In normal development, all cells turn off genes they don’t need, often by attaching a chemical methyl group to the DNA, a process called methylation. Historically, scientists believed methyl groups could only stick to a particular DNA ...
Tags: new gene control mechanism, nervous system disorder, health
A new study finds that the estimated prevalence of autism under the new DSM-5 criteria would decrease only to the extent that some children would receive the new diagnosis of social communication disorder (SCD). The study, funded in part by ...
Researchers at New York University have developed a method for creating and directing fast moving waves in magnetic fields that have the potential to enhance communication and information processing in computer chips and other consumer ...
Tags: spin wave, NYU, STNO, Nanotechnology
Exposure to conflicting news about the health benefits of certain foods, vitamins and supplements often results in confusion and backlash against nutrition recommendations, finds a recent study in the Journal of Health Communication: ...
Tags: health communication, Mass Communication, health Benefit
A selection of health policy stories from New York, Washington state, California, Virginia, Idaho, Connecticut and Georgia. The Associated Press/Wall Street Journal: Feds Urge More Talks On N.Y. Medicaid Application New York has ...
A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...
Tags: HIV, STI, infection, Circle of Men
BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- China will see a wider shortage of paraxylene (PX) supply in 2014, a research report warned on Thursday. The supply gap will be up to 9.5 million tonnes in 2014, said a report by the economics and technology ...
Tags: PX, Sinopec, Chemical, environment
Global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation will exhibit its latest technologies in the areas of safety and environment at the 12th Auto Expo 2014 - Components, in New Delhi, India, from Feb. 6 to 9, 2014. In the area of safety, DENSO ...
UK-based retailer Asda, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart, is set to implement a cloud-based color service called PantoneLIVE across its global packaging supply chain. PantoneLIVE enables Asda to improve operational efficiencies and ...
Biennale Sessions 2014 Held by la Biennale di Venezia Published on : Wednesday, January 22, 2014 On the occasion of the 14th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia addresses universities, academies of fine arts ...
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Life360, a location and communication app for families, has shared findings from a recent omnibus survey that show a growing acceptance and use of location sharing apps. The survey, conducted by VeraQuest among a group of more of 1,169 ...
DONG Energy divests its sales business in the Netherlands Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 DONG Energy today signed an agreement to divest its sale,s activities in the Netherlands – DONG Energy Sales B.V. – to Eneco. DONG Energy has ...
Tags: Done Energy, Northern Europe, Rotterdam, divestment
Critical Role of Sirens in Emergency NotificationA Whitepaper from Federal Signal When it comes to emergency warning and mass notification, much of the conversation lately seems to focus on social media and other relatively recent ...
Logistics automation, warehousing, materials handling and storage systems company Dematic has introduced the FlexSort SC3 Cross-belt Sorter, a high-rate, high-accuracy sorting system for distribution and warehousing operations. FlexSort ...
A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...