Antarctic Science Season Gears Up With Searches for Meteorites, Neutrinos, and New Life Forms
...d rise worldwide by six meters. West Antarctica's swift ice streams lie above a geologic rift -- an area where the earth's crust is pulling apart, possibly with profound effects on the ice streams' behavior, and hence on the ice sheet's overall stability. An aerogeophysical survey headed by Donald Blanke...Last unidentified sport fish in North America gets a scientific name
...ver, where the water is very clear and it1s really swift moving in the upper regions."...University of Colorado salmon study spawns new insight into human brain aging
...at in humans, although salmon run an astonishingly swift course toward death following reproduction, said Norris. Both salmon and humans exhibit remarkably similar aging symptoms, including brain decay, cardiovascular disease, muscle atrophy, skin lesions and the resorption of internal organs. Laborator...Trans-pacific air pollution is worse than was suspected,says new study
...here theirtravel is sped by the dry atmosphere and swift winds.Wherever they go, they retain a unique signature of theirorigins in their composition of trace elements, such asnickel, copper, zinc, arsenic and lead. Aerosols with theseunique signatures from Asia have been detected all the way tothe U.S. Roc...Vaccine controls AIDS in monkeys, researchers report in Science
...s quickly succumbed to the viral threat, showing a swift decline in immune cell counts, a high virus count, and the development of disease associated with the viral infection. Half of the unvaccinated monkeys died within 140 days of infection. Monkeys that had received the DNA vaccine alone, without any i...Insect defenses point the way to defeating bacterial antibiotic resistance
.... One reason for their success is their remarkably swift and effective system of defense against infections, which differs dramatically from the immune systems of higher-order animals, including humans. Key to the insect immune system is an array of small antimicrobial peptide molecules. Most act, in essen...Glomerular fibrosis now all the RAGE
...during aging, but this progression is particularly swift in diabetics, reflecting the higher glucose levels in their tissues during periods of hyperglycemia. Activation of RAGE by these ligands is associated with several disorders, and Oldfield and colleagues now propose that tubulointerstitial disease, a ...Jewels that may help explain behavioral disorders found among 'junk' DNA
...rticularly enriched in the brain. They represent a swift and energy efficient means of regulating gene expression and may be especially important for rapid regulatory events." Lack of expression of an smnRNA has already been strongly associated with one neuropsychiatric disorder, Prader Willi syndrome, Mc...Anthrax threat needs aggressive government action plan, say researchers
...gh anthrax isn't contagious like smallpox, it is a swift and durable pathogen. Treatment for those exposed must begin within hours of the first cases being diagnosed, rather than days as in the case of smallpox. Without antibiotic intervention, 90 percent of people exposed to the inhalation form of anthrax...Researchers identify gene for premature aging disorder
... the road from the lab to the clinic is not always swift or smooth," Dr. Collins said. More also remains to be done to determine what role the LMNA gene may play in the normal aging process. "Aging clearly has a strong genetic component. Discovery of this key genetic mutation that causes progeria may lead...Study seeks genetic keys to exercise success
... does embarking on an exercise program result in a swift payoff in weight loss, lower blood pressure and general well-being for some while others see little gain from all of that pain? The key to these conflicting results could lie in the genetic makeup of the exercisers. A joint research project of The ...Communication is key to successful U.S. SARS quarantine
...sponse to an infectious disease outbreak should be swift and effective while causing as little social and economic disruption as possible." U of L's Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law conducts interdisciplinary research in emerging areas of bioethics, health sciences, public health, law, and re...Two-drug approach might shorten painful labor, reduce Caesarean sections
...taglandins or both. However, the result often is a swift onset of contractions, and the cervix does not always ripen for delivery, leading to Caesarean operations. Other undesirable health side effects also are common in many women with these and related compounds that are often utilized. Sherwood and Zhao...Mantis shrimp may have swiftest kick in the animal kingdom
... the energy stored in the muscles is released in a swift kick. This description, however, could not explain...essure near the point of impact, either during the swift strike or as the heel of the appendage pulls back afterward. The popping bubbles also generate sound...Patent on beagle dogs cancelled
... corporations are getting patents on animals. "The swift decision of the University to drop all patent claims on sickened beagles demonstrates the patent's weakness, both scientifically and morally," said Tina Nelson, AAVS Executive Director. "This will be the first of many patents on animals that will cru......racks" of the cell's internal skeleton. Arrestin's swift relocation, the researchers proposed, helps prevent temporary blindness that would otherwise be caused by a sudden increase in light intensity, such as occurs when stepping from a dark movie theater into the bright afternoon sunshine. "We knew that ...