National ocean commissioners & scientists call for overhaul of ocean policies & management
...and laws in the U.S. have not been comprehensively reviewed for over 30 years and now lag dangerously behind our scientific understanding of what we need to do to address the present crises in our seas. "For a long time, we have been asleep at the wheel," says Boris Worm, a marine ecologist from Dalhousie Un...Shark guide probes uncharted waters
...isk of shark attack. Species-specific experts have reviewed the content for accuracy. ...Secondary complications and restoration of function in SCI
...que to SCI patients are discussed. The researchers reviewed the electronic records and ultrasound exams of 174 patients with chronic SCI. They found a high incidence of abnormalities in the liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder and kidney. However, no specific interventions, such as liver biopsy, had resulted ...UC San Diego faculty receive funding from von Liebig Center to commercialize academic research
...orous screening mechanism and their proposals were reviewed by an external committee of industry experts. "This solicitation was extremely successful," said Joe Bear, executive director of the von Liebig Center. "All of the applications showed great promise, and while we were only able to make six cash awards...Should publicly funded research be free and available to the public?
...opies distributed, but with the number of articles reviewed and published. But the benefits - to the authors, the scientific community and the public - grow with the number of potential readers who can access the published work. Charging for access is therefore no longer economically necessary, rational or fa......chnology, two leading experts in live cell imaging reviewed the results of the study. "Semiconductor nanocrystals can track movements of individual receptors on the surface of living cells with unmatched spatial and temporal resolution", wrote Gal Gur and Yosef Yarden of Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science...Research to create lung-cancer blood tests receives $3.4M in Pennsylvania tobacco settlement funds
...ssing research priorities that are established and reviewed annually by a statewide Health Research Advisory Committee, which is chaired by the Secretary of Health. In addition to the Wistar-led team's award, four additional grants were also announced today: Drexel University, together with East...Gene-rich human Chromosome 19 sequence completed
...orous scrutiny, when all data has been extensively reviewed by a human finisher, and all gaps and low-quality areas have been resolved, will the sequence data be posted in the public databases. The quality of the finished chromosome 19 sequence far exceeds the 1 in 10,000 base pair error rate set by the Inter...Heinz Maier-Leibnitz prizes 2004
...ight from the engineering sciences. Amongst the 57 reviewed candidates were 20 women. The prize winners are: Dr. Friedrich Eisenbrand (32), Computer Science, Max Planck Institute for Computer Science, Saarbrcken Friedrich Eisenbrand's research area is on the border between mathematics and computer science,...Newer drugs more effective at curing strep throat than penicillin
...actually took the prescribed drug. Some studies we reviewed took compliance into consideration, and some did not. When using the data from only studies in which the children were compliant in using the antibiotics, our findings were the same cephalosporin drugs are more effective."...Colorectal cancer rates in African Americans equal with insurance parity
...ctly the same insurance status." The researchers reviewed the medical records of 949 elderly patients diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer between 1984 and 1992. They tracked the patients' progress through 1999. All were Medicare and Medicaid patients from the beginning of their illness throughout the st...A blueprint for US national ocean policy for the 21st Century
...mmission is releasing its Preliminary Report to be reviewed by the nation's Governors and other stakeholders. The Commission's recommendations balance the interest of stakeholders to create the framework for a national ocean policy that effectively and efficiently preserves and utilizes our nation's oceans an...Fortification of food supply with folic acid
... Robert Burrows of Monash University in Australia, reviewed nearly 50 studies conducted in about 20 countries between 1992 and 2001. Their findings are published in the May 2004 edition of BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. By taking folic acid before pregnancy or during the first f...... A panel of distinguished scientists and educators reviewed proposals and recommended the 42 awards approved by the Institute's Board of Trustees on May 4. Awardees are:...Indoor mold, building dampness linked to respiratory problems and require better prevention
...addition, building codes and regulations should be reviewed and modified as necessary to reduce moisture problems. Research on various means to prevent or eliminate excessive dampness -- including educational initiatives and building renovations or design changes -- should be undertaken to find out which ar...Highlights of the July Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...uired by law, the Dietary Guidelines are now being reviewed in light of emerging science and will be updated and revised next year. That may mean revisions to the Food Guide Pyramid, but no one yet knows for sure....Other highlights in the July 7 JNCI
... M.D., of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, reviewed endpoints used in 60 published phase I studies of targeted, non-cytotoxic anticancer agents. They found that the majority of studies used the traditional endpoint of toxicity to determine the recommended dose for the phase II trials. Nontraditional e...Funding to commercialize technologies of UC San Diego engineers tops $1.2 million
...rous screening mechanism, and their proposals were reviewed by an external committee of industry experts. "We have been impressed with the continuing high level of interest on the part of faculty in this mechanism to speed the transition of their technologies from the lab to the marketplace," said Joe Bear, e...Impact of Earth's rising atmospheric carbon dioxide found in world oceans
...rea, Australia, Canada, Japan, Spain, and Germany, reviewed data gathered during the 1990s as part of three major research programs: the National Science Foundation (NSF)-led World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) and Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS); and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...Researchers discuss revised Food Guide Pyramid and what it will mean for the food industry
...st information regarding the food guide revisions, reviewed the importance of having a food guide system, and helped the food industry understand the implications of the potential revisions and how to apply the new food guide system.Dr. Eric Hentges, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), commenced...