Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
... and other Harvard teaching hospitals by enlisting top investigators exploring diseases as diverse as Alzheimer's, rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease to be part of a "think tank" to cure blindness. As the population ages, the need for new treatments for vision-robbing diseases is becoming critical. A...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...nd news staff. The first one asked for each camp's top priorities for Science and Technology. According to Science Editor-in-Chief, Donald Kennedy, "President Bush emphasized bandwidth, research toward a hydrogen economy, and recruiting science and technology to fight terrorism. Candidate Kerry looked fo...16 APS exercise research highlights, from reduced flu mortality to proteomics & obesity
...h the authors. Below are summaries of a few of the top presentations, with their program references. 1.5 Charles H. Turner (Indiana University, Indianapolis) Mechanisms for increasing bone mass by exercise. Mechanical loading through exercise builds bond mass, with the effects most pronounced during s...AAAS expert panel calls for voter-system research and reform
WAHINGTON DC -- A panel of top experts on electiontechnology and administration warned Tuesday thatthe American system of voting is broadlyvulnerable to error and abuse, and called for acrash-course of study and reform to make resultsmore reliable and to promote better access byvo...DuPont scientist named one of the world's top young innovators by MIT's 'Technology Review' Magazine
...e began naming our annual selection of the world's top innovators under age 35, inclusion among the TR100 has become one of the most prestigious awards for young innovators around the world," said David Rotman, executive editor of Technology Review. "This year's winners all are pioneering fascinating in...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
...experts, when a hurricane hits land, its winds can top more than 150 miles per hour, toppling trees and power lines, and sending debris flying through the air making many common items and building materials dangerous weapons. The DuPont TM StormRoom TM with Kevlar is an in-home storm shelter, availab...ORNL's Delmau joins Technology Review's list of top young innovators
...y Technology Review magazine as one of the world's top young innovators. Delmau joins the "TR100" group o...e 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 Tec...Proteins show promise for mosquito control
...d the cholesterol-binding capacity of SCP-2. The top five most viable inhibitor compounds were then tested on mosquito larvae, producing promising results--the larvae died. The results were dose-dependent; that is, at higher concentrations, larger numbers of larvae died. Still, the concentrations were ...Joslin President awarded medal from international diabetes organization
...rds during his distinguished career, including the top research honors from the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Endocrine Society. In 1998, Dr. Kahn chaired the Diabetes Research Working Group, which was mandated by Congress to develop a strategic plan fo...New research suggests early diet may play key role in protecting against childhood leukaemia
...effects of leukaemia treatments, make prevention a top priority. It is hoped that out of the conference which has attracted top international experts from Europe, America, Asia and Australia - will be born an agenda for future r...Zoonotic diseases - European scientists unite to fight diseases
300 of Europe's top scientists in 16 Institutes/Organisations in 10 European countries have come together to form "Med-Vet-Net". This "Virtual Institute" will, at last, create the critical mass of European scientists needed to attack the problems caused by zoonotic dis...New evidence of radiation risk in childhood leukaemia
...ed that out of the conference which has attracted top international experts from Europe, America, Asia and Australia - will be born an agenda for future research. CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA will be launching a 1m fund to support research in priority areas....Rising childhood leukaemia incidence prompts conference
...alth risks that has prompted the charity to summon top international experts from Europe, America, Asia and Australia to discuss the problem and, it is hoped, set an agenda for future research. Conference chairman, Professor Denis Henshaw, explained: "If the increased risk facing today's children is at l...Essential smell gene may provide key to new insect repellents
...that detect them. In humans these cells are at the top of the nasal passages. In the fruit fly they are l...y larvae sense odors with cells in an organ on the top of the head, and they crawl toward the smell. The mutant larvae wandered aimlessly in the dish becau...Disease diagnosis, drug development focus of UH prof's biochip research
... will be presented to an international audience of top nanoscientists next week. B. Montgomery Pettitt, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Houston, has been selected as one of the plenary speakers at the Pacific Rim Nanoscience Conference Sept...Virginia Tech professor honored with DeLaval Award
...anked by the National Science Foundation among the top 10 institutions in agricultural research, Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers students the opportunity to learn from some of the world's leading agricultural scientists. The college's comprehensive curriculum gives student...Trojan Horses, xenon imaging and remote controlled genes
...ense molecules stretches of DNA that can clamp on top of working genes that are released when their chemical cage is hit by ultraviolet or infrared light. "By uncaging these molecules, our goal is to alter protein expression within a particular cell and at a particular time during development," Dm...Congress to fund Sequim-based coastal security research effort
...$4.2 million is for fiscal year 2005, and comes on top of a $1.7 million Congressional "earmark" secured this summer. The newly-funded research program will involve laboratory work and field testing. It will draw on the scientific and technical experience and expertise the Sequim laboratory has developed...Clemson University spin-off uses corn to make plastics, provide cleaner air
...amer. "We're creating jobs that will help keep the top researchers coming out of the university in the Upstate." This NSF grant allowed Tetramer to hire three more employees, bringing total employment to eight. The company plans to staff 20 full-time employees over the next five years. In addition to pos...Illustrated guidebook published for Chinese biomedical scientists and students
...d China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. China is among the top six countries of origin of foreign-born scientists and engineers employed in the U.S. Like many similar institutions, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the world-renowned center for cancer and genetics research in Long Island, New York, has benefited gr...