New book says Northwest salmon could face same fate as those in Northeast, England
...d maintaining salmon habitat. But, he contends, a decision on how to proceed should come from weighing all of the options, not by waiting until there are no options left. "We could decide that we don't want to have salmon in the region, or that we just want to have enough to take school kids out to see them...Research grants program closing
...necting devices. In 1991, the foundation made the decision to invest all of its assets in accelerating the emergence of biomedical engineering as a mainstream academic discipline. So far, it has invested more than $720 million in the field. At the height of its grant-making, the foundation supported the cre...FDA approves Raptiva (efalizumab) for chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis
...ologic therapy for psoriasis. The FDA's approval decision was based on data from four randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III studies. The Phase III trials were designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RAPTIVA in treating chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The studies had a primary effica...The DFG funds a new research vessel
...n doing so, the commission gave an impetus for the decision by the federal and state working group on "German Research Vessels" (BLAG) to build a new ship capable of navigating the margins of the ice cap. Construction of the vessel is being jointly funded by the BMBF and the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Meckle...Ethical guidelines needed before 'nutrigenomic' groceries come to market
...mation. "This raises the question of whether the decision to administer a nutritional genomics test to a child falls within the legitimate range of parental discretion," says Dr. Castle. So far, the results of nutritional genomics testing are not being stored in national biobanks and databases, but this c......s ready to reproduce, because it needs to make the decision to be male or female well before that," said Pilgrim. "This research helps understand how animals adapt to a variable environment, and to a certain extent, why sex exists."...Clinical trial patients don't care about study sponsors or physician conflicts of interest
...eally care about these relationships. A patient's decision to enroll in a clinical trial involves many more factors, including interest in finding a new medication that might help him or her." Braunstein and colleagues approached 1,132 patients from 13 Maryland-based cardiology and internal medicine outpa...UT Southwesterns capital campaign passes $300 million mark
...increasing focus on patient services, prompted the decision to raise the goal of the drive," Mr. Solomon said. "Thanks to the tremendous philanthropic support we have received, UT Southwestern's doctors and scientists will be able to accelerate their work at the forefront of research and will simultaneously b...Philippines: Park expansion creates nation's largest contiguous protected area
...zon Shrew Rat (Crunomys fallax). "The government's decision to expand Peablanca safeguards a vast array of spectacular animals and some of the last vestiges of the Philippines' old-growth forests," said CI-Philippines Director Romeo Trono. "Peablanca is an area that has been under pressure by illegal logging ...InterAcademy panel holds general assembly in Mexico
...capacity building report. The report, designed for decision makers across the globe, is designed to focus international attention on the critical role that scientific and technological capacity building plays in a nation's economic and social well-being. It also outlines the steps that should be taken to help...First-ever UN University diploma offered to grads of online water-management course
...reated both for non-water professionals (political decision makers and others who need to understand the basic...ance, drinking water contamination, hydrology, and decision support technologies. Dr. John Okedi, former Executive Director of the National Environmental Author...Childhood sleep-disordered breathing severity related to tonsil size, oropharyngeal volume
...ces during sleep was not used and the researchers' decision not to sedate the children for the imaging protocol. Nevertheless, these findings add to the growing body of knowledge of how all children may someday get a good night's sleep, despite their biology....Whites, African-Americans better rate medical care experiences when seeing same-race physicians
... the same race said they were more involved in the decision process than those who saw different-race physicians. Patients seeing same-race physicians also had a higher probability of saying they were satisfied with the visit and that they would recommend the physician to a friend. Members of other ethnic gr...Expedition will retrace legendary Steinbeck-Ricketts voyage to the Sea of Cortez
... was a major factor in the Royal Swedish Academy's decision to award him the 1962 Nobel Prize in literature. '...TLE: Credit where credit is due: The controversial decision to remove Ed Ricketts as co-author of The Log from the Sea of Cortez The question of who actually wr...Improved guidance systems for missiles will reduce collateral damage
...example, was specifically designed as an in-flight decision support aid for pilots along with the company's high-quality weather information systems. Its lightweight receiver can operate at up to 55,000 feet at temperatures ranging from -20 to +70 centigrade. Small, corporate aircraft have multi-function disp...OXiGENE launches significant expansion of its R&D program in ophthalmology
...ring the compound for ophthalmic indications. "The decision to broaden our focus in ophthalmology in no way af...n the area of retinal degenerative disease and its decision to significantly expand its research and development efforts."...Nature and nurture in temperament
...lty and active avoidance of frustration, impulsive decision making, and risk- taking behaviors). A gene playing a role in dopamine transmission has been identified as the NS gene. The extent to which environment may direct or modulate the effect of this gene on NS has not been previously tested. The authors i...... include a number of younger researchers. Today's decision brings the total number of prizes awarded under the Leibniz Programme to 218. Of these, 47 come from the humanities, 61 from the life sciences, 78 from the natural sciences and 32 from engineering. Of the 148 nominations received for 2004, the follow...EGFR: A molecular lab rat let loose in systems biology
...rts say 'die.' We have to find a way to make that decision process come out the way we want it to go. We have to talk to the cancer, persuade it to die. Then the patient can live."......nancy requires that the early embryo make a timely decision to begin to form the placenta, the first functional fetal organ." The big picture, according to Golos, is that a better basic understanding of the events that occur during human pregnancy will ultimately lead to advances in maternal and fetal hea...