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News | Archive (January 2010)
Can blocking a frown keep bad emotions at bay?
— 30 Jan 2010 | HealthYour facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that was presented today to the Society for Personal and Social Psychology in Las Vegas, and will be published in the journal Psychological Science…
Grandpa's broken hip may mean weaker bones for his grandsons
— 30 Jan 2010 | HealthThe study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, shows that hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons…
UC Davis researchers identify brain protein for synapse development
— 30 Jan 2010 | HealthA new study from UC Davis Health System identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signalling system responsible for communication between neurones. The research, published in the 14 January issue of the journal Neuron, fills a major gap in understanding the molecular foundations of higher cognitive abilities as well as some brain disorders…
Scientists propose novel theory for mammalian stem cell regulation
— 30 Jan 2010 | BiologyLinheng Li, Ph.D., Investigator, together with Hans Clevers, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Netherlands, co-authored a prospective review published today by the journal Science that proposes a model of mammalian adult stem cell regulation that may explain how the coexistence of two disparate stem cell states regulates both stem cell maintenance and simultaneously supports rapid tissue regeneration…
Tiger Range Countries and partners make new conservation commitments in Thailand
— 30 Jan 2010 | EnvironmentGovernments from across Asia's tiger range countries (TRCs) sent a powerful message that new efforts to save wild tigers from extinction would begin immediately and called for total protection of critical tiger habitats as the 1st Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation concluded today at the resort of Hua Hin, Thailand…
Novel surgery may help young trauma patients avoid total hip replacements
— 30 Jan 2010 | HealthA novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a case study by orthopaedic trauma specialists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The study appears in the February issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma…
Study recommends better handling of milk in restaurants
— 30 Jan 2010 | HealthOne-third of samples of milk and dairy products analysed in various restaurants exceed the microbe contamination limits set by the European Union, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Valencia (UV). The experts advise against keeping milk in jugs and suggest that these foodstuffs need to be better handled…
CCNY biologists identify new spiny pocket mouse species
— 30 Jan 2010 | BiologyDr Robert P. Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology at The City College of New York, and Ph.D. student Eliecer E. Gutierrez have reported the existence of a new species of spiny pocket mouse, from Venezuela, Heteromys catopterius…
Overweight in 20s could lead to serious problems in 40s
— 30 Jan 2010 | HealthPeople who are obese and have type 2 diabetes in their 20s will be at higher risk of having a heart attack or stroke in their 40s if they do not change their lifestyle…
Sexual orientation affects risk of bullying in teens
— 30 Jan 2010 | HealthA new study finds that gay teens and young adults face a much higher risk of experiencing bullying than their counterparts do, with the rate more than tripled for lesbians…
Mars Express acquires sharpest images of Phobos
SDSC urges academia to make cyberinfrastructure 'real'