Potential for enhanced sequestration of carbon in soils supports evaluations
...he October 2004 issue of BioScience an approach to assessing "promising" techniques for mitigating global warming caused by the greenhouse effect. According to Post's team, agriculturally based options for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by increasing sequestration of carbon in soils "should be evaluated...Wrapping a memory with an experience, capacity for recollection detected in non-human species
...be crucial to recollection, definitive methods for assessing hippocampal activity in memory have largely remained out of reach. The BU research team, led by Norbert Fortin, a research associate in the Laboratory of Cognitive Neurobiology at the Center for Memory and Brain, and including Howard Eichenbaum, Ce...OHSU-VAMC study sheds light on estrogen's benefit for MS
...when they conducted the first large study aimed at assessing pregnancy and delivery on the course of the disease. The group found there was a marked reduction in the rate of MS relapse during pregnancy, especially in the third trimester. Three years later, Offner and a team of OHSU and Portland VA Medical Cent...Alcohol-use and depression among pregnant and postpartum women
...al clinic in Pittsburgh, PA between 1983 and 1985, assessing them in their fourth and seventh prenatal month, at delivery, and then together with their children at eight and 18 months, then three, six, 10, 14, 16 and 21 years later. For this particular study, five groups of prenatal variables (psychological s...Ecologist calls for creation of an international panel to assess human behavior
...ts that has issued several highly regarded reports assessing the possible impacts of rapid climate change and the actions that might be taken to reduce those threats. The conclusions of that panel are based on state-of-the-art science, somewhat filtered by political considerations, Ehrlich said. ''Similarly th...National Academies advisory: July 21 meeting on S&T presidential advisory committees
...ence and technology presidential appointments, and assessing the overall process of appointing scientists, engineers, and health professionals to serve on federal advisory committees. At a meeting on July 21, the study committee will hear stakeholders' perspectives on the issue. JOHN H. MARBURGER III , dire...Yale researchers receive $4.5 million grant to study spinal cord repair
...es with rehabilitation therapies, and is currently assessing the use of body-weight supported, robotic treadmill therapy to restore gait in animal models of MS and in patients. "Combining cellular interventions such as cell transplantation to encourage remyelination and axon growth with appropriate rehabilitat...AAAS urges US to give scientists a voice in research misconduct cases
..., scientists play an important role in hearing and assessing allegations of research misconduct, and AAAS believes that this input is imperative." The AAAS letter was a response to proposed new research misconduct rules issued in April 2004 by the DHHS ( http://ori.hhs.gov/ ). While AAAS generally supports the...Conflicting views on embryonic and adult stem cells complicate research in stem cell therapeutics
...other critical issue in stem cell therapies, where assessing products containing combinations of active substances and live cells become extremely complex. Addressing this issue during the early stages of design will avoid future delays in product approval and post-approval recalls. "Contamination is a constan...When blood can't get to brain, special CT scan helps
..., the technique lends itself to mapping tumors and assessing their rate of growth and stage. Suresh Mukherji, M.D., director of the U-M Division of Neuroradiology, praises Hoeffner for spreading the word about the technique's many uses. "Dr. Hoeffner's work and her lectures at national meetings establishes her...Articles on remote sensing in ecology published in BioScience
...based sensors. Such data are now widely used for assessing forest structure and can be used to estimate quantities such as biomass. Susan Ustin of the University of California, Davis, and co-authors then describe the uses of airborne and space borne imaging spectrometers, cutting-edge systems that measure hu...Unexpected changes in Earth's climate observed on the dark side of the moon
...h an 11-year solar cycle will also be important to assessing hypothesized influences of solar activity on climate." Montanes-Rodriguez says that to carry out future observations, the team is working to establish a global network of observing stations. "These would allow continuous monitoring of the albedo duri...Shortened chromosomes linked to early stages of cancer development
...may be effective in lowering cancer incidence. And assessing telomere length may provide a new direction for cancer prevention studies, and lead to improved early diagnosis of precancerous lesions." For the study, published in the May 15 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, Meeker, De Marzo and colle...Indoor mold, building dampness linked to respiratory problems and require better prevention
...nked to dampness. Better standardized methods for assessing human exposure to these agents are greatly needed, the report says. It calls for studies that compare various ways to limit moisture or eliminate mold and to evaluate whether the interventions improve occupants' health. The study was sponsored by ...Findings redefine mechanism of action of RNA helicase enzymes
...f RNA helicases and constitute a paradigm shift in assessing roles of these enzymes in virtually all biological processes that involve RNA." In an accompanying perspective article, Patrick Linder of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, writes, "Their findin...NCAR aircraft, ground instruments to track carbon dioxide uptake
...iversity colleagues are developing new methods for assessing carbon uptake over complex terrain on regional scales. Accurate assessments could help show to what extent carbon dioxide storage in Western mountain forests-- a potentially important "sink" for the greenhouse gas--may be slowing down as the ongoing ...Disease threatens cucumbers, pumpkins, and other vine crops
...ural management strategies, plant pathologists are assessing the possibilities of using induced resistance in plants, biocontrol agents, and fungicides for control of this disease in cucurbits and other crops," said Babadoost. More on this subject including details on the disease, the pathogen that causes it,...Brain signal predicts working memory prowess
...he physiological measure as findingapplications in assessing individuals who are behaviorally or verballyimpaired, such as in cases of stroke or paralysis. The technique has alsobeen used to study development of cognitive abilities in pre-verbalchildren....Fat hormone leptin alters brain architecture and activity, which in turn drives feeding behavior
...t The Rockefeller University Hospital. Doctors are assessing the effects of leptin in overweight patients (who are not leptin-deficient) who follow a very low calorie diet. Xiaoli Cai of Rockefeller University contributed to this paper, as did Sabrina Diano and Marya Shanabrough of Yale University.......s of sheet metals. This work has been important in assessing the behaviour of metallic materials and holds great potential for the automotive industry in particular. Marion Merklein graduated in materials science at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where she also completed her doctorate in 2001 on the inf...