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Contact: Tara Morris
news@istresults.info
322-286-1985
IST Results

Public Release: 7-Feb-2006
Astronomy & Astrophysics
How to steal a million stars?
Based on observations with ESO's Very Large Telescope, a team of Italian astronomers reports that the stellar cluster Messier 12 must have lost to our Milky Way galaxy close to one million low-mass stars.

Contact: Henri Boffin
hboffin@eso.org
49-893-200-6222
ESO

Public Release: 7-Feb-2006
Scientists discover dozens of new species in 'Lost World' of western New Guinea
An expedition to one of Asia's most isolated jungles – in the mist-shrouded Foja Mountains of western New Guinea – discovered a virtual ''Lost World" of new species, giant flowers, and rare wildlife that was unafraid of humans. The December 2005 trip by a team of US, Indonesian, and Australian scientists found dozens of new species including frogs, butterflies, and the first new bird from the island of New Guinea in more than 60 years.
Conservation International, Indonesian Institute of Science, Swift Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, National Geographic Society, Global Environment Project

Contact: Tom Cohen
tcohen@conservation.org
202-912-1532
Conservation International

Public Release: 7-Feb-2006
Biological Invasions
Exotic crab poised for widespread UK invasion
A major UK invasion of the Chinese mitten crab is predicted by scientists from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne who have modelled its spread through Britain and Europe for the first time. The crab, which destroys river banks and preys on native species, is spreading through waterways at an alarming rate, and an urgent monitoring and management system is needed before it is too late to stop the spread, say scientists.
Newcastle University, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Contact: Dr Matt Bentley
m.g.bentley@ncl.ac.uk
44-191-222-5350
Newcastle University

Public Release: 7-Feb-2006
Cell Metabolism
Studies of obese children reveal body-weight control hormone
A single change in a particular brain hormone can increase a person's risk of obesity, two new studies in the February 8, 2006, Cell Metabolism reveal. The researchers found that obese children are more likely to carry a rare variant of so-called ß-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (ß-MSH) than children of normal weight.
Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, National Institutes of Health, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Contact: Heidi Hardman
hhardman@cell.com
617-397-2879
Cell Press

Public Release: 6-Feb-2006
Pediatrics
Home paper shredders pose serious injury risk to toddlers
As our environments change over time with technology, pediatric emergency specialists are continuously challenged to observe possible trends and prevent more injuries by educating the public. In a new case report published in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics, researchers at New York University School of Medicine discuss the serious injury risks posed by paper shredders, which have become increasingly common household items.

Contact: Jennifer Choi
jennifer.choi@nyumc.org
212-404-3555
NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine

Public Release: 6-Feb-2006
Outbreak: Rapid appearance of fungus devastates frogs, salamanders in Panama
Something wicked this way comes, if you're a frog or salamander living near El Cope, Panama.
National Science Foundation

Contact: Cheryl Dybas
cdybas@nsf.gov
703-292-7734
National Science Foundation

Public Release: 6-Feb-2006
Pediatrics
Children with asthma more likely to have behavior difficulties
City children with asthma are more likely to have problems with behavior than children without the chronic respiratory problems, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study in this month's Pediatrics.
Halcyon Hill Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program

Contact: Heather Hare
heather_hare@urmc.rochester.edu
585-273-2840
University of Rochester Medical Center

Public Release: 6-Feb-2006
Respiratory Care
Some masks used in children's asthma treatment not effective, research shows
Some face masks commonly used to help young children inhale asthma medicine are not effective, according to a new study by researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The results are reported in the current issue of Respiratory Care.
Trudell Medical International

Contact: Karen Richardson
krchrdsn@wfubmc.edu
336-716-4453
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Public Release: 6-Feb-2006
Pediatrics
Study supports limiting television time for children
Children who spend more time watching television spend less time interacting with their family and playing creatively, report researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Children's Hospital in the journal Pediatrics. The researchers also found that older children who spent more time watching television spent less time on homework. Television did not interfere with reading or playing outdoors, though it is a commonly held belief that it interferes with these activities.
NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Science Foundation

Contact: Lee Clippard
lclippard@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-0675
University of Texas at Austin

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