Categories
Cardiovascular
Diagnostics
Endocrinology
Health Insurance
Medical Devices
Mental Health
Nutrition
Oncology
Public Health
Sexual Health
Popular Articles
Natural Remedies

Research Into Genetic Neurological Disorders Will Benefit From New Mouse Model
Neurosensory diseases are difficult to model in mice because their symptoms are complex and diverse. The genetic causes identified are often lethal when transferred to a mouse. The lack of animal models slows progress in understanding and treating the diseases. By strategically altering a protein-making molecule, a mouse was made to help understand nervous system diseases that impair feeling and cause paralysis of the arms and legs in humans.
generic viagra online
Being Active As A Preschooler Pays Off Later In Childhood
Being active at age 5 helps kids stay lean as they age even if they don"t remain as active later in childhood, a new University of Iowa study shows.
News of the day
Inventors Develop Novel Technique To Help Customize, Enhance The Effectiveness Of Bladder Cancer Treatment
Researchers in the University of Virginia Department of Urology have developed a novel method that could help physicians determine the best course of treatment for patients suffering from bladder cancer.
Health Insurance

National Parks Are Not Enough To Protect Kenya's Wildlife

For the past half-century or more, conservation goals have focused on saving endangered species and establishing national parks, which now cover 10% of the earth"s land surface. But do parks really protect wildlife, and more importantly, biodiversity? Survey results from Kenyan scientists who looked at 30 years of wildlife data published on July 8th in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE show that though vital, Kenya"s parks are insufficient to protect species. "The decline in Kenya"s park populations is not surprising, given the inherent shortcomings in their design. Only a modest portion of the annual migratory range of large herbivores is included in Kenya"s parks," said senior author Dr. David Western in a paper titled The Status of Wildlife in Protected Areas Compared to Non-Protected Areas of Kenya, co-authored with Samantha Russell and Innes Cuthill. "We need a radical review of conservation policies in East Africa in order to sustain biological diversity, ecosystem function, and ecological services," said Western, who was raised in Tanzania and has been studying wildlife and people in Kenya for 40 years. "To do that we must monitor wildlife in and outside parks. We must also foster local conservation efforts and encourage "parks beyond parks" to protect vital landscapes outside national parks. "Quantification of species trends and the factors governing population and ecosystem viability are vital to forecasting, planning and managing wildlife populations, and in auditing the success of alternatives conservation policies and practices." Dr. Western co-founded the African Conservation Centre (ACC) in 1996 in Nairobi and today he remains on the board of directors; the African Conservation Fund is the U.S.-based support organization for ACC. This study was supported by funds from the Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Foundation and the funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors have stated no conflicts of interests. Link to article Public Library of Science


Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):

© Copyright 2009