Long-term effects of embryo culture on behavior studied
... spaces, a behavior that runs counter to a mouse's fear of being in the open and suggests a decrease in anxiety. Another test that measures learning and memory demonstrated that, although there was no difference in learning for culture-derived mice of either sex, small, but significant, decreases in memo...Gulf between rich, poor will grow if high-profile nanotechnology opponents prevail: ethics experts
...nal markets, the imposition of foreign values, the fear that technological advances will be extraneous to development needs, and the lack of resources to establish, monitor and enforce safety regulations. Co-author Abdallah Daar of the JCB says that "while overly apprehensive views and fear-mongering ...'Grey goo' misconceptions could harm poor in developing world
...nal markets, the imposition of foreign values, the fear that technological advances will be extraneous to development needs, and the lack of resources to establish, monitor and enforce safety regulations. Co-author Abdallah Daar said: "while overly apprehensive views and fear-mongering can prohibi...Inherent mistrust of research institutions limits minority representation
...eem hesitant to participate in clinical trials for fear of becoming unsuspecting test subjects for experimental drugs. The absence or under representation of such a significant racial group can be detrimental to research. Studying racial and ethnic health disparities might, for example, help unravel the r...Copper may play role in 'starving' cancer to standstill
...s said. "There was some impact, but there also was fear that perhaps such treatment would stop the cancer but cause a serious copper-deficient disease." Yet another study, by George Brewer in Michigan, looked at the use of tetrathiomolybdate, which is normally given to people with a copper overload, Harr...Three personal ads for physics
...s the physical nature of football to tackle public fear of physics. Gay also writes and appears in television programs that familiarize viewers from around the world with the game of American football. He is one of the "pop physics" experts appearing at the American Association for the Advancement of Scie...Shark guide probes uncharted waters
... and rates T.V. news coverage, sharks have more to fear from humans than vice versa. Along with other highly migratory speciestunas and billfishesshark populations have been depleted partly by overfishing and partly by natural factors. Saving these economically valuable fishes is important but not simple,...Mastectomy dramatically reduces breast cancer risk among women with BRCA1/2 mutations
...ombat the associated symptoms of menopause without fear of significantly increasing breast cancer risk. ...which shouldn't be avoided because of confusion or fear about hormone replacement therapy." The researchers noted that although HRT was associated with rela...Should publicly funded research be free and available to the public?
...ientists and the public, institutional inertia and fear of change delay its progress. We who benefit from access to great research libraries and generous public support of our research should remember Benjamin Franklin's words: "As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad...Preoperative treatment with Arimidex(TM) allows patients to undergo less extensive surgery
...mmense psychological impact of breast cancer - the fear of losing a breast was among the most common concerns voiced by these women. Summarising the significance of these results, Professor L Cataliotti, one of the lead investigators for the PROACT trial, of the University degli Studi di Firenze, Italy, ...East Texas feral hog numbers skyrocketed in last decade
...feral hogs." One landowner wrote, for example, "I fear allowing my grandchildren to go beyond the yard as they might be attacked by wild hogs." Another noted that his neighbor "has had colts and horses cut up because of feral hogs." Other comments ranged from a plaintive "please help" to an adamant "ex...Bye-bye Bio 101: Teach science the way you do science
... the challenge of learning new teaching methods or fear that focusing on teaching will hurt their credibility as researchers. "It's the science community that needs to reform," says Bruns. "We are calling for change from within." Beyond examining the barriers to reform, the policy forum offers recommend...SPECT imaging shows promise for accurate, early diagnosis of Alzheimer's
...ch of the self is lost, is good news for those who fear this debilitating and cruel killer....Botulinum toxin structure offers clues for vaccines/treatments
... there are no current treatments, it creates great fear among people concerned about bioterror agents. That is why we are working so hard to understand the structures of the toxins and their mechanisms of action, so that this information can be used to design vaccines or drugs to combat the disease, and, ...Busy sequencing technique saves money and time
... so labor-intensive and expensive that researchers fear little headway will be made in future genome analyses. Thus, the need for automated analysis. The researchers describe their method of predicting genes in the brown rat using Brent's TWINSCAN software, which predicts the existence of genes by looki......equences of this continuing rhetorical campaign of fear and exaggerated claims. There is no doubt vitamin D is the best way for the body to control abnormal cell growth which could lead to: Improved bone health and prevention of osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and rickets Reduced risk of heart disease, str...NIH awards $20.7 million to make smallpox vaccine safer
...States and Russia, government and health officials fear that others may have the virus and use it as a terrorist weapon. As a result, military and healthcare professionals have begun receiving smallpox vaccinations for the first time in more than 30 years. In the case of an actual smallpox outbreak, thous......m nature of funding is one problem. Another is the fear that bringing up negative aspects of a wetland restoration project makes it more likely the project will be rejected. However, Willott suggests that a proposal is strengthened by explicitly addressing mosquito control. Willott will discuss the ethica......la, the area of the brain associated with emotion, fear and anxiety. Pandey speculated that the animals' preference for alcohol suggested they used ethanol to lessen their anxiety, a situation than is not uncommon in humans. "Some 30 to 70 percent of alcoholics are reported to suffer from anxiety and dep...