The cleanup of power plants is long overdue. Power plant pollution causes tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. These plants are major contributors to particulate pollution and ozone in the East and Midwest. The American Lung Association welcomes today’s proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce power plant pollution across… Continue reading
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Diagnosis in asthma and lung disease depend of genetic family tree
Americans with lung disease may face a far greater level of lung damage than either they or their doctor suspect, depending on their individual genetic heritage, according to a study released July 7. The research implications range from diagnosing the severity of asthma, to disability decisions or eligibility for lung transplants, researchers say. In the… Continue reading
What the reasons of the multicelluliarity? All in a family
One of the most pivotal steps in evolution-the transition from unicellular to multicellular organisms-may not have required as much retooling as commonly believed, found a globe-spanning collaboration of scientists led by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute. A comparison of the genomes of the… Continue reading
Genes on borrow? Already a fact
It has been a basic principle of evolution for more than a century that plants and animals can adapt genetically in ways that help them better survive and reproduce. Now, in a paper to be published in the journal Science, University of Rochester biologist John Jaenike and colleagues document a clear example of a new… Continue reading
New research for immune system and opens new avenues to AIDS
Researchers at Oregon State University and the California Institute of Technology have discovered that a genetic regulator which is critical to many life functions also plays a key role in the formation of “T cells,” a type of white blood cell that’s important in immune function. The discovery, announced in the journal Science, suggests that… Continue reading
High court in Spain review constitutionality of new abortion law
Spain’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday agreed to study the constitutionality of a new abortion law allowing the procedure without restrictions up to 14 weeks’ gestation, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The new law, which takes effect July 5, also legalizes abortion for 16- and 17-year-olds with parental notification. The Socialist government approved the law in February.… Continue reading
Familiesh with a child with autism and new pregnancy will treath for vitamin D therapy
Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Pediatrics (OHSU, Portland, Oregon) is seeking roughly 50-100 volunteer families to participate in a vitamin D study. The goal of the study is to find out whether giving Vitamin D to the pregnant mother, who already has had at least one previous child with autism, can prevent the recurrence… Continue reading
There is hope for woman that wish to be mothers with anti-aging supplement
According to the American Pregnancy Association, six million women a year deal with infertility. Now, a Tel Aviv University study is giving new hope to women who want to conceive – in the form of a pill they can find on their drugstore shelves right now. Prof. Adrian Shulman of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty… Continue reading