Climate change isolates Rocky Mountain butterflies
...tions function with less synchrony and become more independent of each otheras we've shown the Parnassius is becoming in certain areas in the Canadian Rockiesthe local extinction rate of small populations will increase," he added....Newly created cancer stem cells could aid breast cancer research
...ere transforming the wrong type of cells. Now an independent investigator at Brigham and Womens Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, Ince developed a recipe for a new chemically defined culture medium and managed to grow a different type of human breast cell that ordinarily dies in culture. He...Risk of common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears higher for blacks
...nfected later. We found that paternal race is an independent risk factor for BV during pregnancy, and that this is at least as important a risk factor as maternal race, continued Dr. Simhan. Studies on the contribution of BV to adverse pregnancy outcomes should consider paternal race as an important factor. ...UK scientists working to help cut ID theft
...cts. Similarly, technology developers benefit from independent testing regimes that allow them to prove their pro...ay a part in this research. It holds world-leading independent expertise in the evaluation and calibration of biometric systems and its scientists are well respect...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...final evaluation, the Committee will later recruit independent expert opinions. Then the proposal, supported by these evaluations, will be forwarded to the ESF Science Advisory Board. The Board will subsequently make recommendations to the ESF Governing Council which finally decides on launching the Forward Look...Phase II study of therapeutic vaccine shows efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
...ssified as complete or partial responses following independent expert review. The study, reported in the August 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, was designed to demonstrate the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine, called modified vaccinia Ank...Rare example of Darwinism seen in action
...y of natural selection. The study also provides independent support for the theory of conflict between the male and female genetic material in producing offspring. In most animals, the male provides his genetic material for the offspring and leaves. The mother has a more intimate relationship with the fetu...Other highlights in the July 24 JNCI
... Risk Sex hormone levels and breast density are independent risk factors for breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Breast density and hormone levels are both well-known predictors of breast cancer, but it is unclear whether hormone levels regulate breast density. Rulla Tamimi, Sc.D., of Brigham and Wome...Prenatal alcohol exposure alters brain activity in the frontal-striatal areas
...disorders themselves," she said. "This finding is independent of other factors that might also influence development of alcoholism, like having biological relatives with alcoholism." Fryer said that this neuroimaging study supports 30 years of previous research. "Prenatal alcohol exposure can cause damage to...Charting ever-changing genomes
...have been so during the evolutionary past. In an independent study the collaborators -- this time led by Detlef Weigel, Ph.D., director of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tbingen, Germany, and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute -- went through the genomes of 20 different strains o...UK scientists lift lid on genetics of coronary artery disease
...variant on chromosome 9, previous identified in an independent study. "We are not talking about rare genetic variants here, but rather variants that are very common in our population," says Professor Nilesh Samani, British Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiology at the University of Leicester, and lead author on...Bull's-eye -- Programs targeting math, science teacher shortage may get boost
...TON, together with the Spring Branch and Fort Bend independent school districts. This fall the Houston Independent School District is scheduled to come on board, and other districts have indicated they are interested in becoming partners. Few colleges of education and science and math at other universities ...Metabolic syndrome -- don't blame the belly fat
...se young, lean, insulin resistant individuals, was independent of abdominal obesity and circulating plasma adipocytokines, suggesting that these abnormalities develop later in the development of the metabolic syndrome." The new findings promise to help untangle the early molecular events of a syndrome at the r...Gene discovered for type 1 diabetes in children
... results were combined with those obtained from an independent analysis of 483 family trios, in which the genomes...team then replicated this discovery in yet another independent cohort of 1,333 children with the disease from the Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium, which includ...Changing climate will challenge Northeast agriculture, CU expert warns
...ferences in seven northeastern cities, the team of independent experts, in collaboration with the Union of Concerned Scientists, presented analyses of the impact of climate change on key sectors in the northeastern United States. By providing the best available science on the issue, they hope to persuade opinion......at the role of Ago2 in the hematopoietic system is independent of its slicer activity. Rather, Dr. OCarroll and colleagues found that Ago2 regulates miRNA biogenesis in blood cells. Our results suggest that the effector function of miRNA in somatic cells relies mostly on translational control of gene expres...Fat horses face health problems
...which can alter glucose and insulin levels. Two independent body-conditioning scores (BCS), which assess the amount of fat cover of the horses, were assigned to each animal. The scores range from 1 to 9 and a score of 8 or 9 signifies obesity. Morphometric measurements were also taken to allow the research t...Gene's activity points to more lethal subtype of AML
...by the same Ohio State researchers in a completely independent set of patients, Marcucci says. Both studies together further refine the molecular classification of AML in this group of patients and should help us improve treatment outcomes, says principal investigator Clara D. Bloomfield, professor of interna...Damon Runyon names new class of rising stars in cancer research
... careers in cancer research by providing them with independent funding to work on innovative projects. The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has committed more than $140 million to support the careers of cancer researchers across the United States since the programs inception. 2007 Damon Runyon Fellows ...$125 million bioenergy initiative powered by Midwest ag industry, MSU research
...e University at the forefront of making the nation independent of foreign oil while creating jobs and encouraging further alternative energy investment in Michigan."...