First biologic pacemaker created by gene therapy in guinea pigs
...250,000 electronic pacemakers, about the size of a personal digital assistant (PDA), are implanted each year in the U.S....Proposed remedy for forest fires puts economic interests first
... and input. Koontz found that personal perspective played a key role in how people reacted to public forest policies. "Most national forest stakeholders live hundreds or thousands of miles from a given national forest," he said....Web-based collaboration links labs to supercomputers
... download, allowing scientists to set up their own personal servers. BioCoRE supports in-house and third-party tools. The Theoretical Biophysics Group's other major software products -- the visualization program VMD and the molecular dynamics simulation program NAMD -- are easily launched from within BioCoR...Deer flies a biting problem? Oddly, 'trolling' may be just the ticket
...tful the trap ever will gain widespread appeal for personal protection. As Meyer noted, its aesthetic appeal leaves something to be desired. "The thing is, it looked really silly, so everyone laughed at me when I wore it, but then they complained about getting bitten by deer flies," she said. "It's a hard sel...Ira Rubinoff honored by the Association for Tropical Biology
...key role in the development of both his career and personal life. In the 1960's, with Ernst Mayr as graduate advisor, Rubinoff demonstrated morphological differences between Pacific and Caribbean populations of fish species separated by the rise of the Isthmus of Panama. As a post-doctoral fellow he showed ...Dutch researchers receive award for combating terrorism with chemistry
...tions for a super-strong fiber used in lightweight personal and vehicle armor. The DSM team will be honored as Heroes of Chemistry at the American Chemical Society's 224th national meeting in Boston, along with chemists and chemical engineers from DuPont and Solutia Inc. Retired U.S. Air Force General Brent ...US Women scientists from Latin America to encourage colleagues from south
...scientists and engineers, and for their compelling personal stories about the challenges they faced in the pursuit of a scientific career," said Alan I. Leshner, CEO of AAAS. "We hope that the experiences of these distinguished scientists will inspire young women to become scientists and engineers, and provid...Jumping genes can knock out DNA; alter human genome
... scientists who study L1s in the human genome. "My personal feeling is that L1s built our genome and have continued to co-evolve with us for millions of years in sort of a host-parasite relationship," Moran says. "The more we learn about L1s, the more we'll learn about the evolution of the human genome." When...Genes, maltreatment, and the cycle of violence
... every moment. There's room here for them to show personal responsibility even under the weight of their predisposition. "For theology, this is not surprising at all. At least since St. Augustine (354-430) we have held that all human beings are in some ways twisted toward anti-social behavior, and that we i...New clinical trials explore treatment to restore sexual desire
...om the lack of sexual desire, which often leads to personal distress or relationship issues," says Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD., clinical psychologist at MacDonald Women's Hospital at UHC. "Since no medications currently are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of diminished sexual d...NIH funds botanical center in Iowa to study health effects of Echinacea and St. John's wort
...we take into our bodies are important parts of our personal environments. We want to know about their potential effects, good or bad, which is why our National Toxicology Program is conducting herbal safety studies and why we are excited about the Iowa Center's look at potential benefits and identification of......screens : From moisturizers to lipsticks, sales of personal care products formulated with sunscreen have exploded. The sun's rays are more damaging now then ever because the earth's protective ozone layer is depleted, but with 17 active sunscreen ingredients approved for use in the United States, how do you c...Hormone replacement therapy may help prevent heart vessel disease, says Wake Forest researcher
...pause. "It is important for women to discuss their personal health history with their doctor," said Clarkson. "Treatment decisions should not be made on the basis of those studies whose participants may not represent the average younger patient taking HRT." Clarkson joined other distinguished women's health ...Chemical society convenes regional meeting in Spokane, Washington, June 20-22
... Wood derived food, nutrition, pharmaceutical, and personal care consumer products. (Larry E. LaFleur, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Corvallis, Ore.) Forest products with biocidal activity against arthropods of public health importance. (Joe Karachesy, Oregon State University, Forest...Mosquitoes repelled by tomato-based substance
...le need the personal protection of insect repellents. And what about the nuisance factor of mosquitoes, ticks and flies?" Bennett added that the cost of producing IBI-246 is expected to be co...Rutgers to host 14th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society meeting
...ences in the way men and women react to threats to personal safety? Do women think taller men are better providers? Does your walking speed reveal your socioeconomic status? What is the evolution of humor and laughter? More than 400 leading scholars and students will explore these and other questions at th...NSF invites media to report on U.S.-sponsored Antarctic research (2002-2003 season)
...ntal exams conducted at their own expense by their personal physicians and dentists and subject to screening by the U.S. Antarctic Program. Certain medical conditions may disqualify a candidate from visiting Antarctica, even if selected as a media visitor. How To Apply: Contact NSF (by phone or by e-mail) as...Genetic mutation plays major role in adrenal cancers
...had no family history of other tumors and no other personal medical history. More importantly, at least for the patients, our data suggest the precise gene involved affects how the patient and family should be treated and screened in the future. Eng says individuals with the genetic mutations tended to revea...16th Annual Depression Symposium features Pulitzer Prize-winning author, world-renowned neurosurgeon
...13 years after his first talk here, to discuss his personal struggles with depression. His novel "The Confessions of Nat Turner" won the Pulitzer Prize in 1968, and "Sophie's Choice" was adapted as a movie in 1982. In 1990, he wrote a memoir, "Darkness Visible," about his first severe episode of depression....