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UW-Madison gets $9.5M Gates Foundation grant to study flu viruses
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave the University of Wisconsin-Madison a $9.5 million grant to study influenza threats to human health. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave the University of Wisconsin-Madison a $9.5 million grant to study influenza threats to human health. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Clovis hunters not to blame for driving mammoths to extinctionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Woolly mammoths and other giant ice-age mammals faced extinction 2,000 years before deadly speartips were inventedWoolly mammoths and other large, lumbering beasts faced extinction long before early humans perfected their skills as spearmakers, scientists say.The prehistoric giants began their precipitous decline nearly 2,000 years before our ancestors turned stone fragments into sophisticated spearpoints at the end of the last ice age.The animals, which included mammoths, elephant-sized mastodons and beavers the size of black bears, were probably picked off by more inept hunters who only much later developed specialised w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Science Zoology Anthropology World news Environment Biodiversity Endangered habitats Endangered species Wildlife The Guardian Source Type: news
Spears didn't wipe out mammothsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Woolly mammoths and other giant ice-age mammals faced extinction 2,000 years before deadly speartips were inventedWoolly mammoths and other large, lumbering beasts faced extinction long before early humans perfected their skills as spearmakers, scientists say.The prehistoric giants began their precipitous decline nearly 2,000 years before our ancestors turned stone fragments into sophisticated spearpoints at the end of the last ice age.The animals, which included mammoths, elephant-sized mastodons and beavers the size of black bears, were probably picked off by more inept hunters who only much later developed specialised w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Science Zoology Anthropology World news Environment Biodiversity Endangered habitats Endangered species Wildlife The Guardian Source Type: news
Warmer means windier on world's biggest lakeEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Wisconsin-Madison) Rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 15, 2009 Category: Biology Source Type: news
'Cross-talk' Mechanism Contributes To Colorectal CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have identified a molecular mechanism that allows two powerful signaling pathways to interact and begin a process leading to colorectal tumors. "We are very excited about these findings," says Vladimir Spiegelman, an associate professor of dermatology. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: news
'Cross-talk' mechanism contributes to colorectal cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Wisconsin-Madison) Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have identified a molecular mechanism that allows two powerful signaling pathways to interact and begin a process leading to colorectal tumors. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Early tests on cervical cancer drugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This small study has shown that the oestrogen receptor blockers fulvestrant and raloxifene can treat cervical cancers in genetically engineered mice with this disease. Although these results suggest that the drugs may be worth investigating further for potential use in human cervical cancer, they may not represent the effects that the drugs would have in humans. As the researchers note, “Although our transgenic mouse model for HPV-associated cervical cancer recapitulates most aspects of human cervical cancer, it is obvious that further study is needed to determine whether this proposed model is relevant to h...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medical practice Source Type: news
Deafness gene identifiedEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study has identified the role of the Bak gene in age-related hearing loss (AHL) in mice. The gene may play a similar role in humans and further studies in human ear cells will help confirm this.
However, the Bak gene may not be the only gene involved in AHL, and it is likely that environmental factors, such as noise exposure, also contribute to hearing loss.
Due to the differences between mice and humans, it is not clear whether taking supplements containing α-lipoic acid or coenzyme Q10 (which reduced the activity of the Bak gene in mice) would help reduce AHL in humans. Studies in humans would be requi...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Older people Source Type: news
FDA-Approved Drugs Eliminate, Prevent Cervical Cancer In MiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis. Published in this week's (Nov. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Source Type: news
'Escaped' Proteins Add To Hearing Loss In Elderly, University Of Florida Researchers FoundEmail this article to a colleague.
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Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern or contribute to the loss. Now a University of Florida team and researchers from University of Wisconsin and three other institutions have identified a protein that is central to processes that cause oxidative damage to cells and lead to age-related hearing loss. (Source: Ear, Nose and Throat News From Medical News Today)
Source: Ear, Nose and Throat News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Prostate biopsy is not always necessaryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men appears to be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in miceEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Wisconsin-Madison) Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Finding Suggests Prostate Biopsy Is Not Always NecessaryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Source Type: news
New Finding Suggests Prostate Biopsy Is Not Always NecessaryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy. Elevated levels of PSA have traditionally been seen as a potential sign of prostate cancer, leading to the widespread use of PSA testing. (Source: Prostate News From Medical News Today)
Source: Prostate News From Medical News Today - November 7, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Source Type: news
New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always necessaryEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Studies From University Of Wisconsin Reveal New Findings On Non-Melanoma Skin CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is becoming an increasingly attractive target for cancer management. Plk1 has been shown to be overexpressed in a variety of cancers; however its role in skin cancers is not well-understood, scientists in the United States report. (Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - November 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Health News of the DayEmail this article to a colleague.
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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:How long does hepatitis B vaccine protection last? More than 2 decades http://bit.ly/4lhMlHLarge trials required to clarify whether sodium bicarbonate has value for prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy http://bit.ly/yOE45List of Medical Journal Feeds Arranged by Topic - the University of Wisconsin http://bit.ly/4zxxdgNYT interviews researcher behind Gleevec for CML, "converting a fatal cancer into a manageable chronic ...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 3, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info
Human Evolution II: Recent Evolution; and Becoming Human NOVA PreviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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The transcript of this podcast wil be posted in two to three weeks. Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 3, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Archaeology & Paleontology,Biology,Basic Science,Evolution,Evolution,Evolutionary Biology Source Type: journals
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The transcript of this podcast wil be posted in two to three weeks. Anthropologist John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin–Madison talks about recent human evolution, especially of our ability to digest lactose. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 3, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Archaeology & Paleontology,Biology,Basic Science,Evolution,Evolution,Evolutionary Biology Source Type: journals
Adoption, family relations and psychotic symptoms among Palauan adolescents who are genetically at risk for developing schizophreniaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion Consistent with previous research, adolescents at high genetic risk who reported more positive family relations also reported
fewer psychotic symptoms [4, 29].
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00127-009-0154-xAuthors
Laura Ierago, Ministry of Health Palau Youth Project P. O. Box 6027 Koror 96940 PalauCynthia Malsol, Ministry of Health Palau Youth Project P. O. Box 6027 Koror 96940 PalauTechong Singeo, Ministry of Health Palau Youth Project P. O. Box 6027 Koror 96940 PalauYuri Kishigawa, Ministry of Health Palau Youth Project P. O. Box 6027 Koror 96940 PalauFran...
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Source Type: journals
Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Best for Quitting SmokingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Megan E. Piper, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, Madison, and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical trial of smoking cessation therapies involving 1,504 adults. All had smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day during the previous six months and were motivated to quit. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 3, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Drug Addiction Source Type: info
Does Vitamin D Improve Brain Function?Email this article to a colleague.
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The push to prevent skin cancer may have come with unintended consequences--impaired brain function because of a deficiency of vitamin D. The “sunshine vitamin” is synthesized in our skin when we are exposed to direct sunlight, but sunblock impedes this process. And although vitamin D is well known for promoting bone health and regulating vital calcium levels--hence its addition to milk--it does more than that. Scientists have now linked this fat-soluble nutrient’s hormonelike activity to a number of functions throughout the body, including the workings of the brain.“We know there are receptors for ...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 2, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Biology,Health & Medicine,Mind Brain,Everyday Science,Neuroscience,Psychiatry,Psychology,Thought Cognition Source Type: journals
Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate and Delayed Graft Function After Prolonged Cold IschemiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Overall, HTK seems to do well for the first 2 hours, after which any advantage observed initially starts to disappear. A liver perfused in HTK and transplanted after more than 1 hour reacts like an organ from an individual who has been starved, because of the low energy charge and absence of a glycogen store or ability to synthesis glycogen because of lack of uridine. Livers perfused with UW demonstrate higher levels of uridine and do not lose their glycogen content to the same extent as HTK-perfused livers. These findings explain in part why HTK sometimes causes delayed graft function after longer periods of ...
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - November 1, 2009 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: C.L. Corps, M. Shires, D. Crellin, R. Smolenski, J. Pratt, D. Potts, J.P.A. Lodge Tags: Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Source Type: journals
Ductal Injection of University of Wisconsin Solution Prior to Pancreas Preservation Prevents Oxidative Cell DamageEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study sought to evaluate the influence of cannulation and infusion of different volumes of University of Wisconsin (UW) solution immediately after organ retrieval on PP organ quality.Methods: PP from 24 slaughterhouse pigs were harvested with immediate cannulation of the pancreatic duct for infusion of 10 mL, 20 mL, 50 mL, or 100 mL UW solution. The organs were stored in cold UW solution. Control organs were only stored in UW. After 6 hours of cold ischemia, tissue and supernate samples were analyzed for markers of oxidative cell damage, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, and occurrence of apoptosis.Results: The few...
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - November 1, 2009 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: P. Stiegler, V. Stadlbauer, F. Hackl, S. Schaffellner, F. Iberer, J. Greilberger, S. Hallstroem, S. Zelzer, C. Lackner, K. Tscheliessnigg Tags: Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Source Type: journals
Alzheimer's Association chapter wins UW grantEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Southeastern Wisconsin chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in Milwaukee has been awarded a $126,000 grant over five years from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI). (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
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Alzheimer's Association chapter wins UW grantEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Southeastern Wisconsin chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in Milwaukee has been awarded a $126,000 grant over five years from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI). (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 30, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
University of Wisconsin, Madison to Share in Stem Cell FundingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Part of NIGMS's stimulus funds to study induced pluripotent stem cells will go to researchers in Wisconsin. (Source: NIGMS - Results)
Source: NIGMS - Results - October 30, 2009 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
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"Birds: What Can They Tell Us about Our Planet?" Paul R. Schmidt, from the Migratory Birds for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, explains why wild birds are good indicators of environmental health. The article also summarizes the 2009 "State of the Birds" report, which provides some sobering facts and statistics that should be a wake-up call that motivates conservation action. You can read the article at www.action bioscience.org/biodiversity/schmidt.html.
Technology: An Educational Issue? Blog Post
This blog about issues in educational technology discusses ways to learn and teach the biologic...
Source: AIBS News - October 30, 2009 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Liver graft exposure to carbon monoxide during cold storage protects sinusoidal endothelial cells and ameliorates reperfusion injury in ratsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, CO delivery to excised liver grafts during cold preservation efficiently ameliorates SEC damage and hepatic I/R injury. Liver Transpl 15:1458-1468, 2009. © 2009 AASLD. (Source: Liver Transplantation)
Source: Liver Transplantation - October 28, 2009 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Atsushi Ikeda, Shinya Ueki, Atsunori Nakao, Koji Tomiyama, Mark A. Ross, Donna B. Stolz, David A. Geller, Noriko Murase Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals
Blood tracking project wins $1.4M federal grantEmail this article to a colleague.
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SysLogic Inc., the BloodCenter of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Madison have received a federal grant of $1.4 million to advance a patient safety project using radio-frequency identification to manage collection, production and transfusion of blood products. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
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SysLogic Inc., the BloodCenter of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Madison have received a federal grant of $1.4 million to advance a patient safety project using radio-frequency identification to manage collection, production and transfusion of blood products. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 26, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals
Working Moms Less Likely to Receive Depression TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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An analysis of national data on 2,130 mothers conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine found that working mothers were less likely to receive adequate treatment for their depression.
A possible reason suggested for why these women do not receive the treatment they need is that they work long hours, making it difficult for them to find the time to seek help.
It was also suggested by the report that, because of women's difficulties in finding time to seek help, the workplace would be a useful location to provide depression intervention. "Services like employee-assistance programs ...
Source: About.com Depression - October 26, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer
Impact of Selection Bias on the Utilization of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreas AdenocarcinomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Discussion One-third of patients in this contemporary dataset of patients did not go on to receive adjuvant therapy. The likelihood of
receiving adjuvant treatment is negatively impacted by the course of postoperative recovery. Moreover, the fact that adjuvant
therapy was undertaken less often for older patients and patients with favorable pathological features highlights the selection
bias impacting the decision to pursue postoperative therapy for this disease. This selective utilization of postoperative
therapy for patients with adverse oncological characteristics is likely to bias any retrospective analys...
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - October 23, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals
Jellyfish Protein Extends Neuroprotective Tentacles at Neuroscience ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Data presented this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience highlighted the ability of a jellyfish protein “aequorin” to protect neurons after a stroke. In prior conferences, data from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee demonstrated aequorin’s ability to protect cells prior to an ischemic event. Quincy Bioscience Quincy Bioscience (http://www.quincybioscience.com) is a partner in the research and development of the jellyfish protein as a novel therapeutic for neurodegenerative diseases. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2009)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Brain/Health/prweb30...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 22, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Competitive Technologies' Pain Therapy Medical Device to Treat Patients at University of Wisconsin-MadisonEmail this article to a colleague.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Competitive Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex:CTT) announced today that the University of Wisconsin-Madison will use CTT's pain therapy medical device to treat patients at its Carbone Cancer Center in the School of Medicine and Public Health, under the direction of Toby C. Campbell, M.D., Miroslav "Misha" Backonja, M.D., and James Cleary, M.D. Drs. Cleary and Campbell are national leaders in palliative care at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. Dr. Backonja is recognized as a global authority in neuropathic pain treatment and is Professor of Neurology at the U...
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - October 22, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
High-Fructose Corn Syrup Produces Toxic Chemical "HMF" When HeatedEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) If you know anything about the food supply, you know that honey bees are a crucial part of the food production chain. In the United States, they pollinate roughly one-third of all the crops we eat, and without them, we'd be facing a disastrous collapse in viable food production.That's why, when honey bees started to disappear a few years ago, scientists scrambled to find the root cause of the phenomenon, which has since been dubbed "Colony Collapse Disorder."The name is a bit of a misnomer, though. It's not really a "disorder." It's more of a poisoning. Or at least that's what we may be learning from new rese...
Source: NaturalNews.com - October 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Access to Adequate Outpatient Depression Care for Mothers in the USA: A Nationally Representative Population-Based StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Maternal depression is often untreated, resulting in serious consequences for mothers and their children. Factors associated
with receipt of adequate treatment for depression were examined in a population-based sample of 2,130 mothers in the USA with
depression using data from the 1996–2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Chi-squared analyses were used to evaluate differences
in sociodemographic and health characteristics by maternal depression treatment status (none, some, and adequate). Multivariate
regression was used to model the odds of receiving some or adequate treatment, compared to none...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - October 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research Source Type: journals
Johns Hopkins leads in R&D fundingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physics Today: Johns Hopkins University is again the leading US academic institution in total research and development spending for the 30th year in a row, according to a new the latest annual NSF Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges.
The total funding ranking includes research support not only from federal agencies, but also from foundations, industry and other sources.
The university pulled in $1.68 billion in medical, science and engineering research in fiscal 2008, half of which was based at the Applied Physics Laboratory. Since NSF changed its methodology in 1979 to include sp...
Source: Physics Today News Picks - October 15, 2009 Category: Physics Authors: Physics Today Source Type: news
Assessing Cognitive and Affective Reactions of Employers Toward People with Disabilities in the WorkplaceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions The construct validity of the Affective Reactions subscale of the Disability Questionnaire is supported by the identification of three underlying attitudinal constructs.
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10926-009-9207-yAuthors
Jana Copeland, Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTAC), Rocky Mountain ADA Center Colorado Springs CO 80907 USAFong Chan, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education Room 414 University Club Annex Madison WI 53706 USAJill Bezyak, University of Northern Colorado Department of Human Rehabilitative Services G...
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - October 15, 2009 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Source Type: journals
Solar decathlon competition comes to WashingtonEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physics Today: The next generation of energy efficient houses appeared in Washington this week as part of the Department of Energy's 2009 solar decathlon competition (pdf).
The competition, held on the Washington Mall, judged 20 homes based on aesthetics, functionality and energy measurements.
The University of Minnesota's 565 sq. ft solar home called ICON cost half a million dollars to build and came 5th in the competition.
Student's have to design in factors such as is there enough solar thermal hot water for the big and small dishwashers in the kitchen and the clothes washer in a cabinet next to the small bathroom?...
Source: Physics Today News Picks - October 14, 2009 Category: Physics Authors: Physics Today Source Type: news
Effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacologic and combined interventions for reducing injection pain during routine childhood immunizations: systematic review and meta-analyses.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: Topical local anesthetics, sweet-tasting solutions, and combined analgesic interventions, including breastfeeding, were associated with reduced pain during childhood immunizations and should be recommended for use in clinical practice.
PMID: 19781433 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Clinical Therapeutics)
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - October 14, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shah V, Taddio A, Rieder MJ, Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: journals
Effects of allergens: Beyond IgEEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical Trials ReportDOI 10.1007/s11882-009-0076-4Authors
Robert K. Bush, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin-Madison USA
Journal Current Allergy and Asthma ReportsOnline ISSN 1534-6315Print ISSN 1529-7322
Journal Volume Volume 9
Journal Issue Volume 9, Number 6 / November, 2009 (Source: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports)
Source: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports - October 13, 2009 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports Source Type: journals
Banded rocks reveal early Earth conditions, changesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(University of Wisconsin-Madison) The strikingly banded rocks scattered across the upper Midwest and elsewhere throughout the world are actually ambassadors from the past, offering clues to the environment of the early Earth more than two billion years ago. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 11, 2009 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Growth-plate cartilage in chronic renal failureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Bone growth occurs in the growth-plate cartilage located at the ends of long bones. Changes in the architecture, abnormalities
in matrix organization, reduction in protein staining and RNA expression of factors involved in cell signaling have been described
in the growth-plate cartilage of nephrectomized animals. These changes can lead to a smaller growth plate associated with
decrease in chondrocyte proliferation, delayed hypertrophy, and prolonged initiation of mineralization and vascular invasion.
As a result, chronic renal failure can result in stunted body growth and skeletal deformities. Multi...
Source: Pediatric Nephrology - October 9, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Pediatric Nephrology Source Type: journals
People are still the weakest link in computer and internet security, study findsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Human Factors and Ergonomics Society) Two decades ago, studies showed that computer users were violating best practices for setting up hack-proof passwords, and not much has changed since then. What's clear, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and IT University in Copenhagen, is that until human factors/ergonomics methods are applied to the problem, it isn't likely to go away. They will present the results of their CIS study at the upcoming HFES 53rd Annual Meeting on October 19. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Organ preservation solutions attenuate accumulation and nuclear translocation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1[alpha] in the hepatoma cell line HepG2Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, preservation solutions attenuate accumulation and nuclear translocation of the transcription factor HIF-1[alpha], and this property is seemingly related to their chemical composition (L-arginine, [alpha]-ketoglutarate). Thus, it appears feasible to design preservation solution specifically to modify HIF-1[alpha] accumulation and nuclear translocation. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Cell Biochemistry and Function)
Source: Cell Biochemistry and Function - October 8, 2009 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Renate Paddenberg, Nele Howold, Christiane Hoger, Hermann Janßen, Veronika Grau, Wolfgang Kummer Source Type: journals
Models Begin To Unravel How Single DNA Strands CombineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Using computer simulations, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has identified some of the pathways through which single complementary strands of DNA interact and combine to form the double helix. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news
Computer Models Begin To Unravel How Single DNA Strands CombineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Using computer simulations, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has identified some of the pathways through which single complementary strands of DNA interact and combine to form the double helix. Present in the cells of all living organisms, DNA is composed of two intertwined strands and contains the genetic "blueprint" through which all living organisms develop and function. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
NSF grant will help buy NMR spectrometerEmail this article to a colleague.
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A $435,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) major research instrumentation program will be used by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., and the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley in Menasha, Wis., to fund the purchase of a nuclear MR (NMR) spectrometer. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - October 5, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
