New, comprehensive tumor classification combines molecular biology and classic pathology
... problem when dealing with many thousands of tumor terms that link to other biologic datasets. "A good classification system should help drive down the complexity of enormous databases and help us discover relationships among different data elements by assembling data under sensible group hierarchies," wri...Rimonbant shows promise in addressing multiple risk factors
...sities. Among the top ten Canadian universities in terms of research, it has received more than 150 million dollars in external funds in year 2000 for research and international cooperation. Laval University received more than $250 million in research funding last year....Early treatment confirmed as key to stroke recovery
...ent was seen in the group with the most to gain in terms of reducing long-term disability. "This study confirms that door-to-needle time is just as critical in stroke as it is in heart attack. We need to work on breaking down the current barriers to rapid stroke treatment," said Story C. Landis, Ph.D., NI...Genome of first fungal pathogen unveiled
...rovide insight into fungal pathogens in general in terms of the forces that drive them." Ashbya's stripped-down genome -- containing just 9.2 million DNA base pairs, the fundamental building blocks of inheritance -- will further simplify the task of deciphering genes and their functions, he added. T...Aquatic scientists divided on role of sea lice from salmon farms in decline of native salmon in B.C.
...stressed. "If you happen to be weak or stressed in terms of general health, you tend to be more susceptible to parasite infection." Pressures from environmentalist groups about sea lice are forcing the aquaculture sector to make sacrifices based on inadequate information, McKinley said. He said that in the...Envisat concludes a busy second year in orbit
...a maximum five km mesh size, which is demanding in terms of computing power, but which we need to resolve s...rector of Mercator Ocean. "It is also demanding in terms of observations, to keep the model corresponding to actual conditions. "That is why space-based alt...UC San Diego faculty receive funding from von Liebig Center to commercialize academic research
...ansformations that optimize the circuit quality in terms of cycle time, circuit size, and interconnect costs. This grant will enable his team to productize the tool by enabling it to interface to common industry formats, linking it to simulation tools, and filing for appropriate intellectual property righ...UNC study may improve gene therapy safety
...e therapy vectors behave in laboratory animals, in terms of acute toxicity effects. However, they wrote, "systematic comparison of their effects upon cells at the molecular level has not been established." In that regard, the new research offers important new and potentially useful information for predicti...Research adds health benefit to tomatoes
...ded. "Tomatoes are second only to the potato in terms of the top vegetable consumed in the world," Myers said. "Per capita use in the U.S. in 2003 was 89 pounds of tomatoes per person. If we could boost the nutritional value of tomatoes, a large part of the population would benefit from that." The OSU...GM nation? Public debate: a valuable experiment
...policy The debate was insufficiently resourced in terms of money, time and expertise By and large the debate failed to engage the uncommitted public (one of its key objectives) The core evaluation team comprised researchers from Cardiff University, the University of East Anglia and the Institute of Food...Other highlights in the February 18 issue of JNCI
...ndoscopic surveillance was both more effective (in terms of quality-adjusted life years) and cost less than no therapy or just endoscopic surveillance, respectively. Contacts: Aspirin and Hodgkin's lymphoma: Kevin Myron, Harvard School of Public Health, 617-432-3952, kmyron@hsph.harvard.edu Aspirin...Human evolution at the crossroads: Integrating genetics and paleontology
...nt fossils (ancient DNA). Speaking in more general terms about the current state of integrated hominid paleontological/genetics research and where it may be headed were Kenneth M. Weiss of Pennsylvania State University, a developmental geneticist, and Raff, the author of the 1996 book "The Shape of Life: G...Proteomics and alcoholism research
... important implications for alcoholism research in terms of identifying biomarkers of alcohol intake, understanding alcohol's effects, particularly on the liver, and developing drugs to treat alcoholism. "The study of proteins involved in alcoholism has taken two different approaches," said Chinnaswamy Ka...Surveillance and containment would be effective intervention against deliberate smallpox attack
...igators tracked the smallpox epidemic over time in terms of disease symptoms and recognition, infectiousness and behavior of infected individuals. They divided smallpox cases into three categories of severity: ordinary smallpox, modified smallpox and hemorrhagic smallpox. If individuals in the model had ...Passwords to guard entry aren't enough to protect complex data
...ilters can and should check outgoing documents for terms warranting more protection. "When these [medical] and other databases are designed, the possible uses and security needs cannot be fully considered," Wiederhold says. If a company outsources work to a consultant, the consultant needs access to the c...Planning effective bioterror responses
...ects patients' privacy by identifying them only in terms of the number of people sick in each zip code, according to Kleinman. In contrast, a study by Stoto and colleagues suggests surveillance may not be worth the trouble. Reporting their findings in an article in the February issue of the quarterly magaz...Out-of-balance ecosystems play role in demise of amphibian populations
...amily of parasites may be of greater importance in terms of amphibian survival. The parasite that attacks the kidneys is far more widespread than the one causing deformities. A central question is why are more of these parasites being found in frogs. They mature in vertebrate hosts such as birds or mammals...Avian flu: Shut down wild bird markets, experts say
...arge numbers, and that effective controls, both in terms of laws and enforcement of those laws, are currently weak across much of Asia". WCS says that one of the easiest and most obvious ways to reduce the threat of avian flu spreading both globally and regionally through the wild bird trade is to clos...New Georgia Tech Biosciences Center assists life-science startup companies
...ltiple incubators on campus is more challenging in terms of managing the physical space and providing business services to the companies," says Susan Shows, vice president of the Georgia Research Alliance, which supported the GCATT facility and has provided more than $5 million to launch the new incubator....Why results from genetic tests should be available to medical insurance companies
...acknowledge and seek to reassure patients that, in terms of fairness, this novel medical (genetic) test needs to be dealt with in a similar manner to other tests required by insurance companies."...