ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 25, 2007
... ACS NEWS SERVICE April 25, 2007... ... ... In This Edition:... Commer...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2007
... Increased levels of ozone associated with the release of greenhouse gases are causing vegetation to use more water and may intensify the effects of global warming on ecological systems, according to findings published in New Phytologist. Researchers Sandy McLaughlin of the University of Tennessee and Stan Wullschleger of Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted studies of trees in the mounta...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 18, 2007
... ACS NEWS SERVICE April 18, 2007...Weekly PressPac ALL CONTENT IS FOR IMMEDIATE USE EXCEPT ARTICLE #5 (EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, April 23, 2007)... ...... PressPac Archive: <A HREF="http://ww...JCI table of contents -- April 19, 2007
... ... The cancerous cells of some individuals with breast cancer lack expression of two cell surface proteins, the estrogen and progesterone receptors, and do not express increased amounts of HER2. Individuals with such breast cancer (known as triple-negative breast cancer) do not respond to treatment with commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs and their prognosis is relatively poor. But now,...Other highlights from the April 18 Journal of the National Cancer Institute
... ... Gillian Farnie, Ph.D, of the University of Manchester in England, and colleagues developed a novel method to culture DCIS cells, and using this method, they examined the role of the epidermal growth factor receptor and Notch signaling pathways in the growth of DCIS. They found that both pathways were involved in self-r...AGU Journal Highlights -- April 16, 2007
... Earthquakes can modify the Earth's gravity field by deforming the Earth's layers and by changing the density of rocks through dilation and compression of crust and mantle material. Such changes were detected after the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite, which has previously been used to monitor dynamics such as changes in ground...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 11, 2007
... ... ... Contact: Mic...JCI table of contents: April 12, 2007
... Individuals who inherit two mutant copies of any one of about 12 genes that make the proteins of the Fanconi Anemia (FA) pathway develop FA, which is characterized by increased incidence of cancer and bone marrow failure, among other things. However, individuals with just a single mutant copy of one of these genes are also at increased risk of developing cancer. This occurs when the remaini...Tyler Prize Lecture April 19 at USC
The winner of the 2007 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement will...deliver a public lecture. ... Hosted by the University of Southern California, the Tyler Prize for...Environmental Achievement is one of the premier awards for environmental...science, energy and medicine. Previous recipients include Jane Goodall, Paul...Ehrlich and Thomas Lovejoy. The award consists of a gold medal and a....Biodiversity research and education highlighted at April 16 conference
... Dr. Elizabeth Losos, president and chief executive officer of the Organization of Tropical Studies (OTS), will deliver the keynote address from 11 a.m. to Noon. OTS is a non-profit consortium including 63 universities and research institutions from the Uni...JCI table of contents -- April 5, 2007
... ... In the study, which appears online on April 5 in advance of publication in the May print issue of the Journal...Highlights from the April 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
... ... Low-income families with pre-school children tend to eat better when dining together as a family, but less nutritiously when the television is on during dinner, according to researchers at the New York State Department of He...JCI table of contents: April 2, 2007
... Treatment with insulin revolutionized the life of individuals with diabetes. However, because insulin acts to lower blood glucose levels, it can cause hypoglycemia (low levels of glucose in the blood), which, if prolonged, can lead to brain injury and coma. Although most brain defects can be corrected by restoring blood glucose levels to normal, extremely prolonged hypoglycemia can cause the...University of Minnesota's 6th annual Design of Medical Devices Conference to be held April 17-19
... "The momentum this conference continues to generate clearly demonstrates the evolving interest and expertise in this field," said Art Erdman, University of Minnesota professor of mechanical engineering and DMD Co...Press registration -- World Congress of Nephrology, April 21-25, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The World Congress of Nephrology (April 21-25, 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) represents a unique opportunity for the global nephrology community to come together, share and exchange ideas, and collectively address current and future challenges faced by renal clinicians and scientists. ......... Updating on all aspects of basic and clinical research and care of renal patients, one of the many hig...Experimental Biology 2007: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Health, April 28-May 2
... This annual meeting brings together scientists from dozens of different disciplines, from laboratory to translational to clinical research, from throughout the United States and the world. Through thousands of lectures, symposia, research presentations, and exhibits, Experimental Biology provides scientists and clinicians an unparalleled opportunity to step outside the boundaries of their...Experimental Biology 2007 meets in Washington, D.C., April 28-May 2
What: More than 12,000 biological and biomedical scientists will gather for Experimental Biology 2007. This annual meeting, now in its 16th year, brings together scientists from dozens of different disciplines, from laboratory to translational to clinical research, from throughout the United States and the world. The theme of Experimental Biology 2007 is "Todays Research: Tomorrows Health." Th...ACS weekly press package April 24th, 2006
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...... BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutation carriers older than 40 years display a similar reduction in breast cancer risk with increasing number of pregnancies carried to full-term, a risk parallel to that in the general population, according to a new study....... BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are known to increase a women's risk of breast cancer. In women without the mutations, reproductive factors su...JCI Table of Contents, April 13, 2006
...... ...... Inhibitors of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were developed to relieve inflammatory pain as effectively as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), but without one of their major side effects, gastrointestinal bleeding. However, an unexpected adverse cardiovascular effect a higher incidence of myocardial infarction was subsequently detected, causing the highly publicized withdra...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2006
To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications and External Relations staff member identified at the end of each tip....... ...... By borrowing from nature, Xiaohui Cui of Oak Ridge National Laboratory is devising more efficient ways to analyze large amounts of publicly available data and perform other tasks to make information more accessible and useful. While a...National Academies Advisory: April 10 Meeting on Distress in Lab Animals
The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, part of the National Academies' National Research Council, has convened a committee to update the institute's 1992 report RECOGNITION AND ALLEVIATION OF PAIN AND DISTRESS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. The update will be done in two separate reports, one on distress and the other on pain. ...... The first report will look at the causes of stress in lab anim...Top federal officials to speak at 20-21 April AAAS policy forum
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and White House science adviser John H. Marburger III are among the scheduled speakers at the 31st annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy to be held 20-21 April at the Washington Court Hotel.......The Forum, widely recognized as the major public meeting in the United State...Highlights from the April 2006 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
... Watching television while eating affects pre-school children's food intake in different ways, depending on how commonly the child eats in front of the TV, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers. They looked at "the effects of television viewing on children's lunch and snack intake in one condition when the children watched a 22-minute cartoon video on TV, and in another without...Other highlights in the April 5 JNCI
...... A new study has identified 254 gene sequences whose expression in people with melanoma may be associated with developing metastasis. ... The underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the clinical progression of melanoma are not well known. Alain Spatz, M.D., of the Gustave-Roussy Institute in Villejuif Cedex, France, and colleagues examined gene expression in melanomas from 58 patients...National Academies advisory: April 25 Symposium on Forensic Evidence
At this public symposium, which will take place during the 143rd annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, a panel of experts will discuss the impact of scientific approaches to validating evidence -- such as fingerprints, DNA, photographs, and memory -- on the U.S. justice system. Speakers will also examine the basic science underlying forensic technologies and the possibility of deve...Annual meeting of the US National Academy of Sciences April 22-25
(Washington, D.C.)...The National Academy of Sciences will hold its 143rd annual meeting, at...which new Academy members will be elected. ELECTION RESULTS will be...available on April 25 at noon EDT online at... . Reporters can register in advance to...receive the list of new members. The meeting also will feature the NAS...president's annual address to members, an award ceremony, and symposia.....Experimental Biology 2006 meets in San Francisco April 1-5
More than 12,000 biological and biomedical scientists will gather for Experimental Biology 2006 April 1-5, 2006. This annual meeting, now in its 15th year, brings together scientists from dozens of disciplines, from laboratory to translational to clinical research, from throughout the United States and the world. The theme of Experimental Biology 2006 is "Advancing the Biomedical Frontier." Th...National Academies advisory: Stem cell guidelines to be released at April 26 briefing
GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH, a new report from the National Academies, offers the U.S. scientific community a set of ethical principles to follow in deriving, storing, and working with human embryonic stem cell lines. The report also looks at research that introduces human stem cells into animals. Members of the committee that authored the guidelines will discuss them at a...PNAS highlights for the week of April 25-29
Songbird Color Vision: Attracting Mates, Avoiding Predators... ...Differences in color vision allow songbirds to be less obvious to predators yet maintain their attractiveness to other songbirds, according to newly released research. ......In some bird species, males attract mates with bright, elaborate plumage, but such conspicuous traits can draw the attention of predators. Birds can see ultra...Other highlights in the April 20 JNCI
...... Exposure to ionizing radiation is associated with an increased risk of male breast cancer, according to a new study....... Male breast cancer is rare, accounting for less than 0.5% of cancers in males and about 1% of all breast cancers. Because of its rarity, the etiology of the disease has not been well described, but many of the risk factors for breast cancer in women--including family...New Argonne director to meet press April 28
Press Availability/Reception with Dr. Robert Rosner, Director of Argonne National...Laboratory. ......In his first meeting with reporters since being appointed Argonne's Director on April 18, Dr. Rosner, a distinguished astrophysicist, will comment briefly about the importance of basic scientific research to securing America's economic future and Argonne's vital role in advancing scientific...PNAS highlights for the week of April 18 - 22
......Researchers report that happiness may be related to the functioning of the body in key processes, such as those of the cardiovascular system and those controlling hormone levels. .........Previous studies have shown that depressed people often have more health problems, while happier people tend to live longer. Yet the mechanism of these effects has been unclear. .........To look more clos...Highlights from the April issue of Ecology
In the April issue of Ecology, organisms on land, sea, and air provide several interesting articles. ... ...Brown-headed cowbirds skew host offspring sex ratios ... ...It's long been known that Brown-headed cowbirds, birds that like cuckoos lay eggs in the nests of other birds, reduce the number of offspring from a nest they parasitize. Now a recent report shows they also affect the sex of the...PNAS highlights for the week of April 11 - 15
......In a pilot study, scientists have shown that meat and milk from cloned bulls and cows, respectively, meet industry standards. ... ...Xiangzhong Yang and colleagues cloned a Japanese Black beef bull and Holstein dairy cow, using somatic cell nuclear transfer (the same technique...used to clone the sheep Dolly). The researchers compared the meat and milk from the clones to that of animals o...Experimental Biology/Congress of the IUPS meets March 31 - April 6 in San Diego
More than 16,000 biological and biomedical scientists will gather...for Experimental Biology 2005, an annual meeting that brings together...scientists from dozens of different disciplines, from laboratory to...translational to clinical research, from throughout the United States and...the world. ... ...This year, the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) will...hold its 35th C...21-22 April AAAS forum to discuss Pentagon R&D spending, other policy issues
Washington, DC-- Pentagon spending on research and development won't keep up with inflation for the first time in a decade, and other federal research programs will suffer real cuts under President Bush's proposed 2006 budget, according to an analysis to be presented at the 30th annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy....... After several years of stagnating R&D budgets for most non-de...National Academies advisory: April 6 conference call on spent nuclear fuel storage
After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, policy-makers raised concerns about the potential safety and security risks posed by spent nuclear fuel currently stored in cooling pools at commercial reactor sites, and the security advantages of moving some of this spent fuel from pools into dry casks. SAFETY AND SECURITY OF COMMERCIAL SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE: PUBLIC REPORT, new from the National Acade......... A new study has found that altering food schedules and light/dark exposure in mice modified the expression of circadian clock genes and genes involved in carcinogenesis and tumor progression....... The circadian clock regulates the approximate 24-hour cycles of many animals, including mammals. It has been reported that tumors grow faster in animals with a disrupted circadian clock--which...... ...... Ancient Maya entrepreneurs set up extensive workshops beyond royal control on the Caribbean coast, where they produced salt for river transport to inland cities, archaeological findings suggest. ...... From 600-900 A.D., the need for salt was great in large urban Maya populations in the interior of the Yucatan peninsula, in what is now Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Heather McKillop r...