Families with severe form of bipolar disorder help scientists narrow the search for disease genes
...nes that contribute to bipolar disorder, while the intersection of the two circles contains genes that are common to both diseases as well as for psychotic bipolar disorder. The researchers carefully evaluated and took blood samples from 65 patients with bipolar disorder and from their extended families. They ......to obtain twice the amount of photon energy at the intersection point of two coherent beams. This enables long-wave light to be used to achieve fluorescence effects which can otherwise only be produced with far greater energy, in other words shorter-wave light. This method offers advantages which can be exploited...Whats next as biology, math combine forces, reciprocate in discovery
...GTON, Va.--As if caught in some Venn diagram whose intersection just keeps growing, mathematics and biology are increasingly commingled in efforts yielding discoveries. Joel E. Cohen, director of the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University, will examine the convergence Thursday, June 12, in a lecture...UC San Diego researchers receive $14 million from NSF for 10 new information technology projects
... coordinated research and education efforts at the intersection of computer science and other science and engineering fields. Researchers from the Jacobs School of Engineering, San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology [Cal-(IT)] will lead...Data privacy, emergency response, weather prediction to benefit from information technology advances
... coordinated research and education efforts at the intersection of computer science and other science and engineering fields. This year's eight large ITR awards involve researchers from nearly 50 universities, companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies in 20 states and the District of Columbia. T...Scientists believe ancient arachnids may have spun silk like modern spiders
...ed it the "7-11 Mine" because it is located at the intersection of Ohio State Routes 7 and 11. Easterday is currently completing his masters thesis, which details the trigonotarbids as well as other fossil plants and animals from the site....CIESIN receives grant to establish government biological information site
...the environment. This mission places CIESIN at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences. To accomplish its mission, CIESIN creates distributed data and information resources, provides users with new types of interactive analysis and visualization capabilities, and conducts research about ...AAAS hosts 'Battle of the Brains' to choose area student for international competition
...ngton, DC 20005 Please use the entrance at the intersection of 12th and H streets. Proceed to the second floor. HOSTS: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, The National Academies, and Society for Neuroscience CONTACT: Reporters should RSVP to ...Method produces uniform, self-assembled nanocells
...ts (lipids) dissolved in alcohol is directed at an intersection of two channels that looks like a micro version of a four-way stop. A water-based liquid containing medicines or other substances is sent toward the lipid stream from two opposing directions. Rather than mixing with the water, the lipids surround it,...Scripps Research scientists find deafness gene's function
...ng. For Mueller, who studies topics at the intersection of neuroscience and genetics, tip links appeared to be the key to understanding and addressing Usher syndrome, and the way forward was to identify the proteins in the tip links. Mueller and his colleagues reasoned that one of the molecules in...New Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health established
...rve as a focal point for research on issues at the intersection of oceanographic, biological and environmental health sciences, such as harmful algal blooms and organisms in coastal waters and estuaries that cause human illness and death. This new Woods Hole Center and three others being established around the ...New screening method turns up potential compound for treating anthrax
...come program that fosters graduate training at the intersection between the physical and biological sciences. Further support for the chemical screening project came from the National Science Foundation and the Ludwig Fund for Cancer Research....National nanotech expert to address UW-Madison conference
... several UW-Madison faculty who are working at the intersection of nanotechnology and biotechnology, an area considered by many experts to be ripe for development by business and industry. Schloss is program director for technology development coordination in the Division of Extramural Research in the National In...Will a reduction in military spending improve our environmental future?
... MEDIA NOTE: Please use the entrance at the intersection of 12th and H Streets and proceed to the 2nd floor. RSVP: RSVP to Monica Amarelo at (202) 326-6431 or mamarelo@aaas.org ....NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research
...ans to develop a center dedicated to examining the intersection of genetics, vulnerable populations and health disparities in tobacco dependence, asthma and diabetes. Charmaine Royal, Ph.D., Howard University, Washington, $700,000 over three years. Dr. Royal plans to develop a center to analyze social and cu...Rensselaer marks the opening of the center for biotechnology and interdisciplinary studies
...neers from various disciplines will explore at the intersection of the life sciences, with engineering and the physical and information sciences, thereby accelerating discovery and ultimately enhancing the quality of life for all people." Rensselaer's new center ranks among the world's most advanced research fa...US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...eginning at 12 noon. Please use theentrance at the intersection of 12th and HStreets and proceed to the 2nd floor.......ginning at 12 noon. Please use the entrance at the intersection of 12th and H Streets and proceed to the 2nd floor....