Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), a long-time advocate for women's rights, left the hospital this morning following a biopsy. The senator was diagnosed over the weekend with a malignant brain tumor. Senator Kennedy's neurologist Dr. Lee Schwamm and physician Dr. Larry
Embroiled in scandal, Congressman Vito Fossella (NY-13) became the 27th Republican to retire from Congress rather than run for re-election in November. Rep Fossella was arrested in Virginia on May 1st and charged with drunk driving. At the time of
The Congressional Democratic Women's Working Group hosted a press conference and rally followed by a Congressional briefing yesterday focused on maternal mortality around the world and the realities faced by women suffering from obstetric fistula. Congresswomen Lois Capps (D-CA), Sheila
A federal appeals court yesterday overturned Virginia’s ban on late term abortions for the second time. The Partial Birth Infanticide Act of 2003 was declared unconstitutional because it is more restrictive...
Obstructive sleep apnea in very young children may cause some of the adverse cardiovascular health consequences seen in older children and adults with the condition, according to researchers in Israel, who will present their findings at the American Thoracic Society's
A large group of soldiers returning from Iraq have been diagnosed with bronchiolitis, a disease affecting the small airways of the lung, according'’s 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Wednesday, May 21.
Two studies being presented at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Wednesday, May 21 provide insights into lung disease and lung function in young adults. One links low levels of a protein called adiponectin in fat
When it comes to satisfaction at work, workers in different countries find it in different ways, according to studies by UWM labor economist John Heywood. He also probes the ways in which firms interact with their employees to get the
Scientists believe they may have identified a biological explanation for the link between cesarean-section delivery and risk of allergy and asthma in childhood. They will present their findings at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Tuesday,
A new study has found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are at high risk for hospitalization or emergency room visits from exacerbations or complications benefit from simple low-intensity case management.
An important study raises concern about the way intensive care physicians approach patients and families facing serious end-of-life medical decisions. Based on interviews with more than 1,200 ICU physicians at five major medical centers across the country, researchers conclude that
Does the success of a procedure depend on how often it is performed at a hospital or by a particular surgeon? Is a patient's access to procedures such as liver transplantation influenced by patient characteristics such as socioeconomic factors, geographic
Sophisticated mathematical modeling methods and a "CatCam" that captures feline-centric video of a forest are two elements of a new effort to explain how the brain's visual circuitry processes real scenes. The new model of the neural responses of a
The brain centers triggered by a betrayal of trust have been identified by researchers, who found they could suppress such triggering and maintain trust by administering the brain chemical oxytocin. The researchers said their findings not only offer basic insights
NASA's Swift satellite caught the rare birth of a supernova earlier this year, allowing astronomers to rapidly deploy ground-based telescopes to follow its evolution and learn about normal stellar explosions. UC Berkeley astronomers have analyzed the data to conclude that
Astronomers, for the first time, have caught a normal supernova at the moment of its birth -- the first instant when an exploding star begins shining brighter than billions of stars combined. Until this discovery, the only supernovae glimpsed during
Astronomers have seen the aftermath of spectacular stellar explosions known as supernovae before, but until now no one has witnessed a star dying in real time. While looking at another object in the spiral galaxy NGC 2770, using NASA's orbiting
Researchers from the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL are unveiling a novel, grasshopper-inspired jumping robot at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation May 21 in Pasadena, Calif. The robot weighs a minuscule 7 grams, and can jump
The conventional view of how stem cells differentiate assumes that cells are "instructed" to progress along prescribed signaling pathways. However, new research shows that the decision is made collectively by an entire network of genes and proteins. It reveals an
The American Heart Association launches its second new specialty scientific journal, which focuses on heart failure. Study finds the day of admission influences how long a heart failure patient is hospitalized. Research finds the effect valsartan has in lowering systolic
