Caltech chemists develop simple technique to visualize atomic-scale structures

LSUHSC pediatric weight expert provides obesity trinity answers New Orleans, LA – In a first person paper published in the August 27, 2010 issue of Childhood Obesity, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Director of Health Promotion and Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides three ways to de-program the 1950s obesity trinity underlying the current obesity epidemic in the United States and protect future generations from its health consequences.

Test-tube calf embryos more likely to survive Texas summersStephenville study compares conventional AI with embryo transferSTEPHENVILLE -- Think you\'re uncomfortable in the extreme Texas summer heat? Try being an ovulating 1,200-pound mother cow. Studies have shown that heat-stressed dairy cows suffer from damage to their ovarian follicles. Moreover, the eggs produced by the damaged follicles may also be damaged, said Dr. Todd Bilby, Texas AgriLife Extension Service dairy specialist.

Scientists identify molecules involved in touch and other mechanically activated systemsFindings could lead to new treatment approaches in pain, deafness and cardiac functionLA JOLLA, CA – September 2, 2010 – Scripps Research Institute scientists have identified two proteins with potential to be important targets for research into a wide range of health problems, including pain, deafness, and cardiac and kidney dysfunction. The study was published in Science Express, the advanced, online edition of the journal Science, on September 2, 2010.