New Sensor Will Detech Chemical And Biological Pathogens At Incredibly Small Doses
...Institute, teamed with Kent Murphy, a fiber optics expert and a member of theelectrical engineering department, to develop the prototype biosensor. To develop the new biosensor, Velandar expanded upon some of his previous work. He adapted a technology he invented that is employed to purify pharmaceuticalspr...Simplified Therapy To Prevent TB Proven Effective In Developing Countries
... The results of this study were presented to an expert panel assembledlastmonth by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization that consideredtreatments to prevent tuberculosis in people with HIV. The two regimensused by the Hopkins researchers will be the centerpiece of new globalrecommendations, expected ...UD Environmental News: Pfiesteria Detectors To Be Described March 18
...ed molecular probes--will be described March 18 by expert JoAnn M.Burkholder, as part of an Ocean Lunch and ...ntamination of ground and surface waters. He is an expert sourceon regional geological conditions as they pertain to water contamination. Hisrecent projects h...Research Indicates Molecule Sabotage May Slow Brain Cancer
...ate future therapies," says Lois Lampson, PhD, an expert onbrain tumor biology and an associate neurology professor at Brigham and Women'sHospital and Harvard Medical School. "The research opens new paths for bothbasic understanding and pre-clinical research." Each year, approximately 20,000 Amer...Possible Trigger For Heart Failure Identified In Lab Animal Studies
...ng. Bristow, an international scientific expert on heart failure, says thatthe Dallas team's research "provides additional evidence that cardiacinflammation can evolve" to a severe form of degenerative heart muscle diseasecalled dilated cardiomyopathy, with TNF being "an important mediator of both...Bears Cubed: Virginia Tech Studies Three Bears, And Three Bears, And Three More Bears
...n denning and the timing ofimplantation," the bear expert notes. "Our bears appear to implant beforedenning but in the wild that may vary from year to year." Gestation is a short 60 days, and cubs are born in February while the sow is inhibernation. The cubs nurse every 30 to 40 minutes, while the mother co...The Distinctive Sound Of Cholesterol
...is turbulent during both cycles of a heartbeat. An expert can hear the difference. Savic has developed a number of computer systems that recognize highly specialized sounds, including a burglar alarm that reacts to the sound of breaking glass and a detection system that warns if gas is leaking from pipelin......icine in Bronx, N.Y., and Stephen Strom, Ph.D., an expert in isolating humanliver cells from the University of Pittsburgh. "This is an important step forward," Dr. Fox said. "We now know thatfactors which have limited the long-term effectiveness of pancreatic islet celltransplants for the treatment ...Computers, GIS Help Prevent Ground Water Contamination
...ation for the Purdue award. Krause is the national expert for water conservation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Bland is chief of the software development section for EPA Region Five. Engel's methods already are used by NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the U.S. Army, the USDA Natural Re...University Of Georgia Researchers Help Design Decision Support System For Forest Managers And Owners
...ese DSS's don't take control of the processes like expert systems. The ideaof a DSS is to provide support when the user desires it." The work began with the Forest Management Advisory System (FMAS), whichwas designed to manage a single stand of red pines that were all the same age.The UGA researcher...Peptic Ulcers: Stress Does Matter, After All
...y an infectious disease. Not so, says an expert panel convened this month by the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. The experts looked over the evidence and concluded that ulcers are not merely an infectious disease and that psychological factors do play a significant role. Accordin...Announcing ESA's 1998 Annual Meeting
...ugh ESA reports, journals,membership research, and expert testimony to Congress, ESA seeks to promote theresponsible application of ecological data and principles to the solution of environmental problems. ESA publishes four scientific, peer-reviewed journals:Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecological Mo...Destructive Algae Overtaking Mediterranean Waters
...as documented, says Alexandre Meinesz, a Caulerpa expert at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in France. The algae were first spotted in 1984 on about a square yard of seafloor off the coast of Monaco, according to Science News. By 1990, the interloper had reached France. Two years later, it w......rence. Among herco-authors was UCSF biostatistics expert Eric Vittinghoff, PhD. The San Francisco City Clinic Cohort Study has followed 622 HIV-infected menwith well-defined dates of HIV seroconversion. At 10 years afterseroconversion, 11 percent were identified as LTNP: they had lived with HIV formore th...Researchers Document Transmission Of Protease-Resistant HIV
...ne at UCSF, a co-investigator of the study, and an expert on adherenceissues. "The bottom line is that helping patients stick to these difficultregimens is as important as the drugs themselves." To examine the sensitivity and resistance of the patient's virus to the 11approved HIV anti-retrovirals, the re...Williams Syndrome: New UD Study May Shed Light On Rare Genetic Disorder-And Normal Development
...deficiencies in certain spatial skills. Landau, an expert inthe field of spatial cognition, was intrigued by this riddle. With her colleague James Hoffman, a professor of psychology, and her team ofgraduate and undergraduate researchers, Landau recently received a $59,208 grantfrom the National Office of th...Scientists ID A Protein With Punch As Infection-Inflammation Fighter
...ms of action of PR-39."Dr. Leto is an acknowledged expert in the neutrophil enzyme system thatgenerates the free radical oxygen," Ross said. Said Blecha, "The fact that Dr. Leto and others have repeated our work andextended our results adds a great deal to the credibility of this project. Theirefforts make ...Northwestern Hosts Public Forum On Future Of Biotechnology
...n of NewYork University Law School, public opinion expert Jon Miller of theInternational Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy and entrepreneurDr. Kari Stefansson, president and CEO of deCODE Genetics, will envisionbiotechnology in the year 2020 in a discussion moderated by award-winningtelevisi...NASA Funds New Origin Of Life Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
...olar system. Gaffey is an internationally regarded expert on asteroids, which may haveproduced or modified the organic building blocks of life and helped carry themto Earth. Nierzwicki-Bauer is an authority on bacterial life that thrives in extremeconditions such as deep beneath the surface of Earth. "That ...Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt To Speak At Ecological Society of Americas 1998 Annual Meeting
...ugh ESA reports, journals,membership research, and expert testimony to Congress, ESA seeks to promote theresponsible application of ecological data and principles to the solution of environmental problems. ESA publishes four scientific, peer-reviewed journals:Ecology, Ecological Applications, Ecological Mo...