Extinction in ocean's mud presages key ecological changes
... in the sediment is important, not only because it affects life at the bottom of the ocean, but also because it has a big impact on the rest of the marine ecosystem." In the mud and sediments that have accumulated during many thousands of years at the bottom of the world's oceans lives an astonishing arra...Tropical birds sensitive to environmental cues that can be impacted by global warming
...n beings are contributing to global warming, which affects factors such as temperature and rainfall, and thus food availability, but does not affect the seasonal day-length changes of higher latitudes. Therefore, Moore said, global warming could change the brain functions of tropical birds and cause problems...JCI table of contents, November 15 2004
...*************************************** Aging affects susceptibility to type 2 diabetes Earlier research has reported a small but significant decrease in the levels of the transcription factors PGC-1alpha and PGC-1beta (which activate the conversion of protein to glucose) in the skeletal...University of South Florida designated Center of Excellence by Huntington's Disease Society
...tive treatment or cure for this fatal illness that affects 30,000 Americans and places another 200,000 at risk. Since 1999, USF has treated more than 250 patients with Huntington's Disease from across Florida. The Center of Excellence designation is expected to increase referrals from throughout the S...Antipsychotic drugs stop fatal viral infection in brain cells
...progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or PML, affects hundreds of Americans with suppressed immune systems, including kidney transplant recipients, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and an estimated 4 percent of people with AIDS. PML is caused by the JC virus, which destroys the cells that produce...Plant pathologists offer soybean rust identification and management tips
... been detected in the U.S. Soybean rust primarily affects plant leaves and creates two types of lesions--tan and red lesions with tan being the most severe. The appearance of brown spots on soybean leaves is the first sign of infection. When the leaf is turned over, a plant infected with soybean rust will h...Low-carb diet during pregnancy improved triglycerides, fat metabolism in offspring
...veloping coronary artery disease, a condition that affects millions and kills thousands of Americans each year. Research highlights: Mother mice were assigned either low-carb/high-fat or standard high-carb/low-fat diets approximately six weeks before impregnation. They remained on these diets through pre...Studies in Royal Society journals include stress in birds and depletion of medieval fish stocks
... not in birds. We show that incubation temperature affects sex ratios in megapode birds, which are exceptiona...emperatures weigh less, but are not smaller, which affects offspring survival. This is the first report for an incubation temperature dependent sex bias in bir...Heart protein could be used to repair damage caused by heart attack
...nt. It encourages the migration of heart cells and affects those cells' survivability. The new findings show that the protein prevents cell death after an experimentally-induced heart attack and limits the degree of scar tissue formation. Thymosin beta-4 is already used in clinical trials to prom...Pain reliever may help treat life-threatening childhood disease
...reasons that aren't clear, this protein deficiency affects only motor neurons of the spinal cord all other cells in the body function normally. SMA patients do have one or more copies of SMN2, a gene that produces low levels of SMN protein. But these levels aren't high enough to stop SMA's deleterious ef...Patients' own stem cells used to cure incontinence
...0-minute outpatient procedure. Stress incontinence affects nearly 15 million people primarily women around the world. It occurs when the urethra narrows or becomes otherwise abnormal, or when the sphincter muscles that help open and close the urethra become weak or diminished, causing urine leakage when an...Study in Royal Society journal on possible genetic factors in social responsiblity
... bees doing. This suggests that wing wear strongly affects bee behaviour and bee lifespan is limited by the flight mechanism. Contact: Dr Andy Higginson, Animal Behaviour and Ecology Research Group, School of Biology, University of Nottingham, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 2RD ...Promising results in the battle against incurable ALS muscle disease
...s 5 persons in every 100,000. The disease commonly affects healthy people in the most active period of their lives - without warning or previous family history. Researchers from VIB (the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology), under the direction of Prof. Peter Carmeliet (Catholic University o...Gene therapy shows promise in model of Parkinson's disease
... Scientists estimate that Parkinson's disease affects 1-3 % of people over the age of 60. In the United States alone, 1.5 million people suffer from Parkinson's disease, and about 60,000 new patients are diagnosed every year. Although it is commonly thought of as a disease of the elderly, 15% of Parkin...Fragmented habitats no ultimate refuges for forest-dwelling tropical birds
...ow of moist air off the land." While deforestation affects other kinds of animals -- ranging from mammals to insects -- the scientists focused on birds because "we know birds very well," Pimm said. "The Atlantic Coast Forest has 200 species of birds found only there, which is more than are found in all the f...Stem cells may hold promise as multiple sclerosis cure
...el and bladder problems and sexual dysfunction. MS affects approximately 400,000 people in the United States and as many as 2.5 million worldwide, mostly women between the ages of 20 and 50, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Over 10,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. "Stem cells ...Chimpanzee brains are asymmetrical in key areas and their handedness reflects it
...himps and previous findings that the limbic system affects human facial expression and emotions, it now seems more clear why across primates, says Hopkins, the left half of the face controlled by the right side of the brain -- is more emotionally expressive. In addition, a right-dominant hippocampus would ...Study reveals developing countries with recipe for thriving health biotech industries
... and three of the 16, were for tuberculosis, which affects countries worldwide. More than 175 new drugs were developed for cardiovascular disease in the same period. Necessity becomes opportunity in Cuba Not only did Cuba represent a small market, the collapse of the Soviet U...NIDCR launches unique initiative on oral biofilm
...ontal diseases, a leading cause of tooth loss that affects millions of Americans. Once found, these telltale patterns could lead one day to far earlier, more precise, and more effective diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. The scientists added that all of the biological information will be stored in......ording to the features of the terrain and how that affects the risk of predation," Ripple and Beschta said in their study. "They forage or browse less intensively at high-risk sites." Some of those sites, the researchers say, are streamsides rich in aspen, cottonwood, willow and other edible vege...