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Early Cat Exposure Can Increase Some Children's Eczema Risk
May 22, 2006 — Children who are exposed to cats soon after birth may have an increased risk of developing eczema, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on ... > full story -
Researchers Working To Create Better Control Of Legged Robots And Human Prostheses Using Biological Inspiration
May 15, 2006 — Steve DeWeerth and Lena Ting, faculty members in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, are working to create better control of legged ... > full story -
'Life Detector': Animal Brains Hard-Wired To Recognize Predator's Foot Movements
April 19, 2006 — The reason people can approach animals in the wild more easily from a car than by foot may be due to an innate "life detector" tuned to the visual movements of an approaching predator's feet, says ... > full story -
Lion Mane Linked To Climate
April 14, 2006 — Research shows, for the first time, a link between a lion's mane and climate. Up to one-half of mane length and density can be attributed to temperature rather than nutrition, social factors, or ... > full story -
Finding A Virus Is Not All Bad News
March 6, 2006 — Questions around the movement and population size changes of Kiwis, Tuatara and other New Zealand wildlife over the past hundred years have been continually studied by conservationists and ... > full story -
'High Efficiency' Vacuum Cleaners No Better At Protecting Against Dust Mites
February 13, 2006 — Researchers at the North West Lung Centre, run by The University of Manchester and based at Wythenshawe Hospital, have discovered that vacuum cleaners with 'high-efficiency particulate air' or HEPA ... > full story -
Vet Tech Gives Back Healing To Animals, Abused Kids
February 8, 2006 — No one doubts anymore the therapeutic power of a purr or a whinny, or of a cold wet nose. The role of animals in assisting the healing of physically or emotionally traumatized humans has entered the ... > full story -
From Lions To Honey Badgers: Report Lists Top 20 Most-Vulnerable African Carnivores
February 2, 2006 — It may still be "king of the beasts," but the African lion's kingdom is dwindling, according to a new report released by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) that says ... > full story -
Scientists Find Stronger Evidence For Link Between Cat Faeces And Schizophrenia
January 25, 2006 — Researchers have found stronger evidence for a link between a parasite in cat faeces and undercooked meat and an increased risk of schizophrenia. Research published in Procedings of the Royal Society ... > full story -
Avian Influenza Virus In Mammals Spreads Beyond The Site Of Infection To Other Organ Systems
January 14, 2006 — Researchers at Erasmus Medical Center have demonstrated systemic spread of avian influenza virus in cats infected by respiratory, digestive, and cat-to-cat contact. The paper by Rimmelzwaan et al., ... > full story
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