Louisiana Tech researchers help find new sub-atomic particle
The discovery was made by physicists of the DZero experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill....Discovery and measurement of the particle's mass will provide new understanding about the basic building blocks of matter. ... ... "We've never seen anything like this before," said Sawyer, who is academic dire...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...Washington University in St. Louis is creating a new International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) to encourage and coordinate university-wide and external collaborative research in the areas of renewable energy and sustainability including biofuels, CO2 mitigation and coal-related issues. The university will invest more than $55 million in the initiative, a...2007 National Soybean Rust Symposium to be held in Louisville, KY
... "This symposium is truly unique in that it brings together a diverse audience all with a common interest," said Raymond Schneider, symposium coordinator and plant pathology professor with the Louisiana State University AgCenter. Leaders in state and federal government, grower organizations, international institutions, resear...Presidents from 13 universities worldwide to gather at Washington University in St. Louis
For the first time in the United States, the presidents of 13 premier universities from Asia and the Middle East will gather at Washington University in St. Louis May 4-7 to discuss ways their institutions are addressing global energy and environmental concerns. These institutions include Peking, Fudan, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, National Taiwan, Tsinghua and Yonsei universities.......Think herbal supplements are safe? Think again, book by Saint Louis University doctor says
... ...Loyola prof. aids in discovery of first case of insect transmission of Chagas parasite in Louisiana
... The discovery was made after a resident brought insects to the attention of a pest control operator who identified them as kissing bugs. After researching the bug on the Internet, the resident re...Satellite radar gauges water levels in Louisiana wetlands
... ... They examined data from the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite, taken from four selected sites around Louisiana from 1992-2002. Using an innovative data processing technique, called "retracking," t...Louisiana Tech inventors honored for research
... ... "I continue to be impressed by how dedicated (the facult...A link between obesity and memory? Saint Louis University research makes the connection
ST. LOUIS -- Scientists have wondered why obese patients who have diabetes also may have problems with their long-term memory. New Saint Louis University research in this month's Peptides provides a clue....... "Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells that tells us to stop eating. In obese people, it doesn't cross into the brain to help regulate appetite," says Susan A. Farr, Ph.D., principal i...'Bird flu' infections in humans prompt new investigation at Saint Louis University
ST. LOUIS -- In 1918, nearly 40 million people died in a flu pandemic. Three such pandemics have occurred during the last 100 years.... ...When a new strain of flu infects people, the infection can spread around the world quickly. This is what could potentially happen with some new human flu viruses that come from bird flu viruses.... ..."Recently, some strains of bird flu viruses have infected p...Latest gene therapy research to be presented in St. Louis, June 1-5, 2005
The latest research in the field of gene therapy will be presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT), June 1-5, 2005, in St. Louis. The leading experts in the field will gather to discuss new scientific developments on the use of gene therapy for treating infectious diseases, its use in vaccines, and updates on the latest clinical trials. ... ...Educational...The Louis-Jeantet-Prize for Medicine encourages further projects of excellence in the prize-winners' laboratories. Alan HALL receives the prize for pioneering work on the regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics in cell adhesion, migration and polarity. With the prize, Alan Hall will further investigate the role of certain enzymes, known as small GTPases and guanine nucleotide exchange factors, in rel...