16 APS exercise research highlights, from reduced flu mortality to proteomics & obesity
... provides unique insight into underlying metabolic crisis in chronically untrained muscle and clues as to how exercise reverses these effects....Endangered species list more bleak than originally thought
The global extinction crisis ignores thousands of affiliated species that are also at risk of being wiped out, making the list of endangered species much larger and more serious than originally thought, says a study produced in part at the University of Alberta. "What we found i...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...istry at Ultra-low temperatures.") Current energy crisis may signal bigger problems around the corner, scientist warns -- Geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, predicts that world oil production will peak on Thanksgiving Day, 2005, and production rates will subs...Disease-resistant papaya saves Hawaiian papaya industry
...V was widespread in Puna and the industry was in a crisis situation. PRSV rapidly spreads when aphids (small insects) pick up the virus on their mouths while feeding on infected plants and continue to feed on healthy plants. In the late 1980s, plant pathologists began to develop transgenic papayas resistan...The telomere crisis: A crucial stage in breast cancer
BERKELEY, CA -- Telomere crisis is an important early event in the development of .... Not all cancer researchers agree that telomere crisis in hyperplasia, followed by reactivation of telomerase, leads to carcinoma in situ -- and thence, so...Colorado River Conference Aug. 26
... misuse, drought and pollution have created a near crisis in those areas that depend on the Colorado River." The conference will explore Colorado River issues such as water supply and management, the Colorado River Compact and related laws, pollution control and management, vegetation and wildlife manage...West Nile takes its toll on rare bird
...brink of disappearing and at that point it becomes crisis management and a fight to hang on to the species as long as possible, said Aldridge. "We have a very limited understanding of West Nile virus and its implications for the persistence of many wildlife species. Right now, our best option to help those ...Fat cells could provide the key to a longer life
With the threat of an obesity crisis looming, a study led by UCL researchers reveals today that fat tissue isn't always the enemy. Reporting in the journal Science they show that a molecular signalling pathway in fat tissue is an important mediator in extending lifespan. The study, cond...Promising research: From employment issues to virology
...tantly decreasing employment is one reason for the crisis in Germany's social security systems. The researchers involved in the new Priority Programme "Age-Differentiated Work Systems" want to develop strategies on how to deploy employees in a company according to their age so that they remain employed for ...Once a renin cell, always a renin cell
...nse to stress and then re-differentiating when the crisis has passed. According to Dr. Gomez, "The experiments confirm that recruitment of renin-expressing cells is determined by the developmental history of the cells, which retain the memory to re-express the renin gene under physiological stress. The mice...U.S. President's budget proposal means 5-year cuts 'well below historic levels'
...d in close to its proposed form. However, with the crisis in the Middle East, and a slow track-record for passing the 2003 budget, it may be months before we see the FY 2005 budget resolved....Failure of DNA repair mechanism precedes final stage of deadly leukemia, new Penn study shows
...ase of CML to blast crisis. In this deadly, blast crisis phase of CML, new white blood cells fail to mature into fully-functioning cells and, instead, become myeloblasts in a state of arrested differentiation. In order to block ATR and DNA repair, cancer researchers also found that the concentration of B...Plant, bird and butterfly species dwindling in the United Kingdom, researchers report
...n "the world is indeed experiencing the extinction crisis many people have been suggesting and talking about for years," Thomas said. For each of the three types of organisms, Thomas and his colleagues analyzed one set of population data from 20 to 40 years ago and another set collected more recently. For a...Just how much water do we really need? The answer may depend on our age
...d? For one, water shortages may be the next great crisis faced by a planet with limited natural resources and exploding population growth. In March 2003, the United Nations issued a report stating that more than 2.7 billion people will face severe water shortages by the year 2025 if the world continues co...U.S. commission makes dramatic recommendations for ocean health
...nce, we have shown that our oceans are indeed at a crisis point. It is our responsibility to now bring U.S. ocean management into the 21st century. Our oceans are a national trust." Rosenberg will attest that American policy is at the forefront of instituting measures to preserve the oceans because of the...A joint effort against the Oriental boil
...sts and vectors. The geopolitical situation in the crisis region of the Near East therefore also contributes to the spread of leishmaniasis. Aside from the scientific knowledge obtained, the cooperation also has yielded an additional positive result. "An objective of the project was also to promote a person...Novel therapies show promise against myeloid leukemia
...hronic phase, the accelerated phase, and the blast crisis phase. As patients move through these phases, the prognosis worsens and patients experience increasing physical symptoms. Patients with poor cytogenetic assessments or with progression before the respective time point were not included. ...Six reporters reach the 'pinnacle of excellence'
...June 12, 2003), which investigated the SARS health crisis in Hong Kong. "I try to make science accessible to the general audience by interweaving it with stories of people's experiences," Simone said. "And the recognition in this award gives me new energy to do more and better work now and in the future." S...Long-term natural gas supplies should meet growing demand in coming decades, study finds
... gas prices do not foreshadow a pending, long-term crisis in future natural gas supplies," said Hillard Huntington, EMF's executive director and co-author of the study. "Industry will respond with more investment, and demand will respond to higher prices - provided that market participants are given the opp...... crisis, then you call in vets. But dealing with a crisis is brutally expensive and usually the most difficult way to approach a problem. An ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure." Beginning with a two-day forum that concluded today at the congress, the AHEAD program (Animal Health for the Env...