Croatian skeletons reveal changing status of cancer in Europe across the centuries
...e rates in the developed world are increasing each year and developing countries are also now showing an increased incidence of the disease. But how much were our ancestors affected by the disease? Dr. Mario Slaus of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zagreb presented archaeological findings at ...National Parkinson Foundation designates UNC as 'Center of Excellence'
...gible to apply for grants from the foundation next year to support basic or clinical research, comprehensive care for Parkinson disease and outreach services. Oneof UNC's near-term goals for its NPF Center of Excellence is to hire a full-time outreach coordinator. According to the NPF's Charter for Center...Satellites map volcanic home of Africas endangered gorillas
...t are going to be mapped in a similar way." Last year ESA and UNESCO formally agreed an initiative for the use of space technologies to support the World Heritage Convention. Other space agencies have joined this initiative: for instance, the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office intends to use space te...Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technology
...en Chemistry and Engineering Conference, held this year June 28-30 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. More information is available at http://chemistry.org/meetings/greenchem2004.html ....Herpes tool allows researchers to customize Alzheimer's vaccine
...everal participants, and the study was halted last year because of the danger. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Federoff and William Bowers, Ph.D., assistant professor of Neurology, set out to create a vaccine without the harmful side effects, by boosting part of the immune system no...Deserts and rainforests are equally productive during drought
...e 14 sites - and compare growth production in that year - the rate of growth production in all biomes conv...rts." Therefore, in a forest, during a really dry year there is the same growth production per unit of precipitation as there is in a really dry year in a ...USC researcher named General Motors Cancer Research Scholar
... Program began in 2001 and provides $1 million per year to support the ongoing research projects of young ...titute. Each Center may nominate one candidate per year for an award. In 2002, USC/Norris researcher Christopher A. Haiman was selected as a GM Cancer Resea...RSV can increase the risk of asthma, UT Southwestern researchers find
...f all babies get an RSV infection within the first year of their life and by age 3 practically all have had at least one RSV infection, said Dr. Ramilo. About 10 percent of high-risk and young infants with RSV infections will develop severe bronchitis and require hospitalization. Earlier studies have fou...Germans must research the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era
...an 1,000 people with hereditary diseases in half a year about the requirement for their sterilization'. He then discusses, as greater length, the practicalities of sterilization and how to deal with psychiatric patients who had to be forced by the police to the operating table." Many scientists seized on...Hopkins to found first center for comprehensive study of epigenetics
...etics Center will fund four minority students each year to attend these classes. "The idea is to groom an interest in science and in genomics from a young age, hopefully increasing the number of minorities who pursue education and careers in genome sciences," says Feinberg. Others closely involved with t...Open Access journals proven to compete on quality
...k second in the rheumatology field in only its 6th year of publication. Breast Cancer Research also increased its impact factor moving from 2.81 to 2.93, placing it on even footing with its direct competitor, Breast Cancer Research & Treatment, which was established more than 20 years ago. Critical Care ...Researchers recommend new approach to combat drug-resistant staph infections
... million hospital patients acquire infections each year in the US, including infections associated with implanted medical devices. Of those hospital-acquired infections, 500,000 are caused by Staphylococci, resulting in an annual death rate of approximately 90,000 patients." Noting, there are currently no...NIH awards grant for cancer research to the University of Wisconsin
...r." Both this year's award and the one made last year are for the construction of different floors in the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center/Interdisciplinary Research Complex. The grant funding will provide state-of-the-art laboratories, address an overall shortage of research space, a...COPD is forgotten killer, says University of Toronto professor
...disease (COPD) will kill more women in Canada this year than breast cancer, says a University of Toronto r...PD is expected to end the lives of more women this year in Canada." COPD is the only common cause of death that continues to increase in prevalence in North...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
... mucous and inflammatory discharge of a sixty-five year old Japanese male patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The samples were analyzed and one strain was identified as Nocardia farcinica, while the other revealed unique properties distinguishing it from other established Nocardia strains. All data colle...Inadequate vaccines can help breed more vicious malaria strains
...disease, which claims up to two million lives each year and accounts for one child death every 30 seconds in Africa. Vaccines are designed to protect people by boosting the immune system to kill parasites but, unless a malaria vaccine leads to the death of every single parasite, the ones that survive are ...Energy conservation targets hit by notions of 'comfort'
...gly expect to be able to wear the same clothes all year round. As in other European countries, the convention of adding extra layers of clothing in winter or taking a siesta in summer has become almost obsolete. The 'Future Comforts' project, which was part of ESRC's Environment and Human Behaviour Progr...Device that rapidly detects nerve agents named one of 'greatest army inventions' for 2003
...e of the 10 "Greatest Army Inventions" of the past year by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command. The Sensor is a hand-held device that rapidly changes color in the presence of a contaminant such as sarin, one of many nerve agents that are feared to be used in chemical warfare or ter...Physicists reveal first 'nanoflowers'
...s some of the most beautiful science images of the year so far, a collection of photomicrographs of tiny "flowers" and "trees" less than one thousandth the width of a human hair. The images are published in the Institute journal Nanotechnology. These stunning images were taken by Ghim Wei Ho, a PhD studen...Natural, man-made mix promises biggest landscape plant growth
...nsumers and nursery owners spending millions every year for mixtures aimed at improving the health of their greenery. But a recent study points to an inexpensive natural additive that makes better use of some fertilizers, saving not only money but improving the environment, according to Texas Agricultura...