Using brain activity to identify risk for disorders
...re unaware of it, our brains are constantly on the alert for new stimuli or unusual changes in our immediat...iduals tend to be less relaxed," said Enoch, "more alert and have heightened awareness. They are more likely to respond vigorously to changes in the environm...ECCO 11 - the European Cancer Conference
Second media alert An invitation to report on Europes primary forum on cancer research and treatment ECCO 11 - the European Cancer Conference Park of the Nations, Lisbon, PortugalSunday 21 October - Thursday 25 October 2001 ABOUT ECCO 11 ... *More than 10.000 clinici...UMass study uses microbes to turn mud into electricity
...echnology to develop military equipment that could alert soldiers to the presence of toxins or biological warfare agents in the immediate environment....Preventing overload in the brain
...rol mechanism is that the brain can be continually alert without becoming overloaded. Epilepsy illustrates the importance of not being overloaded. During an epileptic seizure, the brain (including the hippocampus) becomes disorganised and all of the pyramidal cells fire signals at the same time. The brain ...West Nile Virus heading toward Texas
...siana and Arkansas, putting Texas veterinarians on alert for what may be the inevitable migration of the virus into the state. "West Nile encephalitis belongs to the same group of diseases as St. Louis encephalitis, the Flaviviridae family, and is named for the area in Uganda, Africa where it was first de......hey provide to the environment and people it will alert the world to a new aspect of the losses sustained when upland rainforests are cleared, and contribute to better management of tropical catchments and rivers it may encourage people to replant trees in cleared areas of the wet tropical uplands it co...Prenatal alcohol exposure affects visual processing
...sk was to remain vigilant for the "A," which would alert them to respond to the "X." The auditory task was identically presented through earphones. Most of the adolescents processed visual information more effectively than auditory information. In contrast, the dysmorphic adolescents performed as effecti...AAAS speakers report worldwide 'epidemic' of obesity
...is emerging "global epidemic of fat." "We want to alert the science community that people are not immune to this epidemic just because they live in non-industrial or poor populations," Marquisa La Velle of the University of Rhode Island said today. La Velle was one of several researchers who discussed the...Study tracks health of rescue dogs, handlers involved in searches at World Trade Center and Pentagon
...and psychological toll, possibly sounding an early alert on ailments to watch for among those who have toiled to clear the wreckage. "Few dogs at the World Trade Center and Pentagon suffered acute injuries, but during the next three years we expect them to serve as our sentinels on long-term consequences,...Metal-eating algae, spartina eradication, horseshoe crabs
...ional Weather Service will remind the public to be alert for rip currents as the summer beach season approaches. Two simultaneous press events will focus on the placement of 500 rip current safety information signs along the North Carolina coast and the unveiling of the National Weather Service's rip curr...Vitamin D may be crucial in preventing colon cancer
...ary fats and other foreign chemicals, and serve to alert the body to begin detoxification when the chemicals reach dangerous levels. Our findings suggest a new look at the relationship between nutrition and cancer, particularly how vitamin D protects against colon cancer, he said. One problem with using vi...New program helps protect Asian elephants through crop-raiding prevention
...ntrated. CPUs will be bordered with trip wires to alert guards stationed in barbed wire-lined watchtowers. Already, some 52 towers have been constructed along the southern border of Way Kambas National Park, in Lampung, a local hotspot for crop-raiding elephants. Towers made from Randu trees which will l...Domestic violence causes long-term health consequences for women
...mpilation to use in routine universal screening to alert practitioners of possible abuse....Death by color: Spiny spiders' bright stripes attract prey
...raps to capture prey, and colors and patterns only alert potential prey. Yet orb-weaving arachnids, such as the spiny spiders of Australia, are brightly colored and have contrasting patterns on their bodies. Hauber found that the more colorful their backs, the greater their chances of catching prey. "It g...Fluid forces within the body help invasive bacteria
...ed under static conditions. What this paper should alert people to is that force profoundly affects the behavior of bacteria and their ability to bind to target cells," Vogel says.......t is part of our evolutionary heritage that we are alert to potentially dangerous situations, such as confined spaces, wide open spaces, lofty heights, or situations where we are confronted by animals perceived to be repulsive or possibly dangerous for us, such as spiders or snakes. Although it is importan...New mouse model shows how news of pathogen reaches immune system
...ritic cells. Dendritic cells are immune cells that alert other immune cells about invading germs. Inside a ...ngly long tubules. The fragments, called antigens, alert T cells to kill the invading germs. These are the first studies using cells from a new genetically e...Ozone produced by antibodies during bacterial killing and in inflammation
...fic to that foreign invader. These antibodies then alert the immune system to the presence of the invaders and attract lethal "effector" immune cells to the site of infection. For the last hundred years, immunologists have firmly held that the role of antibodies was solely to recognize pathogens and signal...Engineers work on their SUNTANS as they track waves and beaches
...dents of coastal Spain and Portugal remain on high alert - wondering where and when the noxious crude will wash ashore next. In recent years, tanker accidents have ruined fisheries and tourist beaches from Alaska to France. But do oil spills always have to end in catastrophe? Perhaps the most vulnerable be...