Michigan researcher helps resolve the conflict between exotic birds and eco-tourists
...e suggestions, local forestry police have posted a guard in front of the colony to control the behavior of tourists and fishermen. A local conservation group, Associao Ecolgica Melgassense (AMEC) has established a staffed observation post that is occupied year-round to protect the birds and the forest. AME...Study offers new insights into angiogenesis inhibitors
...hows an emerging set of proteins in the body which guard against abnormal angiogenesis, similar to the set of proteins that guard against blood clotting." This new finding, he adds, "suggests that because these two proteins inhibi...Cooperation between unrelated male lizards adds a new wrinkle to evolutionary theory
...lly similar blue males apparently work together to guard their mates. The result is an average "fitness" level (measured in terms of the number of offspring they produce) three times higher than that of blue males without such neighbors. Orange males, in contrast, suffer a decrease in fitness if they have ...Scientist proposes new theory of aging
... dolphins and pilot whales, for instance, babysit, guard and even breastfeed their grandchildren. And in certain primates, the gender that provides the primary care to offspring tends to have a higher life expectancy. This suggests that nurturing behavior and longevity evolved together over time. The hypot...Study shows enzyme helps guard against Alzheimer's disease
... category of genes whose expression is required to guard against age-dependent neurodegeneration," explains Lu. "We now need to conduct further studies to explore why Pin1 expression is low in certain vulnerable neurons, to understand the relationship between Pin1 and other genes that are known to be invo...Cellular fat sensor slows heart disease
...PPAR-delta normally acts as a molecular soldier to guard against inflammation and disease. Unfortunately, these good effects are compromised by high fat diets, poor exercise, infections and stress. Chemicals that regulate the activity of PPAR-delta could form the basis of a new drug to reduce atherosclero...Genetic differences in termite castes may lead to better control
...roductively mature males and females. The soldiers guard the colony but can't reproduce, fly or feed themselves. Workers feed the other termites, tend the larvae and young insects, and dig tunnels. The alates can fly and reproduce. "Termites have a hormone, called juvenile hormone, that is very important t...Plant immune system's 'take two aspirin' gene, offers hope for disease control
...nnate immune system in other parts of the plant to guard against further attack or spread by the same pathogen and even against unrelated pathogens. (Innate immune systems, which mount an immediate defense against infections, are found in all plants and animals. But only vertebrates, including humans and...New standard on the menu, certified slurried spinach
...tein is a pigment found in the retina and may help guard against eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration. Among its other attributes, spinach also contains 1.55 percent dietary fiber by weight. The new SRM was developed at the request of the food industry and with the help of more than 10 foo...Carnegie Mellon scientist says new technologies boost bio-terrorism surveillance
... fabric of American policy to provide an effective guard on privacy while enabling surveillance. "Computer technology got us into this mess by enabling widespread data sharing," says Sweeney. "But it is also important to know that computer technology can now get us out."...Passwords to guard entry aren't enough to protect complex data
Passwords to guard entry aren't enough to protect complex data - security mechanisms also must protect what goes out "Data can easily find itself in danger of being accessed by 'bad guys,'" says emeritus professor of computer science Gio Wiederhold, who will speak abou...Double mastectomies significantly lower risk of breast cancer in women who are genetically at risk
...astectomies. Multiple study controls were used to guard against research bias. Women who chose to have prophylactic mastectomies were paired with women in a control group based on type of mutation, treatment center and year of birth within five years. In addition, none of the participants had any previo...New map predicts where wolves will attack
...tions where it is most needed." Techniques such as guard animals, improved fencing, and new scare devices that use random sounds and light can deter wolves from preying on livestock. Last year, Treves and other colleagues published a study showing how "audio scarecrows" that played amplified sounds of eve...Researchers say US military accidentally introduced tree pathogen to Italian estate
...dy. "Quarantines and regulations already exist to guard against the introduction of pests and pathogens from lumber brought in through commercial and other sources, but there is no equivalent standard for lumber brought in by the military," said Garbelotto, who is also a UC cooperative extension specialis...Four new research centers to explore link between oceans and human health
...cancer and fight infectious diseases. In order to guard against health threats, and to take advantage of medicinal benefits that oceans might provide, the impact of oceans on human health must be more fully explored." The four centers, their directors, and programs are: The center at the University of W...Labs-on-a-chip to detect milk contamination
...cking research on lab-on-a-chip sensors that might guard the nation's food supply better than the current system of tamper-resistant lids and freshness dates. Whitaker investigator David Beebe, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed a process to make on-demand, miniature sensors for a ......one of the body's natural protective barriers that guard against tumour growth," explains Dr. Rod Bremner, the study's lead author and senior scientist with the division of Cell and Molecular Biology at the Toronto Western Research Institute, the research arm of Toronto Western Hospital. He is also affilia...