American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 8, 2007
...tific discoveries from ACS journals available to a broad public audience at no charge. Science Elements includes selected content from ACSs prestigious suite of 35 peer-reviewed scientific journals and Chemical & Engineering News , ACSs weekly news magazine. Those journals, published by the worlds large...Features of replication suggest viruses have common themes, vulnerabilities
...ratus of a model virus is bolstering the idea that broad classes of viruses - including those that cause important human diseases such as AIDS, SARS and hepatitis C - have features in common that could eventually make them vulnerable to broad-spectrum antiviral agents. In a study published today (Aug. 14...Gilbert Foundation and American Fed for Aging Research award grants on Alzheimer's disease
...Disease. The $60,000 award provides funding for a broad array of research that investigates the causes and progression of Alzheimers, including the basic mechanisms of aging, genetics, biomarkers, inflammation and the impact of exercise and the environment. Award recipients include: Yaniv Assaf,...European Science Foundation's Forward Look reaches out beyond the endless frontiers
...olvement of both many scientific disciplines and a broad range of different stakeholders in the food chain. The scenarios activity will raise awareness within Europe about food security and other issues of societal concern and help structure the debate between science and policy in the food area....What we can learn from the biggest extinction in the history of Earth
...as these offer two advantages for someone studying broad patterns in the history of life, according to Payne. Because ocean waters cover large areas for long periods of time and somewhat protect the underlying rocks from erosion, marine fossil beds tend to be physically larger and cover a longer period of ...Innovative tagging technique may help researchers better protect fish stocks
...sume that fish populations may be connected across broad areas, and that protecting them in one location will allow for sustainable fisheries outside of the reserve boundaries. But such theories are mostly untested and do not necessarily account for how long and how far larvae may or may not drift in the o......nding physical traits in A. thaliana. This is of broad interest, as Arabidopsis is likely to become an importantmodel for identifying the genetic basis of evolutionary change, Nordborgsaid....Cornell scientists link E. coli bacteria to Crohn's disease
...ecal bacteria can be cultured, our group adopted a broad culture-independent approach to target specific subgroups of bacteria for quantitative in situ analysis and culture based characterization, said Kenneth Simpson, professor of small animal medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Our findings r...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
...tific discoveries from ACS journals available to a broad public audience at no charge. Science Elements includes selected content from ACSs prestigious suite of 35 peer-reviewed scientific journals and Chemical & Engineering News , ACSs weekly news magazine. Those journals, published by the worlds largest...New strategy for treating allergic disorders
...develop a series of safe, effective medicines in a broad spectrum of disease areas. Questions Given that this research can raise a lot of questions, we ask you to please refer questions in your report or article to the email address that VIB makes available for this purpose: patienteninfo@vib.be. Every...New study demonstrates important role of glia in circadian timing
...s much work left to be done, there are potentially broad implications for understanding the etiology of diseases that are affected by altered biological timing mechanisms, such as the human sleep-wake cycle....Particle emissions from laser printers might pose health concern
... printers and copiers. However, the research left broad gaps in scientific understanding of particle emissions and airborne concentrations of particles, the report noted. Morawska and colleagues, who are with the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, initially were not trying to close that kn...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 25, 2007
...tific discoveries from ACS journals available to a broad public audience at no charge. Science Elements includes selected content from ACSs prestigious suite of 35 peer-reviewed scientific journals and Chemical & Engineering News , ACSs weekly news magazine. Those journals, published by the worlds largest...Military to study better pain relief in battle zones
...n the U-M Medical School. The work could have a broad impact. In the war in Iraq, more than 26,900 U.S. soldiers have been wounded in action as of late July. Its known that battlefield pain, if not relieved adequately, can lead to post-traumatic stress disorders. A large multidisciplinary team of U-M ...Springer launches Theoretical Ecology
...stions of ecological interest and will appeal to a broad audience of ecologists. The official launch of the journal will take place at the ESA/SER (Ecological Society of America/Society for Ecological Restoration International) Joint Meeting in San Jose, CA, from 5 August to 10 August 2007. Theoretical ...How to structure a complex body plan
...al marine organisms, corals may generate extremely broad structures, changing their morphologies by growing new polyps above existing structures. In branching forms, two higher levels of organization exist, the branch and the colony. Despite the relative morphological simplicity of each module, branching c...Steroids, not songs, spur growth of brain regions in sparrows
...ntial long-term human applications, addressing the broad issue of environment enrichment supporting brain plasticity. This study suggests that playing tapes of recorded speech to try to help a person recover language after a stroke might not be productive. But perhaps we could use neutrophins, growth-in...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 18, 2007
...tific discoveries from ACS journals available to a broad public audience at no charge. Science Elements includes selected content from ACSs prestigious suite of 35 peer-reviewed scientific journals and Chemical & Engineering News , ACSs weekly news magazine. Those journals, published by the worlds largest...N.C. A&T food scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts
... as well. Packed with proteins, healthy fats and a broad array of essential vitamins and minerals, they are considered an almost complete food. Their rich flavor, nutrition, fat and protein profile makes for a nearly perfect food from a food processing standpoint as well. From his lab at Tuskeegee Univ......their publication in a peer-reviewed journal. With broad bipartisan support, the House passed the provision...Bill. The House has affirmed the principle that broad sharing of publicly funded research findings on the Internet is an essential component of our nation...