Colleges Not Meeting Guidelines To Limit Alcohol Access
While many have implicated heavy student drinking in recent disturbances even tragedies on college campuses, few schools and communities have united successfully in curbing alcohol access, a new study suggests. For instance, news reports described a history of hard drinking by the University of Virginia lacrosse player charged with murdering his former girlfriend in May… [...]
Reprogrammed Cells 'Remember,' Retain Characteristics Of Their Cells Of Origin
Investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Regenerative Medicine have confirmed that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) retain some characteristics of the cells from which they were derived, something that could both assist and impede potential clinical and research uses… Source:Reprogrammed Cells 'Remember,' Retain Characteristics Of Their Cells Of Origin
Health Providers Need To Do More To Understand And Support Lesbians Who Are Overweight
Healthcare professionals need to develop greater understanding of the specific needs of lesbian patients and adopt a more sensitive approach to the advice they give them, according to research in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing… Source:Health Providers Need To Do More To Understand And Support Lesbians Who Are Overweight
The First Stages Of Tissue Production In Human Embryonic Stem Cells Isolated By UCLA Scientists
Scientists at the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center have described a population of cells that mark the very first stage of differentiation of human embryonic stem cells as they enter a developmental pathway that leads to production of blood, heart muscle, blood vessels and bone… Source:The First Stages Of Tissue Production In Human Embryonic [...]
Vaginal Gel Significantly Reduced Women's HIV Infection Rate
In what is being hailed as a landmark study, researchers running a trial in South Africa to test a vaginal microbicide with the antiretroviral (ARV) drug called tenofovir found that it significantly reduced women’s risk of becoming infected with HIV by 39 per cent compared with placebo. Dr Quarraisha Abdool Karim and her husband Dr [...]
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