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Monitoring Of A Common Epilepsy Drug During Pregnancy Reduces Seizure
A popular epilepsy drug taken by pregnant women with epilepsy because of its mild risk of birth defects has been linked to increased seizure activity in up to 75 percent of pregnancies. Now, new research shows that monitoring the level of the drug in the blood helps to reduce the increased seizure activity associated with the drug lamotrigine and improve the overall health of pregnant women and their fetuses. Rants: Science Fiction &Fusion
Readers fire off a few comments on sci-fi past and present, and reminisce on a trip to a SubAtomic Inferno. Plus: Links to our most commented-upon blog posts. Antibiotic Might Fight HIV-induced Neurological Problems
By studying animals, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that the antibiotic minocycline might help alleviate HIV's negative effects on the brain and central nervous system, problems that can develop even though antiretroviral therapy controls the virus elsewhere in the body. It's Not All The Parent's Fault: Delinquency In Children Now Linked To
How do sweet children turn into delinquents seemingly right before our eyes? A unique study appearing in the June issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, shows that, in children, a highly reactive autonomic nervous system, which regulates our cardiovascular, digestive and respiratory functions, paired with a stressful family environment leads to increased instances of maladaptive personality change. Novel Asthma Study Shows Multiple Genetic Input Required; Single-gene
Researchers led by a Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School team found that wheezing -- a key physiological component of asthma -- requires the interaction of genes in several locations. The work, involving multiple independent verification, demonstrates the complexity of the genetic predisposition to asthma. LEDs Light Up Kids' Blocks
Parents can program TileToy cubes for interactive play. Plus: Makeovers loom for PowerBooks and iBooks. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. Discoverers Of Giant Magnetoresistance Used In Hard Drives Win 2007 No
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg for the discovery of giant magnetoresistance -- technology that is used to read data on hard disks. The effect has made it possible to miniaturize hard disks so radically in recent years. Sensitive read-out heads are needed to be able to read data from the compact hard disks used in laptops and some music players, for instance. Innocence Project
This nonprofit legal clinic "only handles cases where postconviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence."The site has information on cases and causes of wrongful convictions, legislative trends, and DNA testing. Related links are listed and the site is searchable. From the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. Shrinkage Of Prostate Led To Overestimation Of Cancer Risk In Trial, N
Reanalysis of data from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial of a chemopreventive agent for prostate cancer shows that the excess prevalence of high-grade prostate cancer in the drug-treated group may be attributable to shrinkage of the prostate at the time of biopsy. Egg's Energy Stores Key To Preserving Fertility
An immature egg's internal nutrient supply is critical to its survival, an insight that offers a new route to understanding and treating infertility due to egg death, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.
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