AFAR announces 189 new grants for aging research totalling $10 million
...mportant new discoveries, but will also launch the lifelong careers of brilliant new investigators," announced Dr. Frank Williams, AFAR's scientific director. The AFAR Research Grants provide $50,000 awards to junior faculty--Ph.D.'s and M.D.'s--who are often still considering their professional fields of inq......top 100 innovations of 2001. In the pursuit of his lifelong dream of creating inexpensive, environmentally friendly hydro-power, Gorlov has developed helical turbines for use in river, tidal, and open ocean currents. His innovation has led to a series of patents for the Gorlov Helical Turbine, which shows gre...Children from risky families suffer serious long-term health consequences, UCLA scientists report
...hildren who grow up in risky families often suffer lifelong health problems, including some of societys most c... only at immediate risk, but also at long-term and lifelong risk for a wide variety of physical and mental health ailments. Repetti and her colleagues spent six...UF researcher develops AIDS vaccine for cats
...any cats recover from the initial phase and become lifelong carriers of the virus. In the second stage, the cats exhibit no overt symptoms. In the third stage, however, cats experience severe weight loss, and secondary infections that become resistant to treatment or frequently recur. Yamamotos vaccine techno...First vaccine for cat AIDS approved for veterinary use
...ay recover from their initial illness, they become lifelong carriers of the virus. It's estimated that between 2 percent and 25 percent of the global domestic cat population is infected with the virus, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Infection rates are highest in Japan and Australia and lowe...Teen alcohol and drug disorders more common than previously thought
...s an especially serious disease with potential for lifelong implications. Almost 7 percent of these teens were diagnosed with dependence," said Knight. The research was funded by several national sources, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NI...Researchers engineer virus that blocks common genetic defect
...row with vector-corrected stem cells that confer a lifelong remedy. The use of antisense technology coupled with these lentiviral vectors allows us to propel this field forward in the treatment of hematopoietic disorders." In the UNC study, the genetically modified lentiviral vector was used to treat blood c...Stanford researchers find cause, possible cure for gluten intolerance
.... "The only effective therapy for most people is a lifelong gluten-free diet, and that's fairly restrictive," explained co-author Gary M. Gray, professor of medicine, emeritus. The diet is essential over the long term both to restore normal intestinal function and to reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis...Pittsburgh researchers target genetic, environmental threats to maternal and fetal health
...natal environmental exposures also help to trace a lifelong health history. This is a major, under-investigated priority that affects not only women's health, but also the health of developing fetuses and infants." The Pittsburgh team will conduct clinical and pre-clinical studies that focus on the genetic co...Study shows first direct evidence that transplanted muscle cells can take root in damaged hearts
...atient at risk of dying from rejection, or needing lifelong anti-rejection medications. Pagani stresses that these early results, while encouraging, are merely the first steps in evaluating skeletal muscle cell transplants. Combined with the results from the safety wing of the study, the initial results may h...Purdue researchers discover basis for biological clock
..., is the culmination of four decades of work and a lifelong fascination of James Morré. "I first set out to find the source of the biological clock in 1962, when I was still a student," he said. "Back then the question was the subject of perennial and lively scientific debate. Theories abounded as to w...Herpes virus trashes detection mechanism to hide from immune system
...ility to hide from the immune system and establish lifelong infections. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered how one mouse herpes virus escapes detection. The study appears in the January issue of the journal Immunity. "These findings not only provide a better ...Gene targeting technique extended to human embryonic stem cells
...suppress the immune system and patients often need lifelong treatment to prevent the tissue from being rejected. Through genetic manipulation, it may be possible to mask cells in such a way that the immune system does not recognize them as foreign tissue....Science champion William T. Golden makes historic $5.25 million gift to AAAS
...tives. This seems to me to be a very good idea." A lifelong resident of New York City since his birth there in 1909, Mr. Golden helped to shape post-World War II science policy through his service as an advisor to late U.S. President Harry Truman. "I've had an interesting time of it so far," Mr. Golden comme...UC Riverside's Bill Mayhew receives George B. Fell Award
...ualities exemplified by George B. Fell through his lifelong dedication of the protection of natural areas. 3. Any area of professional activity (journalism, law, science, and natural resource management) that was applied toward stewardship of natural areas and the protection and understanding of natural diver...Baylor researchers show way to diabetes cure with gene therapy
...n producers in the pancreas, because it avoids the lifelong use of powerful immunosuppressive drugs and eliminates the need to find a compatible donor. Chan credits one of his postdoctoral students, Dr. Hideto Kojima, with much of the work in developing this protocol....Reduced daily eye patching effectively treats 'lazy eye'
...l treatment for amblyopia in childhood can prevent lifelong visual impairment." Having the child perform one hour of "near" work per day while wearing an eye patch was an important part of the prescribed treatment, Repka said. However, it remains unclear if the same amount of visual improvement would occur wi...Study traces global spread of virulent dengue virus to US doorstep
... with any of the four serotypes confers protective lifelong immunity only to that serotype. The risk of developing hemorrhagic dengue appears to be increased among people subsequently infected with a different serotype. In recent years hemorrhagic dengue has become increasingly prevalent in tropical America."...From Hopkins: Children may outgrow peanut allergies
...gy. "Although we once thought peanut allergy was a lifelong problem, we now believe certain children, namely those with low levels of allergy antibodies, may outgrow it," said senior author Robert Wood, M.D., a pediatric allergist and immunologist at the Children's Center. "Because of these findings, and the ...UT Southwestern researchers discover method of postponing labor in mice
...rm birth which can have devastating immediate and lifelong consequences affects more than 460,000 infants in the United States each year, our findings could impact the care of pregnant women and the well-being of their babies in the future," Dr. Mendelson said....