Science Blog

Study identifies factors associated with growth of fetus in first trimester and subsequent outcomes

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:55:14 +0000

Factors such as maternal high blood pressure and high hematocrit levels (the proportion of blood that consists of red blood cells) are associated with a greater likelihood of restricted fetal growth...

Brain scans track hoop fans' happy memories

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:50:18 +0000

DURHAM, N.C. -- In a novel study that used historical tape of a thrilling overtime basketball game between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, brain researchers at Duke have...

Comprehensive study using bioinformatics predicts the molecular causes of many genetic diseases

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:46:49 +0000

It is widely known that genetic mutations cause disease. What are largely unknown are the mechanisms by which these mutations wreak havoc at the molecular level, giving rise to clinically observable...

UH Case Medical Center researchers publish promising findings for advanced cervical cancer

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:46:33 +0000

Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, have published new findings that may lead to a new standard of care for patients with locally advanced...

Study: End-of-life care must reflect patient wishes and values

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:46:16 +0000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Researchers from Brown University and Harvard Medical School are calling for improved decision-making in the use of feeding tubes for hospitalized nursing...

Questions remain on bariatric surgery for adolescents

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:46:01 +0000

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery can effectively treat obesity in adolescents and seems to offer a better alternative than gastric bypass surgery, but further study is needed to...

A new 3-D map of the interstellar gas within 300 parsecs from the sun

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:45:44 +0000

This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes new 3D maps of the interstellar gas situated in an area 300 parsecs around the Sun. A French-American team of astronomers presents new measurements of...

Predicting effectiveness of flu vaccination campaigns

BJS — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:45:27 +0000

Amsterdam, February 9, 2010 -- A new study (doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.01.002), published by Elsevier this month in Vaccine (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/vaccine) describes a new method that...