aliens beneath the waves
Queen's University Belfast is appealing for help from the public in looking at ways to detect and stop the spread of marine aliens. Activities such as aquaculture, shipping and recreational boating have led to an army of marine alien species hitchhiking around the globe. Now Queen's is attempt...Study investigates 'divorce' among Galapagos seabirds
Being a devoted husband and father is not enough to keep an avian marriage together for the Nazca booby, a long-lived seabird found in the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. Many Nazca booby females switch mates after successfully raising a chick, according to a Wake Forest University s...Temple University Hospital investigates treatment for cervical dysplasia
Temple University Hospital'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 ...Sensor web simulation investigates technique to improve prediction of pollution across the globe
For asthmatics and for anyone with respiratory problems, air pollution can significantly impair simple everyday activities. NASA is trying to tie together satellites and stations on the ground to develop a "sensor web" to track this pollution and improve air quality forecasts. Understanding how t...22nd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Sept. 12-16, 2009, Turkey
...biological mechanisms of mental disorders, i.e. the neuronal interactions that give rise to these disorders. For this purpose, neuropsychopharmacology investigates the effect of drugs on the central nervous system (CNS) and their use in treating disorders such as anxiety, mania, depression, schizophrenia, dementi...SRI International announces findings from new upper atmospheric radar system for scientific research
...nsfer of energy and momentum from the surface of the sun to Earth's atmosphere," said Robert Robinson, AMISR program manager at NSF. New Research investigates Auroral Arcs and High-Altitude Clouds A recent issue of the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP) is dedicated to early r...Caffeine appears to be beneficial in males -- but not females -- with Lou Gehrig's disease
...caffeine, or chlorogenic acid supplementation in improving oxidative stress and its associated cell death mechanisms. A New Study A new study investigates the role of dietary intervention focused on an antioxidant popular in diets worldwide--coffee. The researchers examined the effect of coffee, caffeine...Caffeine appears to be beneficial in males -- but not females -- with Lou Gehrig's disease
...caffeine, or chlorogenic acid supplementation in improving oxidative stress and its associated cell death mechanisms. A New Study A new study investigates the role of dietary intervention focused on an antioxidant popular in diets worldwide--coffee. The researchers examined the effect of coffee, caffeine...Ali Shilatifard and colleagues aim to clarify the definition of 'epigenetics'
...Ph.D., Investigator, has joined with a team of colleagues to propose an operational definition of "Epigenetics" a rapidly growing research field that investigates heritable alterations in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in DNA sequence. Dr. Shilatifard's publication appeared today i...Oprah, Luke Skywalker and Maradona -- new study investigates how our brains respond to them
Pictures paint concepts of a thousand words- now, for the first time, scientists studying the brain have worked out how words paint concepts in our minds. The team, including Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga at the Department of Engineering of the University of Leicester in the UK, Professor Itz...Northwestern chemist investigates lost reds in Homer painting
EVANSTON, Ill. --- More than 30 years ago, when Northwestern University chemist Richard Van Duyne developed a powerful new sensing technique, he never thought he would be using it to learn more about treasures in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection -- including a watercolor recently featured...Micromet Presents Update at ASCO 2009 on a Phase 1b Combination Study of Adecatumumab and Docetaxel
...nnual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) held in Orlando, Florida, USA(1). The phase 1b clinical trial presented at ASCO investigates the safety and tolerability of increasing doses of adecatumumab given every 3 weeks in combination with standard chemotherapy docetaxel (Taxotere(R)) ...AEterna Zentaris Presents Data Supporting Evaluation of AEZS-108 in Prostate Cancer at ASCO Meeting
...lowing treatment with LHRH agonists," S. Liu, A. V. Schally, S. Xiong, R. Cote, D. Hawes, L. Fazli, M. Gleave, J. Cai, F. Brands, J. Engel, J. Pinski, investigates the expression of Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LHRH) receptors following prolonged exposure to LHRH agonists. "Results presented are impor...