Movie spies on malaria parasite's sneaky behavior
Malaria has been outsmarting the human immune system for centuries. Now, using real-time imaging to track malaria infections in live mice, researchers have discovered one of the parasite's sneakiest tricks--using dead liver cells to cloak and transport itself back into the bloodstream after leaving the liver. Robert Ménard, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research s...Innovative movies show real-time immune-cell activity within tumors
Using advanced new microscopy techniques in concert with sophisticated transgenic technologies, scientists at The Wistar Institute have for the first time created three-dimensional, time-lapse movies showing immune cells targeting cancer cells in live tumor tissues. In recorded experiments, immune cells called T cells can be seen actively migrating though tissues, making direct contact with tumor...Ultrasound upgrade produces images that work like 3-D movies
Parents-to-be might soon don 3-D glasses in the ultrasound lab to see their developing fetuses in the womb "in living 3-D, just like at the IMAX movies," according to researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. The same Duke team that first developed real-time, three-dimensional ultrasound imaging says it has now modified the commercial version of the scanner to produce a...The Attack of the Clones: No, its not a summer movie
It would also be disingenuous to suggest the process for cloning a human embryo for reproductive purposes is any different at the o...Parental Behavior And Movies Can Alter Perceptions About Smoking
According to the latest issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, research reports say that the perception of children in the age group of two to six years old were different about cigarettes and alcohol if they are exposed to the same in movies or if parents smoked as well. // When pretending to shop for a social evening, children two to six years old were nearly four tim...Movie Smoking Is The Prime Triggering Factor For Adolescents
A study in the US shows that exposure to on-screen smoking through popular films is a primary factor in determining whether young people will take up the habit//. The first study of its kind by researchers from the Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) and Norris Cotton Cancer Centre (NCCC) appeared in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics. The research suggests that exposure...Watching Violent, Churning Movie Scenes Affect Problem-Solving Ability
Watching graphically violent or emotional scenes in a movie may induce enough stress to interfere with your problem solving ability, says a study. David Beversdorf, a neurologist at the State University Medical Center, studied six men and six women and asked them...US Politicians Urge Movie Moghuls To Add Anti-Smoking Announcements
US politicians have petitioned Hollywood movie executives to add anti-smoking public service announcements to all DVD releases which shows stars smoking. According to contactmusic.com, Maryland Attorney General // Joseph Curran initiated the petition after noting scientific research that suggests, 'Young people who watch smoking in movies are more likely to begin smoking.'...Smoking Related Scenes in Movies Increase Teenage Susceptibility To Smoke
A review report submitted recently regarding the impact of media and mass communication on smoking has found that teenagers are vulnerable to smoke after visualization of smoking related scenes on movies// or televisions. It is also in favor of exclusion of smoking related scenes from movies rated for adolescent audience. It is appropriate to remember at this stage that most smokers would have in...