AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...urrently attracting significant interest from both candidates for the U.S. presidency and the general public as ..., the world's largest general science society, the candidates responded to questions posed by Science's editorial and news staff. The first one asked for each cam...Keep genome data freely accessible
...s pathogenicity, led to the development of vaccine candidates and diagnostic tests, and helped guide the antiviral drug research. "Unfettered, free access to the results of life-science research . . . has served science and society well", the panel argues, accelerating research and speeding the "life-saving ben...ORNL's Delmau joins Technology Review's list of top young innovators
... 100 group was selected from a field of nearly 650 candidates under the age of 35. Delmau and other TR 100 winners will join top innovators and peers from a variety of backgrounds, disciplines and institutions at the Emerging Technologies conference Sept. 29-30 at MIT in Cambridge. A native of Marseilles, F...Yale digital diagnostic technology is basis of new company, HistoRx Inc.
...e risk of clinical trial failure and move new drug candidates through the development process more quickly. ...PNNL lands $10.3 million NIH biodefense contract to unlock proteomes of salmonella and pox
...researchers to test proteins identified at PNNL as candidates to be targeted by drugs....Bright idea could doom cancer and viruses, say Purdue scientists
...tissue without damaging it, and they might also be candidates for light delivery." The compound - known as DPPZPHEN, an abbreviation of its long chemical name - also has potential as an antiviral or blood sterilizing agent because it is lethal to any nucleic acid it encounters, including the RNA found in viruse...OneWorld Health compiles comprehensive state of infectious diarrhea treatments, potential solutions
...h is pursuing safe, effective, and affordable drug candidates for pediatric diarrhea that will reduce stool output and save babies' lives. A new drug may be used in conjunction with oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in the developing world. ORT is the globally approved treatment for secretory (watery) diarrhea th...Hopkins scientists use blood proteins to detect ovarian cancer
...ltimately narrowed the search for potential marker candidates to the three proteins, one of which (ITIH4) is commonly found at high levels in ovarian cancer and the other two at lower levels. "Typically, only half of early-stage ovarian cancer patients have high blood levels of a standard marker called CA125,"...Schizophrenia gene variant linked to risk traits
...te. Many of the genes already identified as likely candidates for the disorder have been thought to affect the glutamate system. The study implicates the GRM3 gene as well. GRM3 alters glutamate transmission, brain physiology and cognition, increasing the risk for schizophrenia. To pinpoint the section of the g...Viral proteins may prevent bacterial infections
... specificity of these enzymes also makes them good candidates for treating infections as well. As they are larger molecules than antibiotics, Fischetti is unsure whether they can reach everywhere in the body that antibiotics do. "Until we do more animal studies we don't know how these enzymes will be distribu...Human health risks in space flight focus of research internships
HOUSTON, Aug. 3, 2004 — Two of only 13 candidates accepted from a pool of international applicants, University of Houston doctoral students Andrew Abercromby and F. Jay Haran are working with scientists in the Neurosciences Laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) and the National Space Biomedi...Study finds anti-HIV protein evolved millions of years before the emergence of AIDS
...in response to selective pressures we can identify candidates that participate in conflict," Malik said. "Some of them will be relevant to disease." To identify the selective pressure on Apobec3G evolution, Sawyer and colleagues analyzed the genes from 12 primates New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, great ap...Location of potential familial lung cancer gene discovered
...The region contains numerous genes that are likely candidates for the susceptibility gene, including four suspected tumor suppressor genes. However, Wiest pointed out that "often you can discover a new function for a gene that normally works in a different cellular pathway, so you never know what you're going ...Cutting-edge cancer researchers sought for international recognition
...e of scientific novelty and significance. Eligible candidates are active, recently published scientists who have made extraordinary advances in cancer research, and whose scientific innovation and creativity have contributed to new directions in these fields. The nomination process and other details about the p...Major scientific discovery in cancer research to be honored
...ighly original research. In order to be eligible, candidates must be recently published, active researchers, working in academia, industry or government anywhere in the world. The winner will give an award lecture during the 96th AACR Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., April 16-20, 2005, and will officially ...Family-friendly, flexible and far-reaching
...over a period of up to 3 years. The aim is to give candidates the flexibility to complete their fellowship on a ...ort-term fellowships Short-term fellowships offer candidates the opportunity to work in laboratories outside their home countries for a period of up to 3 months....University of Pittsburgh medical center among first to implant heart assist device
...pectancy of less than two years and are not viable candidates for heart transplantation. "I never thought this day would be possible," said Mr. Didion. "I am so grateful to the dedicated staff at UPMC. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here today. I am living proof that this works." Last fall, UPMC was am...Significant strides in small regulatory RNA research in plants
...experiments. Small RNAs have been viewed as likely candidates for the systemic silencing signal, but there has been no direct evidence of their transport through the phloem and the nature of the mobile silencing signal has remained elusive. The extent to which miRNA function requires long-distance transport thr...Cell death protein has surprising role in cell migration
...ility in flies with dysfunctional Rac. Two initial candidates are actin and profilin, she says, and other components of cells' internal skeletons will be on the short list, too, since cells have to take apart and rebuild their skeletons in order to move. "If these obvious choices don't pan out, we'll go back t...National Academies advisory: July 21 meeting on S&T presidential advisory committees
...examining barriers to selecting the most-qualified candidates for science 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 sta...