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Removing egg from nest may help save endangered whooping crane

Removing an egg from the endangered whooping crane's nest increases the species chances of survival despite governmental concerns about tampering with nature, says a University of Alberta scientist. Dr. Mark Boyce, from the Faculty of Science, studied the policy of removing from Wood Buffalo National Park one of two whooping crane eggs laid and raising it in a "foster-parenting" program....

Primates harvest bee nests in Ugandan reserve

In the first study of native African honeybees and honey-making stingless bees in the same habitat, humans and chimpanzees are the primary bee nest predators. Robert Kajobe of the Dutch Tropical Bee Research Unit and David Roubik from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute report this finding in the March, 2006 issue of Biotropica. Batwa Pygmies, who have traditionally harvested ho...

Disappearing nest egg: Researcher studying declining numbers of macaws

One of the most colorful birds in the world may have a less-than-colorful future. Macaws, the largest members of the parrot family, have seen their numbers decline in recent decades, and that trend is continuing today. Dr. Don Brightsmith, a bird specialist at Texas A&M University's Schubot Exotic Bird Center, part of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, is s...

'Empty nester' parent birds use recruitment calls to extend offspring care

By studying a habituated population of pied babblers (Turdoides bicolor) in the Kalahari Desert, researchers have discovered a surprising new way in which parent birds can extend the period of their care of offspring. The findings are reported by Andrew Radford of the University of Cambridge and Amanda Ridley of the University of Cape Town and appear in the September 5th issue of Current Biology,...

Cambodian vulture nests offer hope for species

Working in the remote forests of Cambodia, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have just discovered Southeast Asia's only known breeding colony of slender-billed vultures, one of the world's most threatened bird species. Found in heavily forested country just east of the Mekong River in Cambodia's Stung Treng Province, the colony also represents one of the only...

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Two-dimensional Optimization of a Semi-nested PCR for Detecting Listeria monocytogenes

for Detecting Listeria monocytogenes Andrea Tanzer, Institute of Milk Hygiene, Milk Technology and Food Science, Austria Christian Rohrer, Eppendorf AG, Germany Introductio...

Medical College researchers receive new grants to enhance discovery of heart-protecting anesthetics

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Bypass Heart Surgery Performed Without General Anesthesia

A minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) procedure was performed at Pittsburgh while the patient was awake. The operation was done under thoracic epidural anesthesia. This approach may help in discharging the patient early from the hospital. Dr. Zenati from the team of doctors who performed the surgery said that patients who are operated in this way may not have to go t...

General Anesthesia Safe For Children On Ketogenic Diet Suffering From Epilepsy

Epileptic children have always been ostracized as children of a lesser God. The physical, mental, moral and social ramifications of these hapless children are beyond words. One stumbling handicap in the surgical treatment of such children was the feasibility of administering General Anesthesia to these children. In many cases the anesthesia times ranged from 1 to 10 hours with procedur...

General Anesthesia For Heroin Detoxification Is No Good

Research studies have shown that use of general anesthesia for heroin detoxification is no better when compared to other methods of detoxification. The study, which came in the latest issue of JAMA, also points out the fact that use // of general anesthesia in these circumstances can also lead to adverse life threatening events. Medically supervised heroin withdrawal remains plagued by...

Differences in brain pattern among liars and cheats in comparison to honest people

Neuroscientists have now identified different patterns of brain organization between normal people and people who cheat or lie constantly. Liars have been found to have less gray matter// and more white matter in their prefrontal cortex and certain abnormalities have been revealed in area that controls higher thinking. Gray matter consists of the cells that do the thinking (is also held...

Anti-cholinesterase drugs for treating Alzheimer's not worth the price

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has found that anti-cholinesterase drugs which are used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is not very effective in controlling the disease as the cost of the drug // is very high and they have reported that the drug action is not worth its cost. Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain tissues after one reaches forty ye...

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Pharmathene's Recombinant Butyrylcholinesterase (rBChE) Program the Subject of Promising New Alzheimer's Research

In Vitro Assays Show rBChE Suppresses Amyloid PlaqueFormation ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 3, 2007 - PharmAthene, Inc., a leadingbiodefense company specializing in the development andcommercialization of medical countermeasures against chemical andbiological terrorism, announced today that new data from itsrecombinant butyrylcholinesterase (rBChE) research program wererecently presented...

PharmAthene's Recombinant Butyrylcholinesterase (rBChE) Program the Subject of Promising New Alzheimer's Research

In Vitro Assays Show rBChE Suppresses Amyloid Plaque Formation ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 03, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmAthene,Inc., a leading biodefense company specializing in the developmentand commercialization of medical countermeasures against chemicaland biological terrorism, announced today that new data from itsrecombinant butyrylcholinesterase (rBChE) research program wererecently pr...

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