Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...hool District, which endorses and promotes H-LSAMP efforts to inform high school students of opportunities for university study in STEM fields, heavily recruiting eligible students to attend institutions in the alliance. "The Houston LSAMP program is one of the most effective in the country," said Marti...UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...to come together under one umbrella to focus their efforts on a single disease process," said Dr. Jay Horton,...incipal investigator on the grant. "Hopefully, our efforts will provide bigger steps toward understanding the metabolic processes that lead to obesity and some...Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug
... the National Cancer Institute is funding national efforts to investigate the ability of this novel compound, RRR-alpha-tocopherol ether acetic analog (alpha-TEA), to prevent colon and breast cancers in preclinical animal models. Mice in the study were treated with alpha-TEA for 21 days after an injectio...Wildlife Conservation Society hosts public symposium on human-wildlife diseases
... strategies to better link health and conservation efforts around the globe. With its state-of-the-art Wildlife Health Center based at the Bronx Zoo, and Field Veterinary Program active in dozens of countries around the world, WCS is uniquely positioned to convene the critical mix of expertise needed to asse...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...he Mexican Government and conservation community's efforts towards sustainable development," said Adolfo Fran...ojects in Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. Alliance efforts have been funded by three-year commitments from USAID and Starbucks at $1.2 million and $1.5 million...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
...his major undertaking will require the coordinated efforts of dozens of large research groups, numerous research expeditions, and the deployment of a wide array of specialized deep-sea research tools," said Penn State Professor of Biology Chuck Fisher, chair of the NSF-funded Ridge 2000 research initiative, ...University of Alberta researcher looks for clues to mysterious disease
...he disease, said Campbell. "There are some serious efforts being made for treatment of A-T and what we learn may also make it easier to screen for known carriers," she said. "My hope is by fully understanding how ATM functions, at least we can look at improving the quality of life for those unfortunate to re......he Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will benefit from efforts to maintain habitat between increasingly fragmented mountain ranges, as well as cooperation across a variety of agencies and private land owners, according to Inman. Wolverines were nearly eliminated from the continental U.S. by around 1920, though ...Environmental decontamination, greenhouse gases, and the genome of a methane-loving bacterium
...ons. They've also been the focus of bioremediation efforts aimed at environmental decontamination. And now, w...t complete genome sequence of a methanotroph, such efforts will be all the easier. This week in PLoS Biology, a multidisciplinary team spanning the fields of g...Green, leafy spinach may soon power cellphones and laptops
...ricated. So far, scientists and engineers' efforts to harness the photosynthetic properties of green plants have been most successful with naturally soft organic materials in liquid solutions. But if organic solar cells are to be practical for commercial devices, they need to be integrated with solid...Scientists explore genome of methane-breathing microbe
...possibly be harnessed to play an important role in efforts to reduce methane emissions that are generated by biological sources such as ruminants and landfills. The PLoS Biology study found that M. capsulatus has multiple pathways for different stages in the oxidation of methane. They also found genes that...Amyloid fibers sprout one step at a time
... understanding amyloid diseases, he said. Initial efforts to understand amyloid formation compared the process to the formation of the cell's cytoskeleton, a better understood mechanism known as nucleation-polymerization, in which the cytoskeletal proteins (actin and tubulin) coalesce into long fibers. Exp...US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...role the private sector can, and must, play in the efforts to save wildlife and conserve wild lands," said Dr. Steven Sanderson, WCS President and CEO. "Goldman Sachs, the Goldman Sachs Charitable Fund, WCS and the people of Chile will be pioneering a new kind of partnership for conservation of these preciou...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
..." New genome technology will underlie the BeeSpace efforts in biology and informatics research. "In biology research, we will develop the first complete analysis of the normal behavior of an animal at the level of gene expression," said Gene E. Robinson, professor of entomology. Robinson, the G.W. Arends Pr...USC study links historical increases in life span to lower childhood exposure to infection
...horts the researchers found that as public health efforts led to less exposure to infectious diseases during childhood, people started living longer and better. "Most people have been looking for an explanation for health change among the old in current conditions," Crimmins said. "We're saying that p...New way to protect brain from stroke damage
...ding to the researchers. "However, recent clinical efforts to prevent brain injury through the therapeutic use of NMDA receptor antagonists have been disappointing," they wrote. The new study pinpoints a new target underlying toxic levels of calcium in the brain, disclosing a potential new therapeutic target...Folic acid vitamin use by women reaches all-time high, March of Dimes survey finds
...ile in this country, we can't be complacent in our efforts to prevent disabling or fatal NTDs from occurring," said Dr. Howse. "We urge health care professionals and pharmacists to remember to use every contact they have with women capable of having a baby to advise them to take a multivitamin with at least ...Ecology of infectious diseases grants awarded
...this multi-year effort. The joint program supports efforts to understand the ecological and biological mechanisms that govern relationships between human -induced environmental changes and the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases. Interdisciplinary projects funded through the EID program will st...URI oceanographers to build laboratory to study subseafloor life
...ty will be made nationally accessible for research efforts of scientists and students in related fields. "The facility will also greatly aid the training of young scientists," said D'Hondt, principal investigator of the project. "For example, we plan to integrate the laboratory into existing URI courses on......hreat. The results are likely to further research efforts designed to combat and hopefully prevent autoimmune disorders like celiac disease. Celiac disease is characterized by abnormalities of the small intestine that interfere with absorption of nutrients from food. When people with celiac disease eat food...