John D. Gearhart's response to President Bushs stem cell decision
...o say that I recognize and respect President Bushs decision and the attention he paid to the complexity and di...d create a new set of guidelines. President Bush's decision will not change the way stem cell research is done tomorrow or next week, since it will take time t...Computerized tool helps predict outcome of treatment for early stage prostate cancer
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...urden on the family are significant factors in the decision to commit someone to a full-time-care facility, effective treatment with a medication like Reminyl may delay institutionalisation, which would have a positive economic impact." Currently, it is estimated that as many as 17 million to 25 million peopl...Handling stress: life and death decisions at the cellular level
... periods of oxygen deprivation to help balance the decision between cell survival and cell death. p53 is commonly referred to as "the guardian of the genome" for its integral role in mediating either cell cycle arrest or cell death in response to various types of cell stress. Loss of p53 function can lead to...Prominent UCSD, Salk reseachers to discuss politics and science of embryonic stem cell research
...f human embryonic stem cells, including the recent decision by President George W. Bush. Speakers include Theodore Friedmann, M.D., director, UCSD Program in Human Gene Therapy, Muriel Jeannette Whitehill Chair in Biomedical Ethics, and professor of pediatrics; Fred H. Gage, Ph.D., professor, Laboratory of Ge...Nitrogen: Too much of a good thing?
...d in connection with post-conference briefings for decision makers in various agencies, institutions, and countries across the globe. Reflecting the global scope of the conference, Jan Pronk, Dutch Minister for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, and the President of the Sixth Conference of the Pa...Lilly Endowment grants almost $26 million to Purdue Discovery Park
...anagement, operations systems, production systems, decision theory applications, system performance, risk evaluation, marketing, customer service and model simulation. "The word e-enterprise suggests new forms of commerce that could not have existed before recent advances in information technology," Jischke s...How genetics can influence learning
...- feed into this database and influence a person's decision to drink, how much to drink, and whether or when to stop drinking." Expectancies, then, are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Since expectancies are largely considered learning variables, however, researchers have focused primari...Scientists developing strategies for upcoming phosphorus mandates
...ions.A day of reckoning is coming in the form of a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to apply standards on either soluble or total phosphorus, said Robert Hoeft, a professor of soil fertility in the UI department of crop sciences. Hoeft has been leading a state-mandated research effort to ...Gene triggers stem cell differentiation in the intestine
... we know that Math1 likely plays a key role in the decision whether to become a secretory or an absorptive cell. Additional studies revealed that the protein produced by the Math1 gene appears to regulate the Delta-Notch signaling pathway that governs endocrine cell differentiation. According to Zoghbi, the...Protein may play role in sex chromosome inactivation
The decision to inactivate one of the two X chromosomes, which occurs early in development, is a life-or-death decision that is made in the female eggs of all mammals, including humans. For reasons that are still not com......visability of screening for hemochromatosis. "This decision depends on many factors that influence the cost/benefit ratio and is one that must be made by health policy planners," Beutler says. "The low prevalence of disease in homozygous subjects and their normal life span represents a vital part of this equa...Reserve creates model for science-based indigenous stewardship of land
...he biological research that led to the governments decision to protect the foothills. The new Reserva Ecolgica adds a vital link to the chain of protected, distinct communities along the Andes. The situation in these foothills is increasingly critical. A new, interoceanic highway that links the Atlantic to th...Resumption of caspian caviar trade could mean extinction
...turgeon, which is on the brink of extinction. The decision to allow continued trade in beluga caviar will tak...lyst of the Natural Resources Defense Council. The decision to resume the beluga caviar trade is another nail in the coffin for this fish. The most recent rese...Predictive testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: its effect on women
...ng their ovaries removed, probably helped in their decision by the fact that the operation doesnt leave an obvious physical disfigurement in the way that a mastectomy does. Ms Claes believes that the lack of change in distress levels between women who were carriers and non-carriers, and before and after the p...Getting adults to exercise may hinge on providing paths and pretty scenery
...say. Among the factors that matter most in peoples decision to engage in outdoor activity, according to the study, were accessibility of facilities, the opportunity to exercise and having pleasant surroundings. Less important were weather and safety. Convenience of bikeways, footpaths, health clubs and swimmi...CDC MMWR: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Cutaneous Anthrax in a Lab Worker
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