Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...arger initiative known as the "NIH Roadmap," which seeks to find new ways to solve problems that have not yielded to traditional research. NIH is announcing the recipients of these special awards today in Bethesda. "This is an exciting opportunity to bring enormous energy and new brain power to solve some ...Conference at UH opens doors for new scientists, engineers
...ns of higher education. A national program, LSAMP seeks to build productive capacity and output within institutions with significant enrollments of minority populations of Hispanic, African-American, Native American and Pacific Islander descent underrepresented within STEM professions. Others in the ...ConocoPhillips & Conservation International launch 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in Venezuela
...positive change in the Gulf of Paria. Our strategy seeks to integrate best available practices to protect the environment with capacity building to help create healthier, stronger, and more prosperous communities. Through our collaboration with Conservation International, we hope to develop ways to minimiz...DuPont developing new protective suits for military, first responders
...rty, operations and the environment. The platform seeks to leverage and expand over 200 years of DuPont experience as one of the safest companies in the world with recognized excellence in science and technology and in-depth knowledge of key markets.......s to realizing the promise of chronotherapy, which seeks to deliver drug treatments at optimal body times. A new study by Hiroki R. Ueda (Laboratory for Systems Biology, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology; Kobe, Japan) and colleagues has provided proof of principle that just such a display of individua...8 environmental stewards win $900,000 in biodiversity awards
...f the U.K. who works in the Philippines. There she seeks to strengthen local understanding of and commitment to Philippine biodiversity. Ingle has observed that Filipinos may be more familiar with diversity in the Amazon or Africa (from watching nature programs on television) than that in their own country...Human health risks in space flight focus of research internships
...the International Space Station. Haran's research seeks to counter the ill effects of a gravity-free environment on an astronaut's ability to walk and maintain balance upon return to Earth, as well as one day provide a better understanding of balance disorders that impact the way people walk and move, suc...Scientists discover new intricacies in how ulcer bugs stick to stomach
...es A and B), changing the shape of the target babA seeks to bind. "Most human populations have a mixture of people with blood types A, B and O. When the bacteria spread from one person to another, they can't predict the next host's blood type, so they maintain a form of babA flexible enough to bind ...Researchers discuss revised Food Guide Pyramid and what it will mean for the food industry
... Hentges. "The proposed revised food guide system seeks to accomplish this by enabling people to base their choices on their personal dietary needs." Forum speaker Dr. Louise Berner, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, reminded the food industry that consumption patterns need to be c...New paper in Science introduces revolutionary new paradigm for fishery management
...s top marine scientists today unveiled a plan that seeks to avert the collapse of fish populations by focusing on managing the entire ecosystem rather than one species at a time. The new management regime, coined "Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management," is detailed in the July 16 issue of Science (vol. 305,...Digital evolution reveals the many ways to get to diversity
...at is also seen in the digital world. The research seeks to answer questions of evolution that are a piece of the puzzle of understanding ecology. "The better we understand how our world came about, we can begin to understand how to deal with it," Ofria said. "Diversity is important to understand."...Scientists call for better protection for coral reefs
...this proposed project would have caused. The ISRS seeks to guide organizations such as the World Bank toavoid vague policies that do not clearly articulate the sensitivity ofreefs to development. Reefs are particularly threatened by sedimentationfrom channel dredging, and other changes in nearshore water ...Lupus Research Institute awards $3 million in novel research grants to further new science in lupus
...OLECULAR PATHOGENESIS OF SLE NEPHRITIS. The study seeks to identify biomarkers in circulating blood cells that predict the presence and clinical significance of either of two different patterns of lupus renal glomerular injury and inflammation recently identified in work by Dr. Karin Peterson and colleagu...RNAi delivery system crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain cancer
...rain, a second set of liposome-embedded antibodies seeks out the human insulin receptor found in the membranes of brain cancer cells. The insulin receptor antibody latches on to the tumor's insulin receptors. The liposome, and its contents, uses the insulin receptor to gain entry to the tumor cell. Within ...Unexpected changes in Earth's climate observed on the dark side of the moon
...tic telescope is being constructed while the team seeks funds to construct, calibrate and deploy a network of eight of them around the globe. "Even as the scientific community acknowledges the likelihood of human impacts on climate, it must better document and understand climate changes," said Koonin. "O...20 May AAAS lecture: Computers that Respond to Human Emotion
... I want it to be able to make that choice?" DoSER seeks to help the public generally, and the religious communities particularly, understand advancements in science and technology, such as affective computing, and to use this understanding as the foundation for exploring the ethical and religious implicat...What it Takes: Design principles to broaden participation in SET
...ier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS. AAAS seeks to "advance science and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people." About the American Institutes for Research (AIR) Founded in 1946, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a not-for-profit corporation with a long histor...Study identifies which patients can benefit from targeted lung cancer drug and why
...e findings are the first fruit of an approach that seeks a systematic route to the development of new cance... Meyerson while traveling to a science conference, seeks to identify abnormal tyrosine kinases enzymes that spark or halt growth in cancer cells and test a...K-State soil carbon sequestration research playing role in climate change efforts
...ltural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases, which seeks to mitigate greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through carbon sequestration strategies. The federally-supported consortium is comprised of expert scientists from K-State, Colorado State University, Iowa State University, Michigan State University, Mo...... as well, to teach in the center." The S.C. center seeks broad input to ensure it serves the public. "There will be an advisory board with members from all sectors -- educators, businesses, corporations, government," said Ballard. "I would like to have someone from the S.C. Department of Education serve...