Day August 3, 2015

Have you ever wondered why people who do yoga often look a lot younger than their age? A new study on yoga might have some answers. A study in the July 2015 Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that…

Washington (AFP) – Researchers have identified a gene that helps people tolerate low-oxygen conditions, according to a study published Monday, opening the way for new treatments for heart failure and related conditions. “This is the first demonstration that a gene…

Many studies have been conducted on the dangers of endocrine disrupting chemicals that mimic or block estrogen, the primary female hormone. Now new research shows that similar harm can be done by chemicals that affect male hormones, or androgens. Natural…

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Public affairs experts say easy and constant access by citizens to important government information, referred to as government transparency, is vital for good governance as well as the perception by citizens that the government is trustworthy. However,…

IMAGE: This is PPPL Scientist Elena Belova. view more Credit: Elle Starkman/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Creating controlled fusion energy entails many challenges, but one of the most basic is heating plasma – hot gas composed of electrons and charged atoms –…

IMAGE: The Pennant’s red colobus (Procolobus pennantii), a monkey species endemic to Bioko, is restricted to the remote southwest of the island. Pennant’s red colobus is frequently listed among the most-endangered… view more Credit: Araks Ohanyan/BBPP The bushmeat market in the…

IMAGE: On Aug. 3, 2015, the GPM Core Observatory saw Soudelor had rain falling at a rate of over 58 mm (2.3 inches) per hour in the southern side of the… view more Credit: Credits: NASA, Hal Pierce/JAXA Typhoon Soudelor grew…

IMAGE: RapidScat gathered data on Guillermo on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, at 12 a.m. EDT and saw strongest winds near 30 meters per second (67 mph/108 kph) on the western side… view more Credit: Credits: NASA JPL, Doug Tyler As Hurricane…

Low vitamin D levels are linked to a greater risk of bone fractures in women after menopause — but taking high doses of supplements is not the answer, according to new research. A study published online Monday in JAMA Internal…

Chemotherapy delivered directly into the abdomen significantly improves survival among women with advanced ovarian cancer, a new study finds. However, fewer than half of U.S. patients who could benefit from this treatment — called intraperitoneal chemotherapy — are receiving it,…

Tracking the tumor: PNA-antibodies detect initially the diseased cells (red) and accumulate at the tumor site. Afterwards the radioactively labeled probes (blue) selectively bind to them by specific base pairing. Modern imaging methods allow the scientists thus to visualize the…

Dr. Chunhong Yan is a molecular biologist at the Georgia Regent University Cancer Center and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Medical College of Georgia at GRU. Credit: Phil Jones DNA damage increases the risk of cancer,…

Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, and melanoma, which accounts for 2% of skin cancer cases, is responsible for nearly all skin cancer deaths. Melanoma rates in the US have been rising rapidly over the last 30…

Two independent groups of researchers led by Sidney (Wally) Whiteheart, PhD, of the University of Kentucky, and Charles Lowenstein, MD, of the University of Rochester, have published important studies exploring the role that …

 (Getty) Got pot? Marijuana might take a cue from the famous advertising slogan for milk. A new study suggests that weed might be good for the bones. The compound cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD), which is a nonhallucinogenic chemical in marijuana plants,…

People walk past a billboard encouraging people suffering from symptoms linked to Ebola to present themselves at a health facility for treatment in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff) Two new cases of Ebola surfaced…

Monday August 3 2015 The Ebola virus may be fatal in around 50% of cases “Ebola vaccine is ‘potential game-changer’,” says BBC News, while the Daily Mail cites a “100% effective jab” for the disease. These headlines stem from early…

 (iStock) Pole vaulting can be an extremely dangerous sport, as a March Vice article made clear. How it summed the potential for catastrophe: “At 20 feet, a pole vault accident is like someone falling off the roof of their house,…

 ((C) Twisted Pixels Photo Studio, ) This past Father’s Day, not long after John Seibold lost an eight-month battle with cancer, his 13-year-old daughter, Saige, released a fistful of balloons from his gravesite in Sterling, Okla. Mother Sandy thought it…

Go ahead, put a toy chicken on you head while playing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson) Parents who joke and pretend with their toddlers are doing more than just play, they’re teaching them important life skills, researchers from the University of Sheffield report…

Are you an optimist? Optimism is a human trait that makes us see the glass half full, instead of half empty. While this sounds good in theory, and it can be a positive trait, if you are an optimist, you…

We conducted a cross sectional study between June 2012 and February 2013 at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. The hospital is located in central Uganda, East Africa and doubles as the teaching hospital for Makerere University’s college of…

Production of VP1-derived VLPs from MCPyV, KIPyV, WUPyV, HPyV6, HPyV7, TSPyV, HPyV9, HPyV10, STLPyV and NJPyV in yeast For the production of KIPyV-, WUPyV-, HPyV6-, HPyV7-, TSPyV-, HPyV9-, STLPyV-, and NJPyV-derived VLPs in yeast, codons in the VP1-encoding open reading…

We have used conjoint analysis with a sample of experts with experience in health policy and research to develop the first empirically derived system of scoring research use in policy development. Conjoint analysis provided a systematic and innovative method of…

Capture and validation of plant hop and chl-fus gene sequences The first chl-fus gene was cloned and characterized in G. max12]. From protein sequence alignments of its encoded open reading frame (ORF), as well as chloroplast-type transit peptide analysis, it…

Parvoviruses infect a wide range of species, including birds and mammals. The virus replicates in the nucleus, although some of the parvoviruses require a helper virus to replicate 1], 2]. The viral replication must occur in mitotic cells because the…

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Registration is now open for the 15th Annual Geriatric Health Care Symposium, “Maximizing Independence for Optimal Aging,” presented by the University of Louisville Institute for Sustainable Health Optimal Aging. The symposium will be held 7:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18,…

Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year of its fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. Ron Squarer, Chief Executive Officer of Array, noted, “Binimetinib and encorafenib, two innovative oncology products in Phase…

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By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – A 9-year-old batboy for a Kansas baseball team was in critical condition on Sunday after being accidentally struck in the head by a player taking practice swings while waiting for his turn…

By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A manhunt was under way on Sunday in Tennessee for a parolee suspected of fatally shooting a Memphis police officer who apparently interrupted a drug transaction when he stopped to investigate an illegally…

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – New cancer drug cocktails set to reach the market in the next few years will test the limits of premium pricing for life-saving medicines, forcing company executives to consider fresh market strategies. The growing…

CHICAGO (AP) — Parents of picky eaters take heart: New research suggests the problem is rarely worth fretting over, although in a small portion of kids it may signal emotional troubles that should be checked out. Preschool-aged children who are…

By Richard Cowan and Alex Wilts WASHINGTON, August 3 (Reuters) – Women’s health group Planned Parenthood, under attack by anti-abortionists posting hidden-camera videos online, will be the focus of a partisan showdown on Monday in the U.S. Senate, with any…

By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Kan., August 2 (Reuters) – A 9-year-old batboy for a Kansas baseball team died on Sunday after being accidentally struck in the head by a player taking practice swings while waiting for his turn at…

Data sources We performed cohort analyses on new-onset RA patients with public prescription drug coverage identified in the Quebec Health Insurance Program (RAMQ) databases from 2002–2011. In principle, as in each province in Canada, all Quebec residents (approximately 7.6 million…

The phenotypic approach to frailty is widely used 13]. It holds that frailty is best understood as a syndrome. Five features are proposed: impaired grip strength, exhaustion, slowed gait speed, weight loss, and reduction in activities. An early report reckoned…

Genome Medicine 2015, 7:70 doi:10.1186/s13073-015-0193-8 The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1186 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: !–– © 2015 Siwo et al. This…

The composition of the different gels investigated is reported in Table 1. All formulations prepared with 3% of PVA showed optical transparence and mechanical properties suitable to be easily “peeled” after application (Figure 1a), whereas dispersions with 2% of PVA are too…