Why some animals have smaller eyes: Lifestyle matters
...nell biologists introduced their Vision Research report with a brief comment on perception and reality, noting that "cartoonists often exploit the fact that the eyes of babies are much larger in proportion to body size than the eyes of adults." They point out that many of the smaller non-human primates --...LBP-1a gene mutation linked to disruption of normal fetal development
...f new prevention treatments. The researchers also report that the protein made by the LBP-1a gene is a member of a family of proteins called the "grainyhead transcription factors." This is the first gene-based evidence that a member of this family is essential for normal development of blood vessels outsid...Full promise of genomics in disease research yet to be realized
...nal insights into pathogenesis, according to a new report released by the American Academy of Microbiology. ...Mapping a Strategy for Discovery and Defense. The report is based on the findings of a colloquium convened by the Academy in Key Largo, Florida, in November ...Physics gravity model applicable to disease spread
...K. has about 1,000 cities and 450 rural areas that report and outbreaks occur about every two years. Measles belongs to an ecological class of disease that includes the traditional childhood illnesses mumps, rubella, chickenpox, whooping cough that are extremely contagious, but short-lived in the air. S...New survey reveals insights into unique relationship between mothers and pediatricians
...ms who interview pediatricians were more likely to report that they were extremely satisfied with their pediatrician. Jennifer Trachtenberg, M.D., pediatrician said, "Beyond a child's own parents, the pediatrician is one of the first people with whom a baby will come into contact. This physician will see...Depression traced to overactive brain circuit
...ood and Anxiety Disorders Program, and colleagues, report on their positron emission tomography (PET) scan study in the August 2004 Archives of General Psychiatry. The NIMH researchers and others had previously shown that omitting tryptophan from a cocktail of several other essential amino acids washes ou...Manatee population rising in some regions, likely stalled or declining in others
...emaining regions, according to a recently released report by the U.S. Geological Survey. In three...est healthy growth of those populations." The report concludes that the estimated annual growth rate for the population in Florida's Atlantic region is 1...Huge market for forest moss raises concerns
... this market amid so many uncertainties. A report on this trade in forest moss which is sometimes legal, often on the black market - was made today by a botanist from Oregon State University, speaking at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. "Certain types of mosses and ...Activated signaling pathway may predict lung cancer patients' response to gefitinib
...redicting gefitinib sensitivity. Although this new report is interesting, they write, "the findings do not supercede better predictors of response to gefitinib. When patients with NSCLC enter the clinic today, treatment decisions must be guided by both clinical characteristics and EGFR mutation status."...Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem may have entered new phase
...eries, according to a University of Maine research report published in the journal Ecosystems. With cra...world's oceans as well. The authors of the report are Robert S. Steneck, professor of marine sciences at UMaine's Darling Marine Center, and former UM...'Smart gene therapy' protects against damage from heart attack
...ad to failure, according to the researchers. Their report will appear in a forthcoming issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and in the journal's online edition the week of Aug. 2, 2004. The finding marks the first time a therapeutic gene complete with a built-in sensor that allows the ge...MSU group reviews Berkeley venture into brave new science funding world
...g a bounty of discovery and profit. Instead, a new report indicates, it probably reaped more grief than it w...scientists at Michigan State University released a report commissioned by the faculty senate at Berkeley that examines the fall-out of an unprecedented partne...Lehmann lovegrass won't succumb to fire
...grew back and, in some cases, increased in amount, report ecologists from the University of Arizona in Tucson. "We had hoped to find that something would reduce the non-native species, or favor the native over it, which is not what we see," said Erika L. Geiger, a doctoral candidate in UA's School of Na...Ants protect plants better when jacked up on nectar
...any choice about which species visit. Researchers report for the first time that when plants supply ants with nectar, it boosts the ants' desire for meat, potentially making them better bodyguards for the plant. "If you have enough birthday cake or soda pop, you're eventually going to want something of su...An exotic grass kills trees by hijacking their water
...searchers from the University of Arizona in Tucson report that buffelgrass, an invasive non-native species, grabs water before foothill palo verde trees can. The situation does not bode well for the trees, said J. Alex Eilts, a doctoral candidate in UA's department of ecology and evolutionary biology. Nativ...Clusters of alterations on PIK3CA gene found in brain cancers
...und in five types of brain cancers, according to a report published in the August 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research . Mutations in the gene PIK3CA occur spontaneously as part of the brain tumor development rather than being passed genetically between generations, said Hai Yan, M.D., Ph.D., the senior ...Droughts like 1930s Dust Bowl may have been unexceptional in prehistoric times, new study suggests
... wet-dry cycle lasting more than a century each. A report on the research will be delivered at a session at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4, in Meeting Room D136 of the Oregon Convention Center during the Ecological Society of America's 2004 annual meeting in Portland. "We were looking for the effects of pas...AGU journal highlights - 29 July 2004
...ed into two distinct groups within the clouds.They report that the separation corresponds with previous obse...on thanwas previously thought. Echer and Svalgaard report that IMF polarity is unsteady,and its variations are not symmetric around times of solar minimum, wh...Ancient brewery discovered on mountaintop in Peru
...es from the Cerro Bal excavation site, and a video report on the ancient brewery. The chicha-making facility is unusual because of its mountaintop location. The closest water source, a major component in making chicha, would have been located down a long, steep mountain trail. When Wari colonists eventual...Yale scientists visualize details of how hepatitis C unwinds RNA
...h each base pair of its substrate." "While this report is the first of its kind, and has produced highly significant results, it is only the beginning of a new understanding in HCV enzymology," said Pyle. "In the future, our approaches will be used to understand the composition of the HCV replication co...