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Faster, More Accurate Tuberculosis Test Developed
A simple and rapid new tuberculosis test has been developed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Imperial College London, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima, Peru. The test, called microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility or MODS, is more sensitive, faster and cheaper to perform than current culture-based tests. Normal But Out-of-control Enzyme May Be Culprit That Signals Some Cell
Working with human colorectal cancer cells researchers have found the potential culprit among a network of enzymes that relay signals inside cells to regulate such functions as cell growth, cancer development and programmed cell death. The work suggests that drugs designed to disable the enzyme, known as TOPK, could have anticancer benefits. Kids Of Depressed Moms More Prone To Behavioral Problems And Injury
Young children whose mothers are depressed are more prone to behavioral problems and injury, suggests new research. For every 1 point increase on the depression score, the risk of injury rose by 4% and the risk of behavioral problems increased by 6%. Standardization of Women's Clothing
This online exhibit discusses how "between 1949-1952 the National Bureau of Standards (NBS, now NIST) conducted a comprehensive study of women's body measurements to develop a sizing standard for women's ready-to-wear clothing."This standard was withdrawn in 1983. Includes comments on sizing and vanity (as the average woman's body was changing shape, "manufacturers began selling bigger clothes labeled with smaller size numbers") and recent developments. From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Gathering the Jewels/Casglu'r Tlysau: The Website for Welsh Cultural H
This website about Welsh history provides "over 20,000 images of objects, books, letters, aerial photographs and other items from museums, libraries and record offices in Wales."Searchable; or browse by county in Wales or by subjects such as agriculture, industry, arts, religion, politics, education, transportation, domestic life, and war. In English and Welsh. From the National Library of Wales. Scientists Discover How Rate Of Tectonic Plate Separation Controls Geo
A new study has revealed a mechanism that counters established thinking on how the rate at which tectonic plates separate along mid-ocean ridges controls processes such as heat transfer in geologic materials, energy circulation and even biological production. DisasterHelp
This site is a U.S. government initiative that focuses on "providing information and services relating to the four pillars of all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation."It includes links to information related to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, acts of terror, drought, earthquakes, floods, tornados, and more. Topics for Hurricane Katrina include status of roads, post offices, power outages, and food and water safety. Bone Density Appears To Recover After Adolescents Discontinue Injected
Lower bone density appears to recover in adolescent females once they stop using the injected contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), according to a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. Plate Tectonics May Grind To A Halt, Then Start Again
Plate tectonics, the geologic process responsible for creating the Earth's continents, mountain ranges, and ocean basins, may be an on-again, off-again affair. Scientists have assumed that the shifting of crustal plates has been slow but continuous over most of the Earth's history, but a new study suggests that plate tectonics may have ground to a halt at least once in our planet's history -- and may do soagain. Pregnant Women Should Exercise To Keep Depression Away
While much research focuses on healthy babies for pregnant mothers, little has been published about the physical and emotional health and changes that the mothers go through themselves.
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