STN International launches Derwent World Patents Index First View
...e are delighted to partner with Thomson Derwent to offer STN users this new patent alerting service," commented Rainer Stuike-Prill, Head of Marketing at FIZ Karlsruhe. "We feel confident that the advance previews of Derwent World Patent Index offered through DWPI First ViewSM will be an invaluable resourc...Soy consumption could help prevent prostate cancer and male pattern baldness
... of DHT in the skin, it is possible that equol may offer a means of controlling hair loss and promoting healthy skin. The researchers have initiated further studies of equol to assess its potential as a treatment for a variety of other androgen-mediated conditions. The team has filed patent applications ...'Top Houston Women in Technology' honoree at UH
...ies she and her colleagues are developing may soon offer physicians a quicker, more thorough way to assess genetically linked risk factors for such things as diseases and adverse drug reactions." ...Newly identified gene linked to brain development
... the March 26, 2004, issue of the journal Science, offer a key insight into the complex puzzle of human brain development and the evolution of human behavior. "The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that distinguishes humans from other species," explains the study's senior author Christopher A. Wal...The biological clock: What really makes us tick
...Also known as circadian rhythms, biological clocks offer scientific insight into depression and medication toxicity, as well as helps pinpoint peak attack times related to lung, heart and brain disorders. For instance, it has been found that cancer drug therapies are metabolized much better at certain tim...Press workshop 'Life, a Nobel Story'
...akers of the symposium, KVCV-biotech would like to offer the European science journalists the possibility to meet and discuss with these scientists. To this end, a Press Workshop will be organized on April 29 in Brussels. It will allow in depth interviews with the different scientists and foresees sufficie...Plant, bird and butterfly species dwindling in the United Kingdom, researchers report
... Spanish . Two new studies of U.K. flora and fauna offer some of the first comprehensive evidence that species diversity is decreasing in the United Kingdom. The findings support the hypothesis that the world is experiencing a mass extinction on par with the other five mass extinctions that have punctuated...20 scientists selected as Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellows
...the training sessions, but they also have a lot to offer each other and to the Leopold Leadership Program." The 2004 Fellows join 60 other outstanding environmental scientists who previously received Leopold Leadership Fellowships and participated in the training, including Bill Schlesinger, Dean of the Ni...Bigger isn't always better--especially if you're a rodent
...y St. Clair, is that small covered culverts, which offer protection from other animals, are better for these tiny mammals. The research has already caused one of the paper's referees, who had offered expert opinion on some new road construction, to change his instructions to the builders--asking for more c...UT Southwestern researchers identify gene as essential for vascular smooth muscle development
...ntiation of smooth muscle cells. The findings also offer many interesting opportunities for therapeutic intervention, said Dr. Olson, director of the Nancy B. and Jake L. Hamon Center for Basic Research in Cancer and the Nearburg Family Center for Basic Research in Pediatric Oncology. Other UT Southwestern...UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales
...d such a powerful machine. Many manufacturers now offer free computer recycling programs, but require the consumer to take the trouble to find out where and how to send the computer. "Consumers are often not aware of the things they can do can to reduce the environmental impacts of their computers. They ...Educational program increases some safety behaviors for older drivers
...w behaviors," said Dr. Owsley. "If we are going to offer these programs, we need the participants to know that there is a high probability that the program will have limited or no effect on crash risk," said Dr. Owsley. "There's no evidence that these programs make participants safer drivers." "I would...Researchers discover 1.2 million new genes in Sargasso Sea microbes
...ation or alternative energy production. This will offer a direct and early test of one of the central tenets of DOE's Genomics: GTL program that microbes can be used to develop innovative solutions to address national energy needs." DOE's Office of Science has awarded $12 million to IBEA since 2001 for ...Rb protein's role in retina development is key to understanding devastating eye cancer
...ensitive cells called rods. The study results also offer clues to solving a long-standing paradox, according to Michael A. Dyer, Ph.D., an assistant member of the Department of Neurobiology and senior author of the Nature Genetics article. "Children who lack the gene for Rb are at high risk for developing...Should publicly funded research be free and available to the public?
...ersity scientists at the center of the controversy offer their perspectives: Patrick Brown, professor of biochemistry and co-founder of PloS; and Donald Kennedy, president emeritus of Stanford and editor-and-chief of the journal Science . VANTAGE POINT BY PATRICK BROWN Last year, Harold Varmus, Michael ...World's first databank for all living systems
...A, and the reverse. Both Cornell and Stanford will offer doctoral degrees at the BTR Center. Cornell Presi...ional. Cornell is the first American university to offer its M.D. degree overseas. Background Much of the research in the Library of Life, as at the BTR C...Current smoke alarms pass life-saving tests
...en with a three-minute warning, smoke alarms still offer enough time to save your life," Bukowski stressed. "When the alarm sounds, it is important that everyone just get out of the house." Smoke alarms are of two types--ionization and photoelectric.* Some combination models are sold. According to the two-...New genomics tool boosts diabetes research
...e players." These findings go beyond diabetes and offer a whole new way of approaching research on many di...inue to provide clues to the causes of disease and offer new approaches for therapy."...International critical care doctors release first-ever guidelines for sepsis
...mpaign's Guidelines Committee. "We are pleased to offer these tools to clinicians in critical care, and hope they are put into practice now against one of the most deadly enemies our profession faces every day." The guidelines, in addition to today's presentation, will also appear in the March issues of b...UC San Diego faculty receive funding from von Liebig Center to commercialize academic research
...-generation wireless data networks are starting to offer new data services. Additionally, wireless data devices (wirelessly-connected laptops, PDAs and cell phones) are becoming more popular and affordable. But delivery of wireless data to, as well as general Internet surfing on, these devices is hampere...