North America Absorbing Carbon Dioxide At Surprisingly High Rate, Team Reports
...heric Administration. The study, which its authors said was subject to confirmation, may meanthat land-based carbon-absorbing zones could play a greater role than expectedin managing greenhouse warming of the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is one ofseveral gases implicated in greenhouse warming. ...UNC-CH 'Groucho' Research Offers Insights Into How Embryo, Cancer Cells Communicate
...mber of the LinebergerComprehensive Cancer Center, authors are graduate students Robert A. Cavallo,Rachel T. ...Curriculum in Genetics andMolecular Biology. Other authors are Melissa M. Moline and Dr. Amy Bejsovec ofNorthwestern University and Jeroen Roose and Dr. Hans C...... compelling. Co-authors of the study included lead authors Lorraine N. Clark, PhD, and ParvieNavas, postdoctoral fellows at UCSF and Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health CareSystem, Seattle Division, as well as other researchers at numerous labs at theUniversity of Washington, researchers at the University of...By Revving Up Key Gene, Researchers Discover They Can Manipulate The Size Of Cells In Plants
...issue of the journalScience. Besides Jones, UNC-CH authors are Drs. Kyumg-Hoam Im and Ming-Jing Wu,postdoctoral fellows in biology, and graduate student Gregory DeWitt. Others areDrs. Andrew Binns and Michael Savka of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr.Raymond Shillito, of AgrEvo, a Pikeville, N.C., agri...Environmental Factors Contribute To High Blood Pressure In African-American Males
...blood pressure treatment. Other Hopkins study authors are Martha N. Hill, Ph.D.; Sue Hall; MiyongKim; and GabrielaC. Romeri, of the School of Nursing; Lee R. Bone, M.P.H., of the School ofPublic Health; andDavid M. Levine, M.D., of the School of Medicine....Heart Inflammation Declining In The United States
...arranted,"McCarthy says. The study's other authors are Ralph H. Hruban, M.D.; Joshua M. Hare,M.D.; Edward K. Kasper, M.D.; and Kenneth L. Baughman, M.D....More Than Half Of Children Eat Too Much Fat
...tside of the school system. The study's other authors are Teresa A. Moore, Linda D. McFarland andJennifer A. Bass....When One Gene Has Two Roles, Its Second Function May Be Missed
... of that gene at later developmental stages. Other authors on the EMBO Journal paper include graduate student Yinghui Zhouand postdoctoral fellows Kim-Chew Lim and Ko Onodera, all of Northwestern;Stuart H. Orkin, Leland Fikes Professor of Pediatric Medicine, and postdoctoralresearcher Fong-Ying Tsai of Harva......istory and president, InfoQuest Foundation. Other authors of the Nature paperannouncing the discovery are Frankie Jackson, research associate, Museum of theRockies, Montana State University; Anusuya Chinsamy, assistant professor,University of Cape Town; and Marilyn Fox, preparator, Division of VertebratePal...Duke Study Finds More Genes May Be Affected By Toxic Cadmium
... both cadmium exposed and unexposedroundworms, the authors were able to compare EST data from those two groups topinpoint genes that were switched on by the toxic metal. They also used an additional on-line website www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/ to determine which sequences of amino acids -- the build...Christmas Travellers Are Warned Of Malaria Risks
...ve care facilities was 160,000 (19 patients). The authors conclude that the decision travellers make about antimalaria drugs is often based on 'folklore' rather than on sound medical advice. They advise that those planning to holiday in malarial areas this Christmas should seek guidance on the pros and con...Greater Prairie Chicken Appears On Comeback Trail In Illinois
...airie-chicken numbersand nesting success. The nine authors of the paper, in addition to Westemeier and Brawn, were ScottA. Simpson and Terry L. Esker of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,Newton;Roger W. Jansen of the Douglas-Hart Nature Center, Mattoon; Jeffrey W. Walk andEric L. Kershner , U. of ...Early Nutrition In Babies May Have Long Term Effects On The Brain
...tudy of 360 babies born prematurely (preterm), the authors found that those infants fed standard preterm formula milk, rather than a nutrient enriched formula, had reduced verbal IQ scores when they reached seven to eight years of age. This phenomenon was particularly evident in boys. Lucas et al also foun...Cheap, Soy-Based Antibodies Prevent Genital Herpes In Mice
...in Whaley,a Hopkins biophysicist who is one of the authors of the report. "Right now,people are using the antibodies for therapeutic purposes, and it costs from $200to $1,000 a dose. We believe we can bring the costs for preventativeapplications down to pennies per application. As a public health product, th...Insurance Industry Discriminates Unfairly On Basis Of Genetic Information
... people from families with genetic disorders. The authors suggest that insurance companies' decisions are ir...ssociation and Tuberous Sclerosis Association. The authors conclude that it does not appear from their findings that the insurance industry is operating a cons...Scientists Show That Normal-looking Cells In Cervical Cancer May Be Abnormal
...t of it. One of the possibilities considered bythe authors is that the changes in spectra may reflect the pre... excision of the tumor moreeffective. Finally, the authors suggest that their findings could enable physicians toprevent cancer in earlier stages. "We can env...New Discovery Offers Hope For Controlling Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis
.... A1990 Biochemistry paper by some of the current authors suggested a protein mightbedirectly involved in th...isease, the western world's numberone killer. The authors say they have already found and patented inhibitory compounds that,inprinciple, show how to solve th......th infectious diseases and organ transplants. The authors say thismechanism, involving a delicate balancing ...eadily reached by immune effector mechanisms," the authors say. Elaborating on both of their work, the two authors identify four closelylinked steps re...Antibody Revolution Targets STDs, Stomach Viruses, Common Cold
... one more opportunity to intervene." Other authors of the report are Hopkins biophysicist Richard A. Cone andresearch scientist Larry Zeitlin of a biotechnical company called ReProtect. Thethree men are conducting research on monoclonal antibodies under a privateinitiative with ReProtect, which is op...