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Improved understanding of anemia in female athletes
Date: Nov-25-2013When Kaitlyn Patterson's fatigue progressed to hyperventilating even during slow runs, and then forced her to quit high school distance running for the season, she knew something was very wrong.Patterson had exercise-induced iron-deficiency anemia, a common, perplexing problem among elite female athletes, especially endurance runners. Later, as a University of Michigan sophomore, she was so interested in the topic that she applied for an undergraduate research position in the lab of Peter Bodary, U-M clinical assistant professor of movement science and health & fitness.
Improved understanding of anemia in female athletes
Date: Nov-25-2013When Kaitlyn Patterson's fatigue progressed to hyperventilating even during slow runs, and then forced her to quit high school distance running for the season, she knew something was very wrong.Patterson had exercise-induced iron-deficiency anemia, a common, perplexing problem among elite female athletes, especially endurance runners. Later, as a University of Michigan sophomore, she was so interested in the topic that she applied for an undergraduate research position in the lab of Peter Bodary, U-M clinical assistant professor of movement science and health & fitness.
Children's development supported in different areas by various teacher-child interactions
Date: Nov-25-2013Teachers' daily interactions with children are crucial to making sure they're ready for school. Many state early childhood systems and the federal Office of Head Start consider teacher-child interactions when they measure programs' quality. But research hasn't always been clear about which aspects of interactions are most important to how children do academically and socially. A new study that used a novel approach to analyzing data in this area has identified which types of teacher-child interactions support children's learning and development in which areas.
Children's development supported in different areas by various teacher-child interactions
Date: Nov-25-2013Teachers' daily interactions with children are crucial to making sure they're ready for school. Many state early childhood systems and the federal Office of Head Start consider teacher-child interactions when they measure programs' quality. But research hasn't always been clear about which aspects of interactions are most important to how children do academically and socially. A new study that used a novel approach to analyzing data in this area has identified which types of teacher-child interactions support children's learning and development in which areas.
Scientists discover gene that causes severe scarring
Date: Nov-25-2013Scientists have discovered a gene that is responsible for causing fibrosis - a condition that can result in life-threatening scar formation. The investigators believe the discovery, detailed in The American Journal of Human Genetics, could pave the way for new drugs that could prevent or treat the condition.Fibrosis is defined as the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue within an organ, or tissue that is in the process of repair or reaction as the result of a wound.
Scientists discover gene that causes severe scarring
Date: Nov-25-2013Scientists have discovered a gene that is responsible for causing fibrosis - a condition that can result in life-threatening scar formation. The investigators believe the discovery, detailed in The American Journal of Human Genetics, could pave the way for new drugs that could prevent or treat the condition.Fibrosis is defined as the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue within an organ, or tissue that is in the process of repair or reaction as the result of a wound.
New side-effect of crizotinib for ALK positive NSCLC
Date: Nov-25-2013A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Cancer shows that using crizotinib to treat ALK positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) appears to reduce kidney function when assessed by one of the most commonly used clinical methods. The big remaining question is whether this reflects a true effect of crizotinib on kidney function, or only on the accuracy of this particular method for assessing it.
Helping young people communicate clearly with their partners about parenting and HIV
Date: Nov-25-2013A team from Royal Holloway University and St. Mary's Hospital, London, interviewed young people aged 18-23 who had transmitted HIV from their mothers - known as 'perinatally acquired HIV' (PAH). Previously most of these children would have died in childhood, but medication in the UK, means they are surviving into early adulthood.Researchers found that all of the participants wanted to become parents, but they were concerned about having to tell their children that they were HIV positive in the future and some were worried about transmitting HIV to their child.
Regeneration of body parts requires different cellular mechanisms
Date: Nov-25-2013Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that two separate species of salamander differ in the way their muscles grow back in lost body parts. Their findings on the species-specific solutions, published in the scientific periodical Cell Stem Cell, demonstrate there is more than one mechanism of tissue regeneration.To carry out their study, the scientists labelled different cell types in two species of salamander in order to ascertain what kinds of cell give rise to new muscle tissue in salamanders that had lost a front leg.
Regeneration of body parts requires different cellular mechanisms
Date: Nov-25-2013Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that two separate species of salamander differ in the way their muscles grow back in lost body parts. Their findings on the species-specific solutions, published in the scientific periodical Cell Stem Cell, demonstrate there is more than one mechanism of tissue regeneration.To carry out their study, the scientists labelled different cell types in two species of salamander in order to ascertain what kinds of cell give rise to new muscle tissue in salamanders that had lost a front leg.
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