ConocoPhillips & Conservation International launch 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in Venezuela
... of the Gulf of Paria and the Orinoco Delta. This study was designed to collect biodiversity information to guide development and conservation activities in the region. The AquaRAP team discovered 41 fish species, eight crustacean species and 15 benthic invertebrates (microcrustaceans, mollusks, etc.) no...Columbia research to examine gene influence on severity of peridontal disease, therapy response
...sion profiling technology, similar to that used to study the behavior and prognosis of certain cancers. Dr. Papapanou and his team will study 120 patients 60 with chronic and 60 with aggressive periodontitis. Samples of inflamed gingival ti...Joslin President awarded medal from international diabetes organization
...n the use of DNA chips and proteomic techniques to study diabetes. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Kahn received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Louisville. After training in internal medicine at Washington University, he worked at the National Institutes of Health for 1...Researchers report new gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate
...mponents of the National Institutes of Health. The study results appear in the August 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "This study shows that we've reached a point where it's possible to take blood samples from parents, test certai...Spontaneous mutation produces new MAO A/B knockout mouse
...uld provide scientists with good model in which to study the combined actions of MAO A and MAO B, as well as examine the roles of neurotransmitters in anxiety- and stress-related disorders....New dye directly reveals activated proteins in living cells
...Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., decided to study the Rho proteins was that different members of the...ou look at this in a test tube." Another reason to study Rho proteins is that their activation is necessary to induce essentially opposite behaviors. "They'r...Growth hormone and IBD: Reduction of intestinal inflammation, promotion of growth
...rens Hospital, Ohio, reported the results of their study "Growth hormone reduces STAT3 activation and modulates cellular apoptosis and proliferation in murine colitis" at an IBD translational conference sponsored by the American Physiological Society. Dr. Denson's laboratory has been investigating ways to ...New treatment for fibromyalgia
...lence of fibromyalgia in women, the results of the study may not be generalizable to all men with fibromyalgia. There may also be sex differences in fibromyalgia that affect treatment response." As Dr. Arnold notes, further research is needed on larger samples of not only men but also other groups with fib...The impact of genetic variations on the treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis
... of which drug was used. "Results of the current study suggest that, at least for RA patients with early active disease, genetic variations in the HLA and TNF gene regions are associated with response to treatment," Dr. Criswell concludes. "Additional work is required to confirm these results," Dr. Bridg...New research suggests early diet may play key role in protecting against childhood leukaemia
...Berkeley will be presenting the results of another study looking at the effects of food on the risk of leukaemia. As part of the Northern California Childhood Leukaemia Study, Kwan and her colleagues set out to determine whether the foods consumed by children in early life affect their risk of developing l...Endangered species list more bleak than originally thought
...r and more serious than originally thought, says a study produced in part at the University of Alberta. "What we found is that with the extinction of a bird, or a mammal or a plant, you aren't just necessarily wiping out just one, single species," said Dr. Heather Proctor from the U of A's Department of Bi...Israeli scientists reveal the plan of a key cellular machine
...e essential to the splicing process, so they could study them individually. Split-second freezing at very low temperatures allowed the scientists to view the spliceosome units in as close to a natural state as possible. From thousands of images, each at a slightly different angle, a composite 3-D structure...Study by Israeli scientists provides insight on DNA code
...e essential to the splicing process, so they could study them individually. Split-second freezing at very low temperatures allowed the scientists to view the spliceosome units in as close to a natural state as possible. From thousands of images, each at a slightly different angle, a composite 3-D structure...Novel IBD therapeutic approaches reported from Washington Univ., Barcelona, LSU at APS meeting
...RNA expression. The researchers conclude their study suggests that CTLA-4-Ig promotes tolerance in TNBS colitis both via IDO induction as well as through costimulatory blockade, and suggests a potential therapeutic role for CTLA-4-Ig in treating IBD. ...Serotonin metabolites in mollusks suggest pathways for human therapies
...ments, are considered to be ideal model systems to study serotonin processing because they have simpler ner...nois. He collaborated with Stuart and Sweedler to study how serotonin metabolites relate to behavior. As predators, Pleurobranchaea feed voraciously on mar...Researchers discover why mutant gene causes colon cancer
... David Jones, Ph.D., principal investigator of the study and leader of HCI's Colon Cancer Scientific Progra...ancerous tumors in human colon cell lines. The new study blocked APC function in zebrafish and demonstrated that when the APC gene was blocked, the fish embr...Breaking new ground in germ cell guidance
...discrete activities in germ and somatic cells. The study began with a screen for mutant flies, which uncovered a phenotype in which the flies' primordial germ cells, called "pole cells," showed defects during their migration: the pole cells died in large numbers at a stage when they would normally begin to...New research shows air pollution can reduce children's lung function
...t and limit breathing capacity for a lifetime. The study was funded by the National Institute of Environmen... England Journal of Medicine. "This is the longest study ever conducted on air pollution and children's health," said Dr. Kenneth Olden, director of NIEHS. ...Early detection hope for eye disease
...d safe method of taking pictures of the retina, to study the blood vessels of the eye and reveal the presence or progression of any disease. They modified a standard ophthalmoscope, adding a liquid crystal tuneable filter, which allowed them to take images of the retina at a series of specific wavelengths....Ventilation in bars, casinos doesn't control health risk for hospitality workers
...and smoke. Funds from the award helped make this study possible. Repace assessed air quality in the eight hospitality venues on Friday evenings in November 2002 before Delaware's smoking ban -- and again in January 2003, two months after the ban took effect. Using state-of-the art monitoring equipment,...