The American Psychiatric Association has released the proposed draft diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition…
Month: February 2010
Invasive plants are beneficiaries of climate change in Thoreau’s woods
Invasive plants could become even more prevalent and destructive as climate change continues, according to…
AOL integrates Facebook chat with AIM (AP)
AP – As part of an ongoing effort to improve its user experience, Internet company…
Racial gaps continue in heart disease awareness
Minority women’s awareness remains behind that of white women. Only about half of women were…
Strategy to grow UK space sector
The UK space industry could be employing thousands more highly skilled workers and turning over…
Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity
A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk…
Locust study promises new insights into limb control
New research into how the brain controls the movements of limbs could prompt major advances…
Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis can undergo surgery sooner, shortening hospital stays
Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis can safely undergo surgery within 48 hours of admission, a…
Prion protein in cell culture
The fatal brain disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans, BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in cattle and scrapie…
New approach to treating breast and prostate cancers
In a new approach to developing treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and enlarged hearts,…