4 October press briefing to focus on minority recruitment to science and engineering programs
...ergraduate admissions, a new report--scheduled for release 4 October--will clarify legally defensible options...AT: Press briefing and Standing Our Ground report release WHERE: National Press Club, Washington, DC, Lisagor Room WHEN: 1:00 p.m. US ET, Monday, 4 Octobe...Wisconsin scientists develop quick botox test
...ey proteins, which are essential for mediating the release of chemical signals from neurons and that governs ...our-step process - from cell entry to blocking the release of chemical messengers from nerve endings - and interfering with any of the steps in the process can...Marijuana use could cause tubal pregnancies
...rted a new concept: the CB1 receptor modulates the release of noradrenaline, which in turn stimulates waves of muscle contraction and relaxation in the oviduct, nudging the embryo toward the uterus. Too much or too little of this "endocannabinoid tone" can result in pregnancy failure. In support of this hypo...Alaska scientists find Arctic tundra yields surprising carbon loss
... that climate warming could lead to a much greater release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere and a greater ...stimulate decomposition and promote carbon dioxide release to the atmosphere from the soils," Bret-Harte said. The researchers found that although the abovegro...A long-necked sea predator from China described in Science
This release is also available in French and Japanese . Scientists have discovered a long-necked sea reptile with fangs that probably preyed on fish and squid in a shallow sea in present-day southeast China more than 230 million years ago. The creature's rel...New sign language suggests children create language's fundamentals through learning
This release is also available in French , Spanish and Japanese . At a school in Managua, Nicaragua, deaf children are speaking a new language entirely their own, which nonetheless has remarkable similarities to the world's other languages. Researchers studyi...New fruitfly model of diabetes has future implications for pancreatic cell transplantation
...d network of cells that tell the fly to take up or release sugar, as needed. Two years ago Rulifson and Ki... break down stored energy like glycogen and fat to release as glucose. However, when this finely tuned system goes wrong, all-too-familiar diseases arise: diab...Ecology of infectious diseases grants awarded
...r global mobility and the threat of the deliberate release of disease organisms. By knowing how natural systems work, public health officials can recognize when an outbreak is unnatural. The recent outbreaks of West Nile Virus and SARS show how little is known about the ecology of infectious diseases. This...European common frog found to use novel mating strategy
...e laid. Grasping them as they would a female, they release sperm in the floating clutches, often successfully...is so-called "clutch piracy." Many females delayed release of their eggs until no other males were around, often floating around for several days with a male o...A probable cause for high blood pressure identified - shows links with diabetes
...brain that is known to regulate blood pressure and release of insulin. Furthermore, the researchers discovere...w concentrations of the ribotide stimulate insulin release and are therefore therapeutic, much larger concentrations block release, a condition that produces d...Charting the future in prostate cancer care: A call to action
...2, 2004, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) will release its Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer, authored by 24 leading prostate cancer experts. A distinguished panel will present the major findings of the Report and its authors' calls to action to address the urgent need to improve the management of...Bacteria use 'molecular lasso' to cop copper
...the job. They produce a small organic compound and release it into the surrounding environment, where it "las...o its mother cell. Therefore, when bacterial cells release their methanobactin molecules, they probably never see them again; instead, they take delivery of co...Snakehead in your inbox? Welcome to the nonindigenous Aquatic Species Alert System
...d with extra information such as a link to a press release about the capture or an identification page."...Final Alert: 16th EORTC NCI AACR Symposium
... note: information above on news briefing & press release topics is for information only and is embargoed until the time of the news briefings or press releases. The conference is an opportunity for the media to listen and talk to some of the 2,000 European, American and other international experts in onco...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...ter mitochondrial membrane, formation of channels, release of cytochrome c, and apoptotic cell death. A selective inhibitor of JNK reduced apoptosis in the ischemic core, blocked interactions between JNK, BimL and Bax, and the translocation of Bax from the cytoplasm to mitochondria....Identifying tick genes could halt disease, bioterrorism threat
...ood supply to the area where they're feeding. They release pain inhibitors so the host can't tell that they are present and a whole host of complicated proteins that prevent the host immune response from getting rid of them." Currently very little is known about the tick genome, which is about two-thirds the...Small, Smac-like molecule encourages death of cancer cells
...tein resides until mitochondria receive signals to release it. Smac then interacts with other molecules calle...pressed, and the signals that tell mitochondria to release Smac are often defective. That's why the UT Southwestern-developed Smac mimic, which can enter the c...Molecular staples shape a cancer killer
...ered the cell's power plants, the mitochondria, to release a protein that participates in launching apoptotic destruction. Their experiments with leukemia cells cultured in the laboratory revealed that SAHB could enter, and, more importantly, inhibit the growth of those cells. "When we saw that we could ac...Essential smell gene may provide key to new insect repellents
...rd barbeques, you might have candles that burn and release a repellent. Having a lot of different tools -- repellents to ward off biting insects like mosquitoes as well as drugs to fight the diseases they spread -- will help us prevent diseases like malaria."...Entrepreneurs to be told how nature's secrets can improve business
...tre for Biomimetic and Natural Technologies are to release at a workshop the results of their latest research harnessing the power of nature to develop new technologies. The Centre pioneers research in many areas, using nature as a guide: for example, one current project is to develop clothing that ...