A study of patients with polycystic kidney disease finds evidence of infection with a recently discovered group of organisms known as nanobacteria, a Univ. Illinois Coll. Med. at Peoria scientist reported at the ASM General Meeting.
Use of antibiotics to promote growth in food animals may be contributing to antibiotic resistance in human pathogens, a Robert Koch Institute: (Germany) scientist reported at the ASM General Meeting.
Naturally occurring insertions in sperm-cell DNA is 100 times more common than the suggested FDA limit for gene-therapy studies, a Penn geneticist estimates.
Two clot-thinning drugs may be better than one for treating heart attacks, according to results of new study that appears in today's Circulation.
Bacterial vaginosis, a condition that can lead to serious health complications in women, may be caused by a sexually transmitted virus that infects vaginal lactobacilli, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.
During the first hour after using cocaine, the user's risk of heart attack increases nearly 24 times, according to the first large study of the long-suspected relationship between cocaine and heart disease, which is reported in Circulation.
The bacterium Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis or a related microorganism is associated with Crohn's disease, a condition caused by painful inflammation of the small intestine, the cause of which has yet to be determined, a Univ. Central Florida scientist reported at the ASM General Meeting.
The addition of earthworms and plants to soils being treated with bacteria for bioremediation of PCBs can enhance the ability of the bacteria to degrade the pollutants a Univ. of Calif. Riverside scientist reported at the ASM General Meeting.
Female mice vaccinated intranasally with gonococcal outer membranes develop vaginal immunity to gonorrheal infection, a Laval Univ. scientist reported at the American Society for Microbiology General Meeting.
A statistical anomaly shows that U.S. presidents are twice as likely to die within a year of living a multiple of 7.5 years than they should be.
New federal rules requiring that written reports be sent to patients after they have mammograms should even better ensure that they do not "fall through the cracks," a nationally know mammographer says.
Annual screening mammography for women in their 40s is more cost effective than pap smear tests for cervical cancer and installation of airbags and seat belts in vehicles, a Philadelphia, PA research scientist reports. The cost figures relate to the cost per year of life saved.
Digital mammography is the potential wave of the future in mammographic procedures, according to a specialist in Massachusetts. Digital mammography is the process where a computerized image is made without the traditional film and may be changed and varied without additional x-ray exposure.
NASA scientists are using neural networks to teach a supercomputer how to recognize life when it sees it.
The search for life on Mars will begin in Siberia - Russian, and NASA scientists will look for life forms in the inhospitable realm of Siberian permafrost.
Today NASA unveiled the first global elevation maps of Mars.
Promising results for a vaccine to treat brain cancer in preliminary studies at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center was reported in the cover-story published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.
A University of Arkansas professor has conducted one of the world's first descriptive studies to examine the dangers of personal watercraft use. More than half of the people injured by these vehicles are children under the age of 14.
A University of Iowa treatment involving high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants may be more effective against advanced breast cancer than standard treatments -- despite conflicting results from similar strategies tested elsewhere.
The human thymus -- the organ that produces the immune system's infection-fighting T cells -- remains functional until at least age 56, UCLA AIDS Institute investigators have proved for the first time.
Scientists studying powerful gamma-ray bursts in deep space accidentally discovered a closer source of gamma energy -- thunderclouds on Earth.
As business organizations become "flatter" in structure, an employee's ability to work with others is increasingly critical to job success, says a University of Illinois scholar who has developed a scale to measure an employee's interpersonal savvy.
Wanting to protect the family's financial health, but unsure what to do? A big chunk of the puzzle is identifying and managing risks, and many middle-of-the-road wage earners don't understand the game, says a University of Illinois Extension educator.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in upholding a law allowing some parents to use state vouchers to send their children to religious schools, challenges "a sound constitutional and moral consensus" that goes back to the 1920s, according to a University of Illinois scholar.
A semiconductor oxidation process developed at the University of Illinois a decade ago has important new applications in the fabrication of advanced electronic devices, including a type of semiconductor diode laser.
Research at North Carolina State University is shedding new light on the relationship between stress and prostate disease. The missing piece could be the hormone prolactin, released by the body during stress and now believed to increase inflammation in the prostate.
Four University of Arkansas researchers have determined some of the properties of two optical wires in a crystal. These properties can be used to create optical circuitry that could operate like a switch in fiber optics networks used in the telecommunications industry.
Crops with increased resistance to drought and disease, soybeans with more protein and vegetables with more vitamins are some of the potential benefits that may result from a new gene silencing technology developed at North Carolina State University.
A Delaware Sea Grant researcher has been working to minimize fishing pressure on the horseshoe crab through biochemistry. She has made significant progress toward identifying the stimulant in female horseshoe crabs that makes them such an irresistible bait for eels and whelks.
By taking a closer look at two of the lightest elements in the universe, a University of Illinois scientist is helping to solve a mystery that lies at the intersection of cosmology, cosmic rays and chemical evolution.
Patients are far more likely to survive a heart attack if they are admitted directly to a high-volume hospital rather than a smaller one, according to a study of nearly 100,000 patients by researchers at Johns Hopkins.
Computers have the potential for playing an important role in improving the interpretation of mammograms, a New York researcher says. After the same mammograms were fed into a computer, it helped radiologists pick up some cancer that were not biopsied and suggested that some others that were said to need biopsy might not need the additional procedure.
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope today announced that they have completed efforts to measure precise distances to far-flung galaxies, an essential ingredient needed to determine the age, size and fate of the Universe.
May science tips include: 1. Ultrasound may take the bite out of dental exams 2. Iowa State solar car is in pole position for Sunrayce 99 3. ISU grad goes for the record with house of cards 4. Network supports computational materials research.
A new Ohio State study examining the future of world timber markets suggests that forest conservation efforts in North America and Europe could lead to increased deforestation in threatened tropical forests.
The Great Eclipse; on 11 August, millions will see the sight of their lives. The last total eclipse of this millennium will be the most watched ever.
A University of Iowa study has advanced understanding of an inherited condition that causes deafness, usually at birth, and development of goiter in childhood.
A new gene involved in common inflammatory diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, was recently discovered by scientists at Boston University's School of Dental Medicine.
1- Why female athletes at the high school and college level are 4-6 times more likely to suffer a serious knee injury than their male counterparts? 2- Can cartilage be regenerated and transplanted? 3- What makes ice a good choice for relieving pain and swelling? 4- When should the helmet of a hockey player suspected of having a head injury be removed?
Social service agencies need to do a much better job of supporting foster parents if they want to correct the shortfall of families willing to take in children, a new Ohio State study suggests.
A drug treatment can help prevent heart attack or sudden death in a certain group of high-risk individuals who are undergoing a procedure called angioplasty to restore blood flow to an obstructed artery, researchers report in the May 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Magnet schools, developed in the 1970s as an alternative to mandatory busing, have achieved much of what they were designed to do but have also contributed to segregation by social class and a dimishment of communities, Vanderbilt researchers say.
In a step toward finding alternatives to conventional engines, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a remarkably simple, energy-efficient engine with no moving parts.
Some bacterial structures and disease-causing genes actually come from viruses that have integrated into the bacterial cell, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found.
Precursors to Teenage Aggression and Violence, Consequences of Internet Usage, and Cancer Treatment and Prevention to be Major Themes
1. Structure of HDL Cholesterol Determined 2. Cellular Implants Explored for Brain Trauma 3. Cardiovascular Phenomenon Explained After 150 Years
Married people who receive a high level of social support from their family -- especially from their spouse -- show better heart and blood pressure responses to stress than couples whose family support level is low.
NEC Research Institute automates citation indexing of scientific literature. New technique improves the availability, comprehensiveness, cost, efficiency, and timeliness of scientific dissemination and feedback.
A molecule that is extremely sensitive to light has proved a highly efficient way of initiating bonding of two proteins. UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers who designed this cross-linking reagent and technique said this will be an important tool in studying multiprotein complexes.
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