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Use of medication for insomnia or anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 percent

Quebec City, September 9, 2010?Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36%, according to a study conducted by Geneviève Belleville, a professor at Université Laval's School of Psychology. The details of this st...

Abnormal body weight related to increased mortality in colon cancer patients

PHILADELPHIA ? Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, B...

Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ? Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System. ...

The public looks at synthetic biology ? cautiously

WASHINGTON, DC: Synthetic biology?defined as the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems or re-design of existing natural biological systems for useful purposes?holds enormous potential to improve everything from energy...

Yeast holds clues to Parkinson?s disease

Yeast could be a powerful ally in the discovery of new therapeutic drugs to treat Parkinson's disease says a scientist presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham today. Dr Tiago Fleming Outeiro from ...

Scots Pine shows its continental roots

By studying similarities in the genes of Scots Pine trees, scientists have shown that the iconic pine forests of Highland Scotland still carry the traces of the ancestors that colonised Britain after the end of the las...

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Local and Regional Policy...

This release is available in German. Ghent, 9 September 2010 ? Factoring the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into policy-making can help save cities and regional authorities money while boosting the ...

Researchers identify genes tied to deadliest ovarian cancers

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have identified two genes whose mutations appear to be linked to ovarian clear cell carcinoma, one of the most aggressive forms of ovarian cancer. Clear cell carcinoma is generally resistant to st...

IEEE-USA urges Congress to permanently extend R&D tax credit

WASHINGTON (9 September 2010) -- IEEE-USA urges Congress to make the research and development (R&D) tax credit permanent. The White House made the proposal today. "Making the R&D tax credit permanent would provide corporations some needed economic...

Swine researchers seek answers to fiber?s low digestibility

As interest grows in feeding distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to growing pigs, many questions are being asked about the digestibility of this alternative feed option. "Previous research shows that while the amount of energy in DDGS is ...

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