Animal Sampling For Ebola Should Focus On CarcassesResponse efforts to outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Africa can benefit from a standardized sampling strategy that focuses on the carcasses of gorillas, chimpanzees and other species known to succumb to the virus, according to a consortium of wildlife health experts...
Leukaemia Cells Have A Remembrance Of Things PastAlthough people generally talk about "cancer", it is clear that the disease occurs in a bewildering variety of forms. Even single groups of cancers, such as those of the white blood cells, may show widely differing properties...
Mad Cow Disease In California The USA's fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease has been detected in a dairy cow in central California, USDA's Chief Veterinary Office, John Clifford announced yesterday. Clifford stresses that it is safe to eat beef and drink cow's milk and that existing high standards to protect the public's food supply is ongoing...
Bartonella Infection Associated With Rheumatoid Illnesses In HumansA bacterium historically associated with cat scratch fever and transmitted predominately by fleas may also play a role in human rheumatoid illnesses such as arthritis, according to new research from North Carolina State University. Bartonella is a bacterium that is maintained in nature by fleas, ticks and other biting insects...
FDA Issues Guidance For Antibiotic Use In Farm Animals The FDA announced today that it wants to take action to protect public health in regards to the use of antibiotics in food producing animals. The issue has been in the media recently with reports of farmers treating livestock with barrages of antimicrobial drugs for no compelling reason...
Surfer Punches Shark And SurvivesIt is not often we hear of an encounter with a shark where the shark slinks away and the human survives relatively unscathed. But this week, we have news of how 28-year-old Joshua Holley from Hawaii, fended off a shark that attacked him - while he was surfing off the coast of Oahu where he lives - by punching it in the face...
Taking Your Dog To Work With You - The Benefits May Not Be Far 'Fetched'Man's best friend may make a positive difference in the workplace by reducing stress and making the job more satisfying for other employees, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study. Stress is a major contributor to employee absenteeism, morale and burnout and results in significant loss of productivity and resources...
Improving Quality Of Life For Lab Mice Leads To Better ScienceNine out of 10 drugs successfully tested in mice and other animal models ultimately fail to work in people, and one reason may be traced back to a common fact of life for laboratory mice: they're cold, according to a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine...
Ancestor Lucy Lived With Tree-Climbing Cousins Researchers say a 3.4 million-year-old fossilized foot found in Ethiopia did not belong to a member of Australopithecus afarensis, the hominin species of our early upright-walking ancestor "Lucy", but to a tree-climbing hominin cousin with whom she and her relatives co-existed. They write about how they came to this conclusion in the 29 March online issue of Nature...
Discovery Of New Epilepsy Gene In DogsA new epilepsy gene for idiopathic epilepsy in Belgian Shepherds has been found in the canine chromosome 37. The research of Professor Hannes Lohi and his group conducted at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center opens new avenues for the understanding of the genetic background of the most common canine epilepsies...
Sexually Rejected Flies Want Alcohol Scientists discovered an interesting link between mating patterns and future behavior, while studying fruit flies. Their article, published in Science, says that given a choice, it seems that the male will be more likely to choose food soaked in alcohol, than regular food, if a female has recently rejected him...
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