JCI table of contents, 2 April 2004
...-2-interacting mediator of cell death) may provide protection from neuronal loss. The researchers examined Bim expression in both experimentally induced seizures in rats and in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. In instances of experimentally-produced prolonged seizures that damaged the hippocampus in rats,...World's largest tiger reserve declared in Myanmar
...0 tigers can grow to perhaps ten times as many, if protection and management plans are carried out properly. Rab...re both tigers and humans can benefit from careful protection and management of natural resources," Rabinowitz said.The Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve is now part o...Heinz Maier-Leibnitz prizes 2004
...world's natural waters, but also for environmental protection as a whole. Boris Worm completed his undergraduate and doctoral studies at the University of Kiel, where he studied biological marine science, zoology and marine chemistry. After completing his dissertation in the year 2000 on "The relative impact of...Missing gene a potential risk factor for birth defects
... problems after birth. Because the mice lacked the protection of the ATM protein, these problems occurred even though the level of radiation was far below that which would normally affect a developing embryo. "Although these pathways have not been investigated in the human embryo, these findings in mice provid...Eastern lowland gorilla population plummets 70 percent since 1994
...erve the region." The investment will increase the protection of more than 3 million hectares in the region, whi...on de la Nature) and community groups will provide protection and scientific monitoring for fauna and flora, conservation education for local people, and capacity...Germany starts clinical development of a new tuberculosis vaccine
...cted against certain forms of TB only. There is no protection at all against pneumotuberculosis, by far the most common form of the disease. The protection provided by the presently existing BCG vaccine is assumed to be limited because the BCG bacteria are...Aeras partners with Crucell to develop TB vaccine
...AdVac™ technology is designed to deliver the protection against TB required at the scale needed to have im...able vaccine, BCG. Although the BCG vaccine offers protection against the most serious forms of TB in childhood, its efficacy wanes over a period of 10-15 years a...JCI table of contents, 15 March 2004
...re, the biochemical mechanism responsible for this protection is the stabilization of an endothelial cell Flk/cadherin complex, which normally dissociates upon VEGF-mediated Src signaling. These data suggest that important consideration must be exercised in the use of VEGF clinically to promote angiogenesis, an...Bigger isn't always better--especially if you're a rodent
...Clair, is that small covered culverts, which offer protection from other animals, are better for these tiny mammals. The research has already caused one of the paper's referees, who had offered expert opinion on some new road construction, to change his instructions to the builders--asking for more culverts. "O...New approach limits damage after heart attack and improves survival, say Scripps Research scientists
...reby preventing the edema in the heart. This early protection reduces the loss of cardiac tissue and thus the necessity for replacement by a functionally inadequate scar," Cheresh says. The research article "Src blockade stabilizes a Flk/cadherin complex, reducing edema and tissue injury following myocardial ...Experimental smallpox vaccine protects against monkeypox in nonhuman primates
...idates will include studies of immune response and protection in nonhuman primates. According to the authors, monkeypox currently provides the best nonhuman primate model of an Orthopoxvirus infection. MVA is made from the same Vaccinia virus present in the Dryvax product. The difference is that MVA is extrem...DNA vaccine protects against anthrax
... new DNA vaccine against anthrax provides complete protection against aerosolized spores in rabbits, say researchers from the Ohio University and the Naval Medical Research Center. They report their results today at the American Society for Microbiology's Biodefense Research Meeting. "The naked DNA approach is...UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales
...est from customers and regulators in environmental protection would help them further improve. For example, the first "Eco-PC," was produced by Siemens Nixdorf in 1993, but "sales were lower than expected" said Harald Podratsky -- "even environmental organizations chose cheaper conventional models." Environme...Human health, astronomy, and environmental concerns merge at Dark-Sky meeting
...ss many more dark sky topics such as night vision, protection of observatory environments, outdoor lighting codes, lighting fixtures and energy savings. More detailed information about the meeting, the meeting program, graphics, and the meeting registration form can be found on our website at www.darksky.org. M...Pacific leatherback turtle could go extinct in 10 years
...n rebounding. The ocean needs greater levels of protection and the fishing industry needs to employ new and safer techniques. Currently, less than one-half of one percent of the ocean enjoys formal protection. Fishermen targeting fish species often unintentionally kill sea turtles as "by-catch." Small and in...New Seascape initiative stretches from Costa Rica to Ecuador and protects key marine habitats
...ape will help give these magnificent creatures the protection and recognition they so urgently need." Among the treasures the Seascape will encompass are the Galapagos, home to hundreds of unique and vulnerable species found nowhere else on the planet and as many as 750,000 seabirds, 22 species of reptiles an...Passwords to guard entry aren't enough to protect complex data
...internal files, Wiederhold says. Document release protection may be desirable for diverse systems with data out...working alongside release control will improve the protection of privacy, complex security definitions may conflict with each other or even form security holes, W...Carnegie Mellon scientist says new technologies boost bio-terrorism surveillance
...ficiently anonymous. Provable standards of privacy protection are essential, says Sweeney, because ad hoc techniques that attempt to de-identify data often leave it vulnerable to re-identification or so distorted that it is of limited or no use. Sweeney will also discuss "Selective Revelation," a computational ...Breakthroughs in acoustic tracking shine new light on the lives of fish
...g these high-use habitats could provide meaningful protection for these fish." Similarly, tracking the fine scale movements of commercially important reef fish in the Florida Keys demonstrates that small reserves may help protect these species too. Tagging of yellowtail snapper and black grouper inside the Con...Gates Foundation commits $82.9 million to develop new tuberculosis vaccines
...s "prime-boost" approach often results in enhanced protection in animal models. Improved animal models: Aeras will also study the ability of animal models to predict vaccine effectiveness in humans. Finding such predictive models will greatly accelerate future TB vaccine research. Next-generation vaccines:...