Explains why some motor neurons are not vulnerable to ALS and points to potential therapeutic target Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a gene, called matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), that appears to ...
Patients with depression have areas of reduced cortical thickness, with clear distinctions between those with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder (MDD), report US researchers. "Cortical thickness may prove to be a useful tool ...
Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure, report researchers at Columbia University Medical Center ...
ryden began his career at Levi Strauss & Co., where he spent more than 25 years serving in leadership roles in sales and marketing and then regional and global supply chain organization. Bryden later became VP of operations and supply ...
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In a move that came as surprise to employees, Canadian Freightways shut down four of its British Columbia terminals. Operations were halted at the company's Prince George, Smithers, Terrace and Prince Rupert locations on January 17. ...
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SAVANNAH, Mo. – Beef producers in northwestern Missouri will meet in St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 30, to plan the year in the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the University of Missouri Extension ...
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Surgeons' best tools for locating tumors inside the body are often their hands. But during minimally invasive surgeries—which can reduce recovery time by days—the ability to examine tissue through touch, called palpation, is ...
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Long-term exposure to particulate matter is associated with an increased risk for heart attack. Moreover, this association can already be observed in levels of particulate exposure below the current specified European limit values. These ...
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One quarter of the world's cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face extinction within the next few decades, according to the first study to systematically and globally assess their fate. The International Union for Conservation of ...
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Naturally Splendid Enterprises is pleased to announce an agreement with Purity Life Health Products LP "Purity Life" to distribute its NATERA superfood line across Canada. Purity Life was founded in 1984 and is Canada's leading ...
Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. commenced an initial public offering Tuesday that is expected to raise about $50 million for the operator of seven mountain resorts and $200 million for Fortress Investments, which acquired control of the ...
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At the annual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) meeting Hamilton Robotics has announced a partnership with Coastal Genomics to launch the new Microlab® NIMBUS® Select workstation with Ranger Technology. The new ...
A thickening of the brain cortex associated with regular meditation or other spiritual or religious practice could be the reason those activities guard against depression - particularly in people who are predisposed to the disease, ...
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Health insurance exchanges in five states with strong enrollment growth are ramping up efforts to reach even more uninsured Americans before the end of the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period on March 31. The March 31 deadline is ...
Louis Medvene, Wichita State University professor of psychology and director of the Social Relationships Research Workgroup, is exploring the potential benefits of computer access to senior citizens' health. A 2012 study conducted by ...
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