Scientists Analysing The Release Of Genetically Modified Insects Into The Environment Find The Available Scientific Information Can Be Misleading

While genetically modified plants have already been introduced into the wild on a large scale in some parts of the world, the release of genetically modified animals is still at a relatively early stage…


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Massage Found To Reduce Inflammation Following Strenuous Exercise

Most athletes can testify to the pain-relieving, recovery-promoting effects of massage. Now there’s a scientific basis that supports booking a session with a massage therapist: On the cellular level massage reduces inflammation and promotes the growth of new mitochondria in skeletal muscle…


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Cancer Patients’ Health Benefits From Physical Activity

According to an investigation published on bmj.com, cancer patients who have completed their primary cancer-related treatment, who engage in physical activity, can enhance their health. Earlier studies discovered that individuals with cancer anticipate to return to normal daily activities after completing their primary cancer-related treatment…


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Post-Liver Transplantation Survival Outcomes - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Helps Predict

According to a study in the February edition of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a specific predictor of 90-day survival after liver transplantation…


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Research Highlights New Treatments, Compares Existing Therapies For Prostate Cancer

Research on promising new therapies and data on the relative benefits of established treatments for prostate cancer have been released, in advance of the fourth annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, being held February 2-4, 2012, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, Calif…


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Some Allergic Inflammation May Be Due To Exposure To Common Environmental Bacteria

Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it seems. In a research report appearing in the February 2012 print issue, researchers show a link between common environmental bacteria and airway inflammation…


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Post-Liver Transplantation Survival May Be Predicted By Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Researchers from the U.K. determined that preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a specific predictor of 90-day survival following liver transplantation…


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New CU-Boulder-Led Study May Answer Questions About Enigmatic Little Ice Age

A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study appears to answer contentious questions about the onset and cause of Earth’s Little Ice Age, a period of cooling temperatures that began after the Middle Ages and lasted into the late 19th century. According to the new study, the Little Ice Age began abruptly between A.D…


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The Arctic Is Already Suffering The Effects Of A Dangerous Climate Change

These researchers assert that the Arctic is already suffering some of the effects that, according to The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), correspond with a “dangerous climate change”. Currently, the rate of climatic warming exceeds the rate of natural adaptation in arctic ecosystems…


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Researchers Discover Dual Role Of Key Player In Immune System

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function within the cell has proven vital for another critical step in the activation of the immune system…


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