Climate may play role in lynx's hunting ability
...ccording to new research suggesting climate may be impacting one of the most fascinating ecological systems to intrigue biologists for decades. The University of Alberta's Dr. Stan Boutin is part of a research team to study the relationship between the lynx and the snowshoe hare--an interaction that has grave ...Scientists call for better protection for coral reefs
...research in order toimprove policies and practices impacting on coral reef conservationaroundthe world. The IS...king positions onspecific developments or projects impacting reefs, there is overwhelmingmembership support for a more proactive role in communicating scientific...Melting ice cap gives urgency to new census of marine life project in Arctic Ocean
...fe forms, like fish, marine mammals and sea birds, impacting "the functioning and biocomplexity of the entire system." The Arctic is the world's least-known ocean, its permanently ice-covered waters more isolated than those at the edges of the Antarctic continent. Because it is so isolated, scientists have be...Ritalin may improve Parkinson's symptoms, OHSU study says
...If that occurred, it probably wasn't by negatively impacting dopamine's effects." In the Ritalin study, 14 Parkinson's disease patients with fluctuating responses to levodopa were examined. All received two-hour levodopa infusions at either minimum or maximum doses for four consecutive days, but some also rece...Brace therapy for osteoarthrisis, legal issues in TBI research, prosthetic fitting
...raumatic brain injury (TBI) research. Areas of law impacting TBI research are advanced directives, healthcare surrogacy acts, probate acts, power of attorney acts, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Unclear ethical issues in research include defining vulnerability and informed consent...Study examines whether giving good bacteria reduces infections
...nal lining more susceptible to bacterial invasion, impacting the health of colon cells and disarming the immune system. "We kill all the normal bacteria in our GI tracts, allow these abnormal bacteria to grow and we are in trouble, we have upset the balance," says Dr. Martindale who restores the balance in pat...Sport hunting hits evolutionary traits in bighorn sheep
...evolutionary consequences. A similar effect may be impacting African elephants where tuskless males are becoming more common. ...Genes control severity of heart failure, study finds
...nother on chromosome 4 influenced survival without impacting heart function in mice with heart failure, the team reported. "The immediate cause of death for patients with heart failure can be the consequence of two different mechanisms: gradual pump failure or sudden death due to irregularities in heartbeat," ...How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report
... of fishing in Northern Europe was already heavily impacting the ecosystem. The European grey whale had been hunted to extinction. The herring catch in 1600 reached 100,000 tonnes per year and quintupled well before 1900; in the 1960s and 1970s the fishery was closed altogether. Following the strict impositi...ENBREL combo therapy inhibits joint damage progression, offers significant RA symptom relief
...ently leads to permanent disability, significantly impacting quality of life. ABOUT ENBREL ENBREL is the only fully human, soluble TNF receptor approved to reduce the signs and symptoms and inhibit the structural damage in patients with moderately to severely active RA, and to reduce the signs and symptoms ...Pathogenic yeasts and fungi: A growing health concern
... according to recent reports, yeasts and fungi are impacting some people much more severely: An increasing number of hospital patients with compromised immune systems are succumbing to fungal pathogens, leading to thousands of deaths each year. "Fungal pathogens are becoming much more prevalent in systemic i...Plant pathologists find growing number of plants affected by sudden oak death
... quick to spread. "SOD is deadly for oaks and it's impacting many other species as well," states Matteo Garbelo...e likely to weaken the plant over time, negatively impacting its growth and making it susceptible to other diseases and insects. And the more host plants SOD is...Study holds promise for stroke, schizophrenia treatments
...ers may be able to manipulate one function without impacting the other, adds Liu. For example, it may be possible to design medication to enhance the interaction that regulates cell death, thereby preventing brain cells from dying, without inhibiting the other interaction regulating cell-to-cell communication....Sea Grant news: Shipworms, ozone, hurricanes
... improve the shelf life of uncooked fish while not impacting the appearance, color, or aroma of the treated fresh fish. The ozone research showed further benefits in that by treating the air and water used in the processing plants, bacterial cross-contamination in the workplace environment was reduced as well...Tether for water channels found: May impact research on brain swelling
...potentially lethal hazard as well." In addition to impacting research into brain swelling, the finding also creates a new vision of the invisible barrier between the blood and the brain, one that involves a separate barrier for water, the scientists suggest. "We think the interaction of the water channel and ...Scientists find drastic underestimations of malaria morbidity, mortality, and economic burden
...vity. Of all the manifestations of malaria, those impacting cognition and behavior are the subtlest, least defined, and have the most profound implications for children, families, and societies. The supplement also presents new information about the cause-effect connections between malaria and poverty. For e...European Parliament calls for action in epilepsy
...ten harder to live with than the condition itself, impacting on many aspects of life, for example, employment. For years epilepsy has been ignored, and I believe this European White Paper on Epilepsy has come at the perfect time. Epilepsy remains notoriously underfunded and misunderstood. This is not a call ...Pharmaceutical 'smart bomb' targets cancer cells
...es such as Hu's cytotoxins (cell-killers), without impacting other body tissues along the way. Hu's research employs a new and improved prodrug package developed by collaborators in England. This dramatic step in the march toward a cancer cure will be featured twice during the 226th American Chemical Society ...2000 FALL MEETING: updated press conferences, press registration, and other information
... crystalline material produced by the fusion of an impacting meteorite with local rock. It is anticipated that analyses of these rocks will help scientists quantify the environmental disaster caused by the impact. Panelists: Philippe Claeys, Senior Research Scientist, Mineralogy Institute, Museum of Natural ......at entangle them. Some of the same threats may be impacting the North Pacific right whale, but virtually no studies exist to evaluate their respective toll on the species. "There has been a lot of conservation work directed toward the North Atlantic right whale," said Rosenbaum. "And while those efforts...