No Link Seen Between Breast Cancer And Pesticides, PCB Exposure For General Population
... Freudenheim, Ph.D., all current or former faculty members in the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. Also, Enrique Schisterman, doctoral candidate in the department; Peter Shields, M.D., of the National Cancer Institute, and Paul Kostyniak, Ph.D., of the UB Toxicology Research Center....A New Biochemical Link Established Between Stress, Sex And Dominance
...ember of the Neurosciences program faculty. He and members of his laboratory already have shown that for cichlid fish, social position determines physiology. It's not so much that the biggest, brightest fish becomes dominant. Instead, a fish must earn his bright "macho" colors by proving to himself and other...Experts: Public Will Accept Irradiation In Wake Of Meat Recall
...ct if and when approval may occur. After his staff members develop a recommendation, they must provide a written explanation of the reasoning behind their decision. When a final decision is reached, it and the rationale supporting it must be published in the Federal Register. Although a decision is effective...MGH-Led Team Finds Gene For Crippling Neurologic Disorder
... find that trigger and, we hope, to stop it." The members of this research team have been searching for the ...rators. Susan Bressman, MD, Stanley Fahn, MD, and members of the Dystonia Clinical Research Center at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center -- including Mitche...UT-Houston Awarded $2.5 Million For Scleroderma Research
...the course ofmore than 10 years of investigations, members of the UT-Houston rheumatologydivision have identified a group of people, the Choctaw Indians of southeasternOklahoma, in which the disease is prevalent, giving scientists a uniqueopportunity to search for scleroderma susceptibility genes. Mapping t...Hunt For Early Heart Attack Genes Begins
...S. biomedical research center. Rockefellerfaculty members have made significant achievements, including the discovery thatDNA is the carrier of genetic information and the launching of the scientificfield of modern cell biology. The university has ties to 19 Nobel laureates,including the president, Torsten...CTC Visualizations Help Ecologists See The Forest And The Trees
...t the NationalInstitutes of Health, IBM, and other members of CTC's Corporate PartnershipProgram. For more information, contact: Linda Callahan Director of External Relations Cornell Theory Center Phone: (607) 254-8610 FAX: (607) 254-8888 e-mail: cal@tc.cornell.edu Louise Snider Communications Office...Smoking Mice Lead To Emphysema Breakthrough
...scientific interest. Many researchers believe that members ofthis family, called metalloproteinases, play a major role in a host of disordersincluding tooth decay, atherosclerosis, arthritis ? and, now, emphysema.Pharmaceutical companies are now trying to develop metalloproteinase inhibitorsthat may be able ...At-Risk Women Want Breast Cancer Gene Test--If 'Pros' Outweigh 'Cons'
...ingbreast cancer themselves and about other family members who may also have thegene. About 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers are attributed to aninherited genetic risk, and women who inherit these genetic mutations have up toa 90 percent chance of developing breast cancer during their lifetime....Long-Term Vitamin C Use Cuts Cataract Risk In Older Women
... contacted to provide updatedinformation. Eligible members of the NHS were ranked according to high or low vitamin C intake, using totalconsumption (dietary plus supplements) from five prior NHS reports. "Between 1990 and 1992, we invited about 300 eligible women with the highest and lowestvitamin C intakes ...Colorado State Anthropologist Finds Fossil Treasures In Africa
...uring their most recent trip, Waddle and the other members of the research team encountered a 5-foot long cobra inside the cave.The team quickly crawled out of the cave to safety while Ross drove to the nearest town six hours away to retrieve a shotgun. Becausehe was the best shot of all the researchers in t...Husband-And-Wife Team Embarks On Search For Genes Linked To Schizophrenia
...20 percent of cases of schizophrenia, other family members are also affected with the illness, but genetics may play a role in an even greater percentage. Our study will try to determine how often the illness and a particular gene, or genes, are seen together. If we can find the gene that causes the illnes...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
...e lemurs in addition to its human cast. Other MFG members include: Aktiengesellschaft Zoologischer in Koln, Germany;Baltimore Zoo; Brookfield (Ill.) Zoo; Cincinnati Zoo; Colchester Zoo inEssex, England; Columbus (Ohio) Zoo; Denver Zoo; Fort Worth (Texas) Zoo;Institut d'Embryologie, Strasbourg, France; Insti...Whitaker Awards $6.8 Million For Biomedical Engineering Education
...e program in medical imaging by hiring two faculty members in biomedical engineering, recruiting new graduate students, and creating five new biomedical engineering courses and an associated virtual imaging laboratory. The courses and laboratory will develop virtual imaging systems that will be available to ...Eating Lake Ontario Fish Linked To Shorter Menstrual Cycles; Consumption May Delay Pregnancy
...miology, which is dedicated to research by faculty members and graduates of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. Women enrolled in New York State Angler Cohort provided the data for the studies. The cohort, composed of 10,518 male anglers, 918 female anglers and 6,651 spouses or partne...Free Radicals Implicated In Impaired Lung Function; Damage May Be Mitigated By Certain Antioxidants
...miology, which is dedicated to research by faculty members and graduates of the UB Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. The study involved 132 non-smoking subjects between the ages of 37 and 73 years, selected randomly from two counties in Western New York. Researchers assessed lung function...UF Researchers Investigate Phenomenon Of Seizure-Alert Dogs
...gs to "detect and alert." Among the questions team members hope to answer are whether the ability to detect seizures, if some dogs do have it, is a spontaneous reaction or a trainable behavior. Eventually, the team hopes to bring dogs into the clinical setting where patients can be physiologically moni...Researchers Construct Genetic Map For Dogs
...m of Cornell researchers led by Dr. Aguirre. Other members of the Cornell team included Gregory Acland, B.V.Sc., a veterinary ophthalmologist and senior research associate in genetics; and Kunal Ray, M.S., Ph.D., senior research associate in molecular genetics. This research was supported by The Canine Healt...Widespread Genus Of Monkeys Gives Up Genealogical Secrets To Columbia Researchers
...finity of theAsian long-tailed macaques with other members of a species group that bears itsname. The resear... and creationof new species. Macaques are members of the papionins, a group of old-world primatesthat includes baboons, mangabeys and mandrills. The ...Are CDC's 1997 Recommendations For Targeted Lead Screening Of Children Justified?
... live in older housing, or who arepoor, or who are members of certain minority groups continue to have BLLs thatare higher than the national average of children. Recent studies put this numberat 890,000 children. The new CDC guidance recommends local decision-making about screeninghigh-risk children....