UQ researcher tracking key to healing the brain
...n turn will allow us to determine more rapidly and accurately the role played by stem cells in the mammalian brain and spinal cord under normal conditions and following injuries." He said at the moment, scientists rely on tissue culture methods to guess what is happening inside the body, but this new approach ...Questionnaire identifies women at risk of inherited breast or ovarian cancer
...cians must take thorough family histories and then accurately interpret that information, something that can be difficult since many nuances can determine risk," says Kevin Hughes, MD, of the MGH Surgical Oncology Division, the study's senior author. "In addition, family history can change over time if a patie...Studying climate change in the Arctic: Scientists and students working together
...etter understand these changes so that we can more accurately predict how continued warming will impact the Arctic in the future. By partnering with schools at our remote study sites along the rivers we are able to obtain samples with a frequency that otherwise would be unimaginable." A great diversity of stud...Boston consortium awarded Center of Excellence grant for medical record surveillance systems
...evelop highly effective health strategies and more accurately pinpoint responses and resources. "The idea is to build a model system that can be adopted by health systems across the country," says grant principal investigator Richard Platt, professor and chair of the Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim H...Biodesign Institute and TGen awarded grants to help lessen threat of radiological terrorist event
...rtium include several methodologies and devices to accurately and rapidly detect radiation from whole body exposure to minute changes in cells, including robotic methods to measure damage to DNA and cells, biochips to monitor gene expression levels, and signature identification of metabolites found in sweat and...Research advances understanding of how hydrogen fuel is made
...ribe gas diffusion through the protein and predict accurately the diffusion paths typically taken. "What we discovered was surprising," Schulten said. "Both hydrogen and oxygen diffuse through the protein rather quickly, yet, there are clear differences." Oxygen requires a bit more space compared with the light...IODP Tahiti sea level expedition gets underway
...al rocks to be studied, scientists will be able to accurately determine the age of corals to within 50 years. Expedition co-chief scientist Yasufumi Iryu of Japan's Tohoku University says, "We are very excited about being able to understand these past environmental changes in such detail for the first time." F...Electrical engineer works on personalizing medical treatment
...or a disease; only a certain subset are. If we can accurately identify the responsible molecules and determine a...ral network classifiers so that cancer can be more accurately classified and therapy can be personally tailored for optimal response. "This is important with dise...FSU biologists describe key role of signal-transcribing gene during cell cycle
... which they observed at different stages. When Cut accurately transcribed the Notch signals, the cells progressed appropriately from the conventional mitosis (replication and division) to the specialized endocycle, where cells cease division but still replicate their DNA. But if Notch-to-Cut communication and C...Yale environment school professor receives research award
...h Observatory at Columbia University on methods to accurately measure the air-water exchange of carbon dioxide in rivers and estuaries. His current focus on East Coast and Arctic rivers and estuaries is funded by the Hudson River Foundation and the National Science Foundation. He has authored or co-authored 16...Yale researchers make cell biology quantitative
...ein molecules inside a living cell, and to measure accurately where they are located, two basic hurdles for studying biology quantitatively. "The method makes possible accurate measurements of proteins inside cells using microscopic methods usually used just to show where proteins are located," said senior auth...Satellite study doubles forest disturbance estimates in Brazilimpacts widespread
...pace Research Institute has used remote-sensing to accurately measure deforestation for over two decades. Surprisingly, though, little has been known about the extent of selective logging in the region because the satellite techniques could not penetrate the shielding upper layers of forest leaves. The Carnegie...DNA size a crucial factor in genetic mutations, study finds
...s to the DNA polymerase I enzyme and measuring how accurately the enzyme made new DNA copies. About once every 1...of a T to pair with an A. The rate that the enzyme accurately copies DNA is known as its efficiency. These rare and random mistakes can cause genetic mutations. W......icrosatellites alone contain enough information to accurately plot the lineage tree for a one-billion-cell organism. Both human and mouse genomes contain around 1.5 million microsatellites, but the team's findings demonstrated that a useful analysis can be performed based on a much smaller number. To obtain a...New brain tumor model developed
...brain tumor -- that the researchers hope will more accurately represent the genetic changes involved in human brain tumor development. Their study will be published in the November 15th issue of Genes & Development, but will also be made available online ahead of print on 10/31. In their upcoming paper, the au...Microfossils show promise in prospecting climate history
...ronmental policy. Since climate science cannot yet accurately predict the future, the best way we can find these answers is to look at history (or "prehistory"). But how much history is there for us to look at? "Is the frequency of big storms going on now natural and should we expect this in the future?" Hippen...Gene expression profile helps predict chemotherapy response in ovarian cancer patients
...ovarian cancer that will enable clinicians to more accurately determine a patient's prognosis. As a first step in this process, he and his colleagues last year identified a gene expression profile known as the Ovarian Cancer Prognostic Profile (OCPP), which is predictive of survival in patients with advanced ov......eering knowledge to work to develop tools for more accurately diagnosing breast cancer. Anke Meyer-Baese is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Florida A&M University-FSU College of Engineering. Her work focuses on electrical and computer engineering, with a specialization in me...Researchers devise dinosaur classification method
...fication is critical for paleontologists trying to accurately reconstruct the Mesozoic Period. Teeth can reveal dinosaur eating habits and biology if the tooth is associated with its rightful owner. "We're taking a potential data set, that is isolated teeth, that has the potential to be really powerful," Smith......ew system in November 2005. The system quickly and accurately measures soil samples at the molecular level. In a series of comparative trials, the molecular test had a higher detection rate than the traditional microscopic investigation for both the stem nematode and onion white rot. Each year thousands of soi...