Early dexamethasone exposure has long-term neurodevelopment, neuroendocrine effects
...vironments, they demonstrate no such behavior when placed in a less threatening novel environment. Conclusions This study finds that an early exposure to a tapering dose of dexamethasone has long-lasting effects on neurodevelopment and neuroendocrine function in the male rat. These findings raise concern...Measuring blood sugar with a wave of the arm
...nsor of virtually unlimited lifetime that could be placed in the tissue of the skin," says Craig Grimes, Ph.D., a professor of electrical engineering at Penn State University and lead author of the paper. Designed as an inexpensive device to continually monitor the blood glucose levels of people with diabet...Germans must research the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era
...e it clear that he and other German gynaecologists placed great hopes in Hitler, sending him their 'enthusiastic admiration' in a telegram," says Prof Winau. "The execution of the law on preventing genetic diseases in children is an example of the conformity of many Germany gynaecologists to the racial idea...Growing replacement teeth and dental tissues
...tooth structures from non-dental mesenchymal cells placed in contact with embryonic oral epithelium and transplanted to an ectopic site. The latter report is pivotal in that it demonstrates that uncommitted mesenchymal stem cells, in association with oral epithelium, can be instructed to mimic developmenta...Therapeutic cloning may be permitted at Newcastle University
...res the nucleus from a skin cell to be removed and placed into an unfertilized egg. This egg is then stimulated to divide until a group of cells form. Stem cells are then isolated from this group and have the potential to grow into any cell type in the body. If directed to make insulin cells, a cure would b...Survival of the fastest: scientists 'selectively breed' winning Formula One cars
...ated as 'organisms' known as phenotypes. These are placed into a simulated environment, allowing them to be ...tor; human tuning; and an Internet expert. Results placed the evolved setting first with a time of 1 minute 20.349 seconds. The expert setting came second, 0....MIT technology jump-starts human embryonic stem cell work
... muscle cells.) Each seeded microarray can then be placed in a different solution, including such things as growth factors, to incubate. "We can simultaneously process several microarrays under a variety of conditions," Anderson said. Another plus: the microarrays work with a minimal number of cells, growth...Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researcher advances fight against sudden oak death disease
...ates. As a result a nationwide quarantine has been placed on all imported shrubs from California. In 2002, VBI in collaboration with the DOE Joint Genome Institute began this $3.8 million project, which was funded by USDA, NSF, and DOE, to sequence all genes in P. Sojae and P. ramorum....Canine word-learning research published in Science
...arn new words through fast mapping. Fischer's team placed a new toy among seven familiar toys. In a separate room, the owner asked Rico to fetch the new item, using a name the Border collie had never heard before. Rico correctly retrieved a new item in seven of ten sessions. He apparently appreciates, as y...Innovative 'self healing' bandage to help diabetics
...from the cells in a laboratory. The cells are then placed on a membrane made from a medical-grade polymer. The membrane has been treated with a special cell-friendly coating, enabling skin cells to attach and grow on this surface. When cells are ready, the cell-membrane bandage is taken to the relevant clin...Labs-on-a-chip to detect milk contamination
...ly and uses no electronic parts. A blood sample is placed in a chamber on the chip and then the test set into motion by squeezing the chamber. Positive results appear as a color change visible to the naked eye. The current research was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The Departm...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...ng which DNA amplification occurs in a single tube placed under isothermal conditions (63 degrees Celsius) providing results any where from eleven minutes to one hour. This highly specific and selective method proved 87 to 100 percent effective in detecting the SARS virus in the samples collected. "...Archaeologists announce discoveries at the ancient Maya site of Waka' in northern Guatemala
...man buried in the chamber also had stingray spines placed on her body in the pelvic region. Stingray spines are bloodletting implements that are depicted being used to let blood from the genitalia of Maya kings."That this female ruler had these implements supports the idea that in ancient Maya culture, gend...Sediments in many Central Valley streams contain toxic levels of pyrethroid pesticides
...water-monitoring programs were seeing that if they placed aquatic invertebrates in their sediment samples, t...no, Madera, Stanislaus and Sutter. Each sample was placed in a jar and left with 10 test organisms for 10 days, and the death rate compared with similar organ...For a male sand goby, playing 'Mr. Mom' is key to female's heart
...d half the males to additional females, which were placed in a small compartment that allowed the males to see the females and "be in chemical contact with them" but prevented physical contact, the authors write. Some males were in small nests while others were in larger ones, a variable used to determine w...Radiologists provide safe delivery method for gene therapy
...ormed. In every case, the UCLA team successfully placed the needle and injected the agent into the tumor. None of the patients experienced serious adverse effects. Minor complications occurred in 14.8 percent of injections. The most common complication was air collection in the chest, for which only one p...Researchers find evidence that sea turtles navigate with magnetic maps
...areas along the southeastern U.S. coast. They also placed a pool of water in the center of the coil so that ...astline," Catherine Lohmann said. "Each turtle was placed in a cloth harness and tethered to a tracking device in the pool of water inside the magnetic coil. ...Citizens asked to monitor impact of invasive bird species
.... Using a system of Nest Box Cams -- small cameras placed inside nest boxes -- Internet viewers can follow such species as bluebirds, swallows, barn owls, American Kestrels and chickadees, as they build their nest, lay eggs, hatch, feed the young and much more. Developed and managed by the TBN staff, the ca...Research bank makes good use of umbilical cords
...riety of tissue types," Goldman said. Restrictions placed on embryonic stems cells by the federal government and some state governments often make it difficult to use these cells in scientific investigations. However, cord blood stem cells are not subject to these same restrictions. The umbilical cord is r...Chicken litter harbors agents that generate antibiotic multi-resistance, according to UGA study
... begins as a bedding material of softwood shavings placed in commercial broiler houses before chicks are brought to it. By the time the flock is harvested, the shavings have become mixed with chicken feces, uric acid, skin, feathers, insects and small invertebrates. Rich in minerals, poultry litter is often...