Trojan Horse Virus Controls Hiv Infection
... beforethis novel virus can be tested in humans," comments NIAID Director Anthony S.Fauci, M.D., "this concept of cell-targeted delivery has enormous potentialapplications for HIV, cancer or other diseases." In their report, Dr. Rose, Matthias J. Schnell, Ph.D., and their colleaguesdescribe how they modified...Oral Vaccine Protects Infants From Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea
...development at the National Institutes of Health," comments Gerald T. Keusch,M.D., and Richard A. Cash, M.D., ... it happened because of a lotof dedicated people," comments Dr. Kapikian. "It's really been a fine effortaround the world." NIAID is a component of the Nationa...Wake Forest University Study Takes Students In Flight With The Albatross
...each bird to the schools and filters questions and comments from students for Anderson and other members of the research team. "Every person who subscribes and gets some benefit makes me happy," Andersonsaid. "It (the listserv) can be as big as it wants to be. Who would have thought a kid could, in their ...NIAID Doctor Successfully Treats Longest Case Of Malaria Infection On Record
...aigns have really eradicated malaria," comments Dr. Vinetz. Dr. Vinetz co-authors on the paper include Jun Li, M.D., Ph.D., Thomas F. McCutchan, Ph.D., and David C. Kaslow, M.D., all of NIAIDs Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases. Dr. Vinetz also received suppor...Psychiatric Genetics From Nazi Germany: What To Do With The Data?
...es the history ofNazi-funded genetics research and comments on whether investigators today shouldutilize some of the data generated by Nazi-funded research. Full reference: Miron Baron. Psychiatric Genetics and Prejudice: Can theScience be Separated from the Scientist? Molecular Psychiatry1998;3:96-100. This ...Homocysteine: A Possible Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Disease
...sease. Notes to editors: No interviews or further comments will be given by members ofthe OPTIMA team until publication of the full paper. More details about OPTIMA'sresearch are available on the OPTIMA website at http://www.pharm.ox.ac.uk/optima.htm Any additional queries should be addressed to the Univer...Raymond Receives $113,000 NIH Grant To Support Cell Cycle Regulation Research
...s in research on molecular genetics in response to comments from students disappointed about research opportunities during the January term in biology. "I saw a lot of biology students signing up to do research in chemistry, and thought we should have a similar course offering," Raymond said. The winter ...Interleukin-12 Helps Control Mycobacterium Avium Infection
...fficult to treat this infection in AIDS patients," comments Dr.Sher. Often patients have to be treated with three or four different drugs,which can have toxic side effects so that patients become intolerant to one ormore drugs. Furthermore, the bacteria that causes the infection can becomeresistant to one o...Report On Electrical And Magnetic Fields Released; Public Invited To Comment At Regional Meetings
...rk, NC 27709 or by fax to (919) 541-0144. Written comments may alsobe sent to the same address (by Oct. 9) and the full scientific report or anon-technical summary may be requested now by writing to the same address. The scientific report and the non-technical summary are also available via theelectrical a......y points to the fact that things are not soquiet," comments McIntosh, who is also Director of Penn's Head Injury Center. "Abrain-injured patient may look stable, but cells are still dying. Realizing thiswill be important for coming up with ways to recover, regenerate, and stem theloss of brain tissue. These f...Rapid Population Growth Is Still A Problem
...r aggregate birth statistics. "These distortions," comments Bongaarts, "are temporary because they exist onlywhile the age at childbearing is rising. Once women stop deferring births, thedistortion disappears and the very low fertility rates observed in the developedworld should rise closer to the 2 children ...Bird Dads Suffer Infidelity But Bring Up Baby
... the same female. "These results are surprising," comments Emlen, the Jacob Gould SchurmanProfessor of Behavioral Ecology at Cornell. "Biologists have assumed that maleswould only bear full parental responsibility for incubating eggs and raising theyoung under one condition: When there is certainty that th...Multicomponent Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in Laboratory Tests
... andmalaria research is a major area of interest," comments Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.,director of the institute. "Although these results are preliminary and thecandidate vaccine has yet to be tested in people, its effectiveness inlaboratory tests makes it an interesting candidate for further study." The most se...When Good Science Isn't Enough...
...ck." Pretending to be interested in public comments won't work. "Research shows that when it's just a sham, the public tends to seethat," Lawrence said. "... When you let people have their say, but don't listenin a meaningful way, they are less happy than if you never involved them atall." ...The Sagan criteria for life revisited
...omething that ought to fascinate astrobiologists," comments Thomas Wdowiak, an astrophysicist at University of Alabama at Birmingham. "This shows there is a process that takes a rather abundant substance that exists in the universe and converts it to the kinds of things that are susceptible to the origin-of-l...New Anti-HIV Therapies Needed To Eradicate HIV
...of the virus. "These findings are not unexpected," comments Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., directorof the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), whichprovided major support for both studies. "The data add to other recentfindings indicating that it may be impossible to eradicate HIV from the...National Toxicology Program (NTP) public meeting on the report on carcinogens
...elors and the NTP Executive Committee will receive comments andparticipate in the discussion. All interested ...c Comment: Interested persons may provide oral comments to the panel. Thetime allotted will be dependent upon the number of individuals who register tospea...Lab experiments reveal potential therapeutic target for degenerative brain diseases
...ease pathology requires misfolded prion proteins," comments NIAIDDirector Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "This study demonstrates that, at least in atest tube, a section of the prion protein can be used to maintain proper shape. This insight opens the possibility of preventing prion diseases." Prion diseases, offici......ed fire as aconservation tool in nature reserves", comments principal administrative officerAnders Arnell atSwedish EPA. Strict fire-breaks, proper surveillance, water bombing byhelicopter and experiencedfire-fighters contributed to keeping the fire within the planned area. "We have tried to burn this area si......t has covered the action of molecular chaperones," comments DavidEisenberg, D. Phil., in a perspective article that accompanies the two papers.Eisenberg, a professor of molecular biology at the University of California-LosAngeles, is a leading X-ray crystallographer of proteins. The two papers also are releva...