Serotonin metabolites in mollusks suggest pathways for human therapies
...ehaviors influenced by serotonin. "Serotonin is a major factor in organizing the behavior of Pleurobranchaea, particularly for feeding," Gillette said. "Some potential prey have dangerous, stinging defenses. In a single encounter, Pleurobranchaea learn to avoid their odor, Pleurobranchaea learn to avoid...Snakehead in your inbox? Welcome to the nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert System
...e with federal agencies," said Fuller. "One of the major assets of this system is that the alerts can be annotated with extra information such as a link to a press release about the capture or an identification page."...Early detection hope for eye disease
...tool that will help doctors screen and monitor the major diseases of the eye." "Some of the existing screening techniques, such as the Fluorescein Angiogram for diabetic patients, can be painful and in some cases dangerous with patients dying during treatment. This new technique is safe, quick and simple, ...Ventilation in bars, casinos doesn't control health risk for hospitality workers
...than 60 scientific papers on the topic. Among his major accomplishments, in 1979 he initiated the Environm...tion. In 1980 he identified secondhand smoke as a major source of indoor air pollution in a groundbreaking paper that received international scientific atte...Complex cells likely arose from combination of bacterial and extreme-microbe genomes
...d other mammals are among the most complex. "A major unsolved question in biology has been where eukaryotes came from, where we came from," Lake said. "The answer is that we have two parents, and we now know who those parents were." Further, he added, the results provide a new picture of evolution...New genetic hypothesis for the cause of autism
...nt-of-origin effects, they propose that there is a major epigenetic (related to gene expression, not sequence) component in the etiology of autism involving genetic imprinting. They suggest that epigenetic and genetic factors (both de novo and inherited) cause autism through dysregulation of two or more pr...Sandia experiments may reduce possibility of future water wars
...buquerque, N.M., and Livermore, Calif., Sandia has major R&D responsibilities in national security, energy and environmental technologies, and economic competitiveness....Viral suspect for amphibian decline traced to human spread through bait
... is telling us that emerging diseases are having a major effect on the biosphere," said Collins. The findin...fungus in particular appears to be responsible for major population declines and even waves of mass extinction occurring in Central America, throughout the R...UCLA molecular biologists uproot the tree of life
...ere fused to form the ring of life," Lake said. "A major unsolved question in biology has been where eukaryotes came from, where we came from. The answer is that we have two parents, and we now know who those parents were. "If we go back a hundred billion generations, our ancestor was not a human, and wasn...Computer scientists at UH developing 'nurturing' computers
... the novel technologies that is expected to make a major impact in the future. Pavlidis recently was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) from its Division of Information and Intelligent Systems for $640,169 to be spread across three years for research titled "Interacting with Human...Genetic map of important tree genes outlined
...he advent of gene chips, researchers can also make major strides in understanding the physiological changes that take place as trees age, Strauss said. "Do very old trees effectively oxidize over time, like humans do?" he said. "Or can they renew their cellular integrity continuously despite living for cen...Research suggests unborn children may be at risk from environmental pollution
...ease. Environmental factors are thought to play a major role in the increasing incidence and as Alan Preece, Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Bristol, explains, the unborn child is particularly sensitive to the effects of exposure to environmental agents. Placental transfer determines th...How do you mend a broken heart?
.... Prof. Rosenthal predicts that the team will make major advancements. "We've been given a unique opportunity to share the expertise, facilities, models and knowledge of this superb group of scientists." And although many of these scientists already collaborate in pairs, she emphasizes that "as a team we w...'Defensive' action by influenza viruses demonstrated by Hebrew university researcher
...he future. Influenza, Prof. Arkin emphasizes, is a major killer, even though many people tend to shrug it off as an unpleasant seasonal nuisance. In the U.S. it is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases, claiming about 40,000 lives annually, mostly among the elderly. In his research, Arkin, o...Long-term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning are an autoimmune reaction
... profound changes in myelin basic protein (MBP) a major protein constituent of myelin, the protective sheath surrounding neurons. Using an animal model, they showed that the CO-induced changes in MBP set into motion an autoimmune response in which lymphocytes, triggered to eliminate altered MBP, continue ...New fumigant to replace gas that damages ozone layer
... imported feed for livestock. "This agreement is a major achievement for Australia because it allows Australia to meet its obligations as a signatory to the Montreal Protocol," says Mehrdad Baghai, CSIRO's Executive Director of Business Development and Commercialisation. "This is an example of a new scienc......e rates of cell division and growth and regulating major developmental events including bone differentiatio...agos finches themselves, also identified BMP4 as a major mediator of beak shape in a variety of finch species. Together, these two studies are able to point ...Battle between bubbles might have started evolution
...e next step in the research will depend on another major effort under way in his laboratory to create artificial, replicating RNA molecules. "If we can get self-replicating RNAs, then we can put them into these simple membrane compartments and hope to actually see this competitive process of growth that w...Skin stem cells give hairless mice hair
...f both new skin and hair follicles. "However, two major questions remained," said Fuchs. "One was whether ...rs that could produce hair follicles. "The second major question was whether these cells were capable of undergoing self-renewal. And of particular interest......into cognitive symptoms in more common and complex major mental disorders. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, M.D., Karen Berman, M.D., and colleagues, traced the thinking deficit to a circuit at the back of the brain that processes locations of objects in the visual field. The researchers report on their Magnetic ...