Dramatic decline of California native frog linked to introduced trout in mountain lakes
...if removing fish from 11 high-elevation lakes will bring back frog populations. So far, with six of the lakes expected to be declared fish free this summer, it seems to be working. Nevertheless, he admits that doing this broadly in the high Sierra is neither physically nor politically feasible. Many lakes...Emory scientists receive NIH MIDAS grant for computer modeling of infectious diseases
...rol and prevent the spread of disease." MIDAS will bring together interdisciplinary teams of scientists with expertise ranging from mathematics and computer science to epidemiology, genetics, and public health. The network of MIDAS scientists will be guided by a steering committee of investigators with br......ological approaches. The aim of this meeting is to bring chemists and biologists together and showcase the application of chemical approaches, most of which are made possible by organic synthesis, to the study of biology. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about chemical approaches to cellular...Nerac to expand patent collection with 17 more resources
...the last 37 years, Nerac's Information Specialists bring human intelligence to the search process and work one-on-one with clients to retrieve information from international engineering, scientific, patent and business resources. Based in Tolland, Connecticut, Nerac provides information services globally v...Human brain works heavy statistics learning language
...nd what kinds of computational abilities do people bring to the process of learning languages?"...Traditional fishing destroys corals - new research
... the marine environment by subsistence fishing can bring disastrous consequences. The scientists, from the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Oxford, spent two years studying the impact of traditional fishing in Fiji, where they witnessed healthy corals dying and being rapidly replaced - possibly perm...Computer modeling targets epidemics, bioterror
...rol and prevent the spread of disease." MIDAS will bring together interdisciplinary teams of scientists with expertise ranging from mathematics and computer science to epidemiology, genetics, and public health. The network of MIDAS scientists will be guided by a steering committee of investigators with br...University of Michigan symposium charts course for the future of telemedicine
...examples of telemedicine, which uses technology to bring medical care to people who are geographically separate from their caregivers. It also allows doctors in various locations to collaborate with each other on patient care, participate in diagnostic procedures, stay current with continuing education, or...BioTime awarded NIH grant to aid Hetacool development
...c surgery. We hope that this program will help us bring HetaCool closer to human clinical trials." BioTime, headquartered in Berkeley, California develops blood plasma volume expanders, blood replacement solutions for hypothermic (low temperature) surgery, organ preservation solutions and technology for u...Inflammation, hypertension are focus of major new MCG research program
...mebody an aspirin," Dr. Webb explained. "That will bring cytokines down and that's really what Dr. Ridker showed. But aspirin doesn't cure hypertension. People take aspirin and it doesn't do much for their blood pressure. We just don't know what the cytokine involvement is and that is what we want to know....Four new research centers to explore link between oceans and human health
...years to support the four centers.The centers will bring together experts in biomedical and oceanographic sciences for the first time to study the effects of harmful algal blooms, marine pathogens, and the oceans' vast potential for drug discovery. The combined expertise of the participants will accelerat...The Hunter's Breath tells a story of adventure and discovery in Antarctica
...llowed her to devote the time and energy needed to bring the book to fruition. ...Research finds lawn chemicals raise cancer risk in Scottish terriers
...udy animals that have already contracted diseases, bring them to the hospital and then try to find out what combination of genetic predisposition and environmental influence added up to make them ill." Glickman said the similarity between dog and human genomes could lead researchers to find the gene in hum...National Academies news: 72 new members chosen by academy
...a U.S. scientist or engineer. Those elected today bring the total number of active members to 1,949. Foreign associates are nonvoting members of the Academy, with citizenship outside the United States. Today's election brings the total number of foreign associates to 351. The National Academy of Sciences...Hemochromatosis, inflammation and anemia
...erm inflammatory conditions, hepcidin continues to bring down the level of iron making patients anemic. So by blocking HFE, hepcidin production is reduced, and iron level no longer decreases. A therapy aimed at blocking HFE would be able to treat the anemia and would not affect the rest of the immune syst...Crystallographers take note: A synchrotron light source for your home lab
...bletop device, the Compact Light Source, will soon bring high-flux, high-quality X-rays directly to the uni...on beamlines today. The Compact Light Source will bring these out of the laboratory and into the hospital."...Sticklebacks reveal secrets to evolutionary change in Stanford study
...t least in some fish, alterations in a single gene bring about this evolutionary change. "People have been interested in limbs for a long time because they show such variability in different animals," said David Kingsley, PhD, professor of developmental biology, who led the work. "The debate has been how m...Patagonia's coastal wildlife receive a protective boost by Argentine government
...ine conservation group. The plan's objective is to bring together Argentina's coastal provinces to better coordinate protection for their amazing concentrations of wildlife, often seen in spectacular breeding colonies along Patagonia's rugged coastline. Two species of penguin breed here, including a conce...East Texas feral hog numbers skyrocketed in last decade
...irst recommendation is to use live-traps, and then bring in trailing and catch dogs. "We know that Texas has more feral hogs than any other state. With 1 million in the state, we will never eradicate them. The best we can hope for is to keep their numbers under control," he said....Last call for nominations for 2004 National Academies Communication Awards
...Foundation, the initiative sponsors conferences to bring together outstanding scientists, engineers, and medical researchers to pose new questions and share ideas for interdisciplinary research and communication. The National Academies comprise the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineer...