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The Blood Vessels in Face Transplant Patients Reorganize Themselves After The Procedure
Dec 27, 2013The blood vessels in face transplant patients reorganize themselves after the procedure, researchers report. During a full face transplant, the recipient's major arteries and veins are connected to those in the donor face to ensure ...
Tags: blood vessels, face transplant, face transplant patients c
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New Look at How Often Women Should Get a Mammogram and at What Age They Should Start
Dec 27, 2013Often-conflicting results from studies on the value of routine mammography have only fueled the debate about how often women should get a mammogram and at what age they should start. In a new analysis of previous research, experts have ...
Tags: routine mammography, women health, breast cancer, mammography screening
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Most People Who Find a Cockroach in Their Home Won't Stop to Determine Its Species
Dec 27, 2013Most people who find a cockroach in their home won't stop to determine its species, but, just for the record, the Turkestan cockroach is rapidly gaining a foothold in the southwestern United States. This might be because Turkestan ...
Tags: Turkestan cockroach, cockroach, southwestern United States
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Probiotics Don't Prevent Childhood Asthma But They May Provide Other Health Benefits
Dec 27, 2013Probiotics -- friendly bacteria found in supplements and some yogurts -- don't prevent childhood asthma, but they may provide other health benefits, according to a new study. Researchers in Canada found that taking probiotics during ...
Tags: probiotics, childhood asthma, friendly bacteria, yogurt
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Women with Aggressive Breast Cancer Have a Slightly Improved Chance of Staying Cancer-Free
Dec 27, 2013Women with aggressive breast cancer who receive combination targeted therapy with chemotherapy prior to surgery have a slightly improved chance of staying cancer-free, researchers say. However, the improvement was not statistically ...
Tags: aggressive breast cancer, targeted therapy with chemotherapy
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Experts Sound Alarm Bells on Rising Resistance of Microbes to Antibiotics Used by Humans
Dec 27, 2013As experts continue to sound alarm bells about the rising resistance of microbes to antibiotics used by humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced it was curbing the use of the drugs in livestock nationwide. "FDA ...
Tags: antibiotics, FDA, animal health, antimicrobials
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Can Look Forward to a Much Better Quality of Life Today
Dec 27, 2013Rheumatoid arthritis patients can generally look forward to a much better quality of life today than they did 20 years ago, new research suggests. The observation is based on a comparative multi-year tracking of more than 1,100 rheumatoid ...
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Aggressive Strain of HIV Leads to Faster Development of AIDS Than Other HIV Strains
Dec 27, 2013A recently discovered, aggressive strain of HIV leads to faster development of AIDS than other HIV strains, according to a new study. More than 60 epidemic strains of HIV-1 exist. This new strain has the shortest period from infection to ...
Tags: HIV, AIDS, aggressive strain of HIV, HIV strains
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Look Around at The Number Industrial Uses for U.S. Soy
Dec 27, 2013Look around at the number industrial uses for U.S. soy. The engine manufacturers that support the use of biodiesel in their engines. Or the farm-equipment companies that use soy-based body panels. Or the car companies that use soy-based ...
Tags: Innovative Industrial, Soy
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Your Voice Might Help Listeners Determine Your Approximate Height Without Seeing You
Dec 27, 2013Your voice might help listeners determine your approximate height without seeing you, according to a new study. Researchers had men and women listen to recordings of identical sentences read by men and women of different heights. The ...
Tags: voice, ear witness, subglottal resonance
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A Safe and Effective Male Birth Control Pill May Be Inching Closer to Reality
Dec 27, 2013A safe and effective male birth control pill may be inching closer to reality, according to researchers. In laboratory experiments, mouse sperm was blocked from semen while still allowing for normal sexual activity. Without sperm in the ...
Tags: male birth control, male birth control pill, birth control pills
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Even Mild Blows to The Head Might Affect Memory and Thinking.
Dec 27, 2013As more research focuses on the damage concussions can cause, scientists now report that even mild blows to the head might affect memory and thinking. In this latest study, special helmets were used on football and ice hockey players ...
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Marines Who Suffer a Traumatic Brain Injury Face Higher Risk of PTSD
Dec 27, 2013Active-duty Marines who suffer a traumatic brain injury face significantly higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study. Other factors that raise the risk include severe pre-deployment symptoms of ...
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Soybeans Closed Lower Monday
Dec 27, 2013Soybeans closed lower Monday. That is in spite of a USDA announcement of 120,000 tons of U.S. soybeans being sold to unknown destinations. According to DTN, the market was showing caution as prices approached December’s highs. The ...
Tags: Soybean Futures, USDA
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Surgery and Radiation Might Not Benefit Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
Dec 27, 2013After chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to treat the original tumor might not benefit women with advanced breast cancer, a new study shows. A minority of women with breast cancer discover they have the disease in its later stages, after ...
Tags: advanced breast cancer, chemotherapy, original breast tumor, women health
