http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:35:01 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75909 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75909 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery can effectively treat obesity in adolescents and seems to offer a better alternative than gastric bypass surgery, but further study is needed to determine whether it's better than nonsurgical options, a UT Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75910 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75910 A higher percentage of severely obese adolescents who received laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding lost more than 50 percent of excess weight and experienced greater benefits to health and quality of life compared to those in an intensive lifestyle ma Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75907 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75907 Drinking milk during pregnancy may help reduce your baby's chances of developing multiple sclerosis as an adult, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75908 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75908 Ever get a buzz from eating chocolate? A study published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience has shown that chocolate-craving mice are ready to tolerate electric shocks to get their fix. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75906 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75906 The nucleus of one form of carbon is much larger and more stable than expected. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75905 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75905 Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating these animals can have side effects that call into question the wisdom of eating this 'delicacy. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:18:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75904 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75904 An analysis of more than a quarter-million hospital admissions of nursing home residents indicates that the decision to use feeding tubes is more a matter of hospital practice than patient preference. Findings of that study by Dr. Joan Teno of Brown Unive Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75902 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75902 An analysis of genetic and clinical data for nearly 800 patients with non-small cell lung cancer has identified differences in genetic characteristics that are associated with age and sex specific patterns of increased or decreased recurrence-free surviva Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75903 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75903 The biology of lung cancer differs from one patient to the next, depending on age and sex, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center. The findings may help explain why certain groups of patients do better than others, even though they appe Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75899 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75899 New research from the Hood Center for Children and Families at Dartmouth Medical School for the first time sheds light on the significant potential negative impact that food product placements in the movies could be having on children. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75900 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75900 Researchers at Chidlren's Hopsital Boston have found that girls with anorexia, despite being emaciated, have strikingly high levels of fat in their bone marrow. This can be visualized in MRIs of the knee. The researchers believe that malnutrition causes Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75901 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75901 The first results from a large-scale study of key antimalarial medicines in ten Sub-Saharan African countries reveal that a high percentage of medicines circulating on national markets are of substandard quality and thus may contribute to the growth of dr Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75898 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75898 Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found a direct link between neighborhood socioeconomic status and risk for type 2 diabetes in African American women. The study, which appears in the online American Journal of Epidemiol Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:18:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75897 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75897 Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, have published new findings that may lead to a new standard of care for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Published in the February issue of Clinical Cance Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75895 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75895 It is widely known that genetic mutations cause disease. What are largely unknown are the mechanisms by which these mutations wreak havoc at the molecular level, giving rise to clinically observable symptoms in patients. Now a new study using bioinformati Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75896 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75896 Dr. François Robert, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, in collaboration with the team of Dr. Daniel Durocher (Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute and University of Toronto) accomplished a technical breakthrough: they mapped Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75891 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75891 Analyzing images captured using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) by Japan's ALOS satellite before and just after Haiti's earthquake on Jan. 12, University of Miami scientists are making new discoveries. The images show that the earthquake rupture did not Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75892 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75892 Professor Yoram Yom-Tov of Tel Aviv University's Department of Zoology has been measuring the evolving body sizes of birds and animals in areas where climate change is most extreme. In higher latitudes, Professor Yom-Tov has identified a pattern of birds Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75893 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75893 Feeling stressed? Try chamomile! This 'traditional' remedy has been around for years, but how much truth is there behind this old wives' tale? In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000, Michael Van Ameringen and Beth Patterson draw attention to the first ra Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75894 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75894 Research team uses mescal (and the famous worm) to prove their theory that DNA from a preserved specimen leaks into the preservative medium, allowing the medium itself to be directly PCR amplified. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:17:18 PDT