U.S. President's budget proposal means 5-year cuts 'well below historic levels'
...sical Research (down 11.8 percent). AAAS analysis shows that even a past favorite like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is susceptible to cuts. Over the next five years, NIH's $27 billion portfolio will see a modest rise due to increases in biodefense research. But funding for non-biodefense progra...Researchers report definitive evidence that HIV-AIDS is not from oral polio vaccine
... the human AIDS pandemic, originated. The research shows that the new SIV resides on a different part of th...he new strain of SIV in chimpanzees near Kisangani shows that HIV-1 did not originate from polio vaccines that were tested in that area in the 1950s. The tea...Mantis shrimp may have swiftest kick in the animal kingdom
...s." When slowed down by a factor of 330, the video shows the mantis shrimp's fist pummeling the shell of a snail like a slow-motion glove smashing into the face of a boxer. Patek is currently conducting experiments which show that the blow yields a tremendous amount of force - well over a hundred times the...Research finds lawn chemicals raise cancer risk in Scottish terriers
...rson is susceptible," he said. "Because this study shows that exposure to the chemicals exacerbates a genetic predisposition in Scotties towards developing TCC, it's likely that only a segment of the human population would be in similar danger. "But we still need to find out who those individuals with the ...Yellowstone's long-distance travelers in trouble, study says
...ps along highways. Carbon dating by archeologists shows that some of these routes have been used for 5,800-7,800 years, according the authors. "From wildebeest in Africa to antelope in Wyoming, long distance migrations are one of the world's most stunning yet imperiled biological phenomena," said the stu...Moderate iron deficiency affects cognitive performance - but iron supplementation improves it
...ellow in the lab of Dr. John Beard, says the study shows that even modest levels of iron deficiency have a negative impact on cognitive functioning in young women. She says the study also is the first to demonstrate how iron supplementation can reverse this impact in this age group. Baseline cognition te...Chicken litter harbors agents that generate antibiotic multi-resistance, according to UGA study
...e Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that waste left behind by flocks raised in industrial chicken houses is rich in genes called integrons that promote the spread and persistence of clusters of varied antibiotic resistance genes. "We were surprised to find a vastly greater pool of th...Invention could improve PVC safety and strengthen $1.8-billion industry worldwide
...rts, water pipes and other building materials, PVC shows up in nearly every area of normal daily life. In applications that involve human contact, PVC requires non-toxic stabilizers, which currently are not as effective as their toxic, metal alternatives. But Starnes' technology changes that model. "There...Gene mutation found for a form of juvenile-onset motor neuron disease
...erent kind of neuromuscular disorder. "This study shows the power of large families to contribute to research critical for understanding the genetics of disease," Chance added. Scientists from several countries worked together to locate and study families with this form of ALS. "We scoured the planet to f...New approach offers potential drug-discovery shortcut
...uthor. "This is a totally different approach that shows how, without knowing the best target, you can screen for drugs that could reverse a disease and in the process learn something new about the underlying biology." The researchers started with embryos of zebrafish a tiny tropical fish used as a model...Rewriting textbooks on DNA crossover
...ast onecrossover for meiosis to work. New research shows that the decisionto make a crossover or not is made much earlier than previouslythought, and sheds light on the molecular basis of this process. Exchanging DNA Two copies of each chromosome are present in each body cell. Duringmeiosis, each ch...Brain areas identified that 'decode' emotions of others
...vation can be intentionally controlled. "Our study shows that, not only will this brain activity happen when people passively react to an emotional stimulus, it also occurs when they actively search for mental state information," says Dr. Sabbagh. Problems in "mental state decoding" are associated with de...UNC researchers identify virus gene involved in tumor cell growth, spread
... this gene develop skin lesions. The UNC research shows for the first time how K1 does this in different cell types, Damania said. Kaposi's sarcoma is an angiogenic tumor, meaning that the tumor can recruit blood vessels to the tumor site, and the sarcoma is also known to metastasize. Damania's research t...Phytoplankton may stimulate uptake of CO2
... "tremendously successful" because it very clearly shows an induced biological response in the oceans to fertilization with iron. "During the glacial periods, atmospheric carbon dioxide, or CO2 levels decrease substantially, while during interglacial periods, such as we are now in, those levels increase," ......tudy, published in the April 15 issue of Nature , shows that timing as well as the intensity of a light and that background it is on-- determines how we judge a light's brightness. Professor Terrence Sejnowski and his colleagues found that the timing of short and long bright light flashes could create o...Study reveals poor Houston air quality
...2004 A study by a Texas A&M University researcher shows that Houston has wild fluctuations of air pollutio... funded by the Texas Air Research Center and NASA, shows the city must take steps to curb its air pollution problems. "There are around 5 million people in t...Evolution's mirror in a fish's spines
...ll of those structures. We think that this finding shows how evolution has been able to make use of exactly the same major developmental regulator that is lethal if eliminated -- and yet avoids lethality by tweaking the regulatory region of the gene. Therefore, such changes only affect the gene's expressio...UF researcher: Animals think in their own way, but unlike humans
...cts" about animals presented on popular television shows didn't stand up to closer inspection. Based on a careful study of publications in the field, he debunks some common myths, such as that chimpanzees understand language and dolphins use a sophisticated language based on their underwater vocalizations....Purdue scientists finding ways to outsmart crop-damaging bugs
...ted insects, Pittendrigh said. However, this study shows it may not be as difficult to identify negative cross-resistance compounds as once assumed. The screening process will speed up and simplify identifying effective compounds and add another weapon in the arsenal to fight crop-destroying insects. "If w...Study suggests insect-derived antimicrobial peptides could be used as drug-delivery vehicles
...cells are a type of antigen-presenting cell, which shows antigen on its surface to T cells to prompt an immune system response. Researchers have been exploring whether peptide-based vaccines can induce effective T cell responses, particularly in cancers. Otvos's research is early-stage, and it remains to b...