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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common hereditary form of mental retardation. Many children with FXS also suffer from attention deficit and/or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which complicates
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on Good Reprint Practices for industry use in the distribution of medical or scientific journal articles and reference publicati
On Monday 19th May Cancer Research UK will unveil its fifth garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. This year's garden will be designed by Andy Sturgeon. The three-time gold medal winner, Andy
Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute has announced that it has received a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study ways to prevent global prematurity and stillb
Many studies on cocaine addiction - and attempts to block its addictiveness - have focused on dopamine transporters, proteins that reabsorb the brain's reward chemical once its signal is sent. S
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, and the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, announced further action under the Chemicals Management Plan. Announced by the Prime M
The thesis, defended by researcher Sergio Monge Benito at the University of the Basque Country, analyses the process of the introduction of ICTs in secondary education in the Basque Autonomous Com
Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Member of Parliament for St. John's South-Mount Pearl, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, announced almost
Science communicators meet in ScandinaviaThe subject area of the 10th PCST (Public Communication of Science and Technology) conference is Bridges to the future. Among nearly 400
Dr. Peter Carter, General Secretary & Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing, said:These levels of violence are deeply serious and unacceptable, whatever the area of care. The
At least 82 youth have died as a result of playing what has been called the choking game, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released preliminary results from recent testing that found higher than typical indoor expo
The Siemens Healthcare Sector is planning to strengthen its position in the field of computer-assisted surgery with the acquisition of CAS innovations AG. The corresponding agreement is now conclu
Among women, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. Each year nearly 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. More than 40,000 a year die from this dis
Scientists, patients and clinicians from around the world recently attended the first Muscular Dystrophy Campaign conference on translational research.A two-day conference organised by th
Farmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the 'forgotten greenhouse gas' by taking part in an influential new foru
The UK Stem Cell Foundation, the Medical Research Council and Scottish Enterprise, in partnership with the Chief Scientist's Office, are funding a 1.4 million pound project to further the research
An Action Medical Research funded project, based at the Cambridge University Centre for Brain Repair, is on the brink of a major potential breakthrough in the repair of spinal cord injuries.
Scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, UK have developed an effective laser based method for the characterisation of the
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is taking decisive action to limit the spread of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) in Ontario. The Government of Canada is working ha
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D., yesterday announced a new Independent Body to recommend a new, interim community pharmacy dispensing fee. This fee will be implemented with
The devastation and suffering in Bangladesh caused by Cyclone SIDR are similar to the aftermath of the Asian tsunami, but three months on, leading older people's charities are warning that funds f
A study from the Jichi Medical University in Japan shows that optimal band imaging used with an endoscope provided images that clearly identified depressed-type early gastric cancer without magnif
A 37 year old registered adult nurse from Wigan, Lancashire has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register after being found guilty of falsifying a patient's records in an attempt
Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the skull, is estimated to affect one out of every 2,000 babies. For the past several years, physicians have used two procedures to correct the problems.
Contrary to stereotype, most Internet sex offenders are not adults who target young children by posing as another youth, luring children to meetings, and then abducting or forcibly raping them, ac
Actress Julie Christie will return to cinemas with her performance of a woman living with Alzheimer's disease. Away From Her is being re-released ahead of the Academy Awards in Los Angele
Researchers have taken the first steps toward understanding how an enzyme repairs DNA.Enzymes called helicases play a key role in human health, according to Maria Spies, a University of
Full prescription coverage of heart drugs could help heart attack survivors live longer, better lives and lower the nation's healthcare costs, according to a new analysis reported in Circulatio
1. Glucosamine No Better Than Placebo In Reducing Hip PainA new, two-year, randomized, placebo-controlled trial found that glucosamine sulfate was no better than placebo in contro