Morning News Run
April 5, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Online Project Promotes Autism Research - NPR (Audio)
Parents of children with autism are often part of online communities. Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore have set up an online registry to involve families in research efforts.
Drug Resistant Influenza B Emerges in Japan – Arstechnica
A new report from Japan, published tomorrow in JAMA, describes the emergence of drug-resistant strains of Influenza B. Influenza viruses come in two flavours; types A and B. H5N1, and the 1918 pandemic strain H1N1 are both type A, and previous research had identified drug resistance appearing in some type A infections. This data is the first time that it has been shown in type B strains.
U.S. Army Medics Train for ‘Shock & Horror’ – Reuters
The injuries caused by Iraq’s dreaded improvised explosive devices are unlike anything seen in combat before, posing constant challenges for army field surgery specialists in a conflict that has been dubbed the “Superbowl of Trauma.”
Dieting Does Not Work, Researchers Report – Science Daily
Will you lose weight and keep it off if you diet? No, probably not, UCLA researchers report in the April issue of American Psychologist, the journal of the American Psychological Association.
New HIV Drug ‘Shows Promise’ – BBC
A new drug for HIV has produced highly promising results in trials, when combined with an existing treatment, researchers say.
