Special training may help people with autism recognize faces
...s and people's faces while the fMRI examined their patterns of brain activity. The fusiform gyrus was activated in the control subjects when they were exposed to faces and the inferior temporal gyrus, an area associated with objects, was activated when they looked at cars. However, among subjects with autis...Data shows FUZEON does not increase lipodystrophy in pre-treated HIV patients
...ystrophy and lipoatrophy. There are three general patterns of body fat changes that are seen in people with HIV who are taking combination anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy; gaining fat on the abdomen, between the shoulder blades or around the neck or in the breasts (lipodystrophy); losing fat from under the ski...Advanced sensors, computing systems tracking sea animals worldwide
...e, that information is being overlaid onto fishing patterns available from state agencies. They are also overlaying sea surface temperature readings available by satellite. "That's because when water temperatures drop below a certain critical threshold the turtles leave the coastal sounds," Read said. "And wh...New technologies reveal mysteries of marine megafauna
...ngers." The new data allow scientists to discern patterns in marine animal movements: when and where they s... gather year-round information on the distribution patterns of these porpoises, making it difficult to design and assess conservation efforts. Now, by equippi...Dinosaur fossil record compiled, analyzed
...re have been many attempts to analyze evolutionary patterns using the fossil record, but that the patterns can only be interpreted usefully in the context of stratigraphy -- essentially how old the fossils a......e history. Evidence indicates that global climate patterns are changing, that these changes are exacerbated in Arctic regions, and that one of the most prominent affects of these changes is an altered sea ice environment. Hence, polar bears, which may be the first large mammal to show obvious effects of cli...House dust mite project aims to reduce asthma
...hat can assess how different building features and patterns of occupant use affect these conditions, and therefore house dust mite numbers. Room conditions are important because dust mites have a unique mechanism for taking up water which involves dribbling a salt solution from under their armpits to their mo...Pesticide exposure among agricultural workers varies by job task
...ts that more research is needed regarding exposure patterns among other types of farm workers as well," said Gloria Coronado, Ph.D., lead author and staff scientist in Fred Hutchinson's Cancer Prevention Program. The study revealed that approximately 20 percent more thinners had pesticide residue in their hom...2004 AAAS annual meeting spotlights world health, oceans and family science
...ease at the AAAS Meeting.New data on the migratory patterns of endangered sea turtles also is part of the program. And, during the Oceans for Everyone town hall meeting, AAAS will disclose the results of a national public-opinion survey covering a range of marine science questions, from seafood safety to fis...New findings bring mixed blessings to those looking to combat jet lag
...ance. Measurements: Baseline and recovery sleep patterns ("architecture") were assessed from electroencephalography (EEG) and other standard methods. Qualitative and quantitative aspects of sleep were evaluated from sleep logs completed after wake-up from D1 to D10. Sleepiness was assessed from EEG recordi...Physicists use fractals to help Parkinson's sufferers
A new portable system for analyzing the walking patterns of people with Parkinson's disease has been develo...as determined by a fractal measure, of the walking patterns of each group. The fractal measure falls between 1 and 2, and the higher the fractal measure (close ...Highlights of Tufts University nutrition research: January 2004
...cs Immigrants to the US often acquire new eating patterns as they become accustomed to American products and...researchers call "acculturation." These new eating patterns can sometimes result in lower nutritional value and a subsequent rise in obesity and associated chro...Successful progress launch paves the way for further scientific utilisation of the ISS by Europe
... side of the service module. Two sets of different patterns of retroreflectors will enable the ATV from a distance of 300m onwards - to know its distance from and angular orientation to the ISS precisely. The two antennas are needed for voice and data communications between the Russian Zvezda Module and the...Integrated animal model answers questions about environment
...s how warmer temperatures would alter the activity patterns of squirrels in southern California or how removing the forest canopy in Yellowstone National Park would affect the elk that took cover under it during winter. "If we fail to answer questions like these, we will continue to lose species - and their g...JCI Table of Contents, January 15 2004
...d by progressive weakness, spasticity, and diverse patterns of inheritance, which is caused by degeneration of nerve axons. Elena Rugarli and colleagues from the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine in Naples, Italy, developed a mouse model for studying HSP due to mutations in the Spg7 gene, which enco...New study finds evolutionary diversification in Hawaiian spiders
...les of different spiders, recording their behavior patterns and noting which insects they fed upon. She also used the DNA of the spiders to create a family tree charting the evolutionary history of the Tetragnatha species in Hawaii. The spiders can be grouped into four distinct ecological types, or ecomor...Rodents bred for alcohol preference live longer than rats bred for alcohol avoidance
...derestimate alcohol consumption. Second, drinking patterns may vary between individuals and different socio-economic groups in society." Which is why using rodents that were bred for a specific alcohol response, in a controlled experimental setting, allows scientists to cut through many of these complicati...Rapidly evolving genes providing new insights in plant evolution
...ing scientists to understand their classification, patterns of variation, and placement of endangered species. Hilu's work has resulted in collaborations with some of the top laboratories around the world. The paper in the American Journal of Botany (90: 1758-1776) is based on molecular information mostly...Researchers seek to clone 'mad cow disease' resistant cattle strain
... acids that fold in upon themselves in predictable patterns and shapes that result from the bio-electrical relationships that exist between individual molecules, according to Eyestone. Proteins normally "fold" in only one way. But when the "normal" prions are infected by pathogenic prions, they begin to "fold...Purdue engineers develop quick, inexpensive method to prototype microchips
.... The key to controlling the shape and size of the patterns on the wafer is the production of a template, which can take weeks to develop. Ladisch and his team have developed an alternative method that uses materials easily acquired by any research laboratory, including glass microscope slides, tweezers, t...