Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...ributes significantly to discoveries that directly improve animal health. It also contributes to human health by controlling or eliminating disease which can spread from animals to humans." One of the greatest benefits of the Veterinary Memorial Fund program is that the way it links community veterinarian...Researchers determine genetic cause of Timothy syndrome
... the nature of these calcium channel defects could improve understanding of autism, which affects 200,000 to ...nel-blocking medications may reduce arrhythmia and improve cognitive function in this disorder. "While there are developmental abnormalities that we ...Cardiac arrest may hinder ability to learn certain tasks
...ope that positive social interaction will actually improve the animals' recovery from cardiac arrest," DeVries said. She conducted the study with Gretchen Neigh and Erica Glasper, both graduate students in neuroscience and psychology at Ohio State; Julia Kofler and Richard Traystman, both with...Far more men than women favor routine paternity testing at birth
... than her husband and often conclude that it is to improve the child's genetic heritage or to gain parental investment from more than one male. Either way, it would normally be advantageous for the woman to keep the child's paternity a secret so that her husband would continue to care for the child as if he ...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
... "Joe has made a monumental effort to improve technology, creatively applying it to exciting disease-oriented problems, and making it accessible and freely available. Already, dozens of laboratories and hundreds of students have directly benefited from the resources he has developed and made ava...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
Seeking to improve the livelihoods of small-scale coffee farmers whil...bines market forces and business interests to help improve the lives of rural people and the environment worldwide." Building upon the success of the six-year ...Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
...tulinum toxin - one a real-time test - that vastly improve on current technologies to detect the deadly poison. "We needed a real-time assay," says Chapman, suggesting the technology could potentially be deployed to protect the food supply, soldiers on the battlefield, or used by emergency responders dealing...Researchers ID chlorophyll-regulating gene
...gy, allowing researchers to manipulate the gene to improve the efficiency with which plants carry on photosynthesis. ...Enzyme maintaining chromosome ends is linked to bone cancer recurrence, decreased survival
...lp physicians determine how to modify therapies to improve chances of success in the future. The findings were based on a retrospective study of samples taken from osteosarcoma tumors of children treated at St. Jude during a 20-year period. Telomerase is an enzyme that helps cancer cells survive and prolife...March of Dimes statement on newborn screening report
...nors, state legislators, and health departments to improve state newborn screening programs. The March of Dimes strongly commends the ACMG report for advancing the field of newborn screening, defining a uniform panel for newborn screening, and providing a policy framework for the states. We support the re...Poplar DNA code cracked -- a step in combating global warming?
... optimize the structure and composition of wood to improve the production of paper....AAAS expert panel calls for voter-system research and reform
... wide range of ways toparticipate." To improve the chances that the recommendedprojects will receive funding, the workshop'sparticipants agreed to draft a letter to fundingagencies, calling on them to help support thebroad research agenda. ...AIBS tapped to coordinate design of ecological observatories
...ers from various disciplines will work together to improve scientific understanding of several "grand challenge" research areas, including the ecological implications of climate change; the relationships between biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem function; the impacts of land use and habitat al...Brown ecologist garners major National Science Foundation grant
...dible crops, Schmitt said the findings should help improve food production. Schmitt said the research should also help scientists better understand how ongoing climate change will affect crops and wild plants and point out ways to conserve species. The results may even shed light on how complex environmental...Genetic modification of linseed produces healthier omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
... production of high quality animal feed that could improve the PUFA content of animal products such as meat, eggs, and dairy foods....Cockroach-like robot leads new research effort
...ents on insects and develop mathematical models to improve the robot. This multi-pronged approach will allow them to uncover the neural and muscular control and feedback loops that lead to the remarkably similar patterns of whole-body motion in animals as diverse as crabs, cockroaches, lizards, dogs and huma...Growth hormone and IBD: Reduction of intestinal inflammation, promotion of growth
...Denson's laboratory has been investigating ways to improve the actions of growth hormone in IBD. Recently, ut...xperiment showed that GH administration indeed did improve weight gain and colon histopathology in IL-10 null mice with colitis. This wasn't associated with in...New treatment for fibromyalgia
...gest ever--duloxetine was shown to reduce pain and improve a range of disease symptoms, significantly and safely. The results, published in the September 2004 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, offer the promise of relief for women with fibromyalgia. "Our results suggest that duloxetine improves pain and ten...Charting the future in prostate cancer care: A call to action
...ors' calls to action to address the urgent need to improve the management of prostate cancer and accelerate the development of better treatments and a cure. The PCF will also debut a public service announcement campaign "It's a TEAM Approach: Prostate Cancer Treatment, Education, Awareness and Management". ...Two Virginia Tech energy-related inventions win R&D 100 awards
...rative effort," says McGrath. Down hole sensors improve oil reservoir knowledge, oil production efficiency According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), two thirds of oil discovered in the United States remains in the ground, largely because of incomplete data about oil reservo...