Tufts environmental engineers tackle destructive nutrients in nations waterways
...lth sciences researchers have been trailblazers in addressing the safety and security of our world's most precious resource--water," said Jamshed Bharucha, Tufts' provost and senior vice president. "In the past five years alone, they have received more than $20 million in funding because of their leadership in...Europes population has developed new tendency to shrink, Science study reports
...ut what different policy options are out there for addressing aging and the possibility of population decline, one that has not been considered before is that there may be a demographic as well as a health benefit to providing more options to women in how to arrange their life-course, and when to have children,...From biology to computing and back again
...volution is an appealing source of inspiration for addressing these problems. Evolution is, in effect, a method of searching among an enormous number of possibilities for 'solutions.' " In borrowing the notion, the computational methods even take analogous terms like "chromosome" (for a candidate solution), "...Alcohol abuse may increase susceptibility to HIV infection
...on, [this] model [could] be extremely important in addressing and understanding the clinically relevant issues concerning the susceptibility of alcoholics to acquiring HIV infection and the effect of alcohol on the rate of HIV-disease progression in alcoholics." Bagby and his co-authors intend to continue study...American Dietetic Association urges Congress to increase the role of nutrition education in schools
...ged Congress to adopt a three-pronged approach for addressing child health and nutrition issues: the presence of trained professionals in decision-making roles; setting nutrition standards with accountability; and nutrition education that is evaluated and complements the ability to select a healthful diet with ...Birth control pill may provide relief for PMS
...es, and also because we have seen conflicting data addressing the question of whether oral contraceptives are an effective way to treat menstrual symptoms," Rapkin said. "Many oral contraceptives can help with some symptoms while exacerbating others. The women participating in our study reported multiple sympt...Never too late to boogie: Nerve cells still active in 'mature' brain
.... This may someday have important applications for addressing conditions such as spinal injury, as scar tissue seems to emit chemical signals that repel neurons as their axons approach damaged tissue. "We can now watch the underlying molecular machinery at work," said Paul Forscher, an associate professor of mo...NIH leader outlines future of U.S. medical research
... centers and integrate multiple disciplines, while addressing the needs and concerns of the public. He said he would focus on four areas that would allow NIH to benefit the global biomedical research community: Revolutionary Methods of Research, New Pathways to Discovery, Multi-Disciplinary Research Teams of ...AAAS president calls to restore American health system
...al science approaches may be especially useful for addressing diseases arising from complex genetic environmental interactions, Bloom added. Effective social science strategies have included, for example, health campaigns in specific populations at risk for certain diseases; and studies of the correlation betwe...USDA Forest Service publishes wildland-urban interface assessment
...t examines these effects, provides a framework for addressing issues of sustaining healthy and productive forests in the South, and identifies critical research and information needs. One of the primary driving issues that led to the WUI Assessment was the major wildfires in Florida in 1998. The complex challe...Could one less cookie a day help the fight against fat?
...iences Center. This is the most urgent priority in addressing the obesity epidemic, he said. We asked ourselves, whats it going to take to start turning the tide? Hill said. The first measure of success is to stop weight gain. That might not be so overwhelming, since we can break it down into concrete steps. H...Using sewage sludge as fertilizer
...ential to boost production for certain crops while addressing the increase in the amount of waste and the growing scarcity of landfills, according to scientists at the University of Florida. Using organic waste as fertilizer is not a new concept. Before the 1940s, when synthetic nitrogen fertilizer became widel...Special section: Invasive species
...le in Colorado. There are few, if any, options for addressing biocontrol gone amok. "'Recall' of problematic species from ecosystems where they are damaging native species is either impossible or prohibitively expensive," say Svata Louda and three colleagues at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. From a co...Monkeys show sophisticated learning abilities
...e quite a lot of research has been done in monkeys addressing specific cognitive abilities such as numerical cognition or concept formation, very little has been done up to this point on the development of expertise," said Brannon. To explore how monkeys learn, the researchers decided to teach four rhesus maca...Tropical Science for the 21st Century
...ational Medal of Science. Approximately 30 posters addressing current research or practical application of tropical science will be displayed during the Symposium. Symposium speakers: Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University) The Future of Tropical Biology Pedro Len (University of Costa Rica) Molecular Biology's Im...Newer methods added, scope expanded in new Methods of Soil Analysis Book
...d such a technologically advanced set of tools for addressing the needs of humanity and the earth. This work will undoubtedly join the ranks of the previously internationally successful soil methods monographs and become a standard item on the bookshelves of most soil and earth scientists," says John W. Doran, ...Cat parasite killing otters; Michigan's perch pressured; HACCP for medicine
..., is the second in a series of statewide workshops addressing the economic crisis facing Alaska's salmon industry and its coastal communities. The workshops are part of a University of Alaska, Alaska Sea Grant and Washington Sea Grant initiative called "Tools for the Salmon Industry." For more information cont...... differs among individuals. For the best advice on addressing the specific nutritional needs of children and adults, see a doctor or nutritionist.......oux. In the last few years, he has published work addressing the neural organization of fear system at neurochemical, and molecular levels of analysis. A Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Neural Science, NYU, he joined the McGill University Department of Psychology in 2001. This research was su...