News tagged with delay
Toxic mercury, accumulating in the Arctic, springs from a hidden source
(Phys.org) -- Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric forces and the flow of circumpolar rivers that carry ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 21, 2012 |
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Another delay in domain name expansion
(AP) -- There's another delay in efforts to create hundreds of Internet address suffixes to join ".com" and others in use.
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Study shows that religious people are better at understanding that small sacrifices lead to big rewards
Delayed gratification: People who are good at overcoming their immediate impulses to take small rewards now — in favor of larger rewards down the road — do better in many areas of life, including academic achievement, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Like humans, chimps are born with immature forebrains
In both chimpanzees and humans, portions of the brain that are critical for complex cognitive functions, including decision-making, self-awareness and creativity, are immature at birth. But there are important differences, ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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What's with the delay?
In his classes, Rifat Sipahi often challenges his engineering students to explore a problem that is literally out of this world. For example, he notes that operators in Houston control NASA’s Mars Exploration ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Chromosomal break gives scientists a break in finding new puberty gene
A break in the two chromosomes has given scientists a break in finding a new gene involved in puberty, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Molecular findings: Researchers identify region on gene that causes complex syndrome
(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that causes most of the features associated with brachydactyly mental retardation syndrome, a complex disorder involving ...
Aug 27, 2010 |
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British heroin substitute may be associated with wide-ranging sight problems
Children born to mothers prescribed the heroin substitute methadone during pregnancy may be at risk of wide-ranging sight problems, indicates a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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In brain-injured children, early gesturing predicts language delays
About 1 in 4,000 infants has a brain injury known as pre- or perinatal brain lesions, mainly as a result of stroke, with risk factors involving both mothers and babies. Children with early brain lesions that affect one side ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2010 |
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New study possibly links cognitive and motor delays with 'flat head syndrome' in young babies
In a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in observational tests used to evaluate cognitive and motor development. ...
Feb 15, 2010 |
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Children with suspected development problems may not get needed referrals, study shows
Many pediatricians score high on screening their patients for developmental delays, but barely make a passing grade in referring children with suspected delays for further testing or treatment, according to a study from Johns ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Research finds the mum-bub bond may reduce neglect
(PhysOrg.com) -- UQ researcher Dr Lane Strathearn sees strengthening the bond between mother and baby as a possible way of reducing childhood neglect.
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion
The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report ...
Nov 08, 2009 |
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Project Zero Delay accelerates drug's path to clinical trial
A phase I clinical trial enrolled its first patient only two days after U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of the experimental drug for a first-in-human cancer trial, a milestone that normally takes three to six ...
Aug 03, 2009 |
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UF makes gene therapy advance in severe genetic disorder
A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida — putting scientists a step closer to finding ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 28, 2009 |
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