http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:35:00 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=75846 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75846 Treatment of endometrial cancer has not advanced significantly in 30 years and there are no screening tests to promote early detection. Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Harvard Medical School developed a new approach Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75814 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75814 Researchers looked at 338 kindergarteners, as well as their teachers and families, to determine how family adversity and biological reactivity contribute to healthy development. They found that children who had significantly stronger biological reactions Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75815 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75815 A study of 500 low-income children ages 7 to 13, about half of whom had been abused and/or neglected, aimed to find out whether abuse early in life and feelings of depression affected cortisol ("stress hormone") levels. Study results suggest that there ar Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75785 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75785 Most of us probably think of sperm as rather active little cells, swimming with quick movements of their "tail" or flagella. But actually sperm's motility is in fact short lived. When in the male reproductive tract they have to rest easy, lest they wear Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:18:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75767 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75767 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a simple urine test to rapidly predict and diagnose preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertensive complication of pregnancy. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 23:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75764 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75764 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes involved in the regulation of inflammation and of the extr Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:18:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75698 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75698 Ballooning weight, irregular periods and trouble getting pregnant are red flags for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It's a serious metabolic disorder and one of the major causes of hormonally related infertility -- affecting about 5 million women in th Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:18:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75513 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75513 Video Results Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:21:06 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75503 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75503 Prenatal alcohol exposure is widely known to impair brain development in exposed offspring. Rodent studies have shown that developmental deficits in newborns related to altered levels of a brain chemical called serotonin, leading to subsequent alterations Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:20:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75438 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75438 A new UC Berkeley study finds that women with higher blood levels of PBDEs, a common type of flame retardant, took longer to get pregnant. The flame retardants are used in foam furniture, electronics, fabrics, carpets, plastics and other common items in t Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:18:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75439 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75439 Results of the double-blind treatment phase of this study, which enrolled patients from the US, Canada and Poland, are consistent with previously reported results of the pivotal trial conducted in Europe and showed that men who were treated with PSD502 fi Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:18:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75226 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75226 Some mouse sperm can discriminate between its brethren and competing sperm from other males, clustering with its closest relatives to swim faster in the race to the egg. But this sort of cooperation appears to be present only in certain promiscuous specie Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:20:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75211 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75211 Drugs that stimulate a woman's ovaries to speed the maturity and multiply the production of eggs accounts for four times more live births than assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization. These drugs are responsible for 20 percent o Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:18:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75190 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75190 Current evidence suggests that using Doppler ultrasound in high-risk pregnancies to monitor a fetus' health may reduce caesarean sections and the number of babies who die, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:18:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75171 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75171 The final step in the multidisciplinary approach of gender reassignment therapy in female-to-male transsexuals consists of the construction of a neophallus to allow the patient to void while standing and to have sexual experience after he is accustomed to Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:18:11 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75145 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75145 Video Results Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:21:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75131 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75131 The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology has published a position statement on the impact of the life style factors obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption on natural and medically assisted reproduction. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:18:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=74963 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=74963 Video Results Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:21:08 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=74760 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=74760 Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage girls, according to a long term study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers published in the Jan. 1, 2010, issue of the Journal of Infe Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:18:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=74616 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=74616   Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:21:05 PDT