Researchers use 'voice recognition' program to count bats
...ion," said Holland. "Peak turbulenceintensity is a promising indicator of the severity of the stenosis and could aid in early detection ofatherosclerosis." The research has been supported by the Whitaker Foundation and a UC seed grant program in radiology.Holland and Disimile first began collaborating under U...UC researchers use Doppler ultrasound
...ion," said Holland. "Peak turbulenceintensity is a promising indicator of the severity of the stenosis and could aid in early detection ofatherosclerosis." The research has been supported by the Whitaker Foundation and a UC seed grant program in radiology.Holland and Disimile first began collaborating under U...Taking a SNP in the gene pool: Scientists harvest human gene differences
...' genes. This approach yielded 201 coding SNPs, a promising harvest that suggests gene libraries will be a plentiful future source of important human SNPs....A molecule family hinders spinal cord regeneration, UF brain institute team finds
...INESVILLE---Nerve tissue transplants are among the promising experimental therapies to restorecommunication among cells in injured spinal cords, but scientists long have wondered why thetransplanted cells don't grow more vigorously, thereby enhancing the level of recovery. Now experiments in rats at the Unive...UB establishes institute for research on lasers, photonics and biophotonics
...ent would be by itself," he said. One of the most promising technologies developed by institute researchers is the nanoclinic, described by Prasad as "theworld's smallest clinic." This tiny nanobubble -- about a billionth of a meter in size -- is designed to perform any one ofa number of varied diagnostic or...Genetic extremism overstates risks
...0 percent in developing nations. One of the most promising approaches to meet those needs is plantation forestry, in which trees are grown much like agricultural crops in intensive, short-rotation plantations, and genetic engineering is used to create trees that optimize the yield and viability of those plan...Abgenix initiates phase III clinical trial of graft versus host disease therapy
...s pursuing the Phase III trial of ABX-CBL based on promising results of a 59 patient Phase II trial of the drug. In that trial, srGVHD patients receiving higher doses of ABX-CBL had more than twice the 180-day survival rate observed in the lowest dose cohort, according to results presented at the annual meeti...UroGenesys researchers discover new target antigen for prostate cancers
...orted the discovery of a novel genethat provides a promising route for developing new therapies to treat prosta... "STEAP possesses several features that make it a promising target for new cancer treatments," saidAya Jakobovits, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Chief S...Most highly endowed promotion prize for fourteen scientists and scholars
...ination Committee has favoured those with the most promising prospects for achieving the greatest scientific progress as a result of further promotion. The DFG is awarding the Leibniz Prize for the fifteenth time from special grants made by the Federal Government and the Federal States. The universities, th...Recombinant protein may play key role in treating immunocompromised patients
In a promising new advance in vaccine development, scientists have identified a protein fragment that is exceptionally potent in eliciting an immune response against infected cells and cancer cells. When scientists injected a vaccine containing this fragment into m...... start their laboratories and begin experiments in promising fields of science. The Hughes grant will be used entirely to assist Columbia in providing start-up packages for new young faculty. "This grant will increase our ability to develop new basic biomedical research areas that ultimately will augment clin...UF research suggests widely used models may under predict pollution
...n NSF Faculty Early Career Award, designed to help promising scientists and engineers develop simultaneously their contributions to research and education early in their careers....Common anti-inflammatory drug rescues low-growth fetuses in mouse study
...hemistry of the disorder, and we have identified a promising therapeutic approach based on that biochemistry." At the outset, FitzGerald and his colleagues knew that cigarette smoking and diabetes are among the leading risk factors for IUGR. They knew that both of these conditions are characterized in part ......he optical mechanisms that allows bees to locate a promising buffet....This is your adolescent brain on alcohol
...reducing drinking if it has already begun. Another promising option is called "recovery of function," an area of research that Mark S. Goldman, distinguished research professor of psychology at the University of South Florida, has studied. "Not only can we see spontaneous neuropsychological recovery in adults...Revised model of protein-drug interactions could make job of drug designers a little easier
...ad to confusing assays and possible rejection of a promising drug candidate. "What we are saying is, you never really know whether one or both mirror images are capable of binding in the active site," Mesecar said. "People are going to have to revise their thinking. This may change the way they interpret the...UF researcher develops high blood pressure drug using gene therapy technique
...jected into the bloodstream. "The results look promising for a new way to treat hypertension with a drug that is so specific it will have few side effects, and so long-lasting that it would control blood pressure very well, without the need for daily medication," said Dr. M. Ian Phillips, chairman of the d...Fossil plants' ties to ancient carbon redefined
...l the trees and some grasses. Scientists found a promising connection between the ratios of carbon isotopes in the air and in the plants. Isotopes are forms of an element that differ only by the addition of one or more subatomic particles known as neutrons. Different isotopes of the same element, identifie...Gene therapy halts HIV replication in cells from infected patients
...ntitat research combines gene therapy with another promising approach in genetically based medicine: antisense therapy. Antisense technology uses knowledge of the genetic code by which DNA passes along instructions to messenger RNA, which in turn produces proteins that perform biological functions. Antisense m...NY pilot study pushes Human Genome Project toward cures for disease
... strategic pilot study to turn that knowledge into promising drug targets as quickly as possible.Dubbed the "structural genomics initiative," the study focuses on proteins that cause disease in humans, as well as those that are used in treating disease. It advocates using recent advances in computational biolo...