Couch Potatoes, Not French Fries, May Be To Blame For Obesity
...ndy Gretebeck, a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist in Purdue's Department of Foods and Nutrition, says it's not uncommon for large studies to provide results that confound nutritionists. "Large studies have found that food intake doesn't seem to be a good indicator of obesity, but we know it should b...Pea Plant Stem Growth Gene Cloned
...ster, a molecular biologist; John J. Ross, a plant physiologist and James B. Reid, professor of genetics, all at the University of Tasmania, and Davies, will publish "Mendel's Stem Length Gene (Le) Encodes a Gibberellin 3b-Hydroxylase" in the August issue (Vol. 9, published August 26, 1997) of The Plant Cell, the...Technique Gives Researchers New Look At Genetic Activity In Living Cells
...lbiology at the U. of I., and Aaron F. Straight, a physiologist in the Schoolof Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. "This method is opening a clearer window into the working mechanicsin cells," Belmont said. "It gives us a way to look at the dynamicsthat hasn't been possible before. Down...Schmidt-Nielsen Autobiography Details Scientific Adventures
...signation had he read the new autobiography ofDuke physiologist Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, The Camel's Nose: Memoirs o...rrhea. Schmidt-Nielsen, 82, is certainly the only physiologist ever honoredwith a bronze statue of himself contemplating a camel -- a sculpture nowinstalled amidst...Scientists ID A Protein With Punch As Infection-Inflammation Fighter
...d flowrestoration is reperfusion. Ross and K-State physiologist Frank Blecha are studying this so-calledreperfusion injury, a condition that's a major contributor to many importantdisease syndromes including coronary artery disease and stroke. The Kansas State University researchers have discovered a substance, a...Mouse Study Trumpets New Way To Preserve Species
...expand their study. Critser is a reproductive physiologist who serves as adjunct associate professor in Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine. He is using cryobiology -- the study of low-temperature effects on biological systems -- to develop and improve ways of preserving reproductive cells and tissues, su...... gene therapy for any condition, said UF molecular physiologist Mohan K. Raizada. Other studies have shown random bits of inserted genes can be passed on, but with no therapeutic effect. The new approach involves using a form of genetic brilliance to block the action of a harmful hormone, angiotensin, which cause...Chemical discovered that causes plant tumors
..., it works pretty well," said Robert Doss, a plant physiologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service and OSU Department of Horticulture. Doss was a co-principal investigator on the study along with Proebsting and James Oliver, a chemist with the Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Md. All practic...McGill launches Centre for Bioinformatics
...ien teamed up with others across campus, including physiologist Leon Glass, biomedical engineering specialist Rob Kearney, and geneticist Tom Hudson, to spearhead the project. Dr. Therien declares enthusiastically, "The scientific problems are fascinating. The technological challenges are formidable. The indus...Virginia Tech teams with US Army on exercise research
... Charlotte; and David Wootten, a clinical exercise physiologist who will serve as the project coordinator. In addition, five graduate assistant positions will be funded through this research. "During my tenure here, I dont think there has ever been a funded human exercise research project of this magnitude," ......ant's metabolism? Team member Eric Davies, a plant physiologist at North Carolina State University, says we should remember that plants already have extensive communication skills. When bugs start to munch on their leaves, for instance, they can use chemical, electrical and other means to warn the rest of their a...Why some people just can't seem to pay attention
... changes in the environment. As the noted Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov observed, without this "what-is-it reflex," many species would not be able to survive in their environments. This observation remains just as true today in our brick-and-mortar times as it did when our ancestors had to hunt for their foo...Baboon studies suggest strategies for coping with stress
Every summer since the late '70s, Stanford physiologist Robert Sapolsky has traveled to Kenya to study the stressful lives of baboons, whose competitive, stratified society resembles our own. By linking baboons' behavior with their health, he has learned that some individuals handle stress better than oth...Biodiversity increases ecosystems' ability to absorb CO2 and nitrogen
... with reduced biodiversity," says Brookhaven plant physiologist David Ellsworth, one of the study authors. The experiment, called BioCON (Biodiversity, CO2 and N), is the first field study to test the hypothesis that plant species diversity influences ecosystem-scale responses to elevated CO2 and N levels. It was...Scientists switch memory recall on and off in fruit flies
...th food several times over a few days, the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov found that eventually, his dogs would display dinnertime behavior (drooling, excitement) on just the sound of the bell. Today, all dog and cat owners are familiar with this form of "associative learning." They see it in action each time t...Resistance training complements aerobic exercise for women
..., lead author of the study and a clinical exercise physiologist at Hopkins. "To get the maximum benefit, women need a combination of cardiovascular workouts and resistance training." Resistance training is especially important for women older than 25, who potentially can lose up to a half-pound of muscle mass ev...Insect bites on plants reduce photosynthesis, imaging device shows
...ment of biochemistry and Kevin Ox borough, a plant physiologist and computer programmer at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. With funding to DeLucia from the Illinois Critical Research Initiatives program, they built the device and teamed with UI entomologists May R. Berenbaum and Arthur R. Zangerl, ...High CO2 levels hamper nitrate incorporation by plants
... agricultural fertilizer use, according to a plant physiologist at the University of California, Davis. These findings will be reported by lead author Arnold Bloom and colleagues in the Feb. 5 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "It's been known for some time that increased concentration...Dietary component kills bacterial cause of ulcers and stomach cancer
... sanitation," says study leader Jed Fahey, a plant physiologist in the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "If future clinical studies show that a food can relieve or prevent diseases associated with this bacterium in people, it could have significant public ......throughout the body. Now a Johns Hopkins exercise physiologist suggests that exercise, mainly aerobic activity and weight training, may provide multiple solutions to these heart problems. Writing in the Oct. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Kerry J. Stewart, Ed.D., director of clinica...