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The Science of Yellow Snow
New research from wildlife ecologists at Michigan Technological University indicates that white-tailed deer may be making the soil in their preferred winter homes unfit to grow the very trees that protect them there. |
Released: 6/19/2013 1:00 AM EDT
Michigan Technological University |
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Endocrine Experts Call for Review of Potential Risks Associated with Incretin-Based Treatments for Diabetes MellitusAccording to a statement issued today by The Endocrine Society, the current range of data on GLP-1 receptor agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors have significant limitations and are not ideal to be used to validate adverse events. The Society believes that more research is needed in all areas of incretin-based therapy before any conclusion can be reached about its safety with regard to risks of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. |
Released: 6/18/2013 6:00 PM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Not All Reading Disabilities Are Dyslexia --- Lesser-Known Reading Disorder Can Be Easily MissedA common reading disorder goes undiagnosed until it becomes problematic, according to the results of five years of study by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development in collaboration with the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. |
Released: 6/18/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Vanderbilt University |
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Rice Blast Research Reveals Details on How a Fungus Invades PlantsLike a stealthy enemy, blast disease invades rice crops around the world, killing plants and cutting production of one of the most important global food sources. Now, a study by an international team of researchers sheds light on how the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, invades plant tissue. The finding is a step toward learning how to control the disease, which by some estimates destroys enough rice to feed 60 million people annually. |
Embargo expired: 6/18/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Released: 6/18/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Kansas State University Research and Extension |
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Wayne State University Breakthrough Research of Essential Molecule Reveals Important Targets in Diabetes and ObesityA research team led by Assia Shisheva, Ph.D., professor of physiology in Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, has made breakthrough advancements on a molecule that may provide more answers in understanding the precise molecular mechanisms by which insulin regulates glucose uptake in fat and muscle cells. |
Released: 6/18/2013 4:50 PM EDT
Wayne State University Division of Research |
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Loyola Medical School Bestows Highest Honor to Leader in Burn Care
Richard L. Gamelli, MD, FACS, a world-renowned leader in the care and treatment of burn injury, is being awarded Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine’s highest honor. Gamelli will receive the school’s 2013 Stritch Medal in recognition of his innovative research, outstanding patient-centered care and inspiring contributions to medical education. |
Released: 6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Loyola University Health System |
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Scientists Catch EGFR Passing a Crucial Message to Cancer-Promoting Protein
Signal tells MCM7 to launch DNA replication; pathway reduces breast cancer patient survival |
Released: 6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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Scripps Alumna Selected as a NASA Astronaut CandidateJessica Meir, who earned a doctorate in marine physiology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in 2009, has been selected in the newest group of space explorers by NASA. |
Released: 6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
University of California, San Diego |
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Study Finds Need for Improvement on State Health Care Price WebsitesGreater relevance to patients could be realized by focusing information on services that are predictable, nonurgent, and subject to deductibles (e.g., routine outpatient care for chronic diseases) rather than services that are unpredictable, emergent, or would exceed most deductibles (e.g., hospitalizations for life-threatening conditions). |
Embargo expired: 6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 6/14/2013 11:00 AM EDT
American Medical Association (AMA) |
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Study Evaluates Procedures for Diagnosing SarcoidosisAmong patients with suspected stage I/II pulmonary sarcoidosis who were undergoing confirmation of the condition via tissue sampling, the use of the procedure known as endosonographic nodal aspiration compared with bronchoscopic biopsy, the current diagnostic standard, resulted in greater diagnostic yield, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA. |
Embargo expired: 6/18/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 6/14/2013 11:00 AM EDT
American Medical Association (AMA) |