A newly identified protein and other proteins it interacts with could become effective targets for new drugs to control the parasite that cause toxoplasmosis, researchers reported. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/iu-...

When the sports performance of elite men and women soccer players is compared using absolute criteria, the differences are significant. This is one of the conclusions of the study by the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, conducted in collaboration with other universities in Europe....

When a bacterial cell divides into two daughter cells there can be an uneven distribution of certain survival mechanisms. The resulting cells can behave differently from each other, depending on which parts they received in the split. This is another way that cells within a population can diversify and enhance the odds that...

Research by the Scripps Translational Science Institute has found that a small adhesive wireless device worn on the chest for up to two weeks does a better job detecting abnormal and potentially dangerous heart rhythms than the Holter monitor, which is typically used for 24 hours and has been the standard of care for more than...

In the journal Neurology, researchers report a novel technique that enables a patient with "word blindness" to read again. Word blindness is a rare neurological condition. (The medical term is "alexia without agraphia.") Although a patient can write and understand the spoken word, the patient is unable to read. Fuente :...

Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have showed that your lungs have odor receptors as well. The odor receptors in your lungs are in the membranes of flask-shaped neuroendocrine cells that dump neurotransmitters and...

Seawater samples collected from the marine estuary Beaufort Inlet, N.C., weekly for a year and on a daily and hourly basis for shorter periods were used to track changes in pH and dissolved inorganic carbon. Short-term variability in acidity over one year exceeds 100-year global predictions for the ocean as a whole and may...

Exploring Antarctica: one scientist's trek to explore the geology of Earth's southernmost continent. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/agi...

National Science Foundation-funded research on enzymes that regulate human biology has uncovered characteristics that could be used to identify predisposition to conditions such as heart disease, diabetic ulcers and some types of cancer. The study was published in December by the American Chemical Society journal Biochemistry....

Surgeons from Vancouver, British Columbia, have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in South Africa to accurately collect and analyze trauma care data via an iPad app. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/aco...

Doctors may need to treat high blood pressure in women earlier and more aggressively than they do in men, according to scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/wfb...

The United States’ global share of biomedical research spending fell from 51 percent in 2007 to 45 percent in 2012, while Japan and China saw dramatic increases in research spending. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/Q...

Researchers have found that rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are significantly higher among those who have psychotic disorders than among those in the general population. The finding is of particular concern because individuals with severe mental illness are more likely to die younger than...

Understanding the weather behavior may not be as complicated as once thought, and would help to have more elements for decision making and prevention of natural disasters, as hurricanes or typhoons. Researchers make available this information available for anyone to know their community, state or country’s weather activity for...

Plant hormones called brassinosteroids help plants choose the best survival strategy depending on their stage of growth and environmental pressures. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/g...

Early on in our careers, many of us were tutored as to how to best write an effective and attention-getting curriculum vitae (CV) in looking for a job. But in today’s world, many are looking not for just a job, but are engaged in wide, often Internet-based searches for seed money to launch...

The system calculates bio and agroclimatic indicators, such as humidity, aridity, rain erosion and rainfall concentration, and can be used by the general public. Fuente : http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=1...

Researchers report on the first study in 35 years that reviews the circumstances around retinal detachment after open globe injuries and describes a new tool that may help ophthalmologists predict which patients are at higher risk after open globe trauma so they can potentially prevent retinal detachment from happening or...

Teens may begin their driving habits with great caution, but as months behind the wheel pass, they begin to multi-task at higher frequency rates -- dialing cell phones, eating, and talking to passengers, etc. -- and therefore greatly raise their risk of accidents. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/vt-...

A novel injectable therapy partially reverses cancer formation in cultured mammary-gland cells and prevents breast cancer development in mice, a team led by researchers from the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University reports. The therapy silences a new cancer-causing gene that the scientists...

New research by scientists at the University of Exeter has shown that cells demonstrate remarkable flexibility and versatility when it comes to how they divide -- a finding with potential links to the underlying causes of many cancers. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/uoe...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Southern California have found that rates of smoking, drinking and drug use are significantly higher among those who have psychotic disorders than in the general population. And that finding is of particular concern because individuals...

Tripling taxes on cigarettes around the world would reduce the number of smokers by one-third and prevent 200 million premature deaths from lung cancer and other diseases this century, according to a review published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/smh...

The United States' global share of biomedical research spending fell from 51 percent in 2007 to 45 percent in 2012, while Japan and China saw dramatic increases in research spending. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/uom...

Drivers eat, reach for the phone, text, or otherwise take their eyes off the road about 10 percent of the time they are behind the wheel, according to a study using video technology and in-vehicle sensors. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/nio...

Plant hormones called brassinosteroids help plants choose the best survival strategy depending on their stage of growth and environmental pressures. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/nbi...

Vitamin E has just been shown to slow functional decline of Alzheimer's patients and reduce burdens on caregivers. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/-...

Over the past two years, an expert in revision hip and knee replacement surgery has seen an increase in the number of people needing a second surgery. When a knee or hip implant wears out or another problem develops, people often need a second surgery in which the existing implant or components are taken out and replaced....

A new study shows that one night of sleep deprivation increases morning blood concentrations of NSE and S-100B in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found in the brain. Thus, their rise in blood after sleep loss may indicate that a lack of snoozing might be conducive to a loss of brain tissue. Fuente :...