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Are your child's shots up-to-date. - Kids and parenting- msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
GSKs strategy depends on market dynamics Nov 10, 2007
And there are a slew of products that GSK plans to bring into India next year, including breast-cancer drug Tykerb, it s six-in-one vaccine Infanrix hexa and the rotavirus vaccine for gastroenteritis. The cervical cancer vaccine, though, is slated for 2009. (Hindu Business Line)
IAVI statement on new analysis of STEP large-scale AIDS vaccine trial Nov 8, 2007
Rotavirus, which causes diarrheal disease, took 33. HIV was discovered 24 years ago and weve only had a serious AIDS vaccine effort for about a decade, with only two candidates tested for efficacy. (EurekAlert!)
Cinnamon the cat could offer hope to the blind Nov 1, 2007
Cats also get feline versions of many human infectious diseases, including rotavirus, poxvirus, herpes, Q-fever, chlamydiosis and dozens more. The domestic cat also serves as an excellent model for AIDS because feline immunodeficiency virus is a genetic relative of human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS, said Stephen O'Brien, chief of the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda. (Telegraph.co.uk)
SCHOOL GERMS Oct 30, 2007
"Rotavirus, or gastrointestinal illness, is very common among children. It's usually characterized by such things as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea," said Gerald, noting that medication little to help the attack the virus, which generally passes on its own within a few days. "One of the things that we try to stress with parents is that a child should wash their hands for at 15 to 20 seconds, long enough to sing the 'Happy Birthday' song once, possibly twice. Also, if they have a... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Children's medical director has big growth plans Oct 30, 2007
We have a vaccine against rotavirus, which is one of the leading causes of death, from diarrhea, around the world. By developing that, we've had a huge impact on millions of children. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
After Drought, Diversity Dries Up And Ponds All Look The Same Oct 18, 2007
An ecologist at Washington University in St. Louis has discovered that after ponds dry up through drought in a region, when they revive, the community of species in each pond tends to be very similar to one another, like so many suburban houses made of ticky tacky. Jonathan M. Chase, WUSTL associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and director of the university's Tyson Research Center, created 20 artificial ponds out of tanks that hold 300 gallons of water. (Science Daily)
Testosterone Turns Male Junco Birds Into Blustery Hunks -- And Bad Dads Oct 16, 2007
The ability to ramp up testosterone production appears to drive male dark-eyed juncos to find and win mates, but it comes with an evolutionary cost. Big fluctuations in testosterone may also cause males to lose interest in parenting their own young, scientists have learned. (Science Daily)
Difference Between Fish And Humans: Century-old Developmental Question Answered Oct 13, 2007
Embryologists at UCL (University College London) have helped solve an evolutionary riddle that has been puzzling scientists for over a century. They have identified a key mechanism in the initial stages of an embryo's development that helps differentiate more highly evolved species, including humans, from less evolved species, such as fish. (Science Daily)
Benefits Of 80 Million Years Without Sex Oct 13, 2007
Scientists have discovered how a microscopic organism has benefited from nearly 80 million years without sex. Bdelloid rotifers are asexual organisms, meaning that they reproduce without males. (Science Daily)
Officials change immunization Oct 13, 2007
Rotavirus and the human papillomavirus vaccinations were added as requirements this year, said Stacy Lovelace, also immunization surveillance coordinator for the North Dakota Department of Health ... Bacterial diseases like meningococcal meningitis and the rotavirus were at one time deadly, but can now be fought through vaccination. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Driving Force Of Evolution? Evolution Of Proteins Linked To Species' Metabolic Rate Oct 9, 2007
ScienceDaily: Driving Force Of Evolution. Evolution Of Proteins Linked To Species' Metabolic Rate. (Science Daily)
Use of formative research in developing a knowledge translation approach to Rotavirus vaccine introduction in developing countries Oct 6, 2007
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is the leading cause of diarrheal disease mortality among children under five, resulting in 450,000 to 700,000 deaths each year, and another 2 million hospitalizations, mostly in the developing world. Nearly every child in the world is infected with rotavirus at least once before they are five years old ... Vaccines to prevent rotavirus or minimize its severity are now becoming available, and have already been introduced into the public vaccine programs of several Latin... (BioMed Central)
Saber-toothed Cat Was More Like A Pussycat Than A Tiger Oct 3, 2007
In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome predator of Ice-Age America's lost giants. (Science Daily)
Saltwater Crocodiles Can Find Their Way Home Oct 3, 2007
Three crocodiles relocated from their homes in Far North Queensland have been tracked swimming between 10 and 30 kilometres per day according to a collaborative research project by The University of Queensland, Australia Zoo and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. (Credit: Photo by C. Franklin). (Science Daily)
Grub's Passion For Plastic Causes Water Loss Oct 2, 2007
Research by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has found that a small white grub is responsible for water leaking from sub-surface drip irrigation pipes used by some lucerne growers. Lucerne is a pasture or hay crop. (Science Daily)
New Approach To Improving Diarrhea In Infants With Probiotics Oct 1, 2007
Each year more than half a million infants worldwide, primarily in developing countries, die from diarrhoea caused by rotavirus ... Research showed that 59 percent of animal subjects did not develop rotaviral diarrhoea when L. rhamnosus GG was given before infection with rotavirus ... In comparison, only 7 percent of mice escaped rotavirus infection without prophylactic intervention. (Science Daily)
New Keys To Keeping A Diverse Planet Sep 29, 2007
Variation in plants and animals gives us a rich and robust assemblage of foods, medicines, industrial materials and recreation activities. But human activities are eliminating biological diversity at an unprecedented rate. (Science Daily)
New way to beat infant diarrhea Sep 28, 2007
Effective prophylaxis against rotavirus diarrhea using a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and antibodies ... Rotavirus is a worldwide cause of infectious infantile diarrhea that claims over 600,000 lives annually ... Oral delivery of specific immunoglobulins provides passive immunity and is a fast acting treatment for rotavirus diarrhea. (BioMed Central)
Biologists Expose Hidden Costs Of Firefly Flashes: Risky Balance Between Sex And Death Sep 25, 2007 Peat And Forests Save Permafrost From Melting Sep 19, 2007 Ecologist Finds Dire Devastation Of Snake Species Following Floods Sep 15, 2007 Scientists Harvest Answers From Genome Of Grain Fungus Sep 14, 2007 Prehistoric Reptiles From Russia Possessed The First Modern Ears Sep 13, 2007 A Dog In The Hand Scares Birds In The Bush Sep 13, 2007 Was Ability To Run Early Man's Achilles Heel? Sep 13, 2007 PCBs May Threaten Killer Whale Populations For 30-60 Years Sep 11, 2007 Soy isoflavone may inhibit common gastrointestinal illness in infants Sep 7, 2007 Breeders Fortifying Wheat With Consumers In Mind Sep 6, 2007 Ancient Pig DNA Study Sheds New Light On Colonization Of Europe By Early Farmers Sep 5, 2007 ThromboGenics Announces Successful Completion of Technology Transfer to Bharat Biotech for Production of Novel Thrombolytic Agent Sep 4, 2007 Low Oxygen In Coastal Waters Impairs Fish Reproduction Sep 1, 2007 Saving Tiny Sea Turtles Nesting By The Space Shuttle Sep 1, 2007 Wildfires: Homes Fuel The Fires More Than Forests Aug 31, 2007 Mystery Of A Third Olfactory System Unlocked Aug 31, 2007 Mass., Boston top vaccination compliance lists Aug 31, 2007 Social Parasites Of The Smaller Kind Aug 30, 2007 Cats Do Suffer From Arthritis, Study Shows Aug 30, 2007 Echidna's Sex Life Under Study Aug 29, 2007 Monkeys Use 'Baby Talk' To Interact With Infants Aug 29, 2007 The poop on parenting Aug 28, 2007 Health department releases September clinic schedule Aug 27, 2007 All Eukaryotic Kinases Share One Common Set Of Substrates Aug 26, 2007 Crested Auklet Birds Rub Tick-repelling Perfume On Their Mates During Courtship Aug 25, 2007 'New Continent' And Species Discovered In Atlantic Study Aug 21, 2007 First All-African GM Crop Is Resistant To Maize Streak Virus Aug 17, 2007 Modeling Plants Provides Virtual Approach To Crop Optimization Aug 14, 2007 Locked In Glaciers, Ancient Ice May Return To Life As Glaciers Melt Aug 14, 2007 Plants From Ancient Gondwanaland Spread By Continental Drift And Transoceanic Dispersal Aug 13, 2007 * Healthy Taiwan a wealthy Taiwan Aug 12, 2007 Unleashed Computer Power Aug 10, 2007 Conventional Plowing Is 'Skinning Our Agricultural Fields' Aug 10, 2007 The flooding in South Asia could have serious health implications Aug 9, 2007 1 million kids may not get needed shots Aug 8, 2007 Some Children Shut Out From Vaccines Aug 8, 2007 Study: System leaves some children unvaccinated and at risk Aug 8, 2007 Many Kids With Private Insurance Missing Vaccinations Aug 8, 2007 Kids without enough insurance skip vaccines Aug 8, 2007 Genetic Processes That Determine Seed Development Identified Aug 7, 2007 Screening For Fragile Skin In Sheep Aug 4, 2007 Coelacanth Fossil Sheds Light On Fin-to-limb Evolution Aug 2, 2007 Fishing For An Answer: Wild Or Farmed? Aug 2, 2007 Reef Corals: How To Structure A Complex Body Plan Jul 27, 2007 Killing Only A Few Animals Won't Do Any Harm. Or Will It? Jul 26, 2007 Gene-transcription machinery seen poised for action, held in check until needed Jul 26, 2007 Paleontologists Study A Remarkably Well-preserved Baby Siberian Mammoth Jul 25, 2007 Flying Precisely: Fruit Fly Research May 'Clean Up' Conventional Impressions Of Biology Jul 24, 2007 Disease-free Mosquito Bred To Disease-carrier Can Have All Disease-free Progeny Jul 19, 2007 Merck Vaccines Adopted for Kids' Program Jul 17, 2007 For Primates, Tourism Can Be Less Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys Jul 17, 2007 Chronic virus shuts hospital wards Jul 17, 2007 A First-principles Model Of Early Evolution Jul 13, 2007 Fossilized Midges Provide Clues To Future Climate Change Jul 12, 2007 Viral Infections Tied to Fever-Induced Seizure Jul 12, 2007 Weeds Survive The Wild Better Than Natives Jul 7, 2007 Vomiting jab callExperts say children should be immunised against rotavirus Jun 30, 2007 Earliest-known Evidence Of Peanut, Cotton And Squash Farming Found Jun 30, 2007 Poorer Women & Girls Have Higher Risk of Cancer from Human Papillomavirus (HPV), According to New Cincinnati Children's Study Jun 29, 2007 A New System For Collaboration In Cell Communication Jun 28, 2007 Breakdown Products Of Widely Used Pesticides Are Acutely Lethal To Amphibians, Study Finds Jun 26, 2007 Genes Play An Unexpected Role In Their Own Activation, Study Shows Jun 25, 2007 Prey Not Hard-wired To Fear Predators Jun 23, 2007 Helping Chlorine-eating Bacteria Clean Up Toxic Waste Jun 23, 2007 Another Sexual Attraction Is Possible Jun 22, 2007
A new study by biologists at Tufts University has discovered a dark side lurking behind the magical light shows put on by fireflies each summer. Using both laboratory and field experiments to explore the potential costs of firefly courtship displays, the biologists have uncovered some surprising answers. (Science Daily)
Doctor-insurer disputes force parents to pay up front for shots Sep 22, 2007
They are Gardasil, the new vaccine that guards women and girls against cervical cancer by protecting them from human papillomavirus, or HPV; RotaTeq, which protects against severe diarrhea-causing rotavirus; Menactra, a new formulation of the meningococcal vaccine; and Prevnar, an immunization against pneumococcal disease ... -- Merck's RotaTeq (rotavirus): $66. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Permafrost may be buffered against the impacts of climate change by peat and vegetation present in the northern regions, according to a study by McMaster researchers. Altaf Arain, associate professor in the School of Geography Sciences. (Science Daily)
In science, it's best to be good, but sometimes it's better to be lucky. Owen Sexton observes a flooded Marais Temps Clair. (Science Daily)
Evil forces thrive in an unstable environment. An infected wheat plant shows symptoms of Fusarium graminearum. (Science Daily)
The discovery of the first anatomically modern ear in a group of 260 million-year-old fossil reptiles significantly pushes back the date of the origin of an advanced sense of hearing, and suggests the first known adaptations to living in the dark. The 260 million-year-old fossil of the small reptile Bashkyroleter mesensis, from central Russia, owner of the first known 'modern' ear. (Science Daily)
New research showing that dog-walking in bushland significantly reduces bird diversity and abundance will lend support to bans against the practice in sensitive bushland and conservation areas. Researchers determined that birds perceive dogs as predators and avoid dog-walking areas. (Science Daily)
ScienceDaily: Was Ability To Run Early Man's Achilles Heel. Was Ability To Run Early Man's Achilles Heel. (Science Daily)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. . (Science Daily)
The soy isoflavone genistin--at concentrations present in soy infant formula-- may reduce a babys susceptibility to rotavirus infections by as much as 74 percent, according to a University of Illinois study published in Septembers Journal of Nutrition. Rotavirus is the primary cause of diarrhea in infants, affecting virtually all children before age five ... In developing countries, though, rotavirus causes approximately 611,000 deaths each year, said Sharon Donovan, the Melissa M. Noel... (EurekAlert!)
Wheat breeders are working to put a "little muscle" into bread, in addition to helping producers get better yields, said a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. Dr. Jackie Rudd, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station state wheat breeder, looks over the breeding lines of wheat in a greenhouse near Bushland. (Science Daily)
The earliest domesticated pigs in Europe, which many archaeologists believed to be descended from European wild boar, were actually introduced from the Middle East by Stone Age farmers, new research suggests. Domestic pigs have been linked to the arrival of early farmers into Europe 11,000 years ago. (Science Daily)
Bharat Biotech also has a strong pipeline of vaccines to combat Malaria, Rotavirus and Japanese Encephalitis. More information is available at. (PR Newswire)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. Strep throat has become harder to fight using penicillin or amoxicillin, but that's not because the Streptococci have developed a resistance to those. (Science Daily)
On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Space Shuttle Endeavour sat bathed in glowing light, silhouetting the vehicle against the dark night sky over the seaside complex. A tiny sea turtle hatchling makes its way toward the surf on the pristine beach at the space center. (Science Daily)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. A NASA scientist, who died recently, helped understand how the color of aerosols determines its role in cloud formation. (Science Daily)
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found a "nose within the nose," a unique olfactory system within the noses of mice that is able to "smell" hormones involved in regulating water and salt balance in the body. This research may lead to new insights into the complex system of "chemical communication" between individuals. (Science Daily)
Most of the extra money will go toward a goal of universal coverage of vaccines against rotavirus for children, which causes severe diarrhea, and meningitis for adolescents. Auerbach also said the Bay State is "fortunate in that we have an excellent system of primary care delivery" in clinics, doctors' offices, and a network of community health centers. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Cooperation is widespread in the natural world but so too are cheats -- mutants that do not contribute to the collective good but simply reap the benefits of others' cooperative efforts. In evolutionary terms, cheats should indeed prosper, so how cooperation persists despite the threat of cheat takeover is a fundamental question. (Science Daily)
New research at the University of Glasgow has found that arthritis in cats is far more common than previously thought. Arthritis in cats is far more common than previously thought. (Science Daily)
A University of Adelaide-led project will study the genetic makeup of one of Australia's most iconic animals, the echidna, to give an unprecedented insight into their sex life and behaviour. tzner (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Adelaide). (Science Daily)
Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or "baby talk," to engage babies' attention, new research at the University of Chicago shows. Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations when interacting with their infants, the way human adults use "baby talk," to engage babies' attention. (Science Daily)
I not so fondly remember nursing my husband through a horrible case of rotavirus that he got from our daughter. It was coming out of both ends for hours. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New vaccines are available through our vaccines for children program: Human Papillomavirus, Rotavirus, and Meningococcal. The new human papillomavirus vaccine that helps protect against cervical cancer and genital warts; the rotavirus vaccine thich helps protect infants against severe gastroenteritis (severe diarrhea, vomiting, and fever); and the meningococcal vaccine, which protects against meningitis, are all currently available for 8. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Kinase mediated phosphorylation is generally recognised as the major regulator of virtually all metabolic activities in eukaryotic cells including proliferation, gene expression, motility, vesicular transport and programmed cell death. Dysregulation of protein phosphorylation plays a major role in many diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. (Science Daily)
Hitting it off with members of the opposite sex takes chemistry. A female and male crested auklet, left, engage in alloanointing on St. Lawrence Island in June of 2007. (Science Daily)
New Continent' And Species Discovered In Atlantic Study. A scientist from the University of Aberdeen is leading a team of international researchers whose work will continue our understanding of life in the deepest oceans, and contribute to the global Census of Marine Life. (Science Daily)
The first all-African genetically modified crop plant with resistance to the severe maize streak virus (MSV), which seriously reduces the continent's maize yield, has been developed by scientists from the University of Cape Town and PANNAR PTY Ltd, a South African seed company. Maize streak virus symptoms in a commercial maize field in Klerksdorp, NorthWest South Africa, showing chlorotic streaking and deformed cob development. (Science Daily)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. In a new kind of hybrid board/video game machine, a 30-inch LCD screen embedded in a table displays the board and uses infrared sensors to detect how. (Science Daily)
The DNA of ancient microorganisms, long frozen in glaciers, may return to life as the glaciers melt, according to a paper published recently online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and Boston University. The article is scheduled to appear in the print edition on Tuesday, Aug. 14. (Science Daily)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. A biologist developed a method to determine the date of antique prints made from hand-cranked presses. (Science Daily)
The national vaccination program has been slow to take advantage of new vaccines, including protection against pneumococcal disease, rotavirus Hib, and the human papilloma virus. The nation spends about NT$300 million (US$9 million) to NT$400 million each year on vaccines -- an amount that has not grown in recent years. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Supercomputing-like performance could be available for countless scientific applications through an approach that exploits the power of reconfigurable computing using field-programmable gate array. In a recent demonstration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers tripled the speed of a popular biomolecular simulation package using standard programming languages on a system offered by SRC Computers. (Science Daily)
ScienceDaily: Conventional Plowing Is 'Skinning Our Agricultural Fields. Conventional Plowing Is 'Skinning Our Agricultural Fields. (Science Daily)
" He said the biggest threat to public health was likely to come from agents such as rotaviruses, which may cause less dramatic symptoms than cholera or typhoid, but which were likely to affect many people. He added that such diseases could be fatal in children and so posed a "serious public heath risk. " And diseases spread by mosquitoes, such as malaria, could also be a risk. Professor Cairncross said: "Mosquitoes need still water to breed, so as flood waters recede and puddles form, this can... (BBC News)
Illinois, for example, doesnt provide vaccines against chickenpox, pneumonia, hepatitis A, human papillomavirus and rotavirus to children with insufficient private insurance ... The survey did not ask about two vaccines recommended last year: an oral vaccine for infants against rotavirus, a common cause of childhood diarrhea and vomiting, and a vaccine for girls against human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer. (MSNBC -- Health)
Illinois, for example, doesn't provide vaccines against chickenpox, pneumonia, hepatitis A, human papillomavirus and rotavirus to children with insufficient private insurance. Parents would have to pay $400 out of pocket for those vaccines. (ABC News -- Wire)
Illinois, for example, doesn't provide vaccines against chicken pox, pneumonia, hepatitis A, human papillomavirus, and rotavirus to children with insufficient private insurance. Parents would have to pay $400 out of pocket. (Boston Globe -- Nation)
The new or expanded recommendations for meningococcal conjugate, tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap), hepatitis A, influenza, rotavirus, and human papillomavirus vaccines (HPV) have resulted in a 7. 5-fold increase in the cost to fully vaccinate a child in the public sector -- from $155 in 1995 to $1,170 in 2007. (Forbes)
Rotavirus (prevents the diarrheal disease). Three doses M = $66. (USA Today)
Scientists at the University of Oxford have paved the way for bigger and better quality maize crops by identifying the genetic processes that determine seed development. Plant scientists have known for some time that genes from the maternal plant control seed development, but they have not known quite how, until now. (Science Daily)
White Dorper breeders and owners are hoping to eradicate a genetic disorder causing a lethal fragile skin condition among some of their drought-hardy flocks. Dermatosparaxis most often affects lambs. (Science Daily)
A 400 million-year-old fossil of a coelacanth fin, the first finding of its kind, fills a shrinking evolutionary gap between fins and limbs. University of Chicago scientists describe the finding in the July/August 2007 issue of Evolution & Development. (Science Daily)
ScienceDaily: Fishing For An Answer: Wild Or Farmed. Fishing For An Answer: Wild Or Farmed. (Science Daily)
Phenotypic flexibility enables multicellular organisms to adjust morphologies to variable environmental challenges. Such plastic variations are also documented in reef corals. (Science Daily)
ScienceDaily: Killing Only A Few Animals Won't Do Any Harm. Killing Only A Few Animals Won't Do Any Harm. (Science Daily)
Discoveries at Wistar have led to the creation of the rubella vaccine that eradicated the disease in the U.S., rabies vaccines used worldwide, and a new rotavirus vaccine approved in 2006. Wistar scientists have also identified many cancer genes and developed monoclonal antibodies and other important research tools. (EurekAlert!)
University of Michigan paleontologist Daniel Fisher just returned from Siberia where he spent a week as part of a six-member international team that examined the frozen, nearly intact remains of a 4-month-old female woolly mammoth. Researchers are applying a dilute formalin solution to discourage the further growth of fungi that colonized the carcass after it eroded out of a Siberian riverbank. (Science Daily)
The metamorphosis of biology into a science offering numerically precise descriptions of nature has taken a leap forward with a Princeton team's elucidation of a key step in the development of fruit fly embryos -- discoveries that could change how scientists think not just about flies, but about life in general. While biologists have long known that the structure of adult animals follows a blueprint laid out in the early stages of embryonic development, classical biological experiments have... (Science Daily)
A decade ago, scientists announced the ability to introduce foreign genes into the mosquito genome. A year ago, scientists announced the successful use of an artificial gene that prevented a virus from replicating within mosquitoes. (Science Daily)
The pharmaceutical company's Rotateq rotavirus vaccine and Gardasil human papillomavirus vaccines were accepted by all U.S.-based Vaccines for Children projects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program provides vaccines to Medicaid-eligible, uninsured, Native American and some underinsured children in all 50 states. (Forbes)
Primate tourism, an economic benefit and conservation tool in many habitat countries, has exploded in popularity over the past two decades in places like China, Borneo, Uganda, Rwanda, Northern Sumatra, Madagascar, Gabon and Central America. New research by scientists in the United States, China and Japan, however, has found that some primate tourism practices are inappropriate because they provoke an unprecedented level of adult aggression that is proving deadly for infant monkeys. (Science Daily)
au/news/queensland/free-vaccine-available-for-rotavirus/2007/07/17/1184559749136 ... Free vaccine available for rotavirus. (Sydney Morning Herald)
In a study publishing in PLoS Computational Biology, Shakhnovich et al present a new model of early biological evolution -- the first that directly relates the fitness of a population of evolving model organisms to the properties of their proteins. Key to understanding biological evolution is an important, but elusive, connection, known as the genotype-phenotype relationship, which translates the survival of entire organisms into microscopic selection for particular advantageous genes, or... (Science Daily)
Fossilized midges have helped scientists at the University of Liverpool identify two episodes of abrupt climate change that suggest the UK climate is not as stable as previously thought. Fossilized midge head. (Science Daily)
Other common respiratory viruses linked to "febrile seizures" include adenovirus, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and rotavirus, a study shows ... 7 percent), and rotavirus (1. (MEDLINEplus)
Weeds are winning the battle when it comes to surviving in the wild with foliage eating insects preferring the taste of native plants, according to a study by Queensland University of Technology. Eve White, from QUT's School of Natural Resource Sciences, has been investigating the effect weeds can have on native plants especially when foliage eating insects, also known as herbivores, are involved. (Science Daily)
Others are not so lucky, however, and for them the gastric infection rotavirus can be very serious and prove fatal. In the developing world, rotavirus kills up to 600,000 children a year ... Rotavirus is transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated water or food and contact with contaminated surfaces. (BBC News -- Health)
Anthropologists working on the slopes of the Andes in northern Peru have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming dating back 5,000 to 9,000 years. Their findings provide long-sought-after evidence that some of the early development of agriculture in the New World took place at farming settlements in the Andes. (Science Daily)
It has an established tradition of research excellence, with discoveries including the Sabin oral polio vaccine, the surfactant preparation that saves the lives of thousands of premature infants each year, and a rotavirus vaccine that saves the lives of hundreds of thousands of infants around the world each year. Current strategic directions include the translation of basic laboratory research into the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of disease, and furthering the development... (PR Newswire)
Investigators from the Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have identified a new signalling mechanism among cells in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. The researchers found that two independent groups of cells generate the same signal by different pathways and that these cells subsequently act together to send the signal to the target cell. (Science Daily)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. A NASA scientist, who died recently, helped understand how the color of aerosols determines its role in cloud formation. (Science Daily)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. Strep throat has become harder to fight using penicillin or amoxicillin, but that's not because the Streptococci have developed a resistance to those. (Science Daily)
Are Asian elk hard-wired to fear the Siberian tigers who stalk them" When wolves disappear from the forest, are moose still afraid of them? No, according to a study by Wildlife Conservation Society scientist Dr. Joel Berger, who says that several large prey species, including moose, caribou and elk, only fear predators they regularly encounter. If you take away wolves, you take away fear. That is a critical piece of knowledge as biologists and public agencies increase efforts to re-introduce... (Science Daily)
The FDA has now approved a vaccine that protects against rotavirus gastroenteritis, a pediatric disease that causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and. . (Science Daily)
The coming summer vibrates with expressions of insect love and desire. The cicada's songs or the butterflies' bright colours are examples of how an emitting sex attracts conspecific members of the responding sex. (Science Daily)
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