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...rn US songbird populations have been shown to fare better in forest interiors than forest edges or fragmented forests. Bock and Jones suggest that, over time, some species adjust to these disturbances. In southern France, Eurasian eagle owls were more productive and abundant in areas where long-term human a...Society for Psychophysiology Research
..., and social shifts in people's lives resulting in better physical health, improved social connections with others, and enhanced positive moods....T cell's memory may offer long-term immunity to leishmaniasis
...fight disease." According to Scott, a better understanding of central memory T cells may lead to the development of vaccines that fight off a range of pathogens that respond well to a helper T cell response. ...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
... engagement by today's older adults--much less the better educated, healthier, and longer-lived boomers of t...nd behaviors, and health care. To help GSA members better understand these indicators, the workshop will feature presentations from the Forum experts who cons...US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
...ltural and natural resource management resulted in better communication, decision-making, and land use in the region. Researchers also published a book and numerous articles. Four students earned graduate degrees. As the ME and lead institution for the SANREM program, "Virginia Tech's OIRED will fo...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...ntries now wasted on inappropriate treatments, and better containing disease outbreaks, according to Genomics and Global Health, being launched Oct. 7 at the 4th World Conference of Science Journalists in Montreal. Prepared for the Science, Technology and Innovation Task Force of the UN Millennium Project, ...Why do African-American women have more pregnancy problems?
...'s role in health care disparities and look at how better coordinated and augmented prenatal care programs address possible social and environmental factors. "When we think of 'multidisciplinary' in medicine, we usually mean two medical departments collaborating. With the resources and the longstanding coll...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
... more conventional materials were found to perform better than expected. The studies suggest that the complete replacement of water-damaged building materials may not always be necessary. ORNL conducted the research in collaboration with Tuskegee University in Alabama, a state that recently experienced its ...Environmental exposures before and after birth can harm children's lungs
...study reinforces the importance of society doing a better job protecting the health of children living in inner-cities, even before they are born." ...FSU scientist links iron imbalance to Parkinson's disease
...ch Facility. "Our primary research objective is to better understand how trace metal imbalances, which are associated with neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, affect the molecular mechanisms that regulate gene expression." Levenson performed the mouse model portion of the study in co...Acoustics meeting in San Diego
...equire the participation of animals, in efforts to better understand the causes of the beachings (2pAB8). I...all players in the field. In a quest to design a better bat for the sport of cricket, highly popular in countries such as England, Australia, and India, Sab...New study on smallpox in monkeys reveals tactics of a killer
... gaps in our understanding of smallpox. Now we are better positioned to speed the development of protective measures." Related research, also published online in PNAS this week, set the stage for Dr. Relman's smallpox study. In this work, researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infecti...Rutgers-led research offers new clues in the genetic mysteries of maize
...tailed analysis of gene expression in maize, and a better understanding of its genetic and cellular mechanisms. ...Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms
...the body new research shows that it is definitely better to be female. During 2000, about 11,000 people in the United States died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Eighty percent of these aneurysms, which doctors call AAAs for short, occur in men. Scientists know very little about why this ofte...UNC scientists identify sticky protein in sickle cell red blood cells
...e work of Dr. Julia Brittain provides new clues to better controlling stickiness of sickle red blood cells, said Dr. Leslie Parise, professor and vice chair of pharmacology at UNC's School of Medicine. Brittain is a postdoctoral fellow in Parise's laboratory. "It was previously thought that sickle red bloo...Effort to control trade in great white sharks gets teeth from international community
...II--which will provide key data on trade and allow better management of the species--was approved by a wide margin, with 87 in favor of listing, 34 opposed, with 9 abstentions. Proposals require two-thirds of those voting for approval. "I'm thankful that the international community recognizes this species f...Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
...ornia, San Francisco (UCSF). "They will help us to better focus efforts to identify the mechanisms by which the huntingtin protein causes Huntington's and may add to the understanding of other neurodegenerative disorders." Traditionally, scientists have tried to illuminate the role of the mutant protein wit...INEEL uses extremophile bacteria to ease bleaching's environmental cost
...ed extremozyme endures harsh industrial conditions better than currently available alternatives and lasts th...r, is why the extremozyme survives alkaline waters better than its mammalian counterparts do. Its long life in high-temperature wastewater can be traced back ...Laboratory test of evolutionary theory confirms importance of links between populations
...r assumptions are realistic, and that puts us in a better position to design experiments in natural populations," Thompson said. Forde has also done extensive research on natural populations, studying invertebrate communities on rocky shorelines as a graduate student at UCSC. But she isn't done with the mi...... smile." "By rebuilding the face, they can feel better about themselves and are more accepted socially once their abnormality is less dramatic," continued Dr. Stevenson. "This procedure is an important step to help burn patients overcome their trauma. As plastic surgeons, we will continue to refine this...