Researchers identify immune response to tuberculosis infection
...emory characteristics that enable them to launch a sustained immune response against tuberculosis bacteria.This finding, described in a study in the March 22 issue of the journal Science, offers an important new piece of information on how the immune system combats infection, as scientists around the world con...PNNL celebrates arrival of powerful NMR
...ortant to us all," Powell said. "We appreciate the sustained effort by Oxford and Varian in making this possible." Over the last several years, Oxford Instruments of Oxford, England, constructed the 900 MHz wide-bore magnet, which was energized in England this past December. The magnet was delivered to PNNL on...April GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
...Within this larger zone, volcanism is episodic and sustained by hot mantle, with three peaks of volcanism occurring: one between 9.5 and 6.5 million years ago (Ma), the second between 4.5 and 3.5 Ma, and the last between 1.5 and 0.5 Ma. At the present time, volcanism in the region is relatively quiet with only...Imagine no restrictions on fossil-fuel usage and no global warming
...dioxide directly from the air - which could allow sustained use of fossil fuels while avoiding potential global climate change. The method would allow researchers to harvest carbon dioxide from the air, reducing buildup of the so-called "greenhouse gas" in the atmosphere and allowing it to be converted into f...Gene therapy breakthrough offers hope to patients with inherited high cholesterol levels
... important that the expression of healthy genes is sustained and finally any virus used to repair or replace faulty genes must not be attacked by the immune system of the patient receiving gene therapy. The research published in BMC Molecular Biology showed that the virus responsible for warts (bovine papillom...Racial differences explored in treatment response for hepatitis C
... a principal investigator in the trial, noted that sustained response rates in hepatitis C patients have improv...a single agent. In one such analysis, for example, sustained virological response occurred in only 2 percent of African-Americans in the trial, compared with twe...Want to save gorillas? Enforce laws, experts say
...h as trust funds need to be established to provide sustained monies for law enforcement and better management of existing protected areas in gorilla range-countries. "What's immediately needed if we are to halt the decimation of the western gorilla is nothing short of a massive global response. Helping to mob...Washington University receives $2.2 million funding from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
...ness of Howard Hughes Medical Institute to provide sustained support is certainly important in realizing the benefits of these efforts. We're very grateful for their ongoing support." Washington University will use the grant to: • Continue the HHMI/Washington University Summer Undergraduate Research ......sented annually, recognizes a senior ecologist for sustained and distinguished contributions to the science of ecology and biological sciences. A pioneer in experimental ecology, Krebs has spent over 40 years studying changes in populations of mammals in British Columbia and the Canadian North. His research ...U.S. takes first step toward protecting endangered beluga sturgeon
...or have reiterated their call for an immediate and sustained halt in international trade of beluga caviar. In addition, the three groups are calling on consumers worldwide to avoid beluga caviar and to reduce their consumption of other Caspian Sea caviars until management and enforcement programs that will sup...Study identifies hypertension patients who can benefit from the little used diuretic amiloride
...during times of high loss, such as heavy exercise, sustained heat and humidity, or water deprivation. If this control of this mechanism is not precise, excessive salt and water can be reabsorbed, leading to elevation of blood pressure. The high prevalence of high blood pressure that tends to run in African A...For elephants, its not just their ears and trunk that make them unique on land
...he diaphragm is about 150 mmHg, and this has to be sustained for many minutes while the animal is walking under...r greater trans-diaphragmatic pressure than can be sustained by the human diaphragm. There are relative pressure changes that occur when the elephant raises wat...Actonel significantly reduced moderate and severe vertebral fractures
... significant effect on vertebral fracture risk was sustained over three years. This analysis combined data from two large Actonel clinical trials, VERT-NA and VERT-MN, which included postmenopausal women with either one prevalent vertebral fracture and low bone mineral density (BMD), or with at least two...Mosquito genome sequence--Published in the journal Science
...heles and Plasmodium genomes, but will require a sustained effort and increased funding for the next two to three decades to succeed. A combination of drug treatment, vaccines, and mosquito control is necessary to combat malaria in Africa, and new approaches in each of these areas are "desperately needed," ...NHLBI launches innovative proteomics centers
...l care." "The new initiative provides the kind of sustained support needed for scientists to develop innovative technologies," said Dr. Susan Old, NHLBI Proteomic Program Administrator and Leader of the Institute's Bioengineering and Genomic Applications Scientific Research Group. "The centers also will be e...UT Southwestern researcher, colleagues report drug therapy eases chronic depression
...tment of chronic forms of depression can result in sustained psychosocial benefits," Rush said. "However, discontinuing drug treatment results in frequent re-emergence of symptoms." Besides Rush, authors of the study in the August issue of Archives included scientists from Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ...Estrogen may protect against breast cancer
... with chemical carcinogens. "We found that daily sustained treatment with pregnancy levels of estrogen for three weeks is a simple, safe, short-term, inexpensive procedure for hormonal prevention of mammary cancer," according to Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, research assistant in the cancer research laboratory an...Is the roller coaster G force threat all spin?
...nd away from the brain. But these effects are from sustained Gs over an average of 43 seconds. High G maneuvers on roller coasters, however, rarely last more than three seconds. As the researchers point out, an average person could momentarily experience eight to ten Gs by plopping down onto the couch to watch...Twin sister mechanism prevents formation of genetic mutations
... hits per day -- that's the average dose of damage sustained by the genes within each cell of our body. How are innumerable mutations avoided? In a study published in the October issue of Molecular Cell, Weizmann Institute researchers have proved the existence of a vital repair mechanism used by cells to corre...Field Museum plays key role in massive project to map Tree of Life
... of the Tree of Life." AToL's task will require a sustained effort by large teams of scientists working across disciplines, including taxonomy, paleontology, phylogenetics, computer science, statistics, anthropology, ecology, physiology, and developmental and molecular biology. Programs in which Field Museum ...