Now Playing newBest Arizona High Schools Have One Thing in Common: Early Exposure to EngineeringEight of the top 15 high schools in Arizona ranked by U.S. News & World Report offer ENGR 102 HS, the engineering introduction course from the University of Arizona College of Engineering. – University of Arizona College of Engineering |5/21/2012 12:05 AM EDT
Folic Acid May Reduce Some Childhood Cancers
Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in children, finds a new study by Kimberly J. Johnson, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, and Amy Linabery, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. Incidence reductions were found for Wilms’ tumor, a type of kidney cancer, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), a type of brain cancer. – Washington University in St. Louis|5/21/2012 12:05 AM EDT
OSA Can Be Managed Successfully in the Primary Care SettingPatients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be successfully managed in a primary care setting by appropriately trained primary care physicians (PCPs) and community-based nurses, according to Australian researchers. – American Thoracic Society (ATS)|5/20/2012 4:45 PM EDT
Risk Factors for an Exacerbation-Prone Asthma PhenotypeA number of specific risk factors are associated with an exacerbation-prone phenotype of severe asthma, according to a new study from researchers in Sweden. – American Thoracic Society (ATS)|5/20/2012 2:00 PM EDT
High Prevalence of Bone Disease in Pulmonary Disease PatientsThere is a very high prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis among male patients with pulmonary disease, according to a new study from researchers in California. – American Thoracic Society (ATS)|5/20/2012 2:00 PM EDT
Experimental Bariatric Surgery Controls Blood Sugar in Rodents with Diabetes via Novel Sensing Signals in GutFor the first time, scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have shown that an experimental bariatric surgery can lower blood sugar levels in rats with type 1 diabetes. – University Health Network (UHN)|5/20/2012 1:00 PM EDT
Scientists Discover Distinct Molecular Subtype of Prostate CancerA collaborative expedition into the deep genetics of prostate cancer has uncovered a distinct subtype of the disease, one that appears to account for up to 15 percent of all cases, say researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College|5/20/2012 1:00 PM EDT
Scientists Identify New Target to Battle Rheumatoid ArthritisA new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery identifies the mechanism by which a cell signaling pathway contributes to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). – Hospital for Special Surgery|5/20/2012 1:00 PM EDT
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