Ecology of infectious diseases grants awarded
...he past 20 years, unprecedented rates of change in non human biodiversity have coincided with the emergence and re emergence of numerous infectious diseases around the world," said Sam Scheiner, EID program director at NSF. "The coincidence of broad-scale environmental changes and the emergence of infec...Nature's ambush: pregnancy more likely from single unprotected intercourse than believed
...simple randomized trial of volunteer couples using non hormonal birth control could test this last hypothesis definitively," said Prof. Wilcox. "It's remarkable that the biological forces shaping this intimate aspect of human behaviour have gone largely unrecognized. In part, this may be because the eff...Data show investigational antibiotic safe, effective in preventing travelers diarrhea
...t. "The characteristics of rifaximin — it is non systemic since it stays in the intestine after taking it by mouth and has been shown to be "gut-selective" in clinical trials — make it an ideal drug for prevention of diarrhea in international travelers. It particularly practical in that it was...New map predicts where wolves will attack
...kind of areas where wolves will prey on livestock, non lethal controls can be employed so that wolves won't be needlessly killed. Managers may be able to focus their outreach and interventions where it is most needed." Techniques such as guard animals, improved fencing, and new scare devices that use ra...Practice-based interventions enhance quality of care
...sits about child's development, telephone line for non emergent concerns, written materials and special health booklets. Families who received enhanced services were more likely to discuss problems and issues with their care providers and were more satisfied with their care than families who did not. In ...Weizmann Institute scientists report why taste and smell differ among individuals
"De gustibus non est disputandum" is a popular saying, conveying that one shouldn't argue about flavors. Now, a team at the Weizmann Institute of Science, headed by Prof. Doron Lancet of the Molecular Genetics Department, has found why this is true. In our genome, a...Tufts researchers find new cost-effective catalyst for hydrogen production for fuel cells
...rtant. Only a tiny amount of the precious metal in non metallic form is needed to create the active catalyst. Our finding will help researchers find a cost-effective way to produce clean energy from fuel cells in the near future" She and her two colleagues, doctoral student Qi Fu and research professor H...Virginia Tech inventions, creations can improve lives
... human factor IX in the mammary tissue and milk of non human transgenic mammals" (6,344,596 ). Factor IX is a protein critical to the normal formation of blood clots to stop bleeding. It's deficiency results in hemophilia B. The researchers use genetically engineered pigs as bioreactors that make human ...Sometimes no result is good result for science
...at poxvirus makes, and also in the poxvirus, it is non essential," Guarino said. "So, we know the virus makes proteins that are not essential when tested in a lab. However, we only studied replication in tissue culture, which is not the natural setting for replication. It might be essential in animals, s...Scientists report important data in stem cell debate
...g a ready supply exists, and they can be collected non invasively from patients. Just as importantly, because the cheek cells haven't been sliced in two during processing, scientists can analyze the entire cell under a microscope. To test this idea, Tran said he found, through his collaborators at NIH'...JCI table of contents, March 3, 2003
...type 1 diabetes mellitus in proinsulin 2-deficient non obesediabetic mice CONTACT: Christian Boitard INSERM U561 Hopital St. Vincent de Paul 82 Bd Denfert Rochereau 75014 Paris, FRANCE Phone 1: 331-4048-8249 Fax 1: 331-4048-8352 E-mail: boitard@cochin.inserm.fr View the PDF of this article at: https:...Ultrasound shown to be potentially safe, effective way to kill bacteria
... killing bacterial spores after only 30 seconds of non contact exposure in experiments conducted by researchers at Penn State and Ultran Labs, Boalsburg, Pa. In the experiments, bacterial spores contained in a paper envelope, were placed slightly (3mm) above the active area of a specially equipped sourc...First potentially clinically useful independent marker for lung cancer identified
...e future to determine which of their patients with non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)[1] who have undergone surgery with curative intent are likeliest to suffer from recurrences or relapse of their cancer. Consequently, post-surgery treatments used to prevent recurrences or relapse of their cancer could ...Rice researchers develop first fully automatic method to track 3-D movement of cancer cells
... know the disease spreads from organ to organ in a non random pattern, but they are unable to predict exactly how cancer will spread, in part because of the limited tools available to study cancer cell migration in a controlled laboratory setting. In groundbreaking new research, Rice University scientist...Cell Genesys reports long term survival data in Phase II trial of GVAX prostate cancer vaccine
...her demographic criteria. The vaccine, which is a non patient-specific, off-the-shelf product was admini...nd myeloma. Currently, Cell Genesys is evaluating non patient-specific, off-the-shelf GVAX vaccines for prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer and patient-...Scientists identify the 'Bin Laden' of cancer causing faulty proteins
...rism with high risks of damage to healthy tissue/ non combatants. But new work by Dr. Stella Pelengaris,...d. This research finds that cancer can have simple non complex causes that give us more optimism in developing forms of treatment - but if they are not det...New indicators for predicting hypertension in African-American males
...ory of hypertension compared to a similar group of non African Americans. The author of, "Race, Arterial... volunteers were compared to a similar group of 29 non African American males from staff and students at Columbia and Howard Universities. Potential subjec...Researchers find synthetic molecules that may literally be the key to 'locking away' unwanted DNA
...tly coiled together in a manner resembling the way non synthetic molecules package DNA together into chromosomes. The ability of this synthetic molecule to coil up DNA could be used to lock up sequences of DNA so that they do not link with proteins to signal particular biological changes, thus giving sci......eural plasticity, neuroprotection, and response to non immune stressors. Recent theories suggest it may be involved in psychiatric disorders such as depression. In addition, IL-1 has been shown to modulate neuronal cell growth during embryonic brain development, and shown to promote the maturation of dop...Cell Genesys reports antitumor activity in Phase I/II GVAX lung cancer vaccine trial
...ponse rate of 18 percent in patients with advanced non small-cell lung cancer who have failed chemotherap...GVAX lung cancer vaccine in patients with advanced non small-cell lung cancer which was conducted by Dr. Glenn Dranoff and colleagues at Dana-Farber/Partne...