Malaria called failure, puzzle and challenge
...icated cases and deaths. I thinkwe need to bear in mind the fact that the disease is endemic in the Region andthat there are no efforts to eradicate it." Bed nets have been touted as onesolution in the prevention of malaria transmission, especially if they aretreated with insecticides. But getting people...The Sagan criteria for life revisited
...would Galileo have noticed? The question brings to mind an earlier Galileo flyby of another curious planet -- Earth. Above: This view of Earth's southern hemisphere centered on the South Pole was created using images from the Galileo spacecraft taken during the December 1990 flyby. When the Galileo ...New Findings On Primitive Shark Contradicts Current View Of Jaw Evolution
...evolution is interesting," he said. "People don't mind being called a primateor a mammal, but they don't like being called a fish." With furtherinvestigations of fossil fish, vertebrate paleontologists may find themselvesrewriting the early chapters of our evolutionary history....Investigators Identify Suspect In Search For Stress-Sniffles Link
...at the cytokine IL-6 may be amajor pathway between mind and body by which stress makes the body moresusceptible to developing infection and symptoms of respiratory illness. "Even with certain reservations, this is the first study to provide evidenceconsistent with the hypothetical model that psychological...Amphibian Revival: Build It And They Will Come
... the natal pond to breed. "And you have to keep in mind that most of the emigrating animals are simply runover on the highway, yet the populations are thriving. I think it shows that ifyou release animals that genetically indicate a match for an area, then they'lldisperse where habitat conditions are fav...Should Great Apes Be Given Legal Rights?
... if in ten years, say, we prove thatthat theory of mind doesn't exist, does it mean we can do anything we want withthese animals?" To guard against that happening, he believes the crucial issue is simplyan animal's capacity for suffering. Certainly, chimps should not be sittingalone in small cages...Life In Womb Determines Adult Health
...Cornellprofessor of reproductive medicine wouldn't mind if pregnant women,policy-makers in government, the insurance industry and the general public heedthe message from what, he says, is an emerging scientific consensus about "fetalprogramming" -- an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Accordi...Garlic Perfumes Poultry Houses
... - Garlic may not be the first thing that comes to mind whenyou think of air fresheners, but Clemson University scientists are findingthat it works like a charm in poultry houses ... and may lower thecholesterol in eggs, to boot. "We're feeding the chickens about 3 percent of their diet in garlicp...Data Support Idea That Zinc Plays Key Role In Fight Against Anorexia
...d often the elderly, not eating becomes a state of mind and is considered a serious psychiatric disorder. A series of projects involving food intake and zinc deficiency at the University of Illinois are unwrapping the biological-brain mystery. In articles published in Nutritional Biochemistry (January) ...USGS Scientists Learn Lessons From Captive Released Manatees
...cated that it was and there was little doubt in my mind that we had toact quickly to save this manatee, plus learn how well a manatee can handle amonth-long offshore trip with no food or fresh water." On the other hand, Lefebvre said Georgia's successful calving is particularlygratifying because the femal...System Offers Breath Of Relief To Workers
...ff scientist Karla Thrall. "Workers have peace of mind knowing what happenedand whether they should be concerned. Managers know immediately if they need tocontrol the area for environmental risks to prevent further exposure." Pacific Northwest researchers created the monitoring system by couplin...A Synthetic Peptide Destroys Brain Plaque Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease
... may lay the foundationfor a novel therapy for the mind robbing disease. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the destruction of nerve cells,especially in the areas of the brain vital to memory and learning. A keyquestion is what causes the loss of the cells. As yet, scientists don't know theansw...Peptic Ulcers: Stress Does Matter, After All
...azing researcher in psychoneuroimmunology (how the mind can influence the immune system); and Sigurd Ackerman, M.D., chair of psychiatry at St. Luke's in New York City....Researchers Demonstrate That COX-2 Inhibits Angiogenisis In Tumor Cells
...ely block angiogenesis. However, weneed to keep in mind that these results will have to be validated in an in vivotumor model to fully understand the significance of these findings." Chris Williams, a student in DuBois' lab who is pursuing his M.D./Ph.D., isfollowing up the research with studies in animal...Rice Names Matthews Dean Of Natural Sciences
...Sciences. "There's no question in my mind that Kathy was far and away the best choice for this position, although there were some extremely outstanding outside candidates," Kinsey said. "Kathy is someone with whom I've worked very closely during my time...Weary Tibetan People Find Supporting Hand In ASU Graduate Student
.... "The family that sticks out most strongly in my mind is the family of seven people who lost all 34 of their yak and decided to sell their tent in order to buy five yak from their neighbors," Foggin says through E-mail. "Now four of them have had to leave the family to work for other pastoralists (no...Among Wrens, Moms Teach Daughters To Call, Dads Teach Sons, Study Reveals
..."WAY" calls twodecades ago because they brought to mind a nasally congested human asking "Whereare you? Where are you?" Neither males nor females duplicated calls from the opposite sex'srepertoire or from any bird but their same-sex parent, he said. A report on thefindings appears in the March 22...When To Reproduce? It's All In The Timing
...or it maybe one that is recent. We have to keep in mind where it is relative to selectivemechanisms or how well adapted it is to the community it lives in." -30-...Human Cloning: Grappling With Reality Penn Bioethicist To Explore The Facts Behind The Hysteria
...hich subsequently followed, the world's collective mind hasbeen reeling. "The media and public reaction to proposals about thecreation of headless human clones for organ parts and Chicago physicist Dr.Richard Seed's statements that he will soon clone human beings demonstratesthat our society is far from r...