UNC scientists discover molecular pathway leading to nerve growth and regeneration
...nervous system that portion of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord typically results in spontaneous regeneration and repair. However, this is not the case with the spinal cord, where disruption of connections from injury leads to paralysis. "The results of this study allow us to know more ...In the obese, metabolic adaptations post-weight loss lead to regaining of shed pounds
... but little alteration in the utilization of fuels outside of that explained by the variation in the type and amount of diet consumed. The obesity-prone rats in the present study do reflect obesity-prone humans in a number of aspects. Accordingly, when compared to obesity-resistant counterparts, obesity-p...Measuring blood sugar with a wave of the arm
...quires no internal power supply and no connections outside the body, according to Grimes and his associates. "Whenever a reading is needed, a person can wave their hand or arm in front of a reader that will automatically detect the sensor," Grimes says. The sensor is based on "magnetoelastic" technology, jus...$6 million appropriation to focus Sandia research on drinking water desalination, removal of arsenic
... done side-by-side. Testing will also be conducted outside in three additional test pads. Hinkebein says the goal of the facility is to ultimately "improve economics of water production to meet expanding regional needs. "This includes both quality and quantity concerns," he says. "Water desalination will be ...Device that rapidly detects nerve agents named one of 'greatest army inventions' for 2003
...eir impact on Army capabilities, potential benefit outside the Army and their inventiveness. Other inventions being recognized include a Portable Omni-Directional Well Camera System developed by Fort Belvoir in Virginia that is designed to inspect wells, underground caves and vertical passages that are unfit...Laos camera traps capture tigers
...er depredation of livestock in villages within and outside of protected areas. Also, the team looks to set up management guidelines to protect the forest's ungulate species from overhunting by local villagers, a problem that increases the possibility of human-tiger conflict. One hunting method that ...AAAS 2004 salary survey: Despite long hours and low pay, life scientists love their work
...ic salary for life scientists is about $76,000 and outside academia it's about $88,000. Postdocs are at the low end, averaging $39,000, while physicians bring home approximately $170,000. Seventy percent of scientists in universities and other doctoral-granting institutions claim they are either "ext...Espionage may have driven the evolution of bee language according to UCSD-led study in Brazil
...sounds or dances within the hive or scent markings outside the hive to mark the food and/or the route to it. In 1999, James Nieh, an assistant professor of biology at UCSD, published a paper in which he hypothesized communication within the hive may have evolved as a way of avoiding espionage by competitors...Stanford researchers go from heaven to Earth in 'lifeguard' test
... can monitor their health in real-time - something outside the realm of possibility given current NASA technology. Meanwhile, the team is using the device, called LifeGuard, to gather physiological data of use to the space program and is exploring terrestrial uses as well. Today Montgomery, a re...'Rolling Store' provides model for overcoming barriers to healthy foods and better health outcomes
... pick-up truck enclosed with a camper shell parked outside a local Baton Rouge community center once a week f...ted that many residents who noticed the van parked outside the community center expressed the desire to also be allowed to shop for vegetables. Dr. Kennedy say...TIGR president discusses significance of finding anthrax toxin
...ganisms. The large plasmids (small DNA structures outside the cell's chromosome) are highly variable among the bacteria strains, suggesting considerable mobility of key toxin genes. Dr. Fraser also will discuss what this means to the nation's effort to catalog potential biothreat agents and to dev......" Capecchi agrees: "You are using the same gene outside and inside the brain to allow nerves to make the a... says Arenkiel. "Ben has shown what's happening outside the brain is also important for how those nerves behave once they emerge from the brain," Capecchi s...MIT technology jump-starts human embryonic stem cell work
...r. One of them is the material the cells grow upon outside the body, which is the focus of the current work. "Until now there has been no quick, easy way to assess how a given material will affect cell behavior," said Robert Langer, the Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Langer is...Limited climate tracking in European trees despite 10,000 years of postglacial warmth
...ange. Many of these species naturalize extensively outside their native ranges, providing support for the conclusion that European tree species ranges are strongly controlled by dispersal limitation despite 10,000 years of relatively stable climate. In the coming century, the global mean surface temperature...The Mediterranean connection: ecological effects of El Nio in the Northern hemisphere
...close to their centers of action, so their effects outside these areas are largely unknown. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this is a priority research area facing global warming. In a forthcoming issue of Ecology Letters, Pablo Almaraz and Juan A. Amat provide the first evidence...Strengthening independent junior research groups in collaborative research centres
...esearch Centres apply regarding participation from outside the universities and the provision of core support by universities. The new Collaborative Research Centres in detail: Humanities The Collaborative Research Centre "The representation of social orders in transition: comparisons across...NIH launches first center in Nationwide Chemical Genomics Network
...ning on the scale we are planning is unprecedented outside of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. For the first time, biologists in the public sector will be able to take full advantage of the tremendous power of small molecules to serve as probes to advance our understanding of biology," said D...Lowly weeds may hold promise for curing host of common health woes
...There are probably hundreds of weeds growing right outside people's doors they could use." Stepp combed thro...s are readily available in a living pharmacy right outside the door and along the sides of trails rather than deep in the forest could lead governments to enco...First ever standards linking climate change, biodiversity and poverty seek global peer review
...ive effort that includes the views of stakeholders outside the original members of our Alliance." The CCB sta...ds, however, can evaluate land management projects outside of the climate change arena. The Standards will work in developing, developed or emerging economies ...New laboratory model can be used to test new treatments for pediatric eye cancer
...oma (nerve cancer). Retinoblastoma that has spread outside the eye is among the deadliest childhood cancers, with an average survival rate of less than 10 percent. Until now, researchers had no reliable animal model in which to test new drugs that might improve the outcome of retinoblastoma in children. Howe...