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News | Archive (19 June 2009) [Page 4]
Nearly half of older patients projected to die while waiting for kidney transplant
— 07:51 GMT | HealthForty-six percent of patients over age 60 currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant will die before they receive an organ from a deceased donor, reports an upcoming study in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). 'Our results emphasise the particular need to consider living donation as an alternative source for some older patients - or alternatively, the critical importance of navigating the steps to receive a deceased donor transplant as rapidly as possible,' comments Jesse D. Schold, PhD (University of Florida, Gainesville)…
'Ballooning' spiders grounded by infection
— 07:46 GMT | BiologyMoney spiders infected with Rickettsia bacteria are less likely to 'balloon' - that is, to use their silk as sails to catch gusts of wind and travel long distances. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology suggest that it may be in the bacteria's interests to ground the spiders and that this reduction in dispersal could reduce gene flow and impact on reproductive isolation within the meta-population…
Autonomous robot detects shrapnel
— 07:41 GMT | TechnologyBioengineers at Duke University have developed a laboratory robot that can successfully locate tiny pieces of metal within flesh and guide a needle to its exact location - all without the need for human assistance…
Could older population have enough exposure to past H1N1 flu strains to avoid infection?
— 07:36 GMT | HealthA letter to the editor by Rhode Island Hospital infectious diseases specialist Leonard Mermel, DO, identifies characteristics of the outbreak of H1N1 in 1977 and speculates its impact on this pandemic. His letter is published in the 20 June edition of The Lancet…
Sudden collapse in ancient biodiversity: Was global warming the culprit?
— 07:31 GMT | EnvironmentScientists have unearthed striking evidence for a sudden ancient collapse in plant biodiversity. A trove of 200 million-year-old fossil leaves collected in East Greenland tells the story, carrying its message across time to us today…
Aerobically unfit young adults on road to diabetes in middle age
— 07:26 GMT | HealthMost healthy 25 year olds don't stay up at night worrying whether they are going to develop diabetes in middle age. The disease is not on their radar, and middle age is a lifetime away…
School program cuts problem behaviours in fifth graders in half
— 07:21 GMT | HealthA study by Oregon State University researchers suggests that school-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce problem behaviours in students…
New tracking approach will help protect polar bears
— 07:16 GMT | EnvironmentA new approach to tracking polar bears, developed by Queen's University researchers, will shed more light on the potentially endangered Arctic animal and help boost the economy of Canada's north…
CO2 higher today than last 2.1 million years
— 07:11 GMT | EnvironmentResearchers have reconstructed atmospheric carbon dioxide levels over the past 2.1 million years in the sharpest detail yet, shedding new light on its role in the earth's cycles of cooling and warming…
Cerebrospinal fluid shows Alzheimer's disease deterioration much earlier
— 07:06 GMT | HealthIt is possible to determine which patients run a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and the dementia associated with it, even in patients with minimal memory impairment. This has been shown by recent research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden…
Wind turbines produce green energy and airflow mysteries
Hazy red sunset on extrasolar planet