The earliest humans almost certainly walked upright on two legs but may have struggled to run at even half the speed of modern man, new research suggests. [...][click link for full article]
Archive for Oktober, 2007
Walking Study Focuses On Distinguishing Our Ancestors From Other Apes
Published at Oktober 31st, 2007High-speed Injection Of Zebrafish Embryos Will Improve Determination Of Gene Functions, Facilitate Large-scale Molecule Screening
Published at Oktober 31st, 2007Funded by an NSERC Idea to Innovations grant and an Ontario Early Researcher Award, Prof. Yu Sun’s group, the Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Laboratory (http://amnl.mie.utoronto.ca/) at the University of Toronto (U of T) recently developed a microrobotic technology for automated microinjection of zebrafish embryos. [...][click link for full article]
Sue Kim Hanson Lecture In Immunology Given In Honor Of Victim Of Sept. 11 Tragedy
Published at Oktober 31st, 2007Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) today presents The Sixth Annual Sue Kim Hanson Lecture in Immunology at noon. The annual lecture is in honor of Sue Kim Hanson, MA, PhD ‘02, a former researcher in BUSM’s Pulmonary Center. [...][click link for full article]
Washington Post Examines Increase In Number Of Hospitalists In U.s.
Published at Oktober 31st, 2007The Washington Post on Tuesday examined the increased number of hospitalists, or physicians who work in hospitals and do not have outside practices, in the U.S. According to the Post, hospitalists take “responsibility for everything from admission to discharge, including making patient rounds and ordering all needed tests and procedures. [...][click link for full [...]
Federal Judge Extends Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Missouri Law That Would Require Abortion Clinics To Upgrade Facilities
Published at Oktober 31st, 2007U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith on Monday extended a temporary restraining order blocking a Missouri law (SB 370) that would designate facilities performing second- or third-trimester abortions or more than five first-trimester abortions each month as “ambulatory surgical centers,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. [...][click link for full article]
Complications With Acute Appendicitis Studied
Published at Oktober 30th, 2007In what is being described as an “unexpected finding,” new research suggests no correlation between a patient’s race and complications with acute appendicitis. [...][click link for full article]
Researchers Identify Possible Vaccine Target For Chlamydia
Published at Oktober 30th, 2007Scientists at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have identified a potential target for the development of a vaccine against Chlamydia trachomatis, the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world. [...][click link for full article]
Men And Longevity: Surviving Beyond The Reproductive Years
Published at Oktober 30th, 2007It turns out that older men chasing younger women contributes to human longevity and the survival of the species, according to new findings by researchers at Stanford and the University of California-Santa Barbara. [...][click link for full article]
New Studies Link Depression To Smoking During Pregnancy, Ap/yahoo! News Reports
Published at Oktober 30th, 2007Recently released studies indicate that many pregnant women who smoke also might suffer from depression, indicating that “quit for your baby” messages are “too simplistic an approach for many women,” the AP/Yahoo! News reports. The U.S. [...][click link for full article]
Lawmakers Push For Dental Care For Children In Low-income Families
Published at Oktober 30th, 2007Members of Congress this month will continue to push legislation (HR 2371) that would strengthen dental care for children in low-income families, while Maryland officials are preparing to receive recommendations on Wednesday regarding a major overhaul of the state’s Medicaid dental program, the Washington Post reports (Otto, Washington Post, 9/10). The bill in Congress [...]