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Bycatch reduction, marine debris addressed by MCA at American Fisheries Society Meeting in Ottawa
Progress toward addressing the issues of bycatch and marine debris reduction will be featured at the MCA's booth at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.   view more (2008-08-15)

'Nano skins' show promise as flexible electronic devices
A team of researchers has developed a new process to make flexible, conducting 'nano skins' for a variety of applications, from electronic paper to sensors for detecting chemical and biological agents.   view more (2006-03-02)

Changes in brain density can help predict schizophrenia
Changes in brain density could be used to predict whether an individual who is at risk for schizophrenia is likely to develop the condition or not.   view more (2006-12-07)

FLT PET Assesses Treatment Response on Tumor Growth—Not Size—With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Positron emission tomography (PET)—with the radiolabeled thymidine analog [18F]Fluorothymidine (FLT)—is "a promising, sensitive tool" for assessing drug effects on tumor growth in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.   view more (2006-06-07)

Moderate Alcohol Consumption Could Reduce Risk Of Dementia (p 281)
A Dutch study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption could reduce the risk of dementia among older people, regardless of the type of alcoholic drink consumed. Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.... view more (2002-01-23)

Studies shows device-guided paced breathing lowers blood pressure & peripheral resistance
American Society of Hypertension-Booth #2412-May 16, 2006-InterCure, Ltd., today announced new findings demonstrating the mechanism of action of its FDA-cleared hypertension treatment device, RESPeRATE.   view more (2006-05-17)

Lipid lowering therapy reduces short-term deaths after heart attack, new findings show
New research findings published in this week’s issue of The Lancet have added more fuel to the debate over the merits of lipid lowering therapy to improve the survival chances of heart attack patients. The findings, from an international study involving investigators from USA, UK, Hungary,... view more (2001-04-06)

`Quiet` star wasn`t quiet after all, say astronomers
For more than two years the star was `quiet`. Or so astronomers thought. But the X-ray pulsar EXO 2030+375 was abuzz with activity. Scientists simply lacked the ability to `hear` it over the hum of a nearby black hole. Now a study by scientists at the University of Southampton, the National Space... view more (2002-07-10)

Is yakult helpful in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome?
SIBO is a common feature in IBS and in fact may be directly related to the genesis of IBS symptoms. An ERBHAL on a lactulose breath test may indicate SIBO.   view more (2008-09-10)

ESC Congress 2004: PERTINENT - PERindopril - Thrombosis, InflammatioN, Endothelial dysfunction and Neurohormonal activation Trial
A Sub-Study of the EUROPA Study Evaluation of the Effect of Perindopril on Endothelial Function   view more (2004-08-31)

Beijing restrictions offer case study in emissions of key atmospheric gases
The Chinese government's restrictions on Beijing motorists during a three-day conference last November -- widely viewed as a dress rehearsal for efforts to slash smog and airborne pollutants during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing -- succeeded in cutting the city's emissions of one... view more (2007-05-01)

Groin injuries averted by preseason injury prevention
Professional soccer players who participated in a special preseason groin injury prevention program had fewer groin injuries during that subsequent season than those who were not in the program.   view more (2007-07-12)

Scientists identify new strategy for preventing acute and chronic brain disease
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) have discovered that reducing levels of the protein tau can prevent seizures and neurological deficits related to Alzheimer's disease.   view more (2007-05-04)

Transistor laser functions as non-linear electronic switch, processor
The transistor laser invented by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has now been found to possess fundamental non-linear characteristics that are new to a transistor and permit its use as a dual-input, dual-output, high-frequency signal processor.   view more (2006-02-07)

Acute coronary events decreased after public smoking ban in Italy
The number of acute coronary events such as heart attack in adults dropped significantly after a smoking ban in public places in Italy, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.   view more (2008-02-12)

Class size alone not enough to close academic achievement gap
A Northwestern University study investigating the effects of class size on the achievement gap between high and low academic achievers suggests that high achievers benefit more from small classes than low achievers, especially at the kindergarten and first grade levels.   view more (2008-02-29)

Change policy: Giving steroids to children with meningitis can reduce hearing loss and lower the incidence of long-term brain damage and can save lives in both children and adults with meningitis
Research News in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Antibiotics are essential and life-saving in the treatment of bacterial meningitis, but for years doctors have debated whether to give corticosteroids at the same time. The inflammation caused by meningitis can actually be made worse by... view more (2003-09-23)

Change policy: Giving steroids to children with meningitis can reduce hearing loss and lower the incidence of long-term brain damage and can save lives in both children and adults with meningitis
Research News in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Antibiotics are essential and life-saving in the treatment of bacterial meningitis, but for years doctors have debated whether to give corticosteroids at the same time. The inflammation caused by meningitis can actually be made worse by... view more (2003-07-28)

UK study shows substantial reduction in stroke over past 20 years (pp 1920, 1925)
Results of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how improved treatment and management of risk factors have reduced the incidence of stroke by 40% in a region of the UK over the past 20 years. Stroke is the second largest cause of death worldwide, the largest cause of long-term... view more (2004-06-09)

Atkins-type weight loss diets under scrutiny at Rowett Research Institute
A project about to get underway at Aberdeen's Rowett Research Institute hopes to provide new insights into the use of high-protein, low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets, with a view to developing healthy, longer-term weight reduction strategies. Non-smoking obese men aged between 20-55 years and in... view more (2004-07-07)

First plant producing biodiesel
Bionor Transformaci'łn, S.A. has inaugurated the first plant in the Basque Country for the production of a biodiesel fuel , based on used vegetable oil and other renewable materials. The plant will produce 20,000 tons of biodiesel fuel a year. BIONOR Transformaci'łn, S.A. is a company made up of... view more (2003-05-23)

Banning Smoking At Home Protects Infants
Banning smoking in the home leads to a small but meaningful fall in infant exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, whereas less strict measures have no effect, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Parents from 314 households with young infants took part in the study. Parents were interviewed at home... view more (2003-07-30)

Warp speed brings Dirac into the 21st century
You`d be forgiven for thinking that an American predicted anti-matter. Or that it only existed in Star Trek. In fact, it was Paul Dirac, a Bristol born physicist, who predicted the stuff that propels starships in science fiction movies and who has also influenced much of our modern day technology,... view more (2002-08-06)

Reducing fine particulate air pollution cuts mortality risk
Investigators who extended the Harvard Six Cities fine particulate air pollution study by eight years found that reduced levels of tiny particle pollution during this period lowered mortality risk for participants.   view more (2006-03-15)

Astronomers find puzzling dwarf star with complex magnetic fields
Typically, little M-dwarf stars-the most common type of star in the galaxy-are cold, quiet, and dim. Now a team of astronomers led by Edo Berger, a Carnegie-Princeton postdoctoral fellow, found one M-dwarf that doesn't conform.   view more (2007-12-06)

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