Long-term ulcerative colitis study shows Remicade responders maintained improvement
... reduces UC symptoms and keeps disease activity at bay over time may reduce the impact of the disease on patients' work status and productivity." About the ACT Long-Term ExtensionPatients with moderate to severe UC, defined as a baseline Mayo score ≥ 6 and ≤ 12, who were unresponsive to or ...Palau's coral reefs show differential habitat recovery following the 1998 bleaching event
...very rates increased over time; notably, sheltered bay areas, which suffered less in 1998, appeared to support recovery of outer-reef, "wave-exposed sites," by providing a supply of coral larvae to the damaged reefs. The researchers also found that recovery rates were significantly higher between 2002 an...Overfishing large sharks impacts entire marine ecosystem, shrinks shellfish supply
Fewer big sharks in the oceans mean that bay scallops and other shellfish may be harder to find...ers, and in turn, hordes of cownose rays dining on bay scallops, have wiped the scallops out," says co-author Julia Baum of Dalhousie. "This ecological e...Overfishing great sharks wiped out North Carolina bay scallop fishery
...e oceans led to the destruction of North Carolinas bay scallop fishery and inhibits the recovery of depre...ers, and in turn, hordes of cownose rays dining on bay scallops have wiped the scallops out," said co-author Julia Baum of Dalhousie. "This ecological ev...Tiny Tampa Bay fish key to evolution of immune system
...much hardier than the version found in people. The bay waters are a microbial soup teeming with microorganisms, yet the worm-like bottom-feeder is remarkably adept at standing up to the bacterial, viral and chemical threats in its environment. Understanding how it does so could lead to improved biodefens...DOE JGI, VBI describe disease mechanisms of sudden oak death, related soybean pathogens
...se can be transmitted by such plants as California bay laurel, camellia, and rhododendron. The economic impact of Phytophthora sojae is far-reaching. The U.S. produces almost half the world's soybeans. Losses attributed to P. sojae infestation, soybean root rot, exceed $1 billion annually. Soybean, the...Think fast! Rice undergrad unlocks nerve speed secret
...ipments of chemical freight. SNAREs form a docking bay for cartons of chemicals encased in their own fatty membranes. "Nerve cells are one of the few cells in our bodies in which vesicles are prepositioned at the cell membrane, because they have to be ready to release neurotransmitter to the next nerve...Liquid Jungle Lab environs -- home to five new species
...sturbed pastureland and tropical forest around the bay and on Canales de Tierra Island, site of the Liquid Jungle Lab. "Whereas the Province of Veraguas is well-known to historians as the only piece of the New World awarded to Colombus' decendents--the "Dukes of Veraguas"-- by scientific standards it is ...Exxon Valdez oil found in tidal feeding grounds of ducks, sea otters
...have yet to re-inhabit Herring Bay, the most oiled bay we studied, and the population of otters elsewhere around northern Knight Island continues to decline. Unfortunately, because much of this oil is buried in beach sediments and not exposed to weathering and other elements that might degrade it, it cou...UNH researcher restoring oyster reefs to Great Bay
...yster reefs by 2010. "I hope we're going to have a bay with a healthy oyster population, and we're going ...harvesters that will eventually be returned to the bay to provide substrate. Grizzle likens his role in oyster reef restoration to an "ecological physicia...Massive marsh planting to begin in coastal Alabama and Mississippi
...ole salt marshes and submerged grasses play in the bay area and the need for their preservation and restoration. Many area organizations and agencies have similar plans which identify the importance and need to preserve estuarine ecosystems. Work such as that done by Dr. Cebrian, and collaborators incl...MBL scientists to present research at 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting
...oastal marine region considered impacted by normal bay conditions. Nucleic acids were extracted directly from water and sediment samples. Sediments were also enriched for amoeba cultures by agar plate methods, and amoeba isolates were processed for nucleic acids. All samples were amplified by a nested PC...Early California: A killing field
...pecies of water fowl darkened the surface of every bay in flocks of millions. When disturbed, they arose to fly. The sound of their wings was like that of distant thunder." --George Yount, California pioneer, at San Francisco Bay in 1833 When explorers and pioneers visited California in the 1700s and ...Founder of eastern Congo gorilla reserve wins prestigious award
...est elephant, Nile crocodile, Congo peacock, Congo bay owl, okapi, and leopard. The combined efforts of CI and DFGFI, with their Congolese partners ICCN (Institut Congolais pour la Conservacion de la Nature) and UGADEC (Union des Associations de Conservation des Gorilles pour le Dveloppement Communautai...Phytochemicals may protect cartilage, prevent pain in joints
...prescription drugs like Vioxx keep COX-2 enzyme at bay by temporarily blocking its ability to send the biochemical signals that set off pain and inflammation. When the medication is stopped, however, the stockpiled COX-2 enzyme can resume its damaging ways. Unlike these traditional pain killers, Healy sa...Survey discovers potential threat to Maine's fishing
...s for some 20 marine biologists to investigate the bay for three days in early August by taking samples f... in these waters," said Seeley, who noted that the bay is an important source of scallops, mussels, lobsters and clams and is home to salmon and sea urchin...Marshes tell story of medieval drought, little ice age, and European settlers near NYC
... erosion occurs. Droughts like this also make the bay saltier, and evidence of this was found by an increase in salty marsh plants, like saltmarsh cordgrass. The changing salinity of the marshes and estuaries could present future water quality issues in the event of a drought. For example, heading north...JCI table of contents May 1, 2005
...968 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Keeping inflammation at bay Regulation of the inflammatory response is critical. In a study appearing online on April 14 in advance of the print publication of the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers find that a protein called thrombomodulin has un...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...p. on a regular basis throughout the year, in each bay open for harvesting, would appear to be the only mechanism to remedy this oversight." (D.A. Brands, A.E. Inman, C.P. Gerba, C.J. Mare, S.J. Billington, L.A. Saif, J.F. Levine, L.A. Joens. 2005. Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in oysters in the United...