Posts Tagged ‘Emory University’
Science & Technology - Jan 20, 2011 11:48 - 0 Comments
Blueprint for the ultimate berry
GEORGIA TECH / U. FLORIDA (US) — The completed genome sequence of the woodland strawberry has yielded a “parts list” that researchers say could help breed tastier, hardier varieties. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 10, 2011 16:48 - 1 Comment
H1N1 flu strain has universal appeal
EMORY (US) — The search for a universal flu vaccine has received a boost from a surprising source: the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu strain. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 30, 2010 12:37 - 0 Comments
Top 10 stories of 2010
Take a look back at some of the most read and most talked about stories of the year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2010 17:27 - 0 Comments
Why medicine hearts math
EMORY (US) — “The love between math and medicine goes back a long time,” says mathematician Alessandro Veneziani. Recent advances in computer imaging have brought the two even closer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 13, 2010 13:51 - 0 Comments
Feeling depressed? Get dirty
EMORY (US) — Disruptions in ancient relationships with healthy microorganisms in soil, food, and the gut may be contributing to the increasing rates of people suffering from depression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2010 12:04 - 1 Comment
Most meds for kids miss the dose
EMORY / NYU (US) — Giving kids the correct dose of medicine is a little like a guessing game. Almost all top-selling, over-the-counter liquid meds for children contain inconsistent dosing directions and measuring devices. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2010 13:42 - 0 Comments
Health ABCs reduce hospitalizations
EMORY (US) — Being able to read and understand medical terms may keep a patient with heart failure out of the hospital. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 29, 2010 12:13 - 0 Comments
Killer virus protein chews up RNA
EMORY (US) — Using X-rays, researchers have identified the structure of a key protein from Lassa virus, which infects 100,000 to 300,000 people every year in West Africa—and kills 5,000. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2010 12:07 - 0 Comments
Diaper’s dirty little secret: Estrogen
EMORY / UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Instead of blood or saliva samples, researchers now have a noninvasive way to measure an infant’s estrogen levels—data from dirty diapers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 4, 2010 11:23 - 0 Comments
Stone Age tools took brains, not brawn
EMORY (US) — It was a skilled brain—not trained hands—that allowed prehistoric toolmakers to make the leap from simple to sophisticated. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2010 11:37 - 0 Comments
Costly cuts to mosquito monitoring
EMORY (US) — Slashing funding for mosquito-borne disease surveillance would not save money, according to a new report. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 13, 2010 11:49 - 0 Comments
Wasps: Nesting with the dinosaurs
EMORY (US) — Fossil evidence suggests wasps were nesting with dinosaurs as long as 75 million years ago, a new study reports. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 11, 2010 10:46 - 0 Comments
Monarchs use plants to medicate
EMORY (US) — Monarch butterflies appear to use medicinal plants to treat their offspring for disease, according to findings published Oct. 6 in the journal Ecology Letters. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 7, 2010 11:34 - 1 Comment
Complexity from evolutionary tweaks
U. OREGON (US) — By reconstructing an ancient protein and tracing subtle changes over time, scientists have shown that novelty and complexity are the result of small evolutionary adjustments. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2010 12:03 - 1 Comment
Predicting health needs before disease
EMORY (US) — Delivering care in the future may focus on predicting health needs rather than waiting for disease to begin. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 27, 2010 11:34 - 3 Comments
Boomers raise midlife suicide rate
EMORY / RUTGERS (US)— The suicide rate for middle-aged people took an upward jump between 1999 and 2005, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2010 11:55 - 0 Comments
Doh! ‘Homer’ gene limits mouse memory
EMORY (US) — Deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 13, 2010 12:23 - 0 Comments
Alcoholism drug may help cocaine addicts
EMORY (US)—Doctors have used the drug disulfiram to help patients stay sober for several decades. It interferes with the body’s ability to metabolize alcohol, giving a fierce hangover to someone who consumes even a small amount of alcohol. (more…)
