Dyslexia :: New dyslexia theory blames ‘noise’
Kids with dyslexia can’t block out distractions, say a group of new studies. The results cast doubt on an influential neurological model of dyslexia developed in the 1970s.
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Smoking :: Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers
University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times more total toxins per cigarette than light smokers.
Massive gun ‘buyback’ doubled fall in Australian gun deaths
The chances of gun death in Australia dropped twice as steeply after 700,000 guns were destroyed in a national firearm “buyback” and amnesty, reveals a decade long study in Injury Prevention.The study tracks the 10 years following the introduction of gun law reform in Australia between 1996 and 1998.
Injury :: Feet, rather than fists, the most dangerous bodily weapon to use in assaults
Feet, rather than fists, are the most dangerous bodily weapon available, reveals research on violent assaults, published in the journal Injury Prevention. The researchers base their findings on an assessment of nearly 25,000 people treated in emergency care in and around Cardiff, Wales between 1999 and 2005. All had sustained injuries during acts of violence.
Rice takes zeolite design into 21st Century using teragrid
Rice University physicist Michael Deem is taking zeolite design into the 21st Century using a combination of supercomputers at the University of Texas at Austin and disused computing cycles from more than 4,300 idling desktop PCs at Purdue University to create a database containing more than 3.4 million atomic formulations of the porous silicate minerals. Zeolites — there are 50-odd naturally occurring ones and about 180 synthetics — are heavily used by chemical manufacturers.
Heart :: Over 500 sudden unexplained deaths every year, mostly in young men
Every year there are potentially more than 500 sudden unexplained deaths in England, reveals a nationwide study published ahead of print in the journal Heart. This figure is around eight times higher than previously thought, the data suggest.
Colorectal Cancer :: Stool DNA testing for colon cancer
Mount Sinai School of Medicine and EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ: EXAS) announced today the publication of results from a prospective, multi-center study of stool DNA testing. The study found that the test demonstrated an 88% sensitivity for colorectal cancer, and with equal detection across all stages of cancer, regardless of the cancer?s location in the colon.
Clean Air :: Clean air challenge for major Asian cities
Hundreds of millions of city dwellers breathe air so polluted with chemicals, smoke and particles that it dramatically exceeds World Health Organization limits with major impacts on health and the environment.
Chagas Disease :: ORTHO T. cruzi ELISA Test System to Screen Blood Donors for Chagas Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a new test to screen blood donors for a blood-borne parasite that causes Chagas disease, a serious and potentially fatal parasitic infection. The test, called the ORTHO T. cruzi ELISA Test System, detects antibodies to the Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) parasite and is the first such test approved by FDA.
HIV :: Role of Nutrition in Health Care for People with HIV/AIDS
The American Dietetic Association commends Congress for passing a three-year reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federal program specifically for people with HIV and AIDS, with new attention to the unique dietary needs of patients.