Researchers have found that two existing screening tests are accurate in diagnosing development delays in…
Month: August 2011
Fighting breast cancer from new angles: Groundbreaking research identifying innovative delivery systems and methods to treat breast cancer
In their lifetime, women have more than a 12 percent risk of being diagnosed with…
Research links diet during pregnancy to breast cancer risk reduction in female offspring
Research being presented at the Era of Hope conference, a scientific meeting hosted by the…
How ethnicity and inherited genes contribute to breast cancer risk — best approaches to prevention and treatment
A woman’s ethnicity as well as her genetic makeup are two of the main risk…
25 percent of Ontarians hospitalized for depression required ER visit or readmission within 30 days
Twenty-five percent of people who were hospitalized for depression were readmitted or visited an emergency…
Plant biologists dissect genetic mechanism enabling plants to overcome environmental challenge
Plant biologists have discovered at the genetic level how a vitally important species of grass…
Stray-bullet shootings most often harm women and individuals at low-risk for violence, study finds
In the first U.S. nationwide study of stray-bullet shootings, researchers have quantified mortality and injury…
Scientists find way to identify synthetic biofuels in atmosphere
Chemists have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes, thanks to a unique isotopic…
Lifestyles of the old and healthy defy expectations
People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of…
Ninety-six star clusters discovered hidden behind dust of Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered 96 new open star clusters hidden by the dust in the Milky…