The underlying disease process of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims, has long eluded scientists and prevented development of effective therapies. Scientists weren't even sure all its forms actually converged...
Most bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, discovered decades ago. However, such drugs are useless against viral infections, including influenza, the common cold, and deadly hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola. Now, in a development that could transform how viral...
Predictive genetic testing may be able to identify children's risk for developing common, treatable, and possibly preventable disorders. Using this knowledge, doctors may be able to help at-risk children learn to manage their conditions by making healthy lifestyle changes. Test results may also...
Almost a quarter million people are hospitalized with the flu every year, and an estimated 3,000 to 49,000 die, making the flu one of the chief causes of preventable death in the USA. However, a universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains may be within reach in the next five years...
Homelessness is much more common among gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers than among their heterosexual counterparts, according to a study of over 6,300 Massachusetts high school students that also found homeless gay, lesbian and bisexual teens are consistently more likely to be living on...
My boyfriend is a Marine stationed in Florida for training and I live in Washington State. We are looking for ways to keep our extremely long distance relationship exciting so we thought of a texting photo scavenger hunt! What are some ideas of things we could put on our list??
A common gene mutation that causes sperm to lose its protective protein coat so it falls prey to the female immune system on its journey to the egg, may be the main reason for infertility in men worldwide, writes an international team of researchers in a paper published in the journal Science...
Although two thirds of Americans have been screened for colorectal cancer by 2010, approximately 22 million citizens still remain to be screened for this deadly disease. Presently colorectal cancer is the second largest cause of cancer related deaths in the United States; however if an...
around with a American flag stickers? when, why this became so common and how about the yellow ribbon stickers..saying "Support our troops"? when, why has declined in popularity and WHERE MOST POPULAR PROBABLY AND WHY?
what do many think of these? and why?
thanks for your answers!
In a study recently published in Cancer Research, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers found a protein that could help predict the spread of the head and neck cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); this protein could also serve as part of a treatment strategy to stop the spread of the...
...&"sister group" of neandertal? I would also like to have the peer reviewed journals or books references where your answers were obtained. So I know they are true.
WRONG some 35 years ago certain ones implied and contributed to the buildup of hopes centered on the date of 1975. There were statements made then, and thereafter, stressing that this was only a possibility, however along with the CAUTIONARY information, there were other statements made that...
i have read a lot about jesus on the internet and other places and think his teachings are more like Buddhism than Judaism or islam who both preach an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth . If you think im wrong that's ok but look here before you say im wrong...
Researchers from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health report evidence of a link between prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos and deficits in IQ and working memory at age seven. This is the first study to evaluate the...
Researchers from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health report evidence of a link between prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos and deficits in IQ and working memory at age seven. This is the first study to evaluate the...
A new study found that treatment-resistant epilepsy (TRE) is common in idiopathic autism. Early age at the onset of seizures and delayed global development were associated with a higher frequency of resistance to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Full findings appear online in Epilepsia, a journal...