Disease :: Disease can be our ally, not just our enemy
In a time when we worry about bird flu and contaminated spinach, Marlene Zuk, an evolutionary biologist at UC Riverside, offers a fresh perspective on disease and the role it plays in our lives.
Children
Infant :: Weak immune response critical to disease that causes most infant hospitalizations
The most common cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, respiratory syncytial virus, infects virtually all children by age two. Along with the influenza virus, RSV is a major contributor to the approximately two million infant deaths worldwide caused every year by respiratory infections, according to the World Health Organization.
Cancer :: New method for synthesizing anti-cancer flavonoids
Flavonoids. You?ve heard of them — the good-for-your-health compounds found in plants that we enjoy in red wine, dark chocolate, green tea and citrus fruits. Mother Nature is an ace at making them, producing different ones by the thousands, but no chemist has figured out a good way to synthesize a special class of these chemicals in the laboratory. Until now.
Video Game :: Psychologists publish 3 new studies on violent video game effects on youths
New research by Iowa State University psychologists provides more concrete evidence of the adverse effects of violent video game exposure on the behavior of children and adolescents.
Pregnancy :: Multivitamins during pregnancy reduces low birth weight babies
Each year an estimated 20 million children are born with low birth weight worldwide, more than 95% of them in developing countries.
Mediterranean diet :: Mediterranean diet wards off asthma, respiratory allergies
A Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and nuts protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.
Stress :: New book by stress measurement expert creates guide for researchers
Binghamton University Professor Gary D. James is hoping his new book will take the stress out of researching stress. Offering guidance on topics ranging from the best ways to collect saliva and urine to working with special populations including pregnant women and the elderly, James expects that the book will help students and professionals design more effective field studies and models for stress measurement.
IVF :: HFEA consults on ways to reduce avoidable problems for IVF babies
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is launching a public consultation on April 4 to find the best way to reduce avoidable problems for IVF children and their mothers who can suffer serious and long-term complications from twin births.
Pet :: Dingo Chick’N Jerky Treats for Dogs, Cats and Ferrets may contain Salmonella
Eight In One, a division of United Pet Group, Inc., announced a voluntary recall across Canada of all lots of Dingo Chick?N Jerky Treats for Dogs, Cats and Ferrets.
Cancer :: Australian scientists identify core enzyme in 85% of cancers
Research into cancer, anticancer treatments, and ageing has been advanced through the identification of the composition of human telomerase – an enzyme integral to 85% of all cancers.