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News | Archive (August 2010)
Combining resistance and endurance training best for heart health
— 31 Aug 2010 | HealthA study of triathletes published in the online edition and October issue of Radiology reveals that the heart adapts to triathlon training by working more efficiently…
IU chemists develop new 'light switch' chloride binder
— 31 Aug 2010 | ChemistryChemists at Indiana University Bloomington have designed a molecule that binds chloride ions - but can be conveniently compelled to release the ions in the presence of ultraviolet light…
ISU researchers develop hybrid protein tools for gene cutting and editing
— 31 Aug 2010 | HealthAn Iowa State University team of researchers has developed a type of hybrid proteins that can make double-strand DNA breaks at specific sites in living cells, possibly leading to better gene replacement and gene editing therapies…
For the first time, researchers identify and isolate adult mammary stem cells in mice
— 31 Aug 2010 | HealthFor the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre have identified and isolated adult mammary stem cells in mice. Long-term implications of this research may include the use of such cells to regenerate breast tissue, provide a better understanding of the role of adult stem cells in breast cancer development, and develop potential new targets for anti-cancer drugs…
School-based intervention successfully lowers drinking rates in at risk children
— 31 Aug 2010 | HealthThe coming weeks mark the return to school for many of our youngest citizens. Sadly the satisfaction of making new friends and obtaining good test scores may be overshadowed by the prospect of substance abuse for some school-aged adolescents. The previous decade has witnessed a two-fold increase in both alcohol consumption and intoxication by adolescents age 12 to 17. In an effort to combat these startling findings, researchers at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry describe a successful personality-based intervention for substance abuse delivered by teachers in the September 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry…
Hurts so good - neural clues to the calming effects of self-harm
— 31 Aug 2010 | HealthThe notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported commonly among people who compulsively hurt themselves…
Dramatic climate change is unpredictable
— 31 Aug 2010 | EnvironmentThe fear that global temperature can change very quickly and cause dramatic climate changes that may have a disastrous impact on many countries and populations is great around the world. But what causes climate change and is it possible to predict future climate change? New research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen shows that it may be due to an accumulation of different chaotic influences and as a result would be difficult to predict. The results have just been published in Geophysical Research Letters…
UBC researchers unveil 'toolbox of MiniPromoters' for gene research and therapy
— 31 Aug 2010 | HealthUniversity of British Columbia researchers have led the development of a new 'toolbox of MiniPromoters' for research and future therapies on brain, spinal cord and eye function…
U of Alberta researchers discover important mechanism in fighting infection
— 31 Aug 2010 | HealthRichard Lamb and his post doctoral fellow Virginie Mieulet, in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, may be able to explain why proper nutrition is so vital in fighting infection…
New study shows that oilsands mining and processing are polluting the Athabasca River
— 31 Aug 2010 | EnvironmentInorganic elements known to be toxic at low concentrations are being discharged to air and water by oilsands mining and processing according to University of Alberta (U of A) research findings being published this month in one of the world's top scientific journals…
Genes from tiny algae shed light on big role managing carbon in world's oceans
Researchers develop new way to see single RNA molecules in living cells