Premier international meeting provides latest news and issues in blood disorders
...matologists to learn about scientific and clinical advances in the area of hematology research," said Ronald H...of hematology. Presented abstracts will report on advances related to lymphoma, deep vein thrombosis, pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and gene expressio...Genetic info of cloned pigs may help babies before birth
... cloned animals in North Carolina may soon lead to advances in animal and human health, particularly the prevention of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). Dr. Jorge Piedrahita and a team of researchers at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine have successfully cloned a Duroc pi...New understanding of insulin's complexities needed to conquer diabetes
Major advances in signal-transduction research have contributed greatly to understanding the complexities of insulin action, which, when disrupted, can lead to diabetes and other health problems. According to Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Morris F. ...High-tech analysis of vineyard soil
...tiny". Of course, there is still a gap between the advances made in the research community and the practical need for straightforward tools to accurately measure water content at high resolution and over large areas. The authors of the study, however, are confident that increased experience and application of...Salk News: Institute receives $30 million gift
...eral months, Salk scientists have made significant advances in the understanding of Alzheimer's disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, AIDS, obesity, heart disease and diabetes. "Philanthropy such as this fuels these research efforts," said Murphy....... research and service goals to be achieved through advances by federal, academic, voluntary, and other public organizations. The conference was planned collaboratively to represent diverse interests and perspectives. Public officials, as well as major researchers and practitioners in the autism field, will ...NHGRI selects sequencing centers
...ell thought-out plan for sequencing organisms that advances knowledge in one of three scientific areas: understanding the human genome, understanding the genomes of major biomedical model systems and evolutionary biology of genomes. Direct requests from researchers will also continue to be accepted and consid...DuPont to locate Asia Pacific R&D center in Shanghai
...ative effort called the DuPont-MIT Alliance that advances research and education in materials and biotechnology that have a variety of applications. DuPont invests $1.2 billion a year on global research and development in a diverse range of technologies for a broad scope of markets, ranging from electronic...Explanation offered for Antarctica's 'blood falls'
...only during the warm times when the Canada Glacier advances down into the valley. Aside from the oddity of Blood Falls itself, a better understanding of how these lakes formed and exactly when should enhance our knowledge of climate history in the region. We know that life exists in all of these lakes and we ...Salk news: Gene chips and crop yield
...ins. This type of research eventually will lead to advances in proteomics." Many of the researchers on this study were part of the team that sequenced the genome of Arabidopsis, nearly three years ago. The initial genome work and the current research are funded by the National Science Foundation, which establ...Workshop takes 'systems' view of information processing in organisms
...ogether to examine how computer science can foster advances in biological and medical research. (A culminating symposium, "Digital Biology: the Emerging Paradigm," will be held Nov. 6-7 at NIH's Natcher Conference Center. For details, see http://www.bisti.nih.gov/2003meeting/ .) ***************************...Digital Biology Week: Building a national infrastructure for biomedical computing
...c biomedical research that lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Additional information about "Digital Biology Week" can be found at the following links: NIH National Centers for Biomedical Computing: Technical Assistance Workshop NIH Workshop, Nov. 3 http://w...Researchers determine a contributing genetic factor of photosensitivity in lupus patients
...ion in response to sunlight. This could mean major advances in treating lupus patients. "These results now let us think about different categories of drugs for treatment of photosensitivity," says Werth. While drugs like antimalarials and thalidomide are already used to inhibit TNF-alpha and treat the skin ma...Duke commits to enhance Primate Center
...ng its promise as a source of significant research advances and as a teaching resource for our students," said Lange. "Since then, under the strong leadership of Professor Hylander, the center has made very good progress, striking a more productive balance among its research, education and conservation missio...Scientists, physicians discuss latest discoveries for stopping cancer before it starts
...er the past five years there have been significant advances in our understanding of the signaling pathways responsible for the development of bothpre-invasive and invasive cancers," said Raymond N. DuBois, Ph.D., M.D., meeting chairperson and Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology and Director, Division of Ga...Intel and Fred Hutchinson to explore the use of nanotechnology tools for early disease detection
... its best. Together we can learn how best to adapt advances in nanotechnology to solve some of the most pressing problems in medicine and biology," said David Tennenhouse, vice president, Intel's Corporate Technology Group and director of research. The Intel Raman Bioanalyzer System is based on a technique kn...Shedding Light on Disease: A Briefing for Journalists
...ron Light Source While there have been tremendous advances in x-ray imaging, there is still not an optimal way to image soft tissues. Now, Brookhaven scientists have developed a new X-ray technique that has produced the most detailed images yet of the breast and other soft tissues. 11:50 a.m. - Open Q & A...MIT's plasmatron cuts diesel bus emissions, promises better gas engine efficiency
... colleagues from industry also reported plasmatron advances at a U.S. Department of Energy Diesel Engine Emissions Reduction (DEER) meeting in August. There they reported that the device, used with an exhaust treatment catalyst on a diesel engine bus, removed up to 90 percent of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the...Media Advisory-GSA 2003 Annual Meeting
...3 technical sessions and symposia, covering recent advances in all fields of geoscience. 2. Science at the Meeting Presentations at "Geoscience Horizons" cover topics from mega-events on Mars to geomicrobiology here on Earth. The meeting also reflects GSA's continued commitment to Earth system processes a...... problems that, if solved, could lead to important advances against diseases of the developing world. The Bi...e knowledge and experience together to effect real advances that will make a positive difference in people's lives throughout the world," Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D...