Schepens Eye Research Institute receives 'Roadmap' grant to develop center for curing eye diseases
... Zerhouni, M.D. "By providing this sustained and systematic support to interdisciplinary research through these new Exploratory Centers, we hope scientists can make progress on some of the more complex biomedical issues we face," said Lawrence Tabak, DDS., PhD, Director, National Institute of Dental and Crani...New hydrothermal vents discovered as 'South Pacific Odyssey' research begins
... successful, it will also be the first time that a systematic exploration and discovery of hydrothermal vents over hundreds of kilometers has been achieved." Continuous updates about this series of expeditions and its discoveries are being posted on the web at www.southpacificodyssey.org , including reports by...Washington University in St. Louis leads group studying aging process
...ment," said Pakrasi. "We're approaching this in a systematic way, using global genome-based information on all three organisms. We've recruited colleagues outside our area to assist in tackling the project. This kind of interdisciplinary approach is exemplary of the 'New Biology.'" Both cyanobacteria and Ara...New research suggests link between maternal diet and childhood leukemia risk
...his is the first time researchers have conducted a systematic survey of a woman's diet and linked it to the risk of childhood leukemia," said Dr. Kenneth Olden, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the federal agency that funded the study. NIEHS is a component of the National Ins...Analysis of biological clock may lead to greater understanding of human disease
...m computations to derive their findings. They made systematic changes to the mathematical model in a sensitivity analysis of all parameters to find the points of greatest fragility. They found that the trade-off between robustness and fragility is largely determined by the architecture of the regulatory system,...Hopkins scientists use blood proteins to detect ovarian cancer
...mine whether a pelvic mass is ovarian cancer. In a systematic search to find the most promising blood proteins for their test, the Hopkins scientists conducted a multicenter study and screened a total of 195 blood samples from two groups of ovarian cancer patients, healthy people, and patients with benign ovari...NHGRI adds 18 organisms to sequencing pipeline
...sequence. Now, with the data generated by our more systematic approach to selecting sequencing targets, researchers can look forward to using that tool with greater precision and efficiency," said Jane Peterson, Ph.D., associate director of NHGRI's Division of Extramural Research. In addition to t...Proteomic research centers target bioterrorism agents, infectious diseases
...ed Proteomics Research Centers. Proteomics is the systematic study of the proteins in a cell, tissue, or organism to provide scientists with a rich source of biological data. The availability of an interoperable infrastructure and analysis tools through the Pathogen Portal (ToolBus/PathPort) project at VBI al...New framework for biodiversity conservation
...ncies are spending ten's of millions of dollars on systematic planning, but it doesn't translate to saving wildl... the last 20 years we thought we needed to be more systematic and we became really good at identifying priority areas for protection without taking into account o...Leading scientists design new framework for biodiversity conservation
...ncies are spending ten's of millions of dollars on systematic planning, but it doesn't translate to saving wildl... the last 20 years we thought we needed to be more systematic and we became really good at identifying priority areas for protection without taking into account o...New pulmonary hypertension guideline challenges use of common medication
...idence of PAH. "Evidence-based medicine provides a systematic way of practicing medicine based on a comprehensive review of clinical research findings," said Richard S. Irwin, MD, FCCP, President of the American College of Chest Physicians. "The new evidence-based guideline for pulmonary hypertension combines ...Genetic mutation found that is major contributor to type 1 diabetes
... the few times scientists have successfully used a systematic approach to finding a gene involved in a complex d... of HLA. But this is the first time we have used a systematic approach to find the gene and it's the first gene in which we know how it contributes to the disease...Carnegie Mellon U. imaging study reveals sex-based differences that persist as mice enter adulthood
...rens and co-investigators have conducted the first systematic examination of developmental and sex-associated changes in adolescent and adult mouse brains to reveal fundamental differences in key brain structures, such as those important for emotions, learning, and memory. The results, in press with NeuroImage,...The science and law of torture
...y and excuse torture. Huggins willalso discuss the systematic nature of torture systems and methodsto stop them. "A strategy that just focuses on the directperpetrators will not reduce or eliminate torture," she says. Another researcher, Allen S. Keller, M.D., program director,Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivor...Stonehenge study tells pagans and historians it's good to talk
...erest groups on the other. It included a detailed, systematic analysis of available published material, websites and press coverage, along with fieldwork and discussions with visitors and local people at Stonehenge and similar places. Dr Blain said: "Stonehenge is the centre of an on-going struggle between trav...Promising research: From employment issues to virology
...ial and production re-searchers are working on the systematic investigation of interactions at the interface between structures and processes of technical systems. Across the boundaries of their individual fields of research, these scientists are searching for methods and approaches with which to specifi-cally ...Dartmouth Medical School awarded $9 million grant for genomics research
...ill be available to the public, will: Pursue the systematic disruption of genes through targeted gene replacements; Produce a platform for electronically capturing community feedback and data about the existing annotation; Provide a baseline analysis of gene expression under a variety of growth conditions and...Research into cetacean reproduction leads to birth of killer whales by artificial insemination
A systematic program of research into the reproductive physiology of killer whales by a team of scientists from SeaWorld, the National Zoological Park, and the Zoological Society of San Diego has culminated in the first live births of any cetacean--the group of m...Mimicking humpback whale flippers may improve airplane wing design
...aid Fish. The research team now plans to perform a systematic engineering investigation of the role of scalloped leading edges on lift increase, drag reduction and stall delay....Study identifies which patients can benefit from targeted lung cancer drug and why
...gs are the first fruit of an approach that seeks a systematic route to the development of new cancer therapies. By scanning the DNA of cancer cells, Dana Farber scientists and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Broad Institute are hunting for mutated genes that instruct cells to produce ...