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AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda

November 23, 2009

University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.

Scientists watch as peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes'

November 23, 2009

LIVERMORE, Calif. - By producing some of the highest resolution images of peptides attaching to mineral surfaces, scientists have a deeper understanding how biomolecules manipulate the growth crystals. This research may lead to a new treatment for kidney stones using biomolecules.

Children who lack continuity with a regular health care provider miss needed services

November 23, 2009

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Low-income children who don't access health care from the same place or provider over the long term are significantly more likely to have unmet health care needs compared with those do, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.

A year after discovery, Congo's 'mother lode' of gorillas remains vulnerable

November 23, 2009

A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo -- part of the "mother lode" of more than 125,000 gorillas discovered last year -- are becoming increasingly threatened by growing humans activity in the region.

What is the public option?

November 23, 2009

Eugene Jacquescoley's picture

The US Senate begins the debate on health care reform withhin the next couple of weeks, I thought it useful for readers to understand what one of the primal points...public option. What is it? Why has it stirred so much controversy?

Burned out, depressed surgeons more likely to commit more major medical errors

November 23, 2009

Surgeons who are burned out or depressed are more likely to say they had recently committed a major error on the job, according to the largest study to date on physician burnout.

New computer-developed map shows more extensive valley network on Mars

November 23, 2009

DeKalb, IL -- New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting the Red Planet once had an ocean.

Straightening messy correlations with a quantum comb

November 23, 2009

Quantum computing promises ultra-fast communication, computation and more powerful ways to encrypt sensitive information. But trying to use quantum states as carriers of information is an extremely delicate business. Now two physicists have shown, mathematically, how to gently tease out unwanted knots in quantum communication, while keeping the information intact.

Research reveals exactly how coughing is triggered by environmental irritants

November 23, 2009

Scientists have revealed how environmental irritants such as air pollution and cigarette smoke cause people to cough, in research published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Drug side effects a key factor in reduced quality of life for kidney transplant patients

November 23, 2009

People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.



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