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Showing releases 101-125 out of 394 releases.
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
 International Journal of Electronic HealthcareICT fails to accelerate drug approvals Drug approvals are taking just as long as they ever did despite increased expenditure on new information technology at the Food and drug Administration. So says a statistical analysis of approval intervals from 1997 to 2006, published in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare. Contact: John Kros
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Biological PsychiatryCommon plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these chemicals to hormone disruptions, birth defects, asthma and reproductive problems, while others have found no significant association between exposure and adverse effects. Contact: Jayne Dawkins
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Elsevier celebrates the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of a freely available special issue of Child Abuse and Neglect The International Journal 1989-2009 on the 20th anniversary of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Contact: Lyndsay Scholefield
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceScientists unlock clues for tailoring corn plant for food, energy needs Scientists have long known that the offspring of two inbred strains tend to be superior to both their parents. Now, a team of researchers including a University of Florida geneticist has discovered clues to why that might be the case for one of the most important crops in the world: corn. Contact: Brad Barbazuk
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Journal of the Royal Society InterfaceActive hearing process in mosquitoes A mathematical model has explained some of the remarkable features of mosquito hearing. In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud noises. Contact: Joanne Fryer
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Zoo KeysBoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc Fossils of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck's bill, have been discovered in the Sahara by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno. The five crocs, three of them newly named species, were part of the bizarre world of crocs that inhabited the southern land mass known as Gondwana some 100 million years ago. 
National Geographic Society
Contact: Barbara Moffett
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Genome BiologyAncestry attracts, but love is blind People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin color. Research, published in BioMed Central's open-access journal Genome Biology, shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of Native-American to European ancestry, while Puerto Ricans are more likely to settle down with someone carrying a similar mix of African and European genes. Contact: Graeme Baldwin
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
BMC CancerLaser therapy can aggravate skin cancer High irradiances of low-level laser therapy should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open-access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory "cold laser," finding that it caused increased tumor growth in a mouse model of skin cancer. Contact: Graeme Baldwin
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Particle and Fibre ToxicologyBraking news Real-life particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells in vitro. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open-access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that heavy braking, as in an emergency stop, caused the most damage, but normal breaking and even close proximity to a disengaged brake resulted in potentially dangerous cellular stress. Contact: Graeme Baldwin
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceSchizophrenia gene's role may be broader, more potent, than thought UCSF scientists studying nerve cells in fruit flies have uncovered a new function for a gene whose human equivalent may play a critical role in schizophrenia. Contact: Jennifer O'Brien
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceU of M plant scientist uncovers clues to yield-boosting quirks of corn genome The offspring of two inbred strains tend to be superior to both of their parents. Characterizing the gene-level variability that leads to this phenomenon, known as heterosis or hybrid vigor, could boost our ability to custom-tailor crops for specific traits, such as high protein content for human consumption or high glucose content for biomass fuel. Contact: Patty Mattern
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceScientists at UA, collaborating institutions decode maize genome Scientists from the University of Arizona led by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod A. Wing and from collaborating institutions have deciphered the complete genetic code of the maize plant for the first time.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Lori Stiles
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual MeetingPivotal study for PSD502 -- the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation Results of the double-blind treatment phase of this study, which enrolled patients from the US, Canada and Poland, are consistent with previously reported results of the pivotal trial conducted in Europe and showed that men who were treated with PSD502 five minutes before intercourse were able to delay ejaculation up to five times longer than those who used placebo. Additionally, patients and partners in both trials reported significant improvements in sexual satisfaction, and the drug was well tolerated. Contact: Dave Schemelia
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
PLoS GeneticsPLoS Genetics 2009 maize genome collection Maize is an important crop in many countries of the world. It is widely used for human consumption, animal feed and industrial materials. It also is considered an exemplar plant species for studying domestication, molecular evolution and genome architecture. The authors of the research presented in this special collection used the first description of the B73 maize genome to probe some of the most intriguing questions in genetics and plant biology. Contact: Tamsin Milewicz
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Significance'Hobbits' are a new human species -- according to the statistical analysis of fossils Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using statistical analysis on skeletal remains of a well-preserved female specimen, researchers determined the "hobbit" to be a distinct species and not a genetically flawed version of modern humans. Details of the study appear in the December issue of Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society, published by Wiley-Blackwell. Contact: Dawn Peters
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Drug Testing and AnalysisPromising pharmaceutical agents emerge as sports doping products Researchers from the German Sport University Cologne in Germany found that nonsteroidal and tissue-selective anabolic agents such as selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) are being sold on the black market for their performance enhancing qualities. The availability of authentic SARMs was recently demonstrated for the first time by the detection of the drug candidate Andarine in a product sold via the Internet. Full findings of the study appear in the latest issue of Drug Testing and Analysis published by Wiley-Blackwell. Contact: Dawn Peters
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
NatureMysteriously warm times in Antarctica A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis of ice core records suggests that Antarctic temperatures may have been up to 6°C warmer than the present day.
British Antarctic Survey
Contact: Heather Martin
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceSweet corn story begins in UW-Madison lab This week, scientists are revealing the genetic instructions inside corn, one of the big three cereal crops. Corn, or maize, has one of the most complex sequences of DNA ever analyzed, says University of Wisconsin-Madison genomicist David Schwartz, who was one of more than 100 authors in the article in the journal Science. Contact: David C. Schwartz
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Clinical Journal of the American Society of NephrologySleep apnea may cause heart disease in kidney transplant patients Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.
National Research Fund, Hungarian Kidney Foundation, Foundation for Prevention in Medicine
Contact: Shari Leventhal
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceLike humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow Leaf-cutter ants, which cultivate fungus for food, have many remarkable qualities.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation
Contact: Cameron Currie
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceAfter mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America's vast assemblage of large animals -- including such iconic creatures as mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses, ground sloths and giant beavers -- began their precipitous slide to extinction.
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, National Science Foundation
Contact: John Williams
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
PLoS PathogensResearchers find new piece of BSE puzzle A new treatment route for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its human form Creutzfeldt Jakob disease could be a step closer based on new results from scientists at the University of Leeds. The team has found that a protein called Glypican-1 plays a key role in the development of BSE. Details are published Nov. 20 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. Contact: Jo Kelly
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceRich ore deposits linked to ancient atmosphere Much of our planet's mineral wealth was deposited billions of years ago when Earth's chemical cycles were different from today's. Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, a group of scientists including Andrey Bekker and Doug Rumble from the Carnegie Institution have made the surprising discovery that the creation of economically important nickel ore deposits was linked to sulfur in the ancient oxygen-poor atmosphere. Contact: Douglas Rumble
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental ResearchTreating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis together Treatment for alcohol use disorders and tuberculosis (TB) is rarely integrated, even though the two diseases have a high co-occurrence. American and Russian researchers have jointly designed and are monitoring an innovative program that will deliver alcohol treatment as part of routine TB care. The trial study is continuing.
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Contact: Shelly F. Greenfield, M.D., M.P.H.
Public Release: 19-Nov-2009
ScienceAmaizing: Corn genome decoded In recent years, scientists have decoded the DNA of humans and a menagerie of creatures but none with genes as complex as a stalk of corn, the latest genome to be unraveled. A team of scientists led by the Genome Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis published the completed corn genome in the Nov. 20 journal Science, an accomplishment that will speed efforts to develop better crop varieties to meet the world's growing demands for food, livestock feed and fuel.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Energy
Contact: Caroline Arbanas
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