Wolves are rebalancing Yellowstone ecosystem
...r years on "high-risk" sites, where elk apparently feel vulnerable due to terrain or other conditions that might prevent escape. In contrast, on "low-risk" sites, they are still being browsed by elk and show little increase in height. "In one case where a gully formed an escape barrier for elk, the tree ...Improving the body's 'homeland security' against TB
...ne system. People with latent TB infections do not feel sick, have no symptoms and cannot spread TB to others. While this picture of the vast majority of those harboring the disease seems reassuring, it is misleading. The pathogen can switch from a latent state in any human host if that host's immune syst...Cancer prevention pioneer receives AACR/Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Award
... changing the impact cancer has on our society. I feel very lucky to have been one of the people to open the door to an area with such exciting possibilities." When clinical trials suggested that chemoprevention wasn't potent enough alone to reverse more advanced pre-cancerous lesions, Dr. Hong created ...Rutgers targets Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan with $3.5 million from NIH
...tment of plant biology and pathology at Cook. "We feel fortunate to be a part of the rapidly developing political and economic ties between the United States, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. We are pleased that the world's geopolitical situation favors the development of strong and lasting ties with these two...One-third of women feel distant from partner post-miscarriage
...vastating event, claim they had "lost a baby," and feel more isolated. "Those whose interpersonal relationship was more distant feared trying [to get pregnant] again, were unable to share the loss with their partners and experienced more tension, and less love, communication, and support with and from the...Stanford research finds gene variations that alter antidepressant side effects
...er candidate genes that we are exploring and so we feel like this is just sort of the first stab," said Murphy....Soldier or worker what do the genes say?
...ing and suggest numerous future research paths, we feel they are only the 'tip of the iceberg'. Since our experiments examined a non-differentiated caste (worker) and a developmental end point (soldier), many key developmental genes were certainly not identified. If there is a master gene that regulates...Innovative shuttle bus debuts in Washington, D.C.
...he traditional yellow bus retains the conventional feel of the older model park vehicles, the new version is a 16- to 32-passenger vehicle that uses alternative fuel, features a low floor and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The passenger area of the bus is built low to the ground...New gene for rare inherited paralysis may aid other spinal cord research, too
...disabling symptoms of HSP, Fink and his colleagues feel that they have a good chance of unraveling the mystery. They're working to develop a mouse model of this form of HSP, which will enable further studies of potential drug- and cell-based therapies. Until this research yields new treatment options, th...Collapse of seals, sea lions & sea otters in North Pacific triggered by overfishing of great whales
...s that are unexpected and unintended." The authors feel that the importance of predation in structuring food webs needs to be more fully appreciated and understood and humans are the ultimate predators. This points to the need for caution in managing fisheries today. The kind of extraction that happened ...Americans' knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low and opinions on safety still split
...gricultural biotechnology, including how Americans feel about the way GM products are regulated in the U.S. and the application of genetic engineering technology to animals. Findings show: Americans oppose a ban on GM foods, but are strongly supportive of a regulatory process that directly involves the...SPR Annual Meeting features newsworthy discoveries
... with an arm that's been amputated at the shoulder feel intense pain in their missing hand? As if amputati... enough, people who lose a limb often continue to feel it as though it was still attached. What's more, this phantom limb can cause the patient intense pa...Controlling the internal clock in darkness
...s maintain normal daily rhythms? Though many might feel like hibernating, a highly regulated internal system keeps such impractical yearnings in check. From fruit flies to humans, nearly every living organism depends on an internal clock to regulate basic biological cycles such as sleep patterns, metaboli...Tufts scientist named 'one of world's 100 top young innovators' by Technology Review Magazine
...ively developing the emerging technologies that we feel will profoundly impact our world in the century ahead." The Emerging Technologies Conference will feature keynotes, panels and breakout discussions on the transformative technological innovations that have the potential to fuel new economic growth a...As autumn approaches, this chickadee's brain begins to expand
...ns. Because we know the birds' natural behavior, I feel I can be more confident in the validity of my studies. It can be difficult sometimes to extend findings from the Petri dish to the real world." Many neuro-degenerative diseases involve the hippocampus, Saldanha says. In humans, strokes can affect the...Smallest whirlpools can pack stunningly strong force
...t microscopic scales, Chiu said. "The force would feel very small to us because the mass is so small at t...that microscale, to them I imagine the force would feel very large."...Study shows brain activity influences immune function
...re asked to recall two events - one that made them feel intensely happy and another that left them feeling intensely sad, fearful or angry. As the respondents focused on the emotion experienced for one minute, the researchers measured the electrical activity in both the right and left sides of the prefron...Non-judgmental intervention may help binge eaters overcome disorders
...are getting out of their behavior and whether they feel that maybe it is time to think about ways to change. "People in the study told us 'it was just nice to talk openly and out loud about what I am going through and not have someone tell me to change.'" The motivational interview technique appears to...UC Santa Barbara discovers cell survival gene may lead to treatments for degenerative diseases
..."Our human state, includingour ability to move, to feel emotion, and to be self-aware, all require anexquisitely honed nervous system," he said. "Progressive loss of our nervecells chips away at who we are as humans." Physicians currently have very limited tools to combat such degenerativediseases. Disco......w to estuaries." Organisms in protected areas also feel the heightened battle for water during drought. Attention to water resources above and below ground throughout an entire area, such as in arid regions, is a familiar concept, but much newer to wetter regions, such as the Southeast US. Catherine Prin...