NIH funds 'Breast Cancer and the Environmental Research Center' at Fox Chase Cancer Center
...he most vulnerable phases of its development, thus contributing to a definitive reduction in the burden of breast cancer."...World's largest scientific society holds regional meeting in Long Beach, Calif.
...ct in the United States. The federal government is contributing 50 percent of the project cost. (Robert C. Cheng, Long Beach Water Department, 562-570-2305, Robert_cheng@lbwater.org ) 11:20 a.m. The removal of chloroform from drinking water This presentation describes the investigation of the reduction of chl...VIDI awards: Seventy-nine young scientists start their own line of research
... of each grant. The university or the institute is contributing the remaining 30 odd percent. The total budget for the awards is about 47 million euro. The VIDI grant is one of the three grant forms in the Innovational Research Incentive Scheme. The other two grants are the VENI grant (for those who have recently...Roderick MacKinnon wins 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
...m channels must consist of four subunits, each one contributing its signature-sequence amino acids to form a selectivity filter. But try as they might, the researchers could not use mutagenesis to determine the chemical details of how potassium channels selectively admit potassium ions while excluding other ions....A realistic way to save rainforests
...e we finding potential pharmaceuticals, but we are contributing to conservation of the forests." The study was funded by $3 million in grants to Coley and colleagues through the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Balboa, Panama, where they also hold appointments and spend a few months each year. The mone...When heme attacks: After trauma, the molecule that makes life possible rampages
...bad effects for the entire body." Scientists also contributing to this research include Rong Xu from Penn, Mark F. Reynolds, from St. Joseph's University, Marcia L. Garcia, from Merck Research Laboratories, and Stefan H. Heinemann, from Friedrich Schiller University. Funding for this research came from the Nati...Does a new hypothesis help explain higher levels of hypertension among African-Americans?
...thodology To test the hypothesis that stress is a contributing factor through its effects on pressure natriuresis (the excretion of sodium in urine, usually in excessive amounts), the research team developed a protocol to examine race differences in "stress-induced salt sensitivity" by measuring changes in urina...Lion's share of the best of Asia's progressive minds in science and medicine convene
...mic Development Board. Generous additional support contributing to the event's success was provided by the Singapore Exhibition and Convention Bureau and the National Neuroscience Institute. Remarked A4M Chairman and Second Asia-Pacific Anti-Aging Conference's Co-Organizing Chairman, Dr. Robert Goldman, "Experts...Obesity, kidney genetics, erectile dysfunction among highlighted research at APS Meeting
...hers have tested their hypothesis that stress is a contributing factor to African-American health status through an effect on the kidneys via pressure natriuresis (the excretion of sodium in urine, usually in excessive amounts). They report on their protocol involving 189 African-American (AA) and 32 Caucasian Am...Researchers involved in renal and cardiovascular function gather for fall conference
...hers have tested their hypothesis that stress is a contributing factor to African-American health status through an effect on the kidneys via pressure natriuresis (the excretion of sodium in urine, usually in excessive amounts). They report on their protocol involving 189 African-American (AA) and 32 Caucasian Am...African American teen mothers have greater risk for low birth weight and premature babies
...e intervention programs to reduce the risk factors contributing to low birth weight and other poor pregnancy outcomes in this population," said principal investigator Kimberly O'Brien, PhD, associate professor with CHN and the School's Department of International Health. "In the long run, it costs more to pay for...New clinical study uncovers mechanism by which chromium picolinate may enhance insulin sensitivity
.... "As this intracellular pathway is implicated in contributing to insulin resistance, this represents a possible mechanism to explain chromium picolinate's beneficial effect on insulin sensitivity as observed in several clinical studies." The clinical trial The double-blind, placebo controlled trial, included ...Canada, US launch collaborative research programs for circulatory and respiratory health
...ase (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, contributing to more than 16.6 million deaths -- one-third of ... to practical applications." Other NIH components contributing support to the initiatives are the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (resuscit...Curcumin may be an inexpensive, well-tolerated, and effective therapy for inflammatory bowel disease
...es directed against the p65 subunit (a polypeptide contributing to the activation of NF- B) have been shown to diminish disease activity in an animal model of colitis. Recent work has shown that dietary constituents such as curcumin may also potently inhibit NF- B and diminish attenuate proinflammatory molecule e...Stanford researcher finds method to define genetic 'words'
... professor of computer science at Stanford, shares contributing authorship with Kim....Disease-causing genetic mutations in sperm increase with men's age
... its usual targets with the same affinity, perhaps contributing to the sperm's likelihood of fertilizing an egg, the researchers suggest. The scientists looked for the two FGFR2 mutations in sperm from two groups of men who did not have children with Apert syndrome. These controls -- 57 from a Johns Hopkins stud...Weather extremes shed light on prairie's past and environment's future
...res set by Indians or caused by lightning. Another contributing factor to sustaining the grassland was the frequency and amount of warm-season evapotranspiration -- a process in which moisture evaporates from the soil and transpires from plants. Most of the tall-grass triangle had precipitation/evaporation ratios...JCI Table of Contents, 15 August 2003
...st immune response, however the precise mechanisms contributing to this control have not been fully defined. Nicholas Topley and colleagues from the University of Wales College of Medicine utilized a mouse model of acute peritnoneal inflammation in order to demonstrate that IFN-gamma directly controls the infiltr...Research: Coral reefs' decline actually began centuries ago
...ling of green sea turtles, for example, ultimately contributing to the die-off of sea grasses. The authors of the current paper, who were among the scientists involved in that research, zeroed in on coral reefs, long seen as seriously threatened by modern pollution, global warming and diseases that cause the cora......tor of seed dispersal across the landscape, likely contributing an important long-distance component to the seed shadows of hundreds of plant species and providing a mechanism to help explain rapid rates of plant migration." As for the rapid rate of plant disappearance, the Cornell ecologist offers a ray of hope ...