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President Bush's No Child Left Behind act appears to be leaving children behind

The nation's main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission, according to a new study.

18 Aug 2005

Separate studies produce conflicting results on race and gender disparities in U.S. health system

Two newly released studies in the U.S. have to some extent come to conflicting results. According to one study, by researchers at Emory University, attempts over the last decade to address race and gender disparities in the treatment of U.S. patients hospitalized for heart attacks, still in some respects raise cause for concern.

18 Aug 2005

U.S. beverage industry praised for helping in childhood obesity battle

The American Beverage Association (ABA) has approved a policy aimed at limiting the sale of soft drinks in school vending machines as the nation fights obesity.

17 Aug 2005

First clear evidence that olfaction is uniquely a "dual" sense

In the August 18, 2005, issue of Neuron, researchers report that the smell of chocolate activated different brain regions according to whether the odor was introduced into the olfactory system through the mouth or through the nose.

17 Aug 2005

C. elegans has similar virus-fighting mechanism as humans and can be used in research

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered that a simple worm, called C. elegans, makes an excellent experimental host for studying some of the most virulent viruses that infect humans.

17 Aug 2005

Treatment of U.S. patients hospitalized for heart attacks continues to vary according to sex and race

Despite a decade of initiatives to remedy health disparities in cardiovascular medicine, at least some aspects of the treatment of U.S. patients hospitalized for heart attacks continues to vary according to sex and race, according to a study by researchers at Emory University in collaboration with Yale University and other centers.

17 Aug 2005

Doctors should not shy away from giving 80 year olds heart bypass surgery

...suggests research published ahead of print in Heart. Most of those who received the treatment were still alive five years later and had half the risk of death of their peers in the general population, the research reveals.

17 Aug 2005

Loss of a gene called p63 accelerates aging in mice

Researchers have discovered that the loss of a gene called p63 accelerates aging in mice. Similar versions of the gene are present in many organisms, including humans. Therefore, the p63 gene is likely to play a fundamental biological role in aging-related processes.

17 Aug 2005

Women whose breast cancer is detected by mammography have a significantly better prognosis

Women whose breast cancer was detected by screening mammography had a significantly better prognosis than those whose cancer was found another way - even if the cancer had already spread to their lymph nodes, say researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center who looked at outcomes from randomized screening studies of more than 150,000 women.

17 Aug 2005

Biochemical switch that affects how neurons fire in a part of the brain associated with learning

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a biochemical switch that affects how neurons fire in a part of the brain associated with learning, findings that may aid in understanding schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.

17 Aug 2005

Common non-aspirin painkillers linked to high blood pressure in women

Women who consume higher doses of non-aspirin painkillers are much more likely to develop high blood pressure than women who do not use them, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

17 Aug 2005

Brightly-coloured fruit and veg, may act as antioxidants - protect against rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis currently affects around 1% adults in the UK. Previous studies have suggested that vitamin C and the pigment beta-cryptoxanthin, both of which are found in brightly-coloured fruit and veg, may act as antioxidants, and protect the body against the oxidative damage which can cause inflammation.

From The University of Manchester 17 Aug 2005

Women's attitudes towards their body change in different shopping environments.

Dr Rachel Colls says size and colour of shop changing rooms, as well as the position and size of shop mirrors, influence women's perception of their bodies.

17 Aug 2005

Women who take oral contraceptives can counteract bone loss by increasing calcium in their daily diet

Women who take oral contraceptives can counteract bone loss by making sure they have enough calcium in their daily diet, especially early in life, according to Purdue University research.

17 Aug 2005

Stem Cell Sciences to commercialise breakthrough in neural stem cell technology

Stem Cell Sciences has announced that it has an exclusive license to a new patented technology to derive and grow neural stem cells. This technology has been licensed from the University of Edinburgh.

16 Aug 2005

Interferon selectively kills colon cancer cells when combined with irinotecan chemotherapy agent

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have found that interferon, used for 30 years to treat blood cancers, multiple sclerosis and hepatitis, selectively kills colon cancer cells when combined with another standard chemotherapy agent.

16 Aug 2005

Women whose mothers reported cohabitation were 57 percent more likely than other women to report cohabitation themselves

When it comes to living together with a man, daughters often follow the lead of their mothers, according to a new study.

16 Aug 2005

Discovery of gene that controls the speed at which patients develop tuberculosis

Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) have discovered a gene that controls the speed at which patients develop tuberculosis--the first time such a gene has been discovered for this disease.

16 Aug 2005

Gene expression levels may reveal stage of Huntington's disease

A survey of the genome of patients with Huntington's Disease (HD) has identified potential markers of the progression of this devastating neurological disorder.

16 Aug 2005

Researchers have discovered a gene linked to age-related maculopathy

University of Pittsburgh researchers have discovered a gene linked to age-related maculopathy (ARM), the leading cause of untreatable blindness in the elderly. Their discovery suggests a simple test might be able to identify those at risk for what is commonly known as macular degeneration (AMD) and may lead to the development of more effective preventive strategies.

16 Aug 2005

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President Bush's No Child Left Behind act appears to be leaving children behind

Separate studies produce conflicting results on race and gender disparities in U.S. health system

U.S. beverage industry praised for helping in childhood obesity battle

First clear evidence that olfaction is uniquely a "dual" sense

C. elegans has similar virus-fighting mechanism as humans and can be used in research

Treatment of U.S. patients hospitalized for heart attacks continues to vary according to sex and race

Doctors should not shy away from giving 80 year olds heart bypass surgery

Loss of a gene called p63 accelerates aging in mice

Women whose breast cancer is detected by mammography have a significantly better prognosis

Biochemical switch that affects how neurons fire in a part of the brain associated with learning

Common non-aspirin painkillers linked to high blood pressure in women

Brightly-coloured fruit and veg, may act as antioxidants - protect against rheumatoid arthritis

Women's attitudes towards their body change in different shopping environments.

Women who take oral contraceptives can counteract bone loss by increasing calcium in their daily diet

Stem Cell Sciences to commercialise breakthrough in neural stem cell technology

Interferon selectively kills colon cancer cells when combined with irinotecan chemotherapy agent

Women whose mothers reported cohabitation were 57 percent more likely than other women to report cohabitation themselves

Discovery of gene that controls the speed at which patients develop tuberculosis

Gene expression levels may reveal stage of Huntington's disease

Researchers have discovered a gene linked to age-related maculopathy

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