Good Ergonomics Is Good Economics
...fines us as a unique, stand-alone discipline, that identifies who we are, what we do, and what we offer for the betterment of society. Although they may come from a variety of professional backgrounds, such as psychology, engineering, safety, the rehabilitation professions, or medicine, it is their profession...New Imaging Technique Pinpoints Dead Heart Muscle
...tutes ofHealth and the American Heart Association, identifies and measures creatineconcentrations using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in different regionsof the heart. The image of each region to be examined with MRS is first obtainedby MRI during the same examination. "MRI allows us to see onl......rrelation Spectroscopy). While conventional FCS identifies molecules by their diffusion properties, requiring a considerable amount of analysis time, dual-color FCS simply counts doubly labeled molecules; therefore, analysis times for simple yes-or-no decisions are much shorter and data evaluat...EPA Should Redirect Some Research on Toxic Airborne Particles
...te Matter , examines EPA's plans for research and identifies the10 most critical needs for strengthening the scientific data. The report, thefirst of four, lays out a comprehensive 13-year national program for the study of particulate matter, with emphasis on critical information neededbefore the next schedu...Wistar Scientist Awarded US Army Prostate Cancer Research Program Grant
...Prendergast, "Bin1 could be a molecular markerthat identifies aggressive cancers of the prostate and makes it possible topredict the risk of each prostate cancer patient." Bin1 was discovered because of its ability to interact with and inhibit thetransforming potential of Myc, a cancer causing protein that is o...Computers, GIS Help Prevent Ground Water Contamination
... Indiana State Pesticide Management Plan. The plan identifies and protects parts of the state most likely to suffer water pollution from chemical spills or from excess pesticide or fertilizer applications. Other states are modeling their plans after Indiana's, Engel said. "[Engel's research] is certain to b...Researchers Show Mechanism And Similarities Of Biological Clocks
...nd in another paperanother team for the first time identifies the gene in fruit flies thatcorresponds to the mammalian Clock gene and shows how it can turn itself offagain, enabling it to oscillate like a pendulum. "We always thought that circadian clocks might work the same way indifferent organisms, b...Gene Variant Found That Can Help Protect Against Nicotine Addiction
... vulnerability to becoming addicted, and thisstudy identifies one gene involved in those individual differences. In addition,understanding the critical role this enzyme plays in nicotine addiction gives anew target for developing more effective medications to help people stopsmoking." Researchers found...Scientists Learn How Cells Limit Their Stress
... reported in the Julyissue of Genes & Development, identifies a new off-switch molecule in thecontrol of the stress response and may have implications in the cell death thatoccurs in aging and in diseases from infections to heart disease and stroke. Cells produce heat shock proteins, or HSPs, in response to str...Syphilis Genome Sequence Offers Clues To Better Diagnosis, Prevention And Treatment
...ow the organism in the laboratory. Thegenetic map identifies genes that are present or absent in the bacterium'smetabolic pathways. "This critical information will allow us to develop betterdrugs, a continuous laboratory culture system and a specific diagnostic test,"says Penelope J. Hitchcock, D.V.M., chief ...Common Anti-Viral Medication Prevents Severe Eye Herpes
.... The study's key finding, Dawson said, is that it identifies those patients withpotentially blinding herpetic stromal keratitis who will benefit most fromlong-term acyclovir treatment. Most opthalmologists can diagnose this blindingdisease by a simple clinical examination and treat these high risk patients wi...Blindness Linked To The Cytoskeleton?
...This is an artificial transcription system that identifies protein coding DNA stretches (exons) from a genomic DNA source. The advantage now was that this approach was independent of tissue type and transcription level of the gene in question (libraries of transcribed sequences are often made fro...ESA Corporate Award Goes To Precious Woods Ltd.
...les and concepts. Each year, ESA's Corporate Award identifies and recognizes a corporation,program, or an individual employee for achievements which incorporate soundecological concepts and practices in planning and operational procedures. Theaward encourages companies to implement ecological concepts in condu...Tightly Controlled Protein Destruction Drives The Cell Cycle
...ns known as theanaphase-promoting complex, or APC, identifies and tags pivotal metaphaseproteins with ubiquitin. Then, in a process referred to as ubiquitin-mediatedproteolysis, a large tubular enzyme called a proteosome recognizes theprotein-ubiquitin pairing and destroys the protein while releasing the ubiqu...... far has been used to detect infection inhamsters, identifies extremely low levels of prion protein--the only knowncomponent of the infectious prion--and does so within a matter of eight hours. And the researchers said they believe the design can be adapted for large-scalerobotic processing. By contrast, curr...Genetic Code Of Chromosome Of Malaria Parasite Deciphered
...ation among malaria scientists around theworld and identifies resources to enhance malaria research. **A repository of malaria reagents to improve access to research material forinvestigators worldwide. **A new communications network on the World Wide Web for the malaria researchcommunity. The URL is http://w...LSU Agricultural Center Researchers Develop Termite Detection System
...lding and analyzes its composition. If the system identifies thechemicals associated with termites, there's a strong possibility the insects arethere, the experts say. A homeowner's inability to detect the presence of termites before theiractivities become noticeable is a major obstacle in early termit...Key Asthma And Allergy Molecule Pictured
...ne National Laboratory in Illinois. "We think this identifies the structure that all of the members of this antibodyreceptor family will have," says Theodore S. Jardetzky, the Northwestern X-raycrystallographer who led the study. As a class, antibody receptors allow immune system cells to affix antibodiesonto t...New Tool For Food And Health Reporters And Communicators
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...one marrow, they enter thethymus gland. The thymus identifies promising infection fighters by selecting Tcells able to recognize and lightly bind the body's own peptides, presented byMHC proteins. The thymus then eliminates those cells that bind self antigen tootightly, to prevent autoimmune reactions. At this ...