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New Vaginal Microbicide For Herpes And HIV To Be Tested
A team of researchers at UCSF is seeking young women to participate in the first US study of the safety of a new a vaginal gel designed to prevent herpes and HIV infection. SIDS Risk Linked To Lack Of Experience With Tummy-sleeping
Babies who never sleep on their stomachs don't learn behaviors that may lessen their risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found. Even so, the researchers caution that infants should always be placed on their backs to sleep. Reorganization Of Brain Area For Vision After Stroke: May Yield New Tr
New evidence from a patient shows that the area of the brain that processes visual inputs can reorganize after an injury caused by stroke. Scientists found that a brain region that had stopped receiving signals from the eyes because of a stroke began responding to signals formerly processed in adjacent brain areas. Chimpanzees Discovered Making And Using Spears To Hunt Other Primates
Chimpanzees in Senegal are regularly making and using spears to hunt other primates -- without human assistance -- according to research led by an Iowa State University anthropologist. That study, funded by the National Geographic Society, is the first to report habitual tool use by non-humans while hunting other vertebrates. BioEd Online: Biology Teacher Resources From Baylor College of Medicin
This website's goal is "to provide useful, accurate, and current information and materials that build upon and enhance the skills and knowledge of [K-12] science educators."It features streaming video presentations, a slide library of lesson plans and activities, "hot topic"pages, and science news. In addition to topical content, the site includes teaching strategies and lab techniques. Also includes a special section with K-5 content. From the Baylor College of Medicine High Alcohol Consumption Increases Stroke Risk Among Chinese Men
Heavy drinking may increase the risk of stroke in Chinese men, and should be targeted for prevention strategies, according to a new study. These findings may also apply to men of other ethnicities. New Allergy Vaccine Provides Long-lasting Hay Fever Relief After Just
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have successfully used an experimental DNA-based vaccine to protect against ragweed allergies, commonly known as hay fever, after just six injections. Patients receiving the vaccine showed an average 60 percent reduction in allergy symptoms compared to those receiving a placebo. When God Sanctions Killing, The People Listen
New research published in the March issue of Psychological Science may help elucidate the relationship between religious indoctrination and violence, a topic that has gained renewed notoriety in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks. In the article, University of Michigan psychologist Brad Bushman and his colleagues suggest that scriptural violence sanctioned by God can increase aggression, especially in believers. Stomach Ache? It May Be Newly Recognized Inflammatory Reaction
As many as one in four people in westernized countries experience pain or discomfort in their upper abdomen, and physicians have almost nothing to offer except antacid medicines, which usually don't work. Now, in a small but novel study, researchers have found evidence that an abnormal amount of inflammatory cells populates the upper intestine of affected individuals, which suggests a fresh way of understanding the common complaint. Preventing Lung Scarring May Extend Lives Of Lung Cancer Patients
Researchers have found that using a special type of drug called a pharmaceutical monoclonal antibody to block the integrin beta6-TGF-beta pathway prevents a serious side effect of radiation therapy for lung cancer patients -- pulmonary fibrosis -- thereby extending patients'lives and improving their quality of life, according to a new study.
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