Gene Locus Found For Essential Tremor Disorder
...lead the way to discovery of thegene, which should help us better understand the basis for this disablingcondition." ET is characterized mainly by tremor of the arms, but the head, neck and voicemay also be involved. About 4 million Americans have this bothersome andsometimes disabling inherited disorder...First Selenium-Based Orally-Active Antihypertensive May Lead To New Family Of Therapeutic Agents
...wardother selenium-based therapeutic agents -- and help expand knowledge ofthe role this trace element plays in human health. Development and testing of the patented compounds, which have beenstudied so far only in animals, are reported in the November issue of The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimenta...Whitaker Awards $6.8 Million For Biomedical Engineering Education
...th the University of New Brunswick. The grant will help with the institute's start-up costs, including tho...n computational tissue engineering. The grant will help set up the laboratory and begin staffing it. Support will also be offered for post-doctoral scholars...DNA Helps Track Origins Of Growing Blight Problem
...gh spore levels. Disposing of infected plants will help the potatoindustry and other home gardeners as well," says Punja. B.C.'s growing blight problem has developed in partbecause of increasingly wet summers, as well as new aggressive strains ofthe fungus, according to Punja. "Diseased tom...Free Radicals Implicated In Impaired Lung Function; Damage May Be Mitigated By Certain Antioxidants
... blood levels of antioxidants, substances that can help prevent free-radical damage. The study is published in the Dec. 2 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, which is dedicated to research by faculty members and graduates of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. The stu...Dendritic Cell Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer
Dendritic cells help the body to switch on an immune response by seekin...ld treating patientswith beefed-up dendritic cells help to maintain this response? Dr Austyn and his colleagues will be starting a Phase I clinical trial ea...Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Receives $1.1 Million Grant From National Cancer Institute
... Gunasekera to learn more about how the grant will help further Harbor Branch's biomedical research efforts. The grant has a start date of December 9, 1997. Discodermolide is a promising anti-cancer compound derived from the marine sponge, Discodermia dissoluta, and was discovered and characterized by Lon...Natural Variability Is Key To River Restoration
...ability to aquatic and riparian ecosystems -- will help river managers and agencies make the argument that unfettered rivers have multiple benefits for nature and for human society....Promising Fatty Acid Research Leads To MS Clinical Trial
...iths Charity. The Multiple SclerosisSociety has a help line for the general public to obtain further information onMS: 0171 371 8000....... are hoping that clues from the new locations will help to reveal the cause of the disease. Wildlife managers throughout the United States are being asked to observe coot populations for disoriented or uncoordinated behavior such as erratic flying or impaired ability to swim or dive. The public ...Penn State Erie's Sea Grant To Focus On Ecology, Economic Development
...e they come fromand what they are looking for will help plan for future use. Tied in with all these studies is a component intended to educatethe public about the lake, Presque Isle and the coastal area. The Sea Grant initiative received another $100,000 from thePennsylvania Department of Enviro...Guidelines For Next Generation Of Environmental Policy
...would mean, for example, that the World Bank would help theChinese build high-efficiency electric generating stations with appropriatesmokestack controls to replace polluting coal power plants," says ProfessorEsty. He adds that the Multilateral Agreement on Investment, now undernegotiation in Paris by th...Remote Cloud Observatory Tracks El Niño Changes
... National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agencywill help meteorologists and climatologists recognize the onset of El Niño. The observing station monitors water vapor and liquid water in theatmosphere and takes a digital picture of the sky through a fish-eye lens every10 minutes. Measurement...Regulator Of Fat Thermostat Found
...ntifying a leptin regulator, the findings also may help explain howstress can trigger weight loss. Cortisol is called the "stress hormone" becauseits levels increase during stress and long-term illnesses such as chronicdepression and AIDS. But no one has understood how cortisol causes weight loss. "Our st...Genetic "Short Circuit" Leads To Cleft Palate
...ked out at the molecular level. The findings may help define the genetic components of cleft palate in humans, and also explain the link between clefting and risk factors, such as stress, smoking, and certain medications, all of which are known to elevate the level of steroids in the body. The study w...Virologists Track New Influenza Threat
...ng it with the human cases will help determine whether any genetic variation exists between the two. Kawaoka said these influenza cases surprised virologists. In 1983, a massive epidemic of H5 influenza decimated poultry ...Mapping The Way To A Bigger Prawn
...t for any crustacean species, will also be used to help identify genes for other important traits such as those which influence flesh quality and disease resistance. This early success has resulted in a growing international interest in CSIROs activities in the area . CSIRO scientists are planning to ...Increased Amount Of Enzyme In Brain May Be Marker Of Alzheimer's Disease
... of Neurology. Their results suggest that BChE may help transform benignamyloid protein deposits in the brain into the compact plaques associated withthe nerve degeneration and dementia of Alzheimer's disease. Mesulam is the Ruth and Evelyn Dunbar Professor of Psychiatry andBehavioral Science, a ...Early Career Development Grants Foster Faculty Research And Education
...applicants. NSF established the grants to help promising scientists and engineers develop simulta...ly Career Development (CAREER) grants. The awards help scientists and engineers develop simultaneously their contributions to research and education early ...Wake Forest University Study Takes Students In Flight With The Albatross
...ere are basic science questions that the data will help us answer. We know that albatross populations se...system in North Carolina. "One of our goals is to help students learn science by doing science," said Bill Schmitt, director of the Galaxy Classroom , w...