Findings suggest similar origins of some cases of schizophrenia and autism in humans Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice — especially males — show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they ...
Tags: Immune Response, Prenatal Exposure, journal Brain, maternal infection
New research is lighting up yet another reason for women to quit smoking. In a study published online in the journal Menopause, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report the first evidence ...
Tags: White Woman, Genetic Variation, Menopause, Smoking
10 Feb 2014 tna has more than 6000 systems installed across more than 120 countries. Mark stand 17B/43 in your must visit list at interpack 2014. tna is putting its most forward-thinking systems on show. Here are five: Two different ...
Tags: FX 3ci RTJ, Food Packaging, VFFS, SCADA
Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field. But researchers warned in a paper published today that not enough ...
Tags: Concussions Account, Soccer Game, symptom, journal Brain Injury
New children's product review community launches for toy and game industries. Toytesters.tv, a new children's product review community, has been launched. Set up by Gemma Gallagher following her win in a Dragons' Den-style competition, ...
What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
New research shows that children with febrile status epilepticus (FSE) who receive earlier treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) experience a reduction in the duration of the seizure. The study published in Epilepsia, a journal of the ...
Roberto Rodrigues was Brazil’s minister of agriculture from 2003 through 2006, and he’s recognized as one of that country’s leading authorities on agriculture. Like his father and grandfather, he is an agricultural ...
Tags: intensification, family farms, market forces
Clerkenwell Design Week is in its fifth edition this year, and the event looks set to yet again encompass the true spirit of the design community in one of the world’s most vibrant, creative hubs. Housed in Clerkenwell’s most ...
Tags: Clerkenwell Design Week, Farmiloe Building, Housed in Clerkenwell
With state legislatures kicking off their 2014 sessions, the Medicaid expansion is back in play. Twenty-six states had signed onto the Medicaid expansion at the start of this year -- and that leaves nearly half the country deciding whether ...
Cochlear implants are among the most successful hearing devices out there. They have been around for about 30 years and more than 220 000 people worldwide enjoy restored hearing because of them. But they require clunky hardware mounted onto ...
Tags: Hearing Device, MIT, piezoelectric sensor, MEMS
Age is a key risk factor for breast cancer. A recent study by researchers from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), "Age-related DNA methylation in normal breast tissue and its relationship with invasive breast tumor ...
Tags: breast cancer, Epigenetics, connection between cancer and the aging
Children and adolescents with peanut allergies could benefit from treatment with oral immunotherapy (OIT), in which peanut protein is consumed in increasingly larger amounts on a regular basis to build up tolerance, according to a phase 2 ...
Tags: Peanut Allergies, peanut protein, mild with oral itching
By Thomas Sullivan Associate Principal Kitch Attorneys and Counselors This Opinion piece appears in the Feb. 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. When technology and regulation develop along parallel ...
Tags: ELD, Transport Topic, Counselors, CFR
After a highly successful 2013 fair, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition returns from 27 to 29 August 2014, and will be held again at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Last year’s event featured 1,321 ...
Tags: Textiles, mattresses