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New Research Shows Folic Acid In Grains Has Reduced Birth Defects
Folic acid fortification of grain foods has produced a one-third decline in serious birth defects of the brain and spine, but the March of Dimes urged federal officials to help spare a greater number of babies from these devastating conditions by requiring 350 micrograms of the B vitamin per 100 grams of grain. How Differing Asian Cultures And Attitudes Impact Cancer Screening Rat
Asian-Americans have higher instances of certain types of cancer, yet screening rates remain dismal. A new study calls for culturally sensitive materials to stress the importance of early screening, to help close the disparity. First Detailed View Of Molecular Structure May Usher In New Class Of C
High resolution views of a receptor molecule that is implicated in cancer offer a clear target for the development of a new class of cancer drugs, researchers report in Cell. It is also anticipated that the new family of drugs may be applied for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor cancers that are resistant to Gleevec and Sutent. Although these drugs would target the same receptors as Gleevec and Sutent, they would do so by a different mechanism and may therefore be useful for patients who are resistant to these drugs. Economic Research Service Briefing Room: Food Security in the United S
Food security is defined on this site as "access at all times to enough food for active, healthy living."Includes statistics, information about conditions and trends, and the prevalence and measurement of food insecurity. Features reports back to 1995 on topics such as the elderly, children, and rural households. From the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). DNA Recombination And Repair -- A New Twist To RecA Function
The RecA filament plays a key role in bacterial DNA recombination and repair. Biochemical studies now reveal some unexpected properties of the filament. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Religion And Healthcare Should Mix, Study Says
Research shows that religion and spirituality are linked to positive physical and mental health; however, most studies have focused on people with life-threatening diseases. A new study shows that religion helps many individuals with disabilities adjust to their impairments and gives new meaning to their lives. Calorie intake linked to cell lifespan, cancer development
Researchers have discovered that restricting consumption of glucose, the most common dietary sugar, can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed the death of precancerous human-lung cells, reducing cancer's spread and growth rate. Elderly most at risk for major depression identified
Researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression. Experiments Show Very Weak chlorine Solutions Can Kill Noroviruses
Chlorine solutions much weaker than previously believed can still be used to kill more than 99 percent of noroviruses, the chief cause of outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness around the world, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes.
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