Now Playing newNew Prenatal Genetic Test Is Much More Powerful Than Standard Chromosome Test at Detecting Fetal AbnormalitiesA nationwide, federally funded study has found that testing a developing fetus’ DNA through chromosomal microarray (CMA) provides more information about potential disorders than does the standard method of prenatal testing, which is to visually examine the chromosomes (karyotyping). The results of the 4,000-plus-participant clinical study are being presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Dallas on Feb. 9, 2012. The study was recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center|2/9/2012 1:05 PM EST
Chemists Harvest Light to Create 'Green' Tool for Pharmaceuticals
A team of University of Arkansas researchers, including an Honors College student, has created a new, “green” method for developing medicines. The researchers used energy from a light bulb to create an organic molecule that may be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases. – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville|2/9/2012 1:00 PM EST
Expert Available to Talk About Spatial Reasoning and the Mathematical Mind
Most people believe that mathematics is numbers, symbols and notations. Dr. Jonathan Brendefur, professor of mathematics education at Boise State University, explains that mathematics is also about spatial reasoning – the ability to visually manipulate stimuli, to break apart and put together 2-D and 3-D shapes, to take these ideas and twist and turn them or to not be confused when an object’s orientation changes. – Boise State University|2/9/2012 12:35 PM EST
Giving People Rewards Uncovers True MotivationsMoney is great for buying stuff, but a new study by University of Iowa business professors suggests it's also useful for keeping score and might help people make better decisions. – University of Iowa |2/9/2012 12:30 PM EST
In the Zone: With Conversations, Research Finds Young Couples Experience Less Relationship Stress, Higher SatisfactionYoung adults who easily engage in rewarding conversations with their partners are less likely to hold onto anger and stress and more likely to be satisfied with the relationship, according to research from Kansas State University. Researchers are also looking at factors that relate to positive dating relationships or problematic relationships. – Kansas State University|2/9/2012 12:20 PM EST
Researchers Find Important ‘Target’ Playing Role in Tobacco-Related Lung CancersResearchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have discovered that the immune response regulator IKBKE (serine/threonine kinase) plays two roles in tobacco-related non-small cell lung cancers. Tobacco carcinogens induce IKBKE and, in turn, IKBKE induces chemotherapy resistance. – Moffitt Cancer Center |2/9/2012 12:15 PM EST
Analyzing Records to Investigate the Ecological Impacts of Climate Change: A Template From Thoreau’s ConcordIn a paper recently published in the journal BioScience, Richard B. Primack, professor of biology at Boston University, and Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, science coordinator at the Acadia National Park and the Schoodic Education and Research Center, National Park Service, show how unconventional sources of data, including historical documents, can be used to extend investigations of environmental change back to the 19th century. – Boston University College of Arts & Sciences|2/9/2012 12:00 PM EST
Nanotube Therapy Takes Aim at Breast Cancer Stem CellsWake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers have again proven that injecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second laser treatment can kill them. – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center|2/9/2012 10:30 AM EST
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