Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...hat goes on in real research labs and became a big influence in my career choice." Thanks to the Aventis...hat goes on in real research labs and became a big influence in my career choice." Robert Merson "It was my first experience in applying sc...Alzheimer's disease is not accelerated aging
...ts out recurring distinctions between factors that influence what he calls executive function, which more commonly falters with normal aging, and the decline in long-term memory typical of Alzheimer's. Executive function involves the cognitive processes used to complete complex, goal-oriented tasks. Elderly in...Safety of isoflavones in dietary supplements targeted by Illinois initiative
...evel chronic exposure to soy isoflavones and their influence on the progression of breast cancer from estrogen dependent to estrogen independent tumors. Paul S. Cooke will lead a project focusing on adipose development and the potential for phytoestrogens to alter development and/or produce long-term ch...Cardiac arrest may hinder ability to learn certain tasks
...king at how different types of social interactions influence the number and health of neurons that survive a heart attack. "We hope that positive social interaction will actually improve the animals' recovery from cardiac arrest," DeVries said. She conducted the study with Gretche...Binocular rivalry: Fulfilling visual expectations
...g how signaling in the brain allows expectation to influence visual perception. It is normal to think of vision as beginning with the formation of an image on the back of the eye, which in turn stimulates a cascade of nerve impulses that "feed forward" to send signals deep into the brain. It is in the brain...Images of 'tail' of protein needed for cell multiplication suggest anticancer drug targets
...e St. Jude researchers report that the stabilizing influence of Ubc12's protein tail is based on its ability to nestle within a groove of the larger molecule called APPBP1-UBA3. These two proteins, also known by the shorthand designation of E2 (Ubc12) and E1 (APPBP1-UBA3), cooperate with each other to form a w...Lecture on ecology of infectious diseases
...colony, yet little is known about the factors that influence where and when plague epidemics will strike. Because of the close proximity of prairie dog colonies to human dwellings, concern is growing that prairie dogs may be a threat to public health. With funding from the joint National Science Foundation-...Blue marlin in gulf have high mercury levels, A&M study shows
...ll use this information to see if feeding patterns influence the level of mercury found in the tissue of top-level predators. Rooker says one reason marlin may have higher mercury levels deals with the fish's size and feeding patterns. Although most blue marlin caught in the Gulf are approximately 200 to 400 ...NJIT professor receives Presidential Award for breakthrough research with adult stem cells
...regeneration is wide open and has the potential to influence how physicians treat patients with severely damaged or diseased tissues."...Serotonin metabolites in mollusks suggest pathways for human therapies
... because they show some mammal-like qualities that influence behavior, such as learning and memory, a discovery for which the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 2000 to Eric Kandel of Columbia University in New York. Kandel studied how learning behavior was related to serotonergic and other ...Fossils reveal direct link between global warming and genetic diversity in wildlife
...a subtle message in this paper about the potential influence of warming on evolution," she said. "Voles show an influx of new genes and genetic diversity as their population declines, which means they're connected to other populations. But gophers haven't really recovered from the Medieval Warm Period, which e...Recent evolution at a single gene may have brought down heart disease risk in some human groups
...y of a single DNA base pair that has been shown to influence heart disease. The genetic trait under study concerns a particular base pair of DNA one of billions in the human genome that helps regulate the gene stromelysin-1, or MMP-3. The identity of the DNA base at this position differs between individuals ...Rare deficit maps thinking circuitry
...ome yields a unique opportunity to study how genes influence our ability to construct our social and spatial worlds," said NIMH Director Thomas Insel, M.D. "By studying people with this disorder, we can discover how genetic mutations change not only molecular and cellular processes, but lead to differences in ...Researchers identify the genome's controlling elements
... gene, and then switch that gene on. They can also influence the amount of protein that the gene will produce. ...unication patterns ultimately will have a profound influence on our understanding of everything from infectious disease to cloning. To eavesdrop on these cellul...NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research
...arch on the ethical, legal and social factors that influence the translation of genetic information to improved...nities of African descent and how those identities influence attitudes about genomics and health care as well as health behaviors. Donald Bailey, Ph.D., Univ...Probing the surface of white blood cells to enhance immune system medicine
...ediators of immune system function, yet efforts to influence their role in illness have been hampered due to a lack of understanding of the surface structure of these cells until now. Dartmouth Medical School researchers characterize the structure of white blood cells and challenge assumptions about how a cer...Better living through urban ecology
Plants influence the quality of urban air. Birds are more diverse i...ant projects include investigating how urban trees influence air quality, how improving Baltimore's sewer system affects ecological processes, and documenting th...What actually influences air pollution over the Indian Ocean?
...emissions from the surrounding continental regions influence NOx pollution over the Indian Ocean. This work sho...reases in NOx emissions. The results show that the influence of Indian emissions on the central Indian Ocean is limited to the winter monsoon period only, and is...Circadian clock genes reign in duration of fruit fly copulation
...key components of the circadian clock somehow also influence sexual behavior in the fruit fly Drosophila. Circa... as sleep, the period and timeless genes appear to influence the duration of fly copulation through a mechanism that is separate from the daily circadian clock. ......ture studies, Cameron's theory could have dramatic influence on wildlife control and animal production. "If you can get dairy cows to have more female calves, it would have huge implications for the dairy industry," she said. Cameron said she would like to test her hypothesis by reducing the amount of gluc...