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Puzzle baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be half male and half female solved

A puzzle that has baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be male on one side of the body and female on the other - has been solved by researchers.

15 Mar 2010

New findings shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to nemaline myopathy

New findings that shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to the development of the rare muscle-wasting disease, nemaline myopathy, are reported today (15 March) in the Biochemical Journal.

15 Mar 2010

Torn meniscus repair with simultaneous ACL reconstruction successful in 84% children

Eighty-four percent of children 18 and younger had successful clinical outcomes during an eight year follow-up to repair a torn meniscus (cartilage that provides cushioning to distribute your body weight across the knee joint) at the same time as reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), according to a new study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans, (March 13).

15 Mar 2010

Painful periods at early age doubles risk of endometriosis

Queensland Institute of Medical Research scientists have identified a new link between strong period pain experienced in adolescence and early adulthood and the risk of endometriosis.

15 Mar 2010

Two controlled environmental variables to preclinical mice tests can reduce costly false positives: Study

For decades, the traditional practice in animal testing has been standardization, but a study involving Purdue University has shown that adding as few as two controlled environmental variables to preclinical mice tests can greatly reduce costly false positives, the number of animals needed for testing and the cost of pharmaceutical trials.

15 Mar 2010

New study finds green tea extract may prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia

Long known to be beneficial in heart disease, diabetes and some cancers, a new study finds a specific green tea extract may delay or prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia. A. Holliday & Company's "Teawell 50," is a 50 percent pure extraction of EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) – a flavonoid which is the most potent of four major catechins in green tea.

15 Mar 2010

ARS study underlines the importance of vitamin D and its ability to help body utilize calcium

Increasing calcium intake is a common--yet not always successful--strategy for reducing bone fractures. But a study supported in part by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) underscores the importance of vitamin D and its ability to help the body utilize calcium. The study also may explain why increasing calcium alone isn't always successful in dealing with this problem.

12 Mar 2010

$Bisphosphonate treatments may affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of femur$

Bisphosphonate treatments may affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of femur

Bisphosphonate treatments, proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in post-menopausal women, may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of the femur when used for four or more years, according to preliminary research presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

12 Mar 2010

Development of promising new cancer therapies: OICR announces $1M investment

Dr. Tom Hudson, President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) today announced an investment of $1 million towards the development of two new promising cancer therapies.

12 Mar 2010

Study shows experimental thyroid drug reduces cholesterol

An experimental thyroid drug reduces cholesterol without the troublesome side effects experienced by some people on statins, according to a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. An international team of investigators at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, the Karolinska University Hospital and Institute, and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research tested a substance called Eprotirome in patients with high cholesterol.

12 Mar 2010

BDNF could someday play significant role in prevention of high blood pressure: Study

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry (www.ohsu.edu/sod) have discovered that nitric oxide is a powerful regulator of a molecule that plays a critical role in the development and function of the nervous system. The finding could someday play a significant role in the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure, which affects about one in three adults in the United States.

12 Mar 2010

New molecule effective against lice

French medical researchers from the AP-HP (Henri Mondor Hospital and Avicenne Hospital) and Inserm (Unit 738 "Models and methods for therapeutic evaluation of chronic illnesses" and CIC 202, at Tours) have recently demonstrated the effectiveness of a new molecule in the fight against lice. Faced with the emergence of increasing resistance to conventional treatments by these parasites, this new medication represents a real therapeutic alternative which is effective in 95% of cases.

12 Mar 2010

Children with chronic illness more likely to develop H1N1 influenza: Study

As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe cases, according to a new study that will be published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM).

12 Mar 2010

A new way to control blood pressure

The control of blood pressure is central to people's wellbeing. One in three Australians suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension), a condition which can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke and kidney failure.

11 Mar 2010

Researchers identify a novel source of adult stem cells: Foreign body-induced granulation tissue

In a pioneering new study published in the journal Translational Research, Dr. Jilpa Patel and her research group at Hektoen Institute of Medicine and Cook County Hospital in Chicago have isolated and characterized adult stem cells from granulation tissue in rats. A granulation tissue is a new regenerating tissue formed in response to an inert foreign body placed in the subcutaneous tissue.

11 Mar 2010

Auditory cortex development becomes vulnerable if it does not receive appropriate stimulation at right time

Hearing scientist Daniel Polley, Ph.D., an investigator at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary's Eaton-Peabody Laboratories of Auditory Physiology, has gained new insight into why a relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, long after hearing is restored to normal.

11 Mar 2010

Investigators develop new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data

Investigators have developed a new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data derived from complex mixtures of immune cells. This approach, when combined with well-established techniques, readily identifies changes in small samples of human whole blood, and has the potential to distinguish between health and disease states.

11 Mar 2010

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, installed a Genomatix Mining Station and a Genomatix Genome Analyzer last year at their labs in Detroit, MI in order to support the analysis of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data.

11 Mar 2010

Two different ways of remembering things initiated by entirely different signal paths in brain: Study

Entirely different signal paths and parts of the brain are involved when you try to remember something and when you just happen to remember something, prompted by a smell, a picture, or a word, for instance. This is shown by Kristiina Kompus in her dissertation at Umeå University in Sweden.

11 Mar 2010

BIDMC scientist presented with 2010 Arthur Steindler Award

Christopher Evans, PhD, director of the Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Maurice Edmond Mueller Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, was presented with the 2010 Arthur Steindler Award at this week's annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in New Orleans.

11 Mar 2010

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Puzzle baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be half male and half female solved

New findings shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to nemaline myopathy

Torn meniscus repair with simultaneous ACL reconstruction successful in 84% children

Painful periods at early age doubles risk of endometriosis

Two controlled environmental variables to preclinical mice tests can reduce costly false positives: Study

New study finds green tea extract may prevent Alzheimer's disease and dementia

ARS study underlines the importance of vitamin D and its ability to help body utilize calcium

Bisphosphonate treatments may affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of femur

Development of promising new cancer therapies: OICR announces $1M investment

Study shows experimental thyroid drug reduces cholesterol

BDNF could someday play significant role in prevention of high blood pressure: Study

New molecule effective against lice

Children with chronic illness more likely to develop H1N1 influenza: Study

A new way to control blood pressure

Researchers identify a novel source of adult stem cells: Foreign body-induced granulation tissue

Auditory cortex development becomes vulnerable if it does not receive appropriate stimulation at right time

Investigators develop new mathematical approach to analyze molecular data

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

Two different ways of remembering things initiated by entirely different signal paths in brain: Study

BIDMC scientist presented with 2010 Arthur Steindler Award

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