Babies with DiGeorge syndrome saved by immune supression, thymus transplant
...splants would be rejected. Building on 12 years of experience in treating DiGeorge syndrome, Louise Markert, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, and her colleagues found that quashing the rogue T cells with an immunosuppressant drug given for three days immediately before ...Human health risks in space flight focus of research internships
... research and development. This is the second work experience for Abercromby through NSBRI. Haran, a first-year doctoral student in kinesiology, is capitalizing on this internship to study stride-interval variability and analyze data collected from the astronauts, before and after they return from missions on ...Climate change could doom Alaska's tundra
PORTLAND In the next 100 years, Alaska will experience a massive loss of its historic tundra, as global warming allows these vast regions of cold, dry, lands to support forests and other vegetation that will dramatically alter native ecosystems, an Oregon State University researcher said today. Pola...American Society of Mammalogists honors CI president Russell Mittermeier with Aldo Leopold award
...e conservationist with more than 30 years of field experience in Central and South America, Africa and Asia. Having served as CI's president since 1989, he is the only active field biologist to head an international conservation organization. Mittermeier's fieldwork has focused on primates, protected areas and ...Satellites are tracing Europe's forest fire scars
...ntation of the Risk-EOS service, based on previous experience with an ESA Data User Programme (DUP) project called ITALSCAR. Run for ESA by the Italian firms Telespazio una Societa Finameccanica and Vitrociset, ITALSCAR charted burn scars across the whole of Italian territory occurring between June and Septemb...Scientists build on case connecting inflammatory disease and depression
...have observed that patients treated with cytokines experience a greater occurrence of depression. Until recently, the mechanisms of depression during cytokine therapy have remained unclear. By exploring potential mechanisms, Dantzer and Kelley hope to help patients avoid depression while benefiting from the i...Putting GPS to work, researchers shed light on road-following by pigeons
... released from familiar sites, pigeons with homing experience were significantly attracted to highways and a railway track running in the approximate directions home. When these structures began to veer significantly from the beeline to the loft, some birds tended to break away and head in a more homeward direc...Researchers find that color perception is not innate, but acquired after birth
...earchers have found new evidence that early visual experience is indispensable for the development of normal col...earch Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, shows that visual experience in early infancy is indispensable for normal development of the color constancy. He raised baby monk...It's a no-brainer: Prepare for West Nile virus
...euromuscular dysfunction within days. The Toronto experience was similar to earlier experiences of WNV infection in New York City, Israel, Louisiana and Cleveland. In all cases, advanced age and a compromised immune system were associated with a worse outcome. The study's authors recommend that physicians fol...What are babies thinking before they start talking?
...earch asked how these differences arise: Does the experience of learning to speak English or Korean make you aware of the categories your language honors?" The example they used to explore this question was differences between how different languages describe space. For example, the distinction between a tight...University of Pittsburgh medical center among first to implant heart assist device
... patient outcomes with life-saving benefits. Their experience has enabled them to identify and address even the smallest nuances in care that can make a significant improvement in patient's survival and hospital discharge rates. There are an estimated 550,000 new cases of heart failure diagnosed each year. This...From orchards and fields to townhouses and offices
...sts will present their learnings from California's experience with urban sprawl during the Challenges at the Urban/Ag Interface symposium at The American Phytopathological Society (APS) Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., July 31- August 4, 2004. This symposium will look at problems associated with a large urban...Scientists describe the world's smallest, lightest fish
...fully mature. "It's interesting that these animals experience several generations each year," said Watson, a fishery biologist. "This suggests that they could evolve quite quickly as well. They live in a specialized habitat that could be threatened by global warming or human development, but they may have the a...Unique partnership between UH, FDA opens path for scientific exchange
...analyze data and, most importantly, gain practical experience about the process of having a drug or device appro...ve access to government scientists and facilities, experience the device and drug approval pipeline firsthand, learn how the FDA protects the public health, have ...Research shows oceans are becoming more acidic
... would be less oxygenated, and phytoplankton would experience increased exposure to sunlight. These changes would affect many species and change the composition of biological communities in ways that are not yet understood or predictable. many calcifying organisms, including plankton and corals, and also non-c...Carnegie Mellon neuroscientist develops tool to image brain function at the cellular level
... are activated by external stimuli such as sensory experience or drug treatment. "Our transgenic mouse is a novel tool that can be used to visualize, in living brain tissue, a single neuron that has been activated in response to an animal's experience," Barth said. Barth used the fosGFP mice to identify neurons...Acamprosate: potential medication for treating alcoholism
...ent with a growing body of literature and clinical experience that acamprosate should be safe to take when people are drinking and it should not make them want to drink more, or behave differently over and above the effects of alcohol alone." Anton added that it is always useful and important to investiga...New pulmonary hypertension guideline challenges use of common medication
...velopment of guidelines that are based on data and experience for a very serious disease. When implemented, the guidelines can lead to earlier and more accurate diagnosis of PAH and more appropriate application of therapies now available." Although the true incidence of PAH is unknown, it is estimated that ov...... the latest biological information, technology and experience to the study of smallpox. Howard Hughes Medical In...for them. "The Department of Defense has a lot of experience with commissioning such products and acting as the sole market for them," said Harrison. "But the fe......ents will be teamed with mentors to maximize their experience at the meeting of 4,000 ecological scientists. The SEEDS undergraduate research fellowship program will be expanded under the new grant to include a series of workshops on the essentials of conducting ecological research. "Through the Fellowship, ...