Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2003
...earchers will have to make mass spectrometers more affordable and highly portable. Only then can mass spectrometers expand their already important use in the laboratory to include field use by security personnel, first responders and soldiers. Conference coordinator and Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist G...Schwab foundation names Victoria Hale a social entrepreneur for 2004
...tuation, both for those without access to safe and affordable medicines, and for the global pharmaceutical industry. With the specific goal of separating profitability from a drug's potential to cure disease, OneWorld Health leverages promising industry research to create life-saving medicines for people most i...Anthrax research might provide more time for treatment
... immunotherapy." The inhibitor agent could be more affordable and shelf-stable, making such a treatment suitable for stockpiling. Kane's anthrax inhibitor research is part of Rensselaer's overall effort to advance biotechnology discoveries for the benefit of public health, the environment, homeland security, bi...Weizmann institute scientists solve the 3-D structure of the enzyme involved in Gaucher disease
...pproximately $100,000 to $300,000. Obviously, more affordable alternatives, such as the ones that may emerge from the Weizmann Institute study, are urgently needed. The Institute team included Prof. Tony Futerman of the Biological Chemistry Department, Prof. Joel Sussman of the Structural Biology Department an...Natural resources research helps HIV/AIDS victims
...icinal plants, which are an important component of affordable healthcare in Africa." Hammett and Barany's research findings will help shape responses to the AIDS crisis. "To help others rebuild their lives after disasters such as HIV/AIDS, it's necessary to first identify what building blocks are available to w...AAAS president calls to restore American health system
...e W. Bush as a step toward making health care more affordable and accessible-is "laudable, but insufficient," according to Bloom, co-editor of The Dana Guide to Brain Health ( www.dana.org ). "Limiting payments for pain and suffering caused by medical errors will not prevent pain and suffering from those errors...Calient Networks chosen as core platform for Optiputer
...ing processes, making the system very reliable and affordable to customers." Calient Networks' DiamondWave provides connections where the data path is purely photonic, with no electrical components or conversions. It is based on a highly reliable single-crystal silicon 3D MEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical Switch) d...Sick Kids researchers pinpoint link between diabetes and nervous system autoimmunity
...er clinical trial, the diagnostics, in a rapid and affordable doctor's-office format, could be applied for mass screening of diabetes risk in every five to 10-year-old child," said SYNoX Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. George Jackowski. "This research may also open a new door for understanding the p...Wetlands clean selenium from agricultural runoff
...e upshot is that wetlands are a very efficient and affordable solution to ridding polluted water of a toxic chemical," said Terry. "Plants grow year after year, and while a constructed wetland system would need to be monitored, it would be relatively easy to maintain."...New initiative will assess disease control priorities in developing countries
.... "The DCPP's work will lead to highly effective, affordable health solutions that can be emulated in countries around the world." The DCPP will help developing countries establish health priorities and cost-effective health interventions based on careful analysis of the cost of disease burden and the cost o...Protein research illustrates how drugs fight malaria, other diseases
...s the first step in developing effective, safe and affordable drugs that can combat many such diseases, said Pradipsinh Rathod, a University of Washington chemistry professor. For instance, understanding how a single protein called DHFR is regulated in mammals and how it functions differently in the malaria-cau...New test offers hope of easy and affordable screening for hereditary breast cancer genes
...m Breast Unit in the UK have developed an easy and affordable way of screening families for underlying hereditar... cancer predisposition gene. This is an easy and affordable procedure which may be useful as a screening tool in at-risk families. More families could benefit ...Team identifies promising alternative to waste incineration
...the Department in its effort to find effective and affordable alternatives to incineration. "We jumped at the chance to test this technology because the pilot plant is already built," said Vince Maio, INEEL's manager of the TMFA's Alternatives to Incineration program. "That enables us to do a quick, cost-effect...Ohio State scientists bake heart healthy soy bread
...Vodovotz, it became the Holy Grail - to develop an affordable product that could be happily consumed every day, last a long time, and most importantly, taste good. Bingo. Bread. Vodovotz says the bread is a little dense and chewy, and looks very much like white bread. Just to get the numbers straight, th...Univ. of Fla. professor: Air cleaning system destroys Anthrax, other pathogens
...mail sorting or collection areas, he said. This is affordable for people. A central system for a single-family house would probably be in the range of $1,000 to $1,500, he said.As part of UFs technology transfer mission, the technology was patented and licensed to a Gainesville-based company, Universal Air Tech...North Carolina chemist receives award for developing new process to make HIV drug
...that works by blocking HIV before it enters cells affordable and available to more patients. The process works by making small groups of peptide fragments and combining them to make a longer peptide chains such as T-20. The success of the T-20 process development will open a new chapter for the drug discovery ...New study suggests honey can boost endurance performance in athletes
...he study indicate that honey is an effective and affordable alternative carbohydrate source for endurance athletes. Those who prefer natural products will welcome honey as a nutritious alternative to sports gels. The study notes: Honey reduced time to complete a 64 km time trial by over 3 minutes...Stratospheric balloon constellations for Earth science
... satellite systems. After forty years, a new, more affordable strategy is being considered. An inexpensive and long-lived balloon network is now possible due to the advances in electronics, communications, and balloon technologies. Together, the inherent difficulty of making remote measurements from satellites,......``rogue states`` (such as Iraq and North Korea) an affordable way to counter the overwhelming military superiority of the United States and other nuclear powers. The agent of choice for most biological warfare programs, writes Block, is anthrax. Anthrax bacteria produce extremely lethal spores, and breathing i...Maximizing miniature power producers - Clean, affordable and highly efficient solid oxide fuel cells on the market in 10 years - that is the goal of a new industry-government-university consortium led by two Department of Energy labs - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the National Energy Technolog...