Brain circuit may permit scientists to eavesdrop on memory formation
...irst, lesions of the hippocampus prior to training can prevent the formation of some kinds of short-term ...the hippocampal lesion to days after training, one can observe that as the delay increases, the memory deficit decreases. These data suggest that the impor...Viruses found in untreated city water
...ary sewer lines," Borchardt said. "Sanitary sewers can leak and it is possible the leakage is large enough to reach the wells." La Crosse's source of water is an aquifer consisting of a deposit of glacial outwash sand and gravel approximately 170 feet deep, bounded on the east by the b...New genetic tools provide clues to the effects of exercise and diet on obesity, diabetes
...Oct. 6-9 in Austin. Information about the meeting can be found at ( http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/aps/...rviews, or telephone interviews during the meeting can be arranged through APS from Mayer Resnick (cell: 301-332-4402, mresnick@the-aps.org ) or Stacy Bro...... release of the first draft means that researchers can now begin analyzing the bovine genome to uncover more information about individual genes and their effect on important traits in cattle. The first draft was based on DNA taken from a Hereford, a breed of cattle used in beef production and was produce...After flu exposure, mild exercise protects mature mice from dying
...ercise," Oct. 6-9 in Austin. The meeting schedule can be found at ( http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/aps/...rviews, or telephone interviews during the meeting can be arranged through APS Communications Officer Mayer Resnick (cell: 301-332-4402, mresnick@the-aps........3-fold coverage of the bovine genome. Researchers can access the sequence data through the following public databases: GenBank ( www.ncbi.nih.gov/Genbank ) at NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), EMBL Bank ( www.ebi.ac.uk/embl/index.html ) at the European Molecular Biology Laborat...Interactive health information system to detect Japanese encephalitis in Asia
...trate that effective use of information technology can support health systems to control Japanese encepha...mobile, pay and land-based phones). Health workers can use any phone to report confirmed and suspected cases of Japanese encephalitis. All ...Bovine genome sequence available
...ld sequence coverage will be achieved. Researchers can access the sequence data through the following pub...ata Bank of Japan ( www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp ). The data can also be viewed through NCBI's Map Viewer ( www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mapview/ ), UCSC Genome Browser ( ww...Old bones unearth new date for giant deer's last stand
...d deer? Professor Adrian Lister says: "Although we can now bring the extinction date forward by 3,000 years or so, we still can't tell what actually killed off these beasts. Man could have been the ultimate destroyer, but climate change might also have been the culprit. This is the mystery we have yet to...Bugs in the gut could play key role in understanding human disease and drug toxicity
...tic and environmental factors. Microbes in the gut can weigh up to one kilogram in a normal adult human, and collectively can contain more genes than the host. The combination of interacting genes from the body and gut microbe...The PSA bounce Does it have clinical significance?
... further treatment. "Because a steady rise in PSA can mean that cancer has recurred, physicians often in...e hormonal therapy in this situation, but hormones can have significant side effects for the patient, and may not be clinically necessary. For these reaso...ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
...hich are exempted from the type of activities that can be designated as a public nuisance, pursuant to th...red to traditionally bred food crops. The report can be read on the National Academies web site at http://www.nap.edu/books/0309092094/html/ There a...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...th. Although changes in taste and smell perception can significantly impact human quality of life, nutrition, and safety, current treatment options remain limited. "By investigating the role of inflammatory factors in chemosensory loss and recovery, we expect to gain insight into potential therapeuti...Botulism bug says no to nitric oxide, provides key to molecule's role in human cell signaling
... "If you know the structure of a protein, then you can develop therapeutics targeted to detect specific b... the absence of nitric oxide in such a way that we can combat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease." And don't forget meat protection. The re...U-M scientists see ubiquitin-modified proteins in living cells
...lled ubiquitin is linked to a protein in ways that can change the protein's function and location within ...cellular functions. "The same ubiquitin signal can cause one protein to be degraded, but another protein to be moved to a new location," Kerppola says....Is more better: Counting birds may only tell part of the story
Bird counts can offer an initial assessment of bird populations, but don't necessarily provide the full picture. In "Avian habitat evaluations: should counting birds count?" Carl Bock and Zach Jones (University of Colorado Boulder) reviewed studies from the past 20...Component of volcanic gas may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth
...ir report, the scientists demonstrate that the gas can bring about a vigorous chemical reaction that form...tion scientifically rather than historically-- how can life emerge rather than how did life emerge. In order to address this, scientists try to determine e...Yale scientists find cooperative RNA switches in nature
...stem. "This seems like something only a biochemist can appreciate, but what it really means is that modern RNA has what it takes to run the complex metabolism of life. It is like what would have been needed in an "RNA World" - or a period in evolution where RNA served a much larger role," said Ronald T....Society for Psychophysiology Research
...These investigators have developed a paradigm that can distinguish antisocial from normal children on the... and how brain wave responses to behavioral errors can reflect stereotypes. EXPRESSIVE WRITING AND THE REGULATION OF EMOTION OVER TIME James W. Pennebak...T cell's memory may offer long-term immunity to leishmaniasis
...d a "central memory" form of "helper" T cells that can offer immunity to leishmaniasis, a disease that ca...e, the Penn researchers describe how the discovery can offer immunity to leishmaniasis, even without the persistent presence of the parasite that caused th...