Scientists: Cloak of human proteins gets HIV into cells
...HIV's biology, and graduate student Amy Booth also reviewed decades of scientific reports about the viral envelope or "particle" -- the way retroviruses package themselves -- and more recent discoveries about exosomes. The retroviral particles and exosomes contain the same human proteins, are built by the sam...Non-judgmental intervention may help binge eaters overcome disorders
... standardized self-help manual, which they briefly reviewed with a research assistant. Those in the motivational interview group also were given a description of the study but then a research assistant discussed the participant's responses to the questionnaires for one hour. These discussions covered such ...Articles on protected area management published in BioScience
...ected Areas (WCPA). Only one of the methodologies reviewed by Hockings addressed all the elements considered in the WCPA framework (context, planning, input, process, output, and outcome). Hockings urges that assessments of protected area management effectiveness be more widely used, and that monitoring and...Long-term natural gas supplies should meet growing demand in coming decades, study finds
...ms on multiple market scenarios. The results were reviewed and evaluated by a working group of 45 experts from various universities, government agencies and corporations. Wild prices In its report, the EMF working group noted that the current uncertainty in the natural gas market is based on wild fluctuati...Americans' knowledge of genetically modified foods remains low and opinions on safety still split
...echnology. The survey also shows that knowing FDA reviewed and approved a GM product can increase public confidence and that public support for GM products decreases as uses of the technology shift from plants to animals. Using data from a similar survey released by the Pew Initiative in March 2001 for track...Thorough, searchable database of human proteins unveiled
...n these genes' proteins, the scientists critically reviewed hundreds of thousands of scientific papers, making connections between papers and resolving inconsistencies -- something automated computer programs cannot do, says Pandey. They also pulled information from smaller, existing databases to complete eac...Awareness of GM foods increasing, while overall support slipping
...U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has reviewed the safety of all GM foods on the market, requires labeling whenever there has been a significant change in nutrients, allergens, toxins, or composition. To date, the FDA has not found any significant differences between GM and conventional foods an...Return to space for Spanish ESA astronaut
...rked previously on the development of Columbus. He reviewed its design in terms of operability and maintainability and checked on ergonomic aspects of its structure. The ongoing development of Columbus and its research facilities will benefit from the 'hands on' experience he will get during his stay on the ...Annual bibliography of significant advances in dietary supplement research 2002
...nutrition and botanical sciences and public health reviewed and ranked the articles. The top 25 articles were selected for publication. The articles for the 2002 bibliography included research in the following areas: Antioxidants; Vitamins; Minerals; Amino acids and fatty acids; Botanicals; Fiber; an...NHGRI selects sequencing centers
... priority list of sequencing targets. This will be reviewed by the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, which will then forward its recommendations to the NHGRI director. For more information on the new process for selecting sequencing targets, go to: www.genome.gov/SequencingOrganismSelection...Department of Energy 20-Year science facility plan announced
...ext 20 years. Six independent advisory committees reviewed the facilities, recommended 53 facilities for construction and assessed each according to two criteria: scientific importance and readiness for construction. Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, director of the Office of Science, prioritized the facilities acros...NIH consensus panel confirms effectiveness of total knee replacement
...ice and outcomes to the consensus panel. The panel reviewed an extensive collection of medical literature related to TKR, including a systematic literature review prepared by the Minnesota Evidence-Based Practice Center, under contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). A summary of t...Combining various magnetic resonance imaging techniques may help improve breast cancer detection
...ions, and 18 with breast cancer. The researchers reviewed the results of the combined images without knowing which images came from which patient. The combined, or multiparametric MRI technique, was able to identify and characterize breast lesion tissue clusters in all 36 patients, revealing which were be...Exxon Valdez oil spill impacts lasting far longer than expected, scientists say
...ish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage. "Studies we reviewed and synthesized showed that oil has persisted in surprisingly large quantities for years after the Exxon Valdez spill in subsurface reservoirs under course intertidal sediments," Peterson said. "This oil was sequestered in conditions where weathering...Quark Biotech generates a cholesterol-free mouse
... announced the publication in the prestigious peer reviewed scientific journal, Science, the results of a study of mice that contain virtually no cholesterol. The study was conducted together with scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the Sackler School of Medicine in Israel. This mouse strai...PDF invites scientists pursuing Parkinson's research to apply for funding
...or international equivalent. Formal proposals are reviewed by a panel of eminent Parkinson's scientists headed by Stanley Fahn, M.D., the Houston Merritt Professor of Neurology at Columbia University, New York. "With these criteria, we aim to fund research of the highest quality, pertinence and long-term po...Tanning devices - Fast track to skin cancer?
...fessor Antony Young, of King's College London, has reviewed the evidence that links sunbed use to malignant melanoma; a skin cancer that is fatal if not detected and treated early. Malignant melanoma is a cancer of the skin's cells that are responsible for tanning (melanocytes). Unlike most cancers, that tend...Jan. 23-26 conference in Oakland, Calif., to discuss aneuploid theory of cancer
...romosomes. Duesberg, in a paper published in 2000, reviewed many of the inconsistencies dogging the mutation theory and presented evidence that duplicated or deformed chromosomes, a condition called aneuploidy, are responsible for cancer. Other researchers argue that aneuploidy is one step or the first step, ...ESA to select new Earth Explorer missions
...mendations to the Agency, the six missions will be reviewed at the Earth Explorer User Consultation Meeting. Meeting registration details and the Agenda can be found at: ravel.esa.int/docs/EEUCM/index.html The six candidate missions are: EarthCARE (Earth, Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer The b...U.S. commission makes dramatic recommendations for ocean health
... "It has been more than 30 years since this nation reviewed the laws and policies now in place to protect the oceans," said Panetta. "With the new research and scientific evidence, we have shown that our oceans are indeed at a crisis point. It is our responsibility to now bring U.S. ocean management into th...