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Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or baby talk, to engage babies' attention, new research at the University of C
Susana Martinez-Conde, Ph.D., director of the Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, recently received a three-year grant w
The American Medical Association (AMA) launches a three-year, multi-million dollar campaign called Voice For The Uninsured to spur action to cover the uninsured. The national launch begins with
A researcher at the University of Adelaide, Australia, has discovered scientific evidence that obesity is a key factor in infertility because of how it affects women's eggs.While obesity
Biopure Corporation (Nasdaq: BPUR) announced that the company submitted a draft clinical study protocol to the FDA for compassionate use of the investigational product Hemopure (HBOC-201) in t
Little-known bits of RNA help master tumor-suppressor gene do its job, U-M cancer researchers findThree micro RNA genes appear to be key partners of protective gene p53; their loss is li
Scientists who developed a breakthrough research method which reduces the use of animals in the laboratory have been awarded this year's esteemed Voiceless Eureka Prize.Associate Profess
Working the night shift doesn't appear to increase the risk of developing cancer, suggests the findings of a new study of Swedish workers.Recent studies --and corresponding news headline
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2008 Society awards. The fourteen recipients will receive their awards at the Joint Biophysical Society Annual Meeting and IUPA
Providing family therapy to seriously ill children and their families consistently enhances medical outcomes and increases the overall mental health for adolescent patients, family and treatment p
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced today the oral presentation of a paper entitled Recombinant Baculovirus Derived HIV-1 Virus-Like Particles Elicit Potent Neutralizing Antibody Responses
A new guideline to improve the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) (CFS/ME) in adults and children was launched yesterday 22 Augus
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that deliveries of emergency food assistance for victims of devastating floods in the Democratic People's Republic of
Dr. Thomas Illig, head of the working group Molecular Epidemiology at the GSF National Research Centre for Environment and Health in Neuherberg, near Munich, has been involved in this large-scale
Many older people complain about their memory as they age. With almost 35 million adults age 65 or older living in the United States, it is a problem that needs to be addressed.On avera
The September issue of the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation reveals findings, from emergency physicians and rehabilitation personnel working in the Houston Astrodome after Hu
Ineffective or even dangerous fad treatments for autism, always a problem, seem to be growing more pervasive, according to researchers who studied the problem.Developmental disabilities
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Reclast® (zoledronic acid) Injection, the first and only once-yearly treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Approximately 8 million
The American Journal of Gastroenterology has published medical guidelines for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, one of the most common worldwide infections and an
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) will launch its most ambitious campaign to date on World Osteoporosis Day 2007, celebrated worldwide on October 20.Joan Rivers, the Jamai
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research's Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme will review the effectiveness of relapse prevention strategies pro
Warner Chilcott on Wednesday announced it has received a notice from Barr Laboratories
Asthma UK has announced funding for an innovative research project which will investigate how asthma affects the growing airways of babies and toddlers who experience wheeze and go on to develop i
Medical-surgical nurses will hear from leading experts and discover new evidence-based practices at the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) 16th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, October 2
Scientists at The WorldFish Center reported today that an innovative project to encourage fish farming among families affected by HIV/AIDS in Malawi has doubled the income for 1,200 households and
A detailed map that pinpoints the location of every atom in a 450-million-yeard-old resurrected protein reveals the precise evolutionary steps needed to create the molecule's modern version, accor
Women who undergo medical abortions with the pills mifepristone and misoprostol have no greater risk of experiencing a tubal pregnancy or miscarriage in future pregnancies than women who undergo
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced today that Baxter's European subsidiary in the United Kingdom has entered into an advanced supply agreement with the Department of Health that c
An 88-year-old man at The Methodist Hospital in Houston is one of two patients in the world today to receive an investigational eye drop that may restore sight for those suffering from neovascular
The Joint Committee on Human Rights report is the latest important demonstration of our neglect of older people. Nobody working with older people will be the least surprised. Following