New Mathematical Model Could Help Predict Health Of Offshore Areas Where Rivers Enter The Sea
...ances from the shore. The new coupled model is the first to allow predictions about thelocation of this front andits influecne on biological production when certain conditions are included inthe mathematicalformulas. Complications abound. For instance, the influence of light on phytoplanktonproduction...Purdue Research Shows Omega-3S Benefit Bone
... professor Bruce Watkins, "but our research is the first to suggest that omega-3's improve bone growth." Watkins spoke Sept. 18 at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) conference on "The Return of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Into the Food Supply." He also co-chaired a session of the conference. Omega-3 fatty acid...... study being presented this week, older men tested first withoutsupplementation then again after one month of testosterone supplementationshowed significant improvement in performance and fewer errors than men testedafter one month on a placebo. Janowsky says the study indicates that sex hormonesupplementa...Husband-And-Wife Team Embarks On Search For Genes Linked To Schizophrenia
... Institute of Mental Health to conduct one of the first major population-based studies aimed at finding the gene or genes that may be linked to schizophrenia. Carlos N. Pato, M.D., and Michele T. Pato, M.D., UB associate professors of psychiatry, are principal and co-principal investigators, respect......r says newborn rats are immature at birth so their first threeweeks of life correspond to that of a human f...es, notthe more familiar white rats. The first generation consisted of normal sister rats randomly assignedto one of three groups when they were 5 ...Scientists Use IGF-I To Grow New Membranes Around Neurons
...round neurons in a culture dish. "This is the first evidence to indicate that IGF-I can promote growth...d U-M research fellow Hsin-Lin Cheng presented the first results from their experiments with IGF-I at the Society for Neuroscience meeting here today (Oct. 2...Researcher Discovers Plant Genes For Phosphate Uptake
...plants get the nutrient out of soil. They were the first to isolate genes that help plant roots take up phosphate, a common form of phosphorus. Their work was reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. "Lack of phosphorus fertilizer is going to be a serious problem in the future in cer...Gene Locus Found For Essential Tremor Disorder
...ry of a genetic susceptibility locus for ET is the first step towardfinding the cause of the disabling neurologic condition. ET is commonlymistaken for Parkinson's disease, but is more common than Parkinson's. At thepresent time, there is no cure for ET and the only available treatments aremedications su...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
...ersity , have developed whatare believed to be the first orally active selenium-basedantihypertensive compo... "We think our antihypertensive compounds are the first in whichbiological activity is a consequence of the unique chemistry andbiochemistry of selenium," e...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
...ls from Duke'sPrimate Center now roam free for the first time in their lives. Project leader Charles Welch...the Management of Protected Areas." The lemurs at first emerged cautiously from their cage, wrote Welch,but it proved to be the last peaceful moment the res...Purdue Researchers Track Oil Spill's Effects On Sea Otters
...urvey, as well as the private sector. "This is the first time a significant comprehensive effort has been made to follow the impact such a disaster has on an entire ecosystem, including predators, prey and the environment," Rebar says. Rebar, who was asked by the Justice Department to serve as an expert wi...Stress Lowers Sperm Count By Overwhelming Cells That Make Testosterone
...ich is necessary for sperm formation. Offering the first evidence that stress acts locally within the testes, via theLeydig cells, the report by Hardy and his colleagues is the lead article in theDecember Endocrinology and is accompanied by an editorial comment. "It's well known that stress exerts a profo...Herpes Virus Strain Identified As A Trigger In Multiple Sclerosis
...g antiherpetic agents as a treatment. This is the first publishedlarge-scale study suggesting an associati...can population as a result of infection during the first few years of life. Scientists believe that the reactivation of HHV-6 virus may be associated withthe...Whitaker Awards $6.8 Million For Biomedical Engineering Education
...curriculum in biomolecular transport dynamics, the first formal program in the United States to focus on the transport of molecules and cells. These processes are crucial to the fundamental understanding and practical application of modern molecular medicine. The emphasis will be on education and research ...UF Researcher Designs Pill To Control Mosquitoes
...e chlorella. Famine follows. Borovsky said when he first pulled out mosquito ovaries, homogenized them and ... that the mosquitoes produced no more eggs. "So at first we thought we had a birth control pill," Borovsky said. "But then we found that the reason they were...Eating Lake Ontario Fish Linked To Shorter Menstrual Cycles; Consumption May Delay Pregnancy
...s are from two separate studies that are among the first to assess the dietary effect of low-level environmental exposure to organochlorines, heavy metals and pesticides, all recognized reproductive toxicants, on the reproductive process in humans. The studies are published in the Dec. 2 issue of th...Free Radicals Implicated In Impaired Lung Function; Damage May Be Mitigated By Certain Antioxidants
...e pulmonary airways." The study is one of the first investigations of the relationship between lung function, oxidative stress caused by free oxygen molecules, also known as free radicals, and blood levels of antioxidants, substances that can help prevent free-radical damage. The study is publis...Folic Acid Fortification Effective In Cereal Grains
...s of carbon and hydrogen. Of the seven trials, the first five were conducted to evaluate how well the isotope-labelled folicacid in either water (the control substance) or in the different experimentally fortified grainproducts was absorbed into the bloodstream. The investigators conducted the final two t...Biogenic Emissions Higher Than Expected Over African Savanna
...an map emissions over the entire continent for the first time." Huge stretches of African savanna and rain forest are burned each fall and winter for agricultural and territorial purposes. The fires produce large amounts of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides (NOx). These react in the presence of sunli...... somepoint in their lives. In the project's first phase, researchers will give 300 questionnaires to... may be alerting. "This study represents UF's first scientific approach to determining if these dogs do exist, and if so, whether it would be possible t...