JCI table of contents, 15 June 2004
...ies for post-heart attack recovery have focused on enhancing factors that induce new blood vessel growth, but evaluation of the efficacy of these strategies is difficult due to the lack of accurate means to measure the thera-peutic effect. Now, Sinusas and colleagues, by radioactively labeling a protein that i...Four tourist destinations named best worldwide
...program for protecting the natural environment and enhancing the local culture of the places they serve, is the Casuarina Beach Club in Barbados. An extraordinary refuge, the Club adheres to a strict set of environmental guidelines, including water recycling and composting. Visitors enjoy reef diving, local po...First ever standards linking climate change, biodiversity and poverty seek global peer review
...taining biological connectivity, and conserving or enhancing water resources. Overwhelming scientific evidence implicates greenhouse gases generated by human activity in changing the global climate. Simultaneously, record numbers of people subsist in poverty and massive biodiversity losses continue largely un...New insight into how tumors resist radiation
...tanding of this mechanism may open new avenues for enhancing the effectiveness of radiation therapy. Tumor growth and survival is completely dependant upon having an adequate blood supply. In fact, the sensitivity of a tumor's blood vessels to radiation therapy is a major determinant of how successful the trea...Brace therapy for osteoarthrisis, legal issues in TBI research, prosthetic fitting
...ctrical stimulation (ES) inhibits bacteria growth, enhancing wound-healing rates. Many patients with spinal cord injury, amputations, stroke, and brain injury have limited mobility that may lead to the formation of chronic pressure ulcers. Pressure-ulcer healing is often delayed by a buildup of bacteria in the...High profile publications in biology and biochemistry on rise at UH
...nt has built up a critical mass in specific areas, enhancing our contributions to the fields of biology and biochemistry," Dryer said. "Until the early 1990s, the department had been two separate departments biology and biochemistry with distinct cultures and different teaching loads. In merging the two, w...A blueprint for US national ocean policy for the 21st Century
...blic. The report also focuses on the importance of enhancing ocean education to improve decision makers' understanding of the oceans, for the general public to develop a sense of stewardship, and to prepare a new generation of leaders to confront issues dealing with oceans and coasts. Building on the foundatio...Invasive species: A few bucks and a click away
...e resources, including protecting untrawled areas, enhancing the enforcement of current regulations, and more research into restoring damaged deep-sea coral communities....AChemS: Cutting edge research in taste, smell, & chemical irritation
...sing in providing a non-pharmacological adjunct to enhancing cognition in the elderly, individuals with test-anxiety, and perhaps even patients with diseases that lead to cognitive decline. [ Read More ] The Sperm "Nose": New Insights into the Secrets of Fertility. Every day you experience the importance o...New paclitaxel analog kills more cancer cells than natural product
... of Chemistry David G.I. Kingston has succeeded in enhancing the structure of paclitaxel (Taxol TM ) to make it more effective in killing cancer cells. Having determined how paclitaxel fits into a cancer cell's reproductive machinery, the team is optimistic that simpler molecules can be designed as future medi...Mosquitoes vs. malaria: How we can win the fight
...s the ability to defend itself against malaria. By enhancing these natural defenders, we may be able to block the parasite-mosquito cycle," says EMBL PhD student Stephanie Blandin, who worked on the TEP1 studies with CNRS researcher (and EMBL alumna) Elena Levashina and collaborators from the University of Lei...Oregon Stem Cell Center result of OHSU research strides
...e development of OHSU-born spinoff companies while enhancing the university's partnerships with local and national biotechnology firms. It also could make OHSU more of a target for federal grants. "There are very likely new industries that will be created by virtue of the new activity of the center," Dorsa sai...Activity of calcium-handling gene appears to prevent cardiac arrhythmias
...ction. "This finding increases our confidence that enhancing SERCA2a in cardiac cells of patients with severe heart failure will improve the function of the hearts without causing arrhythmias, a well known side effect of current intravenous treatments for advanced heart failure," says del Monte, the lead autho...AACR awards scholarships to minority and underrepresented scientists
...s year. "The AACR maintains a strong commitment to enhancing the educational and training opportunities available to the next generation of cancer researchers,"said Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), AACR chief executive officer. "Our primary mission is to promote the exchange of knowledge and new ideas among ...Scripps scientists describe dangerous cocktail of alcohol, brain peptides, and neurotransmitters
...nly did the antagonists block the effect of CRF in enhancing GABA transmission, it also blocked the effect of alcohol," says Siggins. "The response was totally gonealcohol no longer did anything."...Seeking a mechanical solution to nation's number-one children's illness
... that could play a role in ear infections. "We are enhancing all of our mathematical models to account for these molecular-adhesion forces. This is a multi-scale fluid dynamics problem." Ghadiali has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Tulane University....DHEA boosts growth rate of human neural stem cells
...he studies in rodents that DHEA may play a role in enhancing the brain and memory, the new findings reported in the PNAS article were a surprise, says Lardy. "We assumed the compounds we were testing would be more active than DHEA in brain stem cells," Lardy explains. In previous studies, Lardy, with Wisconsi...U.S. commission makes dramatic recommendations for ocean health
...ip of marine resources and pollution prevention to enhancing and supporting marine science, commerce and transportation. At the 2004 AAAS Annual Meeting, leaders from both the Pew and U.S. Commissions will appear for the first time together to discuss the findings of their respective reports. "The current si...Small amounts of alcohol or anesthetics may damage the developing brain
... glutamate system. Other anesthetic drugs work by enhancing the inhibitory activity of GABA (Gamma Amino Butyric Acid), which is the primary inhibitory transmitter in the brain. Olney and his colleagues have demonstrated that when the developing brain is exposed to drugs that block NMDA glutamate activity, n...UN report: Accelerate global agreement to oversee exploitation of South Pole 'extremophiles'
...ing surgery involving the freezing of tissues, and enhancing the preservation of tissues to be transplanted. A preliminary scan of the US Patent Office database identified more than 300 references to Antarctica and 92 applications for patents that referred to Antarctica. A similar survey of European Patent Off...