Australian kidney researcher applauded
...al research that lead to demonstrated or potential benefit to human health, a requirement of the GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence is that the majority of the research is undertaken in Australia. Recipients receive an honorarium of $50,000 to acknowledge their discovery and contribution to scien...2005 AAAS human rights directory now available
...ng the tools and knowledge of science available to benefit the field of human rights. Please visit http://shr.aaas.org/dpsehp/ to download a PDF of the 2005 Directory. To order a CD-ROM, please contact the AAAS Science and Human Rights Program at 202 326 6790....Virginia Bioinformatics Institute researcher receives NSF CAREER award
...ine, agriculture, biodefense, and other areas that benefit from proteomic investigations. CAREER grants are the NSF's most prestigious awards in support of early career development activities of junior faculty members who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of ...New Zealand forest giant prevents landslides
...lise areas prone to landslides. This maximises the benefit the trees gain by living far longer than other tree species. At present the slopes are drained and large concrete structures are placed to prevent the landslides and the associated mud flows. According to Claessens planting kauri trees is a natural ...Antioxidant-rich diets reduce brain damage from stroke in rats
... available, inexpensive and relatively safe way to benefit stroke patients." The researchers studied four groups of rats, all fed equal amounts of food for one month. One group was fed rat chow supplemented with blueberries, a second group chow with spinach, and the third chow with spirulina. The control (un...Three researchers recognized for advancing the Navy's environmental efforts
...oyees, civilian and military, that are of greatest benefit to the Navy. The extent of adoption for Navy use, the cost savings, increased military capability, or increased quality of life of Navy personnel resulting from the patented invention are all taken into account in determining which patents qualify fo...Gladstone investigators discover how resting T cells avoid HIV infection
...basic discoveries into novel treatments that could benefit HIV-infected patients around the world." Four years ago, HIV biologists were galvanized by the discovery of A3G as a potent anti-HIV factor. Initially, scientists thought that A3G had to squeeze into new HIV viral particles in order to produce its a...Report proposes structure for national network of cord blood stem cell banks
...report notes. But thousands of patients who might benefit from a transplant die every year waiting for a mat...he needs of the roughly 11,700 Americans who could benefit from a transplant of these cells every year. The structure we are recommending for a national cord ...Wind turbine to stir up renewable energy research
...nd education we are doing now will deliver a great benefit to Minnesota," said Cuomo. "Renewable energy is poised to become an important part of our state and nation's energy future, and Minnesota will be a leader in this work." The University of Minnesota Renewable Energy Research and Demonstration Center i...Vitamin E loss through smoking increases health risks
...lderly people, were unable to demonstrate a health benefit from vitamin E supplementation, Traber said. One recent analysis even concluded that vitamin E might be dangerous. "Some people have the inaccurate notion that moderate supplementation with vitamin E will hurt you, and that simply is not true," Trab...PNAS highlights for the week of April 18 - 22
...blindness caused by Leber congenital amaurosis may benefit more than others from gene therapy to restore photoreceptors to the retina....Observational study suggests use of statins lowers risk of advanced prostate cancer
...hers also say they don't know whether the apparent benefit of statins is due to their cholesterol-lowering effect or their other properties, such as their anti-inflammatory activity or their effects on post-translational modification of proteins. The work was conducted in the Health Professionals Follow-up S...Compound from Chinese medicine shows promise in head and neck cancer, U-M study finds
... patients must resort to surgery. "Patients really benefit long-term by avoiding surgery because the side effects of surgery for head and neck cancer can be particularly difficult for patients it's how you talk, and how you swallow and how you breathe," says Carol Bradford, M.D., professor of otolaryngology...Next-era targeted therapy overcoming Gleevec's shortcomings
...ture," says Giles. "My guess is that patients will benefit from both agents." The study is being funded by No...atients, especially those in more advanced stages, benefit from AMN107, probably because they have developed new mutations, he says. The high level of response...Nuclear imaging of iodine uptake in mouse tissues
...h says. The researchers recognized that the extra benefit gained by the largest potassium iodide dose administered could in some cases be outweighed by potential side effects. To protect their mice in future imaging studies, they're planning to use the potassium iodide dose that's five times the scaled-down...JLab, College of W&M researchers study radiation blockers
...h says. The researchers recognized that the extra benefit gained by the largest potassium iodide dose administered could in some cases be outweighed by potential side effects. To protect their mice in future imaging studies, they're planning to use the potassium iodide dose that's five times the scaled-down...Genes influence how heart failure patients respond to drugs
...gly recognize, they also ensure some patients will benefit from a prescription drug, while others develop adv...em the drug." A clearer understanding of who would benefit from beta-blocker therapy also would ensure more patients would be helped, Johnson said, citing a se...Cancer patients may one day benefit from treatment with mixtures of customized antibodies. In a study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), a team of Weizmann Institute scientists have demonstrated how the right combination might form a web th...Buying time through 'hibernation on demand'
...Manipulating this metabolic mechanism for clinical benefit potentially could revolutionize treatment for a host of human ills related to ischemia, or damage to living tissue from lack of oxygen," said Roth, also an affiliate professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Colla...Cleaner shrimp use rocking dance to advertise their service to clients
...y cleaner shrimp and parasite-laden client fish to benefit from a non-predatory, "cleaning" interaction. The cleaner-client relationship between the shrimp and the fish fulfills many criteria of an economic market, and in this context the shrimp's signals essentially represent "advertising." The work is rep...