Violent ocean motion no magic potion for reefs
... Just before the hurricanes hit, the team had also begun to see patches of Lyngbya at these reefs, but none was seen after. Lapointe says that while the removal of macroalgae may be a welcome event for reefs, the reprieve is not likely to last. Small fragments of C. brachypus, for instance, have already be...Cleft palate research receives 200,000 award
...g the causes of cleft palate in newborn babies has begun in Manchester. Dr Jill Dixon, in The University of Manchester's School of Dentistry, has been awarded a three-year New Investigator Award by the Medical Research Council to look into the distressing birth defect. Dr Dixon's work will investigate the ...Reduced calorie and carbohydrate diet slows progression of Alzheimer's disease in mouse model
...and calorie restricted diet. The diet regimen was begun when the mice were 3-months old, which is considered young adult and is prior to the age at when this Alzheimer's disease mouse model begins to develop plaques in the brain. The presence of plaques was evaluated at 12 months of age, which is an age a...Clam embryo study shows pollutant mixture adversely affects nerve cell development
... In fact, Reinisch and Kreiling have already begun the next phase of their work. They are currently examining the origins of BCE toxicity at the single-neuron level to learn what genes are turned on and off by the exposure to the chemical mixture. The research is focused on a family of genes known as...Compound from rare plant shows promise in treating breast cancer
...nigan said. For now, Lannigan and Smith have begun testing the compound in animal models. "The next step is to see if SL0101 will prevent the growth of human tumor cells in mice," said Smith, a Research Assistant Professor of Pathology at the U.Va. Cancer Center. "We will modify the structure of SL0...New study in JAMA details trends in diagnosis, treatment of brain tumors
...mes Project," a prospective, longitudinal database begun in 1997 that tracked clinical practice patterns and outcomes among North American patients with malignant gliomas at 52 clinical sites, including U. Va. "Now we have a really solid benchmark," Laws said. "This paper tells us a great deal about ...Biodiversity hotspots identify conservation priorities
...g the Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands. "We have already begun looking seriously at the U.S.-Mexico border area," Mittermeier said. "We are trying to identify the best ways to leverage scientific knowledge and the expertise of partner organizations to conserve this region for the benefit of not only its plant an...Women's health, tissue regeneration is focus of Illinois & Carle Hospital initiative
...hip replacements. Researchers in recent years have begun to understand the complexity of the microflora of the vagina, but very few of the actual components have been isolated and studied, Wilson said. "We're interested in understanding what these microbes are, what they do, and how they do it," she said. ...Grid expectations for networked computing: From global Earth monitoring to black hole detection
...as led ESRIN to take up Grid technology. "We have begun an Earth Science Grid-On-Demand service based on our local Grid," explained organiser Luigi Fusco of ESRIN. "From this single site, users gain access to large volumes of Earth Observation data and can easily and quickly perform a variety of data repr...Restoration efforts in Iraq's degraded marshes to be described in D.C. news briefing and symposium
...arsh recovery. He also found some Marsh Arabs have begun returning to their old ways, while others are newly incorporating agriculture into their more-traditional lifestyles of fishing, water buffalo herding and reed gathering....Brain region learns to anticipate risk, provides early warnings. suggests new study in Science
...l, but by the end of the session, some of them had begun to figure it out, at least on a subconscious level," Brown said. Even among those who remained relatively unaware of the blue cue's significance, researchers found that simply showing the blue color was eventually enough to spark increased activity i......Iraq, the country's almost-decimated wetlands have begun rebounding under the efforts of local residents an... war ended, Dr. Warner says, the local people have begun breaking the dams and canals Hussein put in place to divert the water from the marshes. This has res...Wetlands clean water and may control neighborhood flood problems
...year study on the management system. The research, begun in 1998 on three constructed ponds, or wetland cells, on a newly renovated golf course on the university campus, showed that 11 of 17 measurable chemicals in surface water were reduced after running through the system, said Ron Turco, soil microbiolo...Stealth worms may improve insect pest control
...ngth to as much as 26 feet. Worldwide interest has begun to focus on microscopic nematodes that live with symbiotic bacteria. "We study these nematodes - which are actually insect killers - not only to understand how diverse they are, but also to use them as biological control alternatives," says Patricia ...Incubator company at NJIT develops lifesaving MRI coil for small animals
...e of Technology (NJIT, announced today that it has begun developing a cryogenic coil to improve Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. "The new coil will be well suited for animal imaging," said Supertron President Jon T. DeVries. "Small animal models, particularly genetically engineered mice, are...Survivors to revisit the polio scare
...throughout the birth. Sadly, mass vaccination had begun in Massachusetts that May in first- and second-graders. But a CDC investigation by Dr. Alex Langmuir concluded some of the vaccine in distribution contained live polio virus and had caused some cases of polio. So the state of Massachusetts suspended...Study: Turkey hunting most dangerous, deer hunting most deadly
...sted. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has already begun to consider the results of this study. "Although hunting related shooting incidents account for only a small percentage of total shooting incidents in the state, one hunting-related shooting injury is still one too many," said Keith Snyder, Pennsylv...Anti cancer virotherapy well tolerated in first human administration, research finds
...ommon cold virus to control cancer cell growth has begun safety testing in human subjects. The research was presented to the third International Meeting on Replicating Oncolytic Virus Therapeutics, on Friday 11 March by Newcastle University associate professor, Darren Shafren. The technology is licensed to...Insight into natural cholesterol control suggests novel cholesterol-lowering therapy
...ds exert that self-control have only more recently begun to emerge. The researchers now demonstrate that lanosterol--an intermediate compound in the synthetic pathway--mediates feedback control over the rate of cholesterol production by stimulating the degradation of cholesterol-building reductase. The ava...Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution has begun a new program scientists hope will make large-scale culturing of spiny lobster economically feasible. The project is based on the serendipitous discovery that lobster larvae are settling on open water fish cages in Puerto Rico by the thousands. "Spi...