JCI table of contents, December 15 2003
...om Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York discusses the enormous therapeutic implications of this work: "[The authors] suggest that pharmacologic inhibition of mitochondrial superoxide overproduction in beta cells exposed to hyperglycemia could prevent the positive feed-forward loop of glucotoxicity t...Communication is key to successful U.S. SARS quarantine
...e support of the people." The 160-page report also discusses ways in which lessons learned from the SARS outbreak can help guide U.S. public health policy. These include increasing infrastructure capacity, expanding training for public health professionals and coordinating emergency response measures at all le...Stem cell gene therapy: selecting only the best
...mbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons discusses the potential of these results in significantly advancing our knowledge and ability to perform human HSC gene therapy....JCI Table of Contents, November 3, 2003
...ity College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York discusses possible mechanisms by which a change in elastin c...e, Eric Schon from Columbia University in New York discusses how the use of colonic crypts as a stem cell model system should allow investigators to better study...Articles on life in tropical island streams published in BioScience
...al section deal with Hawaii. An article by Brasher discusses impacts of human disturbances on life in Hawaiian ...the fifth article in the section, Douglas A. Craig discusses the development of running water habitats on Polynesian islands and the effects of this process on b...New therapies under development promise improved relief for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer patients
...erent phases of clinical trials. The research also discusses the different approaches to treatment and highlights the prime qualities of these potential drugs. This is likely to provide a bird's eye view of the emerging market opportunities. Technical Insights is an international technology analysis business t...Mimicking the human body with carbon black polymers
...ty of shapes and sizes. A recent NIST publication* discusses the material and its low-frequency electrical properties in detail....Mark your calendar for the American Anthropological Association meeting in Chicago Nov. 19-23
...(Saturday, 10.15-Noon) Kiss and Tell. This session discusses not just sex and talk but the gossip, rumors and b...-Christian, Freudian and other symbols, this panel discusses African relationships with snakes. (Saturday 1.45-3.30) Studying the MiddleEast: Roundtable with ant...Chronic pain: treatment, rehabilitation, and quality of life
... veterans with spinal cord injury, pg 433 Article discusses the prevalence, duration, and severity of pressure ulcers in veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) and identified predictors of the number of ulcers that healed, did not heal, or were referred for surgery; number of hospitalizations for pressure ulc...Researchers measure effects of flow regulation and diking on salmon habitat loss
... variable river flow. The second part of the study discusses specific changes within 40 kilometers of shallow water habitat. The computer model that was developed for the study enabled the scientists to run a 25-year historical case in just a few minutes. "We can run a variety of scenarios with ease," Jay sai...Obesity, kidney genetics, erectile dysfunction among highlighted research at APS Meeting
...ith over 30,000 participants for renal studies and discusses the status of understanding the genetic basis of the disease ESRD, the most feared consequence of kidney disease. (Dr. Jacob, Friday AM)...The American Academy of Microbiology releases report
...ressed in communities at any one time." The report discusses the importance of microbial community functions to human and environmental concerns; the status of current research findings in the field; the technologies available for investigating communities; and educational and collaboration needs. Shedding lig...Researchers involved in renal and cardiovascular function gather for fall conference
...ith over 30,000 participants for renal studies and discusses the status of understanding the genetic basis of the disease ESRD, the most feared consequence of kidney disease. (Dr. Jacob, Friday AM)...JCI Table of Contents, September 15, 2003
... from The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, discusses the potential uses of this technology that may help researchers design appropriate intervention protocols that may inhibit progression to overt insulin-dependent diabetes in humans at risk for this debilitating disease. TITLE: Susceptible MHC alleles......er Nicchitta from Duke University, North Carolina, discusses some potential sites of gut Hsp110 and mechanisms ...m Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina discusses the interactions involved in the coordination of bone mineralization and phosphate handling by the k...Articles on protected area management published in BioScience
...uces the other articles in the Special Section. It discusses the scope of assessments of management effectiveness and some of the differences between approaches....JCI Table of Contents, 15 August 2003
... Medicine and Dentistry in Piscataway, New Jersey, discusses some of the proposed mechanisms of this inhibition... the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discusses alternative mechanisms whereby thyroid hormones can regulate gene expression in a manner that does n......merging atom-by-atom science of nanotechnology and discusses the sweeping social and economic changes it might bring. The word nanotechnology has been used to refer to everything from mundane, here and now applications, like stain-resistant trousers, to the most speculative extrapolations, such as self-replic...UC Riversides Derek Roff says global warming may threaten endangered species
...prevent water loss. In the perspective, Roff also discusses the implications of the study for the adaptation of species to global warming. "The perspective concerns the lack of genetic variation to adjust to changes in climate such as might occur with global warming," said Roff, who is professor of biology. ...Mediterranean fishery recovers, thanks to manmade pollutants
...duate School of Oceanography biologist Scott Nixon discusses how human sewage and agricultural drainage now sup...he nutrients in the historic annual flood." Nixon discusses three reasons for believing that the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen reaching the Egyptian Mediter...