Category: St. Louis
Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led by three Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists culminated today in publication of a landmark series of papers in the journal Science revealing in unprecedented detail the DNA sequence of maize (Zea mays).
St. Louis, MO, November 4, 2009 -- Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions.
St. Louis, MO, November 4, 2009 -- Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity -- and most are not effective over the long term.
NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, has computed the probability of the Yankees and Phillies
A genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments for newborn lung distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The children were born with abnormally developed lungs, gastrointestinal and urinary systems, skin, skull, bones and muscles.
Oct. 13, 2009 -- Ever wonder how your eyes adjust during a blackout? When we go from light to near total darkness, cells in the retina must quickly adjust. Vision scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified an intricate process that allows the human eye to adapt to darkness very quickly.
St. Louis, Oct. 9, 2009 -- A new mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) closely resembles humans with the paralyzing disorder, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
St. Louis, Oct. 8, 2009 -- Spontaneous brain activity formerly thought to be "white noise" measurably changes after a person learns a new task, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Chieti, Italy, have shown.
St. Louis, MO, October 1, 2009 -- Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight.
Chronic sleep deprivation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease makes Alzheimer's brain plaques appear earlier and more often, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report online this week in Science Express.
They also found that orexin, a protein that helps regulate the sleep cycle, appears to be directly involved in the increase.
The age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems.
St. Louis, MO, September 9, 2009 -- American Indian populations experience significant nutrition-related health disparities compared to other racial and ethnic groups within the US. American Indian adults have the highest age-adjusted rates for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity of any racial or ethnic group.
St. Louis, MO, September 9, 2009 -- Since most parents in the US are employed, there are competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for themselves and their children.
St. Louis, Sept. 6, 2009 -- An international team of scientists has identified two more genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The findings are reported in the online edition of the journal Nature Genetics.
