National prize in neuroscience endowed by UNC professor
... or a seminal insight rather than to commemorate a lifetime body of work," said neurophysiologist Edward R. Perl, M.D., Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Cell and Molecular Physiology at UNC-CH School of Medicine. "The selection committee would be charged to choose from the broad field of neuroscience ranging f...High fibre diet lowers risk of prostate cancer: study
... it remains to be seen whether over thecourse of a lifetime this dietary factor makes an important difference, these results go along with existing advice toeat more vegetable foods and less animal products in the prevention of prostate cancer," Jenkins says. "It is furtherreinforcing what has been general ad......rmine if one application is all that is needed for lifetime protection. The proposed studies will involve squirting a liquid solution of the effector strain on the patients' teeth. He said he hopes to start adult clinical trials this year. "The ideal application would be to treat infants when their first t...Researchers find structure of enzyme that catalyzes 78-million-year reaction
...nging a reaction that takes a good fraction of the lifetime of the Earth to one that occurs as fast as the shutter release in a single-lens reflex camera," Wolfenden said. Miller, who is earning his doctorate with the research, said the finding will help explain how all enzymes function. "Once you discover ...Detroit researcher receives national award
... reactions occur extremely quickly. Typically, the lifetime of a radical reaction is counted in millionths of seconds, explained the physical organic chemist. Newcomb and his team trace the individual steps of such reactions, analyzing which radical intermediates form and measuring how long each step takes. O...UC Berkeley psychologist finds evdence that male hormones in the womb affect sexual orientation
...g a greater average number of sexual partners in a lifetime than heterosexual men, higher than normal levels of testosterone circulating in the blood, and larger genitalia than heterosexual men. Breedlove's findings, combined with other recent research, paint a complicated picture of the role played by fetal ...Dementia patients in hospitals longer, increase costs
...nto reviewed data from a community sample of 5,856 lifetime drinkers and found that the earlier one begins drinking the more likely one is to develop alcohol disorders. Particularly, the first use of alcohol at ages 11-14 greatly increases the risk of alcohol disorders by as much as 15.9 percent. This study s...Benzene responsible for high percentage of leukemia deaths induced by smoking
...e risk of death from acute myeloid leukemia over a lifetime was slightly higher in light smokers than in heavy smokers, the scientists found. That result likely reflects the increased risk to heavy smokers of death from competing causes, such as other cancers and heart disease. "Other known or suspected leuk...Welch Award honors 2 for unlocking nature's secrets
Battersby, Scott share $300,000 prize for lifetime contributions to biosynthesis HOUSTON * May 31... the $300,000 annual Welch Award recognizing their lifetime achievements in biosynthesis and bioorganic chemistry. The two chemists have decoded the blueprints ...Researchers decipher chemical 'cross talk' that determines survival of immunecells
...d for the job of protecting the organism through a lifetime of various insults without attacking the body in the process--the hallmark of autoimmune disorders. In key experiments using spleen cells from mice Jamieson and Yamamoto showed that a well-studied gene called Ras triggers the pathway that rescues T...Fine-tuning the search for biochemical characteristics of alcoholics
... lower in those individuals with either current or lifetime alcohol dependency than in those individuals with no history of alcohol dependence. This means that if these findings can be replicated, and the techniques used to measure platelet AC activity can be streamlined and made more economical, such a test...Rum and 'coke' combo far worse on the brain, study shows
...a, was that researchers questioned people on their lifetime drug use and translated that into specific numerical results. For the first time, she said, scientists could show how the degree of a person's drug habit relates to brain performance. For both cocaine and alcohol, she adds, the greater the weekly dru......y immunology, this national award recognizes major lifetime accomplishments in this research field. Dr. Douglas received the award and delivered the 2000 AMLI Abbott/Erwin Neter Memorial Lecture on July 13 at the annual AMLI meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida. The title of this year's lecture, "Monocytes and...Study finds cochlear implants cost-effective in children
... quality of life and saves $50,000 + over child's lifetime Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that cochlea...t also are highly cost-effective, with an expected lifetime savings of $53,198. The study, published in the Aug. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical...Researchers find key to tuberculosis persistence in the body
...n can persist in a latent or chronic state for the lifetime of the host and can flare up if the immune system is later weakened. The bug's persistence in the body has been the main barrier to clearing the TB pathogen with drugs. Current treatments require three to five drugs for at least six months, a regimen...Isoflavone-rich soy products may prevent bone loss in women
...opausal period, could translate into a decrease in lifetime risk of osteoporosis." An editorial by Erdman et al. points out that 24 weeks is a short time period for a dietary study of bone loss because the bone remodeling cycle ranges up to 80 weeks. Although it would be premature to assume that soy isoflavo...UC Davis research helps state air board set auto-emission rules
...oard, can be used to compare the initial costs and lifetime costs of various vehicle technologies. It was written by UC Davis researchers Mark Delucchi, Andy Burke, Timothy Lipman and Marshall Miller. For more information, see the ITS-Davis newsletter at http://its.ucdavis.edu/e-news/#3.2 . -- Electric vehic...Instant replay: study finds potential mechanism for building long-term memory
...ains a continuity of knowledge and memories over a lifetime despite the constant turnover of molecules and proteins. The insight also may one day help with the understanding of human diseases such as schizophrenia, said Tsien. If the process of consolidating new experiences into long-term memories goes wrong,......with an autistic child, the DDS estimates that the lifetime cost of care for each of these children is over $2 million. While the cause of autism is unknown, substantial evidence points to a genetic component. Additional research is needed to determine whether a particular genetic defect alone has the power...