Children's Consumption Of Sugar-sweetened Beverages
18:35 02-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
A new study found that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are an increasingly large part of children and teens' diets. Teens who consume these SSBs drink an average of 356 calories per day, a significant increase from 10 years earlier.
Kinship Care More Beneficial Than Foster Care
18:35 02-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Children removed from their homes after reports of maltreatment have significantly fewer behavior problems three years after placement with relatives than if they are put into foster care, according to new research.
Vaccine May Double Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors
18:35 02-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
A vaccine aimed at inducing immunity to the most common and deadly type of brain tumor may stave off recurrence and more than double survival in patients, according to a new study.
Blocking Signaling Protein Prevents Prostate Cancer Spread, Scientists Find
18:35 02-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Researchers have shown that by blocking a signaling protein, they can prevent prostate cancer cells from metastasizing. In a series of experiments in both the laboratory and animal models, they found that the protein, Stat3, is key to the metastatic progression of prostate cancer. The work opens the door to studies examining the protein as a target for therapies to keep prostate cancer at bay.
New Stem Cell Therapy May Aid Repair Of Damaged Brains
18:35 02-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
According to some experts, newly born neuronal stem cells in the adult brain may provide a therapy for brain injury. But if these stem cells are to be utilized in this way, the process by which they are created, neurogenesis, must be regulated.
New Mouse Model Mimics Hyperglycemia, Aids In Diabetes Research
15:35 02-06-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Researchers have genetically engineered a laboratory mouse in which pancreatic beta cells can regenerate after being induced to die. The new animal model's regenerative ability may provide future insights into improved treatments of diabetes, which affects millions of Americans.
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