New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
...ambered apparatus contained toluene vapors. On the final day of the study, scientists randomly administered either saline or GVG to the rats one hour before the testing. They then gave the rats free access to the chambers with no toluene present while monitoring the animals' behavior. Researchers foun...Winning combination to build bone density in children
...x 10-5; where b is the regression coefficient from final equation) in boys only. Residualized BMC was high only if both vigorous activity and calcium intake were high. There were no interactive effects of total (as opposed to vigorous) activity and calcium intake. This study provides evidence for synergist...Abstract poster contest finalists announced
...will be announced the morning of September 22, the final morning of the conference. INRA is a coalition of eight northwestern research universities created to promote new opportunities for research and education that will benefit the region and the nation in a variety of technical disciplines. The symposi...22nd amino acid synthesized and added to genetic code of e. coli bacteria
...'d predicted said it should be," Krzycki said. The final step was to see if the translator enzyme for L-pyrrolysine would function normally within a living cell. To test that, they inserted the enzyme into Escherichia coli bacteria. Researchers use E. coli as an easy test for some basic biological function...Human chromosome 5 final sequence analysis released to public
...s at the Stanford Human Genome Center (SHGC). The final sequence analysis will be published in the Sept. 16 issue of Nature. "This extremely accurate sequence will be a powerful tool for scientists trying to understand human disease," said Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. "I'm pleased that the Depa...Joslin President awarded medal from international diabetes organization
...ard Medal immediately following his lecture on the final day of the meeting, Sept. 9. Over the past three decades, the research of Dr. Kahn has literally defined the field of insulin signal transduction and mechanisms of altered signaling in disease. In 1981, Dr. Kahn's laboratory discovered that the i...A room with a view for the International Space Station: Completion of the cupola observation module
...pe Canaveral, Florida. There, it will go through a final set of checks before being put into storage for four years, at the end of which it will be prepared for launch....The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes Director
...nt of HIV virions to surface CD4 receptors and the final fusion of virions to target cells. These steps are also being targeted with new antiviral drugs. Combinations of inhibitors acting at each of the three steps in the viral entry sequence could soon form a new "triple cocktail" therapy for HIV-infected...University of Pittsburgh receives $10 million grant for head and neck cancer
...rence and the formation of secondary tumors. In a final project, Jill Siegfried, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, and Dr. Grandis will examine multiple signaling pathways implicated in the proliferation of head and neck cancer. "Unfortunately, head and neck cancer tumors are challenging to treat because ...Engineering endurance: The future of the Olympics?
...opriate use of this pathway came at a cost. By the final day of a four-day exercise routine, the mutants' run time was significantly shorter and their muscles were clearly damaged. Ronald Evans and colleagues take a different approach to genetically engineering endurance. Skeletal muscles come in two basi...Counting foxes before the last tally-ho
... can be found during field surveys, to produce the final population numbers. Previous attempts to estimate Britain's fox population, using far less precise methods, gave a figure of 252,000 adult foxes in 1981 and 240,000 in 1995, compared to the new figure of 258,000 in 1999/2000. This suggests that, cont...Institute for OneWorld Health nominated for the 2004 World Technology Awards
... the developing world." OneWorld Health is in the final stages of a clinical trial to develop a new cure for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a parasitic disease that kills approximately 200,000 people each year, mostly in the Indian subcontinent. The company will seek regulatory approval in India next year,...Stanford researcher's findings may shed light on common, deadly birth defect
...cause the same clumps of primordial cells mold the final features of both, a close look at a child's face can often yield clues about less visible problems within the skull: a cleft lip or other abnormal facial features can read like a map of brain development gone awry. Now for the first time, researchers...Rare mutations can significantly increase risk factor for heart disease
...g gene mutations that significantly influenced the final trait by focusing on individuals at the extreme ends of the spectrum of HDL levels. Using 128 subjects from the Dallas Heart Study, they compared the genes of those with HDL levels in the lowest five percent of the population to those whose HDL level......that evoke disgust such as slugs and maggots; this final theory provides some explanation for the association of spiders with disease. There are many misconceptions surrounding spiders and disease-from them being the alleged causes of the great plagues to the cause of skin ulcers. Dr Isbister comments: ...EURYI Award given for the first time to 25 young European researchers
...s and their working groups. The review process and final selection are based solely on standards of scientific quality and take place in two stages. In the first stage, the responsible research funding organisation, e.g. the DFG in Germany, conducts a peer review assessment at the national level. Candidate...Carnegie Mellon researchers to demonstrate autonomous robotthat will seek life in Atacama Desert
... 2005. Zoë is the result of that work. In the final year of the project, plans call for Zoë, equipped with a full array of instruments, to operate autonomously as it travels 50 kilometers over a two-month period. David Wettergreen, associate research professor in Carnegie Mellon's Robotics I...Protein vaccine fully protects mice from lethal aerosol challenge with ricin toxin
...racterizing both the manufacturing process and the final product. In addition, USAMRIID is conducting pre-formulation studies to produce a formulated vaccine that will induce the optimum immune response possible in animal models. ...Babies with DiGeorge syndrome saved by immune supression, thymus transplant
...fter transplantation, mature T cells emerge -- the final step toward a functioning immune system. The transplant recipients stay in isolation rooms in Duke Hospital, either on the pediatric floor or at Duke's General Clinical Research Center, funded by the National Center for Research Resources of the Nati......l collaborate on multicenter Phase III trials, the final step before seeking marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Current treatment options are few for sickle-cell disease, a genetic blood disorder that affects millions of children and adults worldwide, including about 70,000 A...