Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
...ps integral to the program are designed to develop superior problem-solving skills and are led by upper-level H-LSAMP scholars that also fosters mentoring relationships," Bear said. "Financial support also is available to participating students through stipends for such work as teaching in the workshops, hel...Flexible pain relief with morphine-free poppy
...armaceuticals. Norman, the 'no-morphine' poppy, is superior to morphine producing poppies as it produces thebaine and oripavine compounds preferred by industry in the manufacture of alternative high value pain-killers. CSIRO's Dr Phil Larkin, and The Australian National University's Anthony Millgate and Dr ...'Gene chips' research in cotton could lead to superior variety
... cotton plant, could lead to cotton varieties with superior traits and improved fiber quality. Dr. Jeff Chen, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station scientist, is working on a $5.7 million National Science Foundation project led by Thomas Osborn at the University of Wisconsin, and a project funded by the N...'Fossil genes' reveal how life sheds form and function
... sense of smell that, in the distant past, was far superior to what humans enjoy today. In the Japanese yeast, the seven fossil genes that make up the eroding pathway are "still in the same place (on the genome) they are in neighboring species," says Carroll. "What we have is a picture of an entire set of gen...Brain has center for detecting sound motion
...ght anterior temporal lobe and the right posterior superior temporal gyrus (STG). Perceptual tests before the operation showed her ability to perceive sound location and motion to be normal. In those tests, the researchers played white noise through headphones and simulated movement of the noise source, askin...Joslin President awarded medal from international diabetes organization
...tigious award recognizes innovative leadership and superior contributions in the field of diabetes research and is the highest scientific honor awarded by the EASD. Dr. Kahn also is the Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. As part of the honor, Dr. Kahn presented the distinguish...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2004
...ials, ORNL researchers produced nanoparticles with superior optical and electronic "quantum dot" properties that function similarly to light-emitting diodes or transistors. The versatility introduced by the use of organic polymers could result in such future products as electronic paper, luminescent clothing ...UCSD biologists develop 'super-endurance' strain of mice
...y increases, demonstrating that the super mice had superior running as well as swimming endurance over normal ...obic metabolism. The scientists confirmed that the superior endurance of the genetically modified mice resulted from their inability to generate energy anaerobi...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...optic tectum (OT), an area that corresponds to the superior colliculus in mammals. While the potential for plasticity declines in the ICX beyond the age of 80 days, the higher-level OT retained the ability to adjust for 200 days. That's bad news for the barn mouse. 2. Putting fear in its place: remapping o...Related productivity tools complement computed tomography in lung cancer detection
...gents, which have always played a critical role in superior image acquisition, especially in modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound. The use of contrast agents, in turn, enables better diagnoses of diseases. Recently, scientists demonstrated a novel nanometer scale contrast agent f...From science fiction to reality: Nanomedicine brings fresh hope to the medical world
... diagnosis of diseases could usher in a new era of superior prophylactic or preventive medicine. By using preventive medicine, treatment for diseases could be initiated even before preliminary symptoms appear. Prophylactic interventions might help postpone or even avoid diseases altogether. Nanomedicine could...Virtual counselor supplements traditional genetic counseling
...n-one genetic counseling, however, was found to be superior in helping women to better understand their risk and for reducing anxiety. "Our results suggest that for the majority of women who are at low risk of carrying BRCA1/2 mutations, the computer program is likely to be an effective way to improve ...Researchers uncover surprising degree of large-scale variation in the human genome
...res of ROMA result in a signal-to-background ratio superior to that which can be obtained by hybridization of total genomic DNA to an array of BACs. Further refinements of ROMA, which promise to reveal more information about large-scale polymorphisms in the human genome, are underway. ...Study suggests first molecular target to halt spread of HPV
...ed as a cure rate, this rate is comparable or even superior to that achieved with a currently-available therapy, called imiquimod, and other therapies," Clawson said. In larger papillomas, one of four treated with ASO407 was negative, suggesting that ASO407 may be most useful clinically for treatment of earl...Endurance exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in improving cardiac health
...e of diuretic known as thiazides been found to be superior to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and calcium antagonists (calcium channel blockers) in preventing one or more major types of cardiovascular disease. The diuretics also tend to have fewer and less severe side effects, making it easier...Open Access journals proven to compete on quality
...once beyond their early infancy, are recognised as superior to their subscription-based competitors with regard to making their quality articles widely visible to, and usable by, anyone with an interest in them." Traditional subscription publishers such as Elsevier have cast aspersions on the objectivity o...Breast cancer patients failed by treatment with taxol and taxotere respond to abraxane
...usly reported pivotal Phase III trial demonstrated superior response rate and time to tumor progression in metastatic breast cancer patients versus Taxol....Two billion vulnerable to floods by 2050; number expected to double or more in two generations
... Dr. Bogardi says. "Armed with better information, superior early warning systems and infrastructure can be installed, and new planning strategies devised." "It is also necessary to ensure that increasingly freakish climate variability and the gradual forces of climatic change and deforestation are fac...Embryonic stem cell - based tissue engineering may help repair damaged heart muscle
... embryonic stem cells improved heart function, had superior survival within the heart weeks later we still saw improved heart function and had definitely differentiated into heart muscle cells," he said. "We inserted a bioluminescent marker (what causes fireflies to luminesce) into our stem cells and were a...David Rosmarin wins 2004 Sarber Award from American Society for Microbiology
...ay has been used. The C-probe has been shown to be superior to existing probe technologies, and Rosmarin has applied for a provisional patent for it. He has already used the probe to rapidly diagnose cases of meningitis caused by bacteria and viruses. Because it is more sensitive and accurate, the C-probe hol...