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Without second wave of brown fat, young mice can't live without mama

For all those who have wondered where they'd be without their mothers, a study reported in the February Cell Metabolism puts a whole new spin on the question. Mice whose mothers pass along a mutant copy of a single imprin ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states

(AP) -- A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Endangered turtle baby boom in Philippines

Globally endangered green turtles are enjoying a baby boom on remote Philippine islands as a three-decade protection programme starts to pay off, environment group Conservation International said Wednesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

2012 adult immunization schedule broadens recommendations for HPV and hepatitis B vaccinations

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now recommends routine HPV vaccination for males aged 11 to 12 years and catch-up vaccination for males aged 13 to 21. These are just two of the changes to the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds no better odds using 3 embryos in IVF

A new study of fertility treatment found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get just two embryos.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer and fertility -- young women speak up

Young female cancer survivors are concerned about their future fertility and parenthood options and want better information and guidance early on, according to a new study by Jessica Gorman and her team from the University ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel technique could help boost IVF success and reduce multiple pregnancies

A new technique successfully used in mice to identify embryos likely to result in a successful pregnancy could be used in humans, potentially boosting IVF success rates and helping to reduce the number of multiple births ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meet the polygamous birds that don’t hang around

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University have established a mathematical model that goes some way to explain the very strange mating behaviour of the tiny Penduline tit.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New findings about Saprolegnia infections in Norwegian salmon hatcheries

Infections caused by oomycetes (or water moulds) of the Saprolegnia family reappeared as a loss factor in the fish farming industry after the dye malachite green was prohibited for use as a water treatment ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Alien' eggs benefit mockingbirds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mockingbirds rarely remove the ‘alien’ eggs parasitic cowbirds lay in their nests because keeping them dilutes the risk of their own eggs being attacked.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japan, Russia see chance to clone mammoth

Scientists from Japan and Russia believe it may be possible to clone a mammoth after finding well-preserved bone marrow in a thigh bone recovered from permafrost soil in Siberia, a report said Saturday.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (41) | comments 61

Turtle embryos speed up development to hatch in the safety of a group

Australian freshwater turtle embryos can sense how developed other babies are in their eggs and then speed up their own growth to hatch with the most advanced of their siblings, according to new research.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Surveillance is sufficient for women following molar pregnancy: study

Six months following molar pregnancies, women who have high (although decreasing) human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) concentrations can be treated with chemotherapy. A study published Online First by The Lancet shows that s ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hydrocarbon pollution along the coast of Galicia shot up five years after the Prestige oil spill

The results of a recent study by the University of Santiago de Compostela on Kentish Plover eggs has shown that there was a unexpected increase in hydrocarbon levels along the coast of Galicia five years after ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smuggled dinosaur eggs returned to Romania

Three unique dwarf dinosaur eggs that were stolen and smuggled to Italy, were returned to Romania on Wednesday, the interior ministry said.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0