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Melanoma News Database MMMP

November 21, 2009

Finally we have a scientifically reliable, systematically comprehensive, and continuously updated database of news on melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer. It's part of the Melanoma Molecular Map Project (MMMP) website (www.mmmp.org), an internationally based project made by and for the scientific community.

Promoting healthy skepticism in the news: Helping journalists get it right

November 20, 2009

An editorial published online November 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute discusses the exaggerated fears and hopes that often appear in news coverage of cancer research. The editorial provides guidance for both the media and journals to help alleviate the problem.

Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests

November 20, 2009

HOUSTON - (Nov. 20, 2009) -- The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging

November 20, 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University.

International expedition investigates climate change, alternative fuels in Arctic

November 20, 2009

(Washington, DC ? Nov. 20, 2009) -- Scientists from the Marine Biogeochemistry and Geology and Geophysics sections of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) organized and led a team of university and government scientists on an Arctic expedition to initiate methane hydrate exploration in the Beaufort Sea and determine the spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change.

It's a gas: New discovery may lead to heartier, high-yielding plants

November 20, 2009

In a research report published in the November 2009 issue of the journal GENETICS (http://www.genetics.org), scientists show how a family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) are responsible for production of ethylene.

High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease

November 20, 2009

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension -- even during doctor's office visits -- increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears online in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology.

Saving the single cysteine: New antioxidant system found

November 20, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---We've all read studies about the health benefits of having a life partner. The same thing is true at the molecular level, where amino acids known as cysteines are much more vulnerable to damage when single than when paired up with other cysteines.

Smartphone app illuminates power consumption

November 20, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors at the University of Michigan.



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