From arts to neurobiology versatile Duke scientist chosen for NSF Waterman Award
... learning systems. Birds that imitate behaviors I felt would be good to study brain function, he said. During his advanced scientific training, Jarvis once explained that like a dancer, he would choreograph things in order to invent experiments and be disciplined to practice over and over again unti...New research shows women's fertility starts declining from late 20s and mens from late 30s
...in female fertility this early as many researchers felt that decline with age during reproductive years was continuous, though gradual. "Despite this overall trend of declining fertility we found a lot of variation among healthy couples in their fertility. There was enormous heterogeneity that is not acco...Study shows digestive, liver woes cost nation $85.5 billion annually
...le and pooled to answer that question, he said. We felt that if we could assemble this information, it would be useful to policy-makers, planners, health plans and other organizations, the physician said. What the Lewin group did was to pull together data on the costs of hospitalizations, physicians and d...High protein diets cause dehydration, even in trained atheletes
...s study reported no difference in how thirsty they felt and consequently they did not drink more liquid from the low to high protein diets. Athletes or extremely active people may also want to monitor hydration status. In fact, say the researchers, you might want to drink more water regardless of your di...Researchers project future shrinking biodiversity of Mexican species
... and other factors -- on natural ecosystems may be felt by species most at risk for reduced range or even extinction. A team of researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and affiliated with the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and other institutions has reported on the fi...Patch delivers longer, deeper relief from dental pain
... The patients rated the pain they felt using the verbal pain score (V...es. Not surprisingly, patients felt less pain during either procedure with both the DentiPatch and the benzocaine ge...Stanford sleep experts treat medical condition behind violent 'sleep sex'
...g the night. Though relatively harmless, one woman felt embarrassed and guilty that her moaning disturbed her spouse and children. The second group consisted of a man and a woman whose disturbances placed them at physical risk. They experienced periods of violent masturbation that left bruising or...Fulbright fellow develops environmental biology courses in Zimbabwe
...aw. He values the time he spent there. "I really felt I was making a contribution, he said....Worm neuron research may lead to powerful model for Parkinson's study
...inson Foundation. The surprise and delight Nass felt looking through the microscope that summer night was out of recognition that, though millions of years of evolution separate this simple worm from man, the mechanism behind 6-OHDA toxicity in dopamine neurons might very well be the same. It was, he s...Mistrust, religious beliefs hinder blood and organ donation
...than women. One-third of all respondents said they felt that white patients get better care at hospitals than people of other racial or ethnic groups....Potato technology may help move mail
...e had such success with agricultural pests that we felt it would work on this." Unlike chlorine dioxide, a hazardous chemical used to treat potatoes and disinfect anthrax-contaminated facilities, ozone leaves no residue and for potatoes, takes just seconds to work. Ozone can be created in nature by light...UNC botanist spearheads ongoing effort to curtail movement of pest plant species
... occurs in one place and time, but the effects are felt later somewhere else, White said. The voluntary codes we developed cover actions by botanical gardens, plant nurseries, landscape architecture, public gardeners and governments. Examples of problem plants are easy to find, he said. One is privet, an...Geophysicist studies life in the early solar system
...comfortably in Earth`s harsher climates would have felt at home. As Sleep put its, Mars ``is no more uninhabitable than Antarctica`` - uncomfortable for humans, but perfect for some microbes. Conclusive evidence for or against the theory only will come when scientists can examine samples from other planet......trends across biology and so addresses a real need felt by the biological community. Stan Falkow, Faculty head for Microbiology, said: The mass of literature is overwhelming, and a systematic tool that organizes and evaluates it authoritatively like this is just what we need. Similarly, Tony Pawson,...Hopkins' emergency extended care unit reduces overcrowding
... Nationwide, hospital emergency departments have felt the crunch of additional patients. More than 45 million uninsured use the ED in place of a primary care health provider, and nursing shortages and community hospital closings have contributed to the problem. About 55,000 patients visit the Hopkins ...PET changes staging and treatment for newly diagnosed and recurrent lung cancer patients
...psychological impact on patients, and therefore we felt that this resultwhile often overlookedqualified it as a major impact of the PET study results, stated study author Dr. Rodney J. Hicks, of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute in Australia. For newly diagnosed patients, the impact of PET on their pri......b of preparing them for academic careers, only 52% felt prepared for nonacademic careers. A particular area of concern is the lack of information about the career outcomes of former students. Only 30% of respondents reported receiving information on graduation rates for their programs during the applicati...Genetic changes leading to colon cancer noted in normal tissue
...tober 1 issue of Cancer Research. Scientists have felt for some time that hypermethylation plays an important but poorly defined role in the development of cancer. Hypermethylation is a chemical process that essentially turns off the "brakes" of a cell, which normally keep it from growing out of control....... will succeed and that the benefits will be widely felt for many years to come....