Science's Top Ten: nanoscale computing circuits named top scientific advance of 2001
... with reservations about the high cost and unequal burden of implementing emission controls, pulled the U.S. out of the Kyoto Protocol, designed to reduce human-produced greenhouse gases worldwide. Missing Sink Found: The United States is the world's top greenhouse gas producer, but it's also a "sink," mo...Assessing the risk of mad cow in sheep
...cently been infected, they would have a much lower burden of infectious material in their tissues than older animals, said Ferguson. Thus, regulations requiring slaughter of animals when young would reduce the risk of infection, said Ferguson. Secondly, a total ban on the use of all internal organs in feed ...Maryland's proposed crab regulations could have large economic impacts
...nforcing a harvest limit and places an inequitable burden on the processing sector of the blue crab industry." Dorchester County on Marylands Eastern Shore, with 21 of 30 active plants, would be hardest hit, absorbing more than 75% of the industry''s direct losses. The crab processing industry represents tw...Other highlights in the Feb. 6 issue of JNCI
...er late effects, especially when compared with the burden imposed by tobacco. Contact: NCI Press Office, (301) 496-6641 Researchers Analyze Cost-Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening Policies Cervical cancer screening programs differ widely in their targeted age range and recommended screening interv......impact of environmental pollution, and the growing burden of neurological and mental illness. "There has been a long-standing need for individuals who train in the United States to get help in receiving research support when they return to their home countries," said FIC DirectorGerald T. Keusch, M.D., on...Study suggests gum disease, cardiovascular disease link common phenomenon in developed countries
...a role in atherogenesis. " The study of pathogenic burden involved samples from seven participants in the larger group. "We wanted to find out what else was there, and we found evidence for the presence of a number of different bacteria," said Joseph Zambon, D.D.S., Ph.D., professor of periodontics in the...Report supports sustainable food production
...quality of life for many, and also putting a large burden on our health care system. Human health is further...in meat consumption would substantially reduce the burden on our natural resources, not to mention the personal health benefits reaped from less animal fat in...Researchers develop blood test to diagnose Alzheimers-type changes in mice
...agnostic procedure to determine high or low plaque burden in the animals. This has obvious implications for developing a similar blood test for brain amyloid load in humans, says Holtzman. Though we will not be able to detect risk in someone who has not begun to accumulate amyloid, we hope to predict the d...Glaucoma leading cause of blindness in Hispanics
...ccess to eye care could significantly decrease the burden of visual loss among Mexican-Americans. Routine eye examinations are essential to identify people with early eye disease that can be treated before it worsens or causes blindness." For their studies, researchers evaluated data from their Proyecto V...Study shows digestive, liver woes cost nation $85.5 billion annually
...rtant to help set priorities to reduce the nations burden of illness. Sandler, co-director of UNCs Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, said the study was spurred by the fact that the cost of digestive diseases nationally was not known. Good data have not been available and pooled to answer that...Need, potential for Hepatitis C vaccine highlighted by Hopkins study
...te that vaccines should be developed to reduce the burden of liver disease associated with hepatitis C infection." Close to 4 million people in the United States and 170 million people worldwide have been infected with the hepatitis C virus. Eighty-five percent of those infected develop persistent infectio...Research shows older children, adolescents grew heavier in Brazil, China, U.S. over past 30 years
...sizeable percentage of youth. "This work shows the burden of nutritional problems is shifting from energy de...untries, which in some cases face a growing double burden -- both obesity and poor nutrition. We believe nutrition programs for children and adolescents aroun...Anemia complicates heart failure, should be new focus, doctor says
...ithin a decade, and as a result, both the economic burden and the magnitude of CHF in terms of sickness and death will continue to grow. In the past, anemia has been a neglected aspect of the condition, and that needs to change if we're going to serve patients well." Associate professor of medicine and radi...Potential of regenerative medicine explored
...ficial respiratory support and easing the physical burden of implantable left-ventricular assist devices. The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM) was established in the summer of 2000 to realize the vast potential of tissue engineering and other techniques aimed at repairing damaged or diseas...Historic U.S.-Peru debt-for-nature swap
...r-nature swap relieves a government's foreign debt burden in exchange for its commitment to spend a certain amount of their local currency for conservation work. The Peruvian debt swap will generate funds for distribution to local Peruvian conservation groups engaged in a wide variety of conservation activ...New UNC study reveals screening tests can boost early discovery of AIDS virus
...at pale by comparison with the financial and human burden of missing a case or missing the opportunity to prevent further HIV transmission. "The acute stage of the infection is almost never diagnosed in clinical practice and is always missed by routine antibody tests," said Dr. Christopher D. Pilcher, assis...Framingham heart study finds strong link between overweight/obesity & risk for heart failure
... Promoting optimal body weight may help reduce the burden of heart failure we're seeing," he added. An estimated 61 percent of U.S. adults aged 20-74 years are either overweight or obese. About 34 percent of these people are overweight and 27 percent or 50 million people are obese. Nearly 5 million people ...High risk of mental health problems in adoptees from other countries
...arenthood in their life. And adoption relieves the burden of communities to care for abandoned children. Nourished with attention and buffered against racism, children flourish in most circumstances, including transcultural or transracial adoptive homes."...Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Secretariat to move to Sweden
...rty International Center. He added, "The enormous burden of malaria and the disparity in global malaria research efforts is the rationale for MIM and the reason why U.S., European, Asian, South American, and African scientists have joined together in MIM to promote malaria research to develop new and impro...New initiative will assess disease control priorities in developing countries
...s based on careful analysis of the cost of disease burden and the cost of treatment and prevention. The dem...m developed and developing countries on estimating burden of disease and cost-effectiveness analysis; interactive online discussions of the work in progress;...