Max Planck Research awards 2003 presented
"The Max Planck Research Awards are meaningful indicators for the future that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of science and demonstrate its effectiveness internationally", explains Prof. Rdiger Wolfrum, Vice President of the Max Planck Society. The award aims to open the door to opportunities to find ...Researchers call for trials of menstrual cycle monitors used for natural family planning
..., which relies on a woman's own observation of two indicators of fertility changes in her basal body temperature and in her cervical mucus patterns, plus some calculation rules gave no false negatives for the 15 women using this method. Three methods also applying the rules of the body temperature method but ...Scripps scientists link ozone to atherosclerosis
... of vascular disease at an age less than 55. These indicators are not always reliable, and there is a substantial fraction of patients who develop atherosclerosis without displaying these risk factors. Sensitive diagnostic markers that would allow early identification of patients at risk of life-threatening ath...Envisat radar altimetry tracks river levels worldwide
...egions of maximum biodiversity and represent early indicators of regional climate change. A new processing algorithm has been developed to extract rivers and lakes level findings from raw radar altimeter data. The development effort was headed by Professor Philippa Berry of the UK's De Montfort University: "Th...National Science Foundation announces $14M planetary biodiversity inventory awards
...e group of insects important in agriculture and as indicators of biodiversity. The scientists will study approximately 5,300 species represented by 550,000 specimens housed in the world's natural history museums, and they will collect an additional 100,000 specimens, primarily in the Southern Hemisphere. More...Findings offer further understanding about growth and development in young male gymnasts
...height were also significantly correlated with the indicators of sexual maturation. There was also a relationship between testosterone and both genital and pubic hair development. Relative body fat, energy expenditure, and training variables were not significantly correlated with physical growth or sexual ...Bacterial relationships revealed
... genomes for a set of genes that serve as reliable indicators of bacterial evolution. This method has important implications for biologists studying the evolutionary history of organisms by establishing a foundation for charting the evolutionary events, such as lateral gene transfer, that shape the structure an...17-year study confirms that lead in the soil descends slowly
...as the one at Camel's Hump, are good environmental indicators because they are very sensitive to atmospheric and climate conditions, and they effectively collect lead. Lead pollution is easily intercepted by the leaves on mountain trees, and rain washes it into the soil. One piece of this study began in 1984 a...Institutions and locations of scientific excellence
...input data, there is an increasing need for output indicators with respect to evaluation of results and performance comparison of research programmes and institutions. In Germany the situation in this respect is still comparatively poor. First and foremost, there is no nationwide organisation to collect and adm...Is there an unexpected price for late night high tech excitement?
...al melatonin concentration and other physiological indicators of the human biological clock. These results do not dispute the findings that video games offer increased visual acuity to the user. Instead, the Japanese study suggests that there is an unexpected price for turning on the computer late at night for...Hospitalized children experience medical errors at the same rate as adults
...cators (PSIs), a set of administrative, data-based indicators providing information on potential in-hospital complications and adverse events following surgeries, procedures, and childbirth. They found that discharged pediatric patients who experienced adverse events had up to a six times longer hospital stay ...Benefits of lung surgery reported for emphysema patients
...ignificantly following LVRS, after two years these indicators returned to the same level as before surgery. In contrast, those who received medical therapy alone experienced losses in lung function to below baseline. Moreover, while the overall mortality rate was similar between the two groups throughout the ...Johns Hopkins receives $24 million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to study sudden cardiac death
... will look to identify genetic and protein-related indicators of sudden cardiac death, and develop new methods to study genetic markers among patients at varying levels of risk for the condition. The funding also will be used to support cardiovascular research training for fellows and junior faculty. "Su...Africa's richest wildlife region under new threats
...research sites within the Albertine Rift system as indicators for the region's total biodiversity. So far, available data show that 1,100 species are unique to the area and that over 100 species are critically threatened, endangered, or vulnerable according to the criteria of the World Conservation Union. The ...Early diagnosis of Usher syndrome type 1 made possible by new findings
...loss of vision due to retinitis pigmentosa are the indicators of Usher syndrome, a genetic dual deficit disorder. There are three clinical subtypes of Usher syndrome, the most severe of which is Usher type 1 (USH1). This syndrome involves deafness at birth, progressive blindness and balance problems. In 1861...Study boosts confidence in potential screening tool for Alzheimers disease
... Mental Health (NIMH) found that levels of two key indicators in spinal fluid distinguished clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's patients from controls with 89-92 percent efficiency. This matches or exceeds current clinical diagnostic methods, such as doctor's evaluation of medical history, cognitive testing, and b...Yellowstone wolves, grizzlies and moose 'dysfunctional' study says
...Berger, the scents of predators are one of several indicators that help biologists understand when carnivores are more fully integrated into the system. Other markers of recovery include restored vegetation communities, birds that rely on these, and the behavior of other prey species. "Grizzly bears and wolves...Carnegie Mellon University research story ideas on DNA
...kage. These SNP clusters are likelier to be better indicators of disease risk than single SNPs. Proteomics -- Getting the Full Picture There's an enormous buzz about the potential of proteomics, or understanding the proteins produced by a cell and how they interact. Most academic labs are still focused on as...Sea Grant News & Notes for March 26, 2003
...fferent species, she can build a "library" of such indicators to compare with marker genes in samples taken from polluted water. The results should help trace whether the fecal pollution is coming from human, wildlife or farm or other sources. The existing standard tests can take two weeks to a month to determi...Researchers find blacks also have telltale protein but higher in osteoarthritis patients and men
...s that could shorten this time by giving us better indicators of progression." COMP, short for cartilage oligometic matrix protein, a glycoprotein compound that includes carbohydrates, promises to be a strong indicator, the physician said. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, afflicts almost a mil...