Research Suggests New Way To Gauge A Woman's Fertility
...consistent with the fact that older women, who are nearer menopause, should have reduced ovarian function compared to younger women, Danforth said. However, the results showed no difference between the older and younger women in terms of FSH levels. “This suggests that inhibin levels may ......ence, R.I., strongly suggestthat salt marsh plants nearer the equator are less palatable to herbivores thanones considerably farther away. It is the first time such a preference byherbivores for northern versus tropical plants has been conclusivelydemonstrated. "There has long been a biogeographic theory th...... aquifers have also forced development of aquifers nearer to the surface. This study illustrates the potential impacts of near-surface aquifer development on wetlands preservation, nitrate concentration, and the state's goal of reducing nitrogen loading by 30 percent. It suggests that North Carolina may ben...Whales drawn to waters off Mississippi River Delta
...food for these marine mammals and draw the animals nearer to coastal waters. The Mississippi Delta region of the Gulf also has water that's several thousand meters deep within 50 or 60 miles of the coast, he said, and sperm whales are typically found in these deeper waters along the continental shelf. "The ...Heritability of attitudes: Twin research in religious perspective
... "freedom"? The current research does not take us nearer that goal. From what is currently known about genetic influences on complex traits, it may be some time before we reach such sophistication in our understanding of human attitudes and values. "It is tempting to idolize current provisional insights ...Pitt researchers find men and women have different genes behind depression
...pplications may have important implications in the nearer future. Genotyping markers in chromosomal regions that harbor susceptibility genes may provide more immediate advances in the treatment of major depression. For example, individuals with particular genetic markers in these regions may respond better ...Sex-specific genes for depression
...pplications may have important implications in the nearer future. "Genotyping markers in chromosomal regions that harbor susceptibility genes may provide more immediate advances in the treatment of major depression. For example, individuals with particular genetic markers in these regions may respond bette...Scientists identify motor that powers parasitic cell invasion
... world's most serious parasitic diseases is a step nearer with the discovery of a widely-shared gene that helps parasites to invade host cells. The new understanding of the gene's role in the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii gives scientists a target to block that could stop the parasite literally i...Cincinnati engineering study finds clue to Bangladesh's poisoned water
...tual expertise can be developed closer to home and nearer to the communities where problems arise. The workshops are held through U.S.-Bangladesh partnerships and the South Asian Consortium of Interdisciplinary Water Studies. Study results were published in a recent issue of Science. The work has been fund...Scientists take a step nearer to creating an artificial egg using a somatic cell
...Scientists believe that they are an important step nearer to success in creating an artificial egg from the combination of the nucleus of a somatic cell and an oocyte which has had its DNA-carrying nucleus removed, a conference of international fertility experts heard today (Tuesday 1 July). Dr Peter Nagy, ...Physicists use fractals to help Parkinson's sufferers
...he healthy elderly subjects have a fractal measure nearer 1.3. This confirms the fractal nature of the gait in Parkinson's patients, says the team, and provides them with a quantitative means to measure the severity of walking symptoms. The Journal of Neural Engineering was launched by the Institute of Phys...The Rosetta space probe's long trek to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
...about comets. We are confident we will come a step nearer to understanding the origins and formation of our solar system and the emergence of life on Earth."...How do animals exposed to 24-hour light retain their wake-sleep habits?
...thesize that because the sun during this period is nearer the horizon at one part of the day, this might act as a clue for the biological clocks. As the American economy requires its work force to abandon traditional work hours of "nine to five," it becomes more important for us to understand how the body's...Researchers establish first molecular link between eating and aging
...hout getting age-induced diabetes or cancer may be nearer than we think. Researchers at MIT believe they've found the key to a long, lean, healthy life in a single protein that controls whether a mammal stores fat or sheds it. The work could lead to drugs that mimic that protein, allowing human beings to g...One-hundred-fifty year old lessons of John Snow still relevant today
...was used merely to illustrate that many cases were nearer to the Broad Street pump than to other pumps," Paneth said. "But he had concluded that the pump was the problem well before he drew the map." The book was published by Oxford University Press....