UT Southwestern biochemist honored with NIH Director's Pioneer Award
...-related disorders, while a clearer picture of the relationship between circadian rhythms and depression might impact drug discovery in the treatment of potentially significant forms of mood disorder. "Taking major risks and achieving momentous accomplishments have characterized Steve McKnight's career," sa...Environmental issues center of Inland Northwest Research Alliance 4th Annual Symposium
...te change, the greenhouse effect and the important relationship between ground water and surface water. The fourth annual symposium highlighted natural resource issues that are part of every day debates in the Pacific Northwest. Other topics included national and international research conducted in the areas of e...$2.7 million grant to support creation of virtual zebrafish atlas
...zebrafish as a medical research model to study the relationship between high rates of mutation and the development of cancer. "Zebrafish are becoming an ideal research model to determine the functions of individual genes in vertebrates and the timing of gene expression during development in the context of a whole...Scientists explore genome of methane-breathing microbe
...nments. "We now have a much better picture of the relationship between M. capsulatus and its environment," says N...ens our understanding of methanotroph biology, its relationship to global carbon cycles, and its potential for biotechnological applications." Johan Lillehaug, the...Prion propagation: Avoiding the toxic oligomer
...formation and growth, the researchers explored the relationship between monomer concentration and polymerization progress. Initially, fiber growth rate was tied to the concentration of NM monomers; but as concentrations increased, growth rate was moderated by NM conformational changes caused after binding to the ...Information system to help scientists analyze mechanisms of social behavior
...elp to shed light on an unprecedented scale on the relationship between genes and how lives are carried out in an ...ace is to help forge a deeper understanding of the relationship between genes and behavior that transcends nature-nurture. This project will use genomic biology to...NSF announces six 'FIBR' awards to tackle some of biology's most challenging questions
...veral of this year's FIBR awards will focus on the relationship between an organism's genes and the outside world. One project will examine how a plant evaluates the various cues of seasonal change so that it blooms when it has the best chance to reproduce successfully. A second project will try to unravel "ecolo...JCI table of contents September 15, 2004
...t regardless of the underlying genetic defect, the relationship between retinal vasculature and its associated retinal neuronal tissue should be considered together when developing potential treatments for delaying or preventing retinal degeneration. An accompanying commentary by Lois Smith, of the Children's Hos...A liking for sweets, combined with novelty seeking, may predict alcoholism
...vious research, both animal and human, has shown a relationship between a pleasurable response to sweet taste (swe...she most likely was an alcoholic. Kampov said this relationship is not surprising when one considers that both sweet liking and sensitivity to the rewarding effects...Researchers identify distinctive signature for metastatic prostate cancer
...unction of normal progenitor cells." To study the relationship of the Hedgehog pathway to normal prostate stem cells, the researchers performed experiments in mice in which they eliminated the male hormone, androgen, causing regression of the prostate. Normally, restoring androgen causes the prostate to regenera...Endangered species list more bleak than originally thought
...It would be easy if there were always a one-to-one relationship with a host and its affiliate; however, not all parasites, for example, are restricted to a single host species. The trick was in trying to determine how many other species could act as hosts and factoring that degree of dependence into the study." ...New research suggests link between maternal diet and childhood leukemia risk
...ern - using a 76-food-item questionnaire - and its relationship to the development of leukemia in a child. Researchers also studied the use of vitamin supplements, but did not find a statistically significant link to childhood leukemia risk. A growing number of scientists believe that genetic changes lin...Fossils reveal direct link between global warming and genetic diversity in wildlife
For the first time, scientists have found a direct relationship between global warming and the evolution of contemporary wildlife. A research team led by Stanford University biologist Elizabeth A. Hadly published its findings in the Sept. 7 online edition of the journal PloS Biology. "We think we know a lot abou...In a world of distortion, archer fish learn to judge absolute size of aerial prey
...d refraction requires precise understanding of the relationship between an object's apparent size and the fish's relative position to the object. In the experiments reported by the researchers, archer fish viewed a set of eight disks at various heights above the water surface from various horizontal distances an...New fumigant to replace gas that damages ozone layer
...s, "This agreement continues a long and successful relationship of BOC and CSIRO working together to produce sustainable competitive advantages for the agricultural industry. "BOC is moving forward with the registration of EDN within the next two months and we are in the process of finalising a supply agreement...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...at more diverse populations to see if this general relationship holds over 10,000 years," he said....Chernobyl study: Risk of thyroid cancer rises with radiation dose
...rst study of its kind to establish a dose-response relationship between radiation dose from Chernobyl and thyroid cancer," said Davis, referring to the observation that as radiation doses increase, so does the risk of thyroid cancer. "We found a significant increased risk of thyroid cancer among people exposed as...Study reveals first genetic step necessary for prostate cancer growth
... have had a difficult time establishing the causal relationship between genes and cancer, Greenberg said. "We've addressed this by using a mouse system that allows us to selectively eliminate genes in the epithelial cells of the prostate. Our experimental approach allows us to closely mimic what happens in man an...Improved nutrition could reduce malaria burden worldwide
...eed more research to better understand the complex relationship between nutrition and malarial infection," Dr. Caulfield urged, "but the existing and emerging evidence strongly suggests that well-nourished children are better able to fight and survive malaria infection."......rom children of the BABYDIAB cohort to examine the relationship of antibody affinity to development of T1DM. Using a competitive radiobinding assay, the authors found that the presence of high-affinity IAAs in a sample correlated with the individual having HLA DRB1*04 and subsequently developing multiple islet au...