Grant :: Grant aims to ignite inspiration and interest in science
Through a grant from the Ohio Board of Regents, three universities will collaborate to provide a unique learning experience to talented high school students and science teachers.
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Womb Cancer :: Womb cancer risk linked to waist size
The average British woman, who has a 34 inch waist, is more likely to develop womb cancer than her slimmer sisters.
Autism :: Results of largest ever genome scan for autism out
The genomes of the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled have been scanned and the preliminary results published in Nature Genetics (February 18, 2007). They provide new insights into the genetic basis of autism.
Stem Cell :: Epigenetics to shape stem cell future
Everyone hopes that one day stem cell-based regenerative medicine will help repair diseased tissue. Before then, it may be necessary to decipher the epigenetic signals that give stem cells their unique ability to self-renew and transform them into different cell types.
HIV :: Circumcision Reduces Risk of HIV
Medically performed circumcision significantly reduces a man?s risk of acquiring HIV?the virus that causes AIDS?through heterosexual intercourse, according to 2 studies.
Care :: Treat childhood trauma by buidling on parental memories of loving care
Infants and preschool-aged children who live in daily circumstances of potential trauma and danger can develop the resilience to cope through treatment that focuses on strengthening parent-child bonds, according to a national expert in child development.
Salmonella :: Peanut butter salmonella victims to protect legal rights
A Salmonella outbreak has sickened nearly 300 people in 39 states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. The source of the bacterium has been linked to Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter.
HIV :: QUT scientists on the way to sifting out a cure for HIV
HIV may one day be able to be filtered from human blood saving the lives of millions of people, thanks to a world-first innovation by Queensland University of Technology scientists.
Honeybee :: Researchers tackle mysterious honeybee disorder
UM entomologist Jerry Bromenshenk and his team at Bee Alert Technologies Inc. has been enlisted to find out what’s bugging the bees –the leading pollinator of humanity’s crops. A mysterious ailment called Colony Collapse Disorder is causing agricultural honeybees nationwide to abandon their hives and disappear.
Weight Loss :: Pork preserve lean body mass during weight loss
Reducing daily caloric intake is typically the first approach that dieters take to shed those unwanted pounds.