Canine influenza was around as early as 1999
Biology /
Mar 18, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The canine influenza virus, first identified in 2004, had been circulating in the greyhound population for at least five years prior to its discovery and may have been responsible for numerous outbreaks of respiratory disease ...
Spring training for Parents? Youth sport programs would benefit
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
As cries of “play ball” ring out this spring, they undoubtedly will be followed by complaints of anxiety and stress from young athletes wanting to quit sports.
At Home Genomic Tests for Disease Risk Premature
Mar 18, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The recent marketing of "at home" genomic tests for disease risk may be premature, according to Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).
Scans spot hidden tumors in rare cancer syndrome
Mar 18, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report that full-body PET/CT scanning detected unsuspected, treatable tumors in 3 of 15 patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), a rare genetic cancer syndrome for which no screening ...
Research promising for cystic fibrosis
Mar 18, 2008 |
2 / 5 (2) |
1
New University of Toronto research holds promise for developing innovative therapies against cystic fibrosis and may also serve as a model for future therapies against the HIV virus.
Pneumococcal disease rates down significantly post-vaccine
Mar 18, 2008 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Since the approval of a vaccine against pneumococcal bacteria for young children in 2000, rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) are down significantly in all age groups, while rates of IPD caused by non-vaccine strains ...
London's HIV epidemic was driven by clusters of sexual contacts
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 18, 2008 |
2 / 5 (1) |
1
The rapid growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in London during the late 1990s was driven in part by transmission of the AIDS virus within clusters of sexual contacts, with individuals frequently passing the virus to others within ...
Chikungunya virus and maternal infection
Mar 18, 2008 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Chikungunya virus, an infectious agent transmitted by mosquitoes, appears seldom to harm infants of mothers infected early in pregnancy, but can frequently cause serious problems, including lasting brain injury, in babies ...
On the trail of rogue genetically modified pathogens
Biology /
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Bacteria can be used to engineer genetic modifications, thereby providing scientists with a tool to combat many challenges in areas from food production to drug discovery. However, this sophisticated technology can also be ...
What is the life cycle of salmonella enteritidis like in the internal organs?
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
The Incidence of Salmonella enteritidis infection is common in hospitals for children and the elderly, and amongst immuno-suppressed individuals.
New choices bring wider range of women to family planning
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
A study appearing in the March 2008 issue of the journal Contraception reports that the Standard Days Method®, a natural family planning method developed by researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center ...
Family communication impacts attitude about genetic counseling/testing for breast cancer
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Whether or not relatives talk about the family’s history of cancer significantly impacts attitudes and knowledge about genetic counseling and testing for those at moderate risk of developing breast cancer, according to a ...
Gene variants associated with increased risk of bone fractures, low bone mineral density
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Results from a large study indicate that variants of the gene LRP5 are associated with a significant increase in the risk of fractures, by up to 20 percent, and lower levels of bone mineral density in the spine and hip, according ...
Gene's 'selective signature' aids detection of natural selection in microbial evolution
Biology /
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Scientists at MIT have come up with a mathematical approach for analyzing a protein simultaneously in a set of ecologically distinct species to identify occurrences of natural selection in an organism’s evolution.
Scientists report first 3-D view of anti-cancer agent
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Purdue School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have created the first three-dimensional image of how a well-established ...
