Formosan termite may be top concern of entomologists of the new millenium, according to report
...ically modified crops. But more subtle effects are harder to predict." The spread of emerging and resurgent insect-borne diseases has a number of causes. In some cases, the spread can be associated with ecological changes that have favored increasing insect populations. These, said Hunter, include dam const...Study: Commercial disinfectants effective, natural products less so
...his colleagues tested the virus anyway since it is harder to kill than other disease-causing organisms. As a result, it is a good indicator of successful disinfection. UNC-CH researchers conducted the independent study because effectiveness claims by manufacturers may be exaggerated, and many products are..."Remote control research" a first for the U of L and National Research Council
...capabilities, he expects to be able to tackle much harder and more interesting research problems. In particular, he will take advantage of remote NMR facilities to advance his research collaborations with Dr. Harold Jarrell at NRC, Dr. Hans Vogel (University of Calgary) and Dr. Chris Grant (University of We...Penny wise and pound-foolish: Study shows need for second pathologist's opinion
... patient recovery from the sampling procedure, but harder for the pathologist." What the Hopkins pathologists recommend is that institutions set up policies requiring a review of the original biopsies before patients undergo surgery or other major therapy. "Patients, too, should recognize that a ...Researchers identify molecule crucial to adjusting bodys internal clock
...ight delays clock time more and, thereby, makes it harder to awakenearly the next morning. More PACAP in the light signal means a greater delay, she added. Eventually, Gillette said, it may be possible to create drugs to selectively reset a person'ssleep cycle, which would be welcome news for night-shift ...Sea level rise behind coastal tree deaths
...trees on Florida's east coast, but thatthe area is harder to study because of tidal fluctuation. In addition to Putz and Williams, the research team consisted of Katherine Ewel,a former UF professor in the school of forest resources and conservation;Richard Stumpf, a researcher at the U.S.G.S. Center for Co......y. Adding new or improved function, however, is a harder task and a morerigorous test of the gene's function. Taken together, these results could be of major interest to researchers tryingto understand and treat human disorders that involve the loss of learning andmemory. In particular, the NR2B gene coul...Even in the Amazon jungles, treatment for heat exhaustion is the same as it is right here at home
...sunburn, and they have a small bodymass, making it harder for their bodies to regulate heat. "You have to be realattentive and if the baby is more listless than usual, he or she may need somediluted apple juice with a little pinch of salt." If heat exhaustion is not treated, it may lead to heatstroke: Your ...Drought brings environmental, ecological changes
... human body to retain water, making the heart work harder and increasing blood pressure. Salt water can also corrode underwater equipment and cause freshwater organisms to move or die off. Additional real-time drought data for the entire Mid-Atlantic region can be found on the web at http://water.usgs.go...SFVAMC-UCSF scientists solve a key protein structure
...e structures of membrane proteins have proven much harder to solvebecause they are very difficult to crystallize. In fact, the process is soarduous that it has only been in the last ten years that any structures havebeen determined. A major barrier to studying the structure of membrane proteins is that the...Researchers Find Unexpected Feature In Plankton Nervous System
...ey are theinsects of the sea -- more prevalent but harder to study than their land-basedcounterparts. The Pacific Biomedical Research Center team studies the behavior and morphologyof copepods, particularly how anatomy and structure relate to sensory perceptionand reaction. The copepods that have myelin sur......that aluminum replaces calcium and the treeshave a harder time trying to get the needed calcium from the soil layer." "When we took a regional look at the forest-soil chemistry of red spruce trees,we could see a trend toward soil calcium depletion in the Northeast," saidLawrence. "Three independent studies ...Molecular Modeling Expands Chemistry Students' Experiences
... differ from student to student and they work much harder on theseexperiments. The students get new modeling results and often make compounds noone has ever made before." Molecular modeling in the undergraduate courses began as a somewhatstructured set of exercises, but evolved to a more student-dr...Heart Disease Symptoms Worsen When Body Tries To Adapt
...ver, the hearts of the older FHC mice squeezedmuch harder only to pump less blood. The higher pressure, reduced volume, andaccompanying stiffness were seen only in the older, FHC mice, indicatingevolving responses do the damage over time. The same traits are hallmarks ofthe disease in humans. "Thi...Technologies Track, Map Fish Behavior
...e juvenile salmon, also called smolt, tend to work harder as theyapproach the prototype bypass by swimming against the current, toward the bottomof the bypass and parallel to the bypass structure. "This complex behavior could be caused by many factors," Johnson said,"such as noise from turbines or t...Radioactive Beads Latest Weapon In Fighting Cancer In Dogs, Cats
...l each time and allow time for recovery. It's much harder on the animalthan doing the implant therapy." Chun said not all tumors can receive the implant, but that it is a goodtreatment option for a lot of different tumors. "It seems to be as successful as more conventional forms of therapy," Chun said."But ...Fool An Egg Into Thinking It's Fertilised, And It Will Repel All Comers
...the egg has beendifficult, partly because eggs are harder to come by. Now, for the first time,Nicole Sampson and Hui Chen at the State University of New York in Stony Brookhave found a receptor for a critical sperm surface protein called fertilin-beta.In mice with a faulty fertilin-beta gene, sperm rarely f...Hopkins Scientists' Sequencing Of AIDS Virus From India Waves A Red Flag For Vaccine Developers
... singlesubtype strains. Studies also suggest it's harder to make a vaccine againstcross-strains. We're concerned that the A/C combination could become common andthat single-strain vaccines won't work." Literally thousands of people are newly infected with HIV each day inIndia, making the country th...Genetic Uniqueness Threatens Florida Manatee's Future
...could be faced with inbreeding problems, making it harder for the speciesto cope. Despite the manatee's ability to swim large stretches of water, thepopulations tend to stay put because of their dependence on specifichabitat features. The vegetarian animals prefer protected coastal watersand rivers, where s...Duke Scientist Reports Advances In Gene Therapy For Heart Failure
...into the heart, causing it to work up tofive times harder than normal. Norepinephrine binds to molecules called betaadrenergic receptors ( B ARs) present on heart cells. This stimulation initiallyallows the heart to increase the power of its contractions, but in heart failureit quickly becomes self-defeatin...