UT Southwestern receives $1.78 million grant for obesity research as part of NIH Roadmap initiative
...orm the nation's medical research capabilities and speed the movement of research discoveries from the bench to the bedside. It provides a framework of the priorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of ...Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
...orm the nation's medical research capabilities and speed the movement of research discoveries from the bench to the bedside. It provides a framework of the priorities the NIH must address in order to optimize its entire research portfolio and lays out a vision for a more efficient and productive system of...Tracing genes, biologists show lizard migration is traced to Florida
...g mixed in Florida and elsewhere could potentially speed up evolution. What took millions of years before is happening in dozens of years, maybe even faster than that."...$2.7 million grant to support creation of virtual zebrafish atlas
...searchers around the globe. This data-sharing will speed the pace of discovery for a number of human diseases." The atlas will allow scientists to access images of the anatomy of healthy zebrafish to compare to the zebrafish used in their studies of gene functions and disease. The comparisons to the images...DuPont introduces in-home personal protection from dangers of hurricanes
...cannon at 100 miles per hour. This represents the speed at which a 250-miles-per-hour wind would propel the timber. The DuPont TM StormRoom TM with Kevlar will be available initially in Florida this month through authorized construction installers. "Residents should heed the advice of emergency respo...New sign language suggests children create language's fundamentals through learning
...re complex and versatile, and signing with greater speed and fluidity. "It's an unusual community, sort of upside-down, in the sense that the children lead the way. The children are the most fluent users of the language, not the older adults," Senghas said. The researchers studied a trait central to all d...Popular Science announces Third Annual 'Brilliant 10'
...to reframe the debate about global warming and the speed at which it can happen. He spends two months a year in Antarctica, using high-resolution GPS receivers to measure ice-flow rates and collecting humidity and wind records. The data is fodder for numerical models he uses to interpret past climate chang...Two Virginia Tech energy-related inventions win R&D 100 awards
...ech-led multi-university, multi-industry effort to speed the transition from research to products. "We owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Strickler for his help seeding this collaborative effort," says McGrath. Down hole sensors improve oil reservoir knowledge, oil production efficiency ...Genetic map of important tree genes outlined
...mpare its genetics to those of a tree will greatly speed genetic research with trees, Strauss said. It also indicates that the large majority of transfers of genes between widely separated plant species via genetic engineering would not produce novel characteristics, but simply modify existing genetic char...Natural mineral locks up carbon dioxide
...t these small sizes, it takes high temperatures to speed up the reaction, "says Maroto-Valer. "With our method, we do not need to crush it that fine and we do not need high temperatures. In fact, the reaction gives off heat. Our method is much less energy expensive." The researchers, who also include Joh...UCSD biologists develop 'super-endurance' strain of mice
...ds by 10 degrees. The treadmills were started at a speed of 10 meters per minute and increased in velocity every five minutes until the mice could no longer run. The genetically modified super mice ran an average of 10 minutes longer on the uphill test than the normal mice, which averaged about 50 minutes....Homeland security initiative takes Memphis' ORNL technologies to the nation
...tices" model for high-tech security measures could speed the implementation of similar technologies in other cities. As the third of four sites to be named under DHS' Regional Technology Integration Initiative, Memphis becomes a source of practical security "know-how," providing technology solutions to ...Why your knees and quads hurt more after running than walking: You're only human
... and walking. They found that with an increase of speed and gait, the maximum muscle force increased stead...three joints increased the active muscle volume as speed increased and gait changed, the knee extensors increased 4.9-fold during running (to 49% of the thre...Virus known for its photo ops makes its movie screen debut
...ehend infection," Rossmann said. "If you saw a car speed past you for the first time ever, it might impress you, but you probably wouldn't have much of an idea how it works. But if you stop it, you can examine the engine and find out. That's essentially what we've done - stop the virus at two points in its...Pollination find could lead to cordgrass control
...Davis says inefficient wind pollination could also speed the extinction of rare plants....New prostate cancer gene identified
... Research Institute (TGen) have found a new way to speed the discovery of genes that suppress tumors, and in the process identified a gene that appears to be important in prostate cancer. The findings appeared today in the journal Nature Genetics . The gene, not previously known to be a tumor suppressor,...Travelers' diarrhea not improved by restricted diet
...ic load and worsen diarrhea, and such a diet might speed the repair of the gut and avoid persistent symptoms," Dr. Ericsson said. "The problem is that we do not know yet how to identify who might benefit from such a diet." The best way to cure travelers' diarrhea is to seek antibiotic treatment, said Dr. ...Carnegie Mellon researchers to demonstrate autonomous robotthat will seek life in Atacama Desert
...travel 2 kilometers each solar day, with a maximum speed of 100 centimeters per second. By contrast, the cu... 0.007 kilometers in one solar day, with a maximum speed of 5 centimeters per second. Zoë can also maneuver itself around large obstacles and survive a ...Endangered turtles' trek along ocean currents revealed by satellite
...ed: "We are now looking at estimating the swimming speed of turtles during their trips by obtaining their total velocity from the Argos receivers, then subtracting the current velocity made available to us by altimetry. This has never been done before and should provide us with useful information on the en......le phones and fiber optic cable have increased the speed of communication, making it possible for someone t...be virtually in two places at once. But can humans speed up the rate of one of nature's most basic and slowest processes, evolution? A study by J. Todd Stree...