BUSM researchers identify new syndrome
491826 | Boston University Medical Center | 2010-03-09
(Boston) – Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new syndrome affecting potenti

Heat therapy shown effective in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis among US soldiers in Iraq
491826 | Public Library of Science | 2010-03-09
A single session of heat therapy using the ThermoMed™ device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course o

New ways to disarm deadly South American hemorrhagic fever viruses
491826 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 2010-03-09
This release is available in Spanish. New World hemorrhagic fevers are emerging infectious diseases found in South Ameri

Studies on nutrients, gene expression could lead to tailored diets for disease prevention
491826 | Kansas State University | 2010-03-08
Personal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on

P&G Beauty & Grooming presents advancements in skin care at AAD Annual Meeting
491826 | Spectrum | 2010-03-08
Miami Beach, FL (March 5, 2010) – Research presented by P&G Beauty & Grooming scientists at the 68th Annual Meeting of t

Exotic flowers help bees stay busy in winter
491826 | Queen Mary, University of London | 2010-03-05
Recent years have seen an unusual rise in the number of bees about in the cold winter months, and scientists are now beg

Crowded houses: Why our peripheral vision may not be as random as we think
491826 | Wellcome Trust | 2010-03-05
IMAGE: This is an image of Cinque Terre, Italy, showing "crowding. " Image 1 is the normal image. Image 3 inc

Researchers discover gene that affects susceptibility to TB and clues to how it works
491826 | University of Washington | 2010-03-05
IMAGE: Noted expert on the immunology of TB Dr. Lalita Ramakrishnan of the University of Washington in Seattle led a st

Sorting device for analyzing biological reactions puts the power of a lab in a researcher’s pocket
491826 | Harvard University | 2010-03-03
VIDEO: The sorted drops move up the field gradient created by the electrodes by dielectrophoresis and are pulled into t

With just 1 enzyme missing, mice show 'global' metabolic improvements
491826 | Cell Press | 2010-03-03
When researchers created mice lacking an enzyme that breaks down and releases stored triglycerides (more properly known

Bringing bison back to North American landscapes
491826 | University of Calgary | 2010-03-03
The next 10 to 20 years could be extremely significant for restoring wild populations of American bison to their origina

Innate immune mechanisms can control disease progression in HIV-positive patients
491826 | IDIBAPS - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer | 2010-02-25
HIV/AIDS remains one of the world's most significant public health challenges, particularly in developing countries. The

New clues found linking larger animals to colder climates
491826 | University of Houston | 2010-02-25
IMAGE: Armed with an industrial vacuum cleaner, Chuan-Kai Ho, a 2008 Ph.D. graduate from UH's department of biology and

A magnetometer in the upper beak of birds?
491826 | Goethe University Frankfurt | 2010-02-24
Iron containing short nerve branches in the upper beak of birds may serve as a magnetometer to measure the vector of the

New dinosaur discovered head first, for a change
491826 | Brigham Young University | 2010-02-24
A team of paleontologists has discovered a new dinosaur species they're calling Abydosaurus, which belongs to the group

Melanoma transcriptome reveals novel genomic alterations not seen before
491826 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 2010-02-23
February 23, 2010 – Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, afflicts more than 50,000 people in the United States

Genes responsible for ability to recognize faces
491826 | University College London | 2010-02-23
The ability to recognise faces is largely determined by your genes, according to new research at UCL (University College

New discovery: Plaice are spotted (on the inside)
491826 | University of Gothenburg | 2010-02-23
Have you seen a spotted plaice? Probably. However, marine biologist Helen Nilsson Sköld at the University of Gothenburg

When the heart gets out of step
491826 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | 2010-02-22
Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia – a chronic irregularity of heartbeat – which affects an estimated 1 million

Enzyme deficiency protects hepatitis C patients from treatment-related anemia
491826 | Duke University Medical Center | 2010-02-22
DURHAM, N.C. – Many people who undergo treatment for hepatitis C develop hemolytic anemia, a disorder that destroys red

Common gene variant may increase risk for a type of cardiac arrhythmia
491826 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 2010-02-22
An international research team has identified a common gene variant associated with a form of the irregular heartbeat ca