Give a visiting ant a nice place to stay and it might stick around
...y tropical in origin, before any of the ants had a chance to establish themselves. Suarez, then a postdoctoral student, and colleague Phillip S. Ward, a professor at the University of California at Davis, spent years identifying 232 different species from 58 genera and 12 subfamilies from the 394 records st...Swedish researchers warn university students face infertility
...men had overly optimistic perceptions of a woman's chance of becoming pregnant and are not sufficiently aware of the natural age-related decline of female fertility," said lead author Dr Claudia Lampic. She feared that many female academics intending to have children when fertility is markedly lower might s...UVic unveils world's most advanced seafloor observatory
...reaking project and OceanWorks is grateful for the chance to participate." The University of Victoria is recognized internationally for its excellence in earth, ocean and climate systems research and education. With its unique location, rich marine environment, and proximity to other key marine research cen...Gene at heart of bad outcomes in high blood pressure patients
..., as any specific drug has only about a 50 percent chance of being effective in a specific patient." Identifying genetic risk factors is only the first step, said epidemiologist Sharon Kardia, Ph.D., director of the Public Health Genetics Program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. "Large...The Origin, Evolution, and Future of Life on Earth
... earliest forms? Where did it originate? Was it chance or inevitable? Is a biochemical understanding sufficient to explain creation? How did early molecules evolve into today's humans? What can be said about the development of the mind? What of the phenomenon of consciousness? Can culture, civilizati...Nanoparticles, nanoshells, nanotubes: How tiny specks may provide powerful tools against cancer
...ge the formation of tumors long before they have a chance to become life-threatening. While diagnostics and approved therapies are years away, several are nearing clinical studies, while a few already are being tested in patients.A press conference on "Advances in Nanotechnology for Cancer Diagnostics and ...Scientists evaluate impact of preemptive malaria treatment for infants
...Program on Immunization (EPI)--which increases the chance of long-term sustainability. Researchers will discuss these topics at a special IPTi symposium to be held at this week's Fourth Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Malaria Conference. (Thursday, 9:00 a.m., Mongosi Hall, Symposium 14...ORNL scientists looking at nature in a new way
... that allows policy- and decision-makers to have a chance to react. "We need to see change coming," Wullschleger said. "Just like weather forecasting, we need to forecast change in other ecosystems. Hindsight is 20-20, but hindsight is not a substitution for prediction." DSER relies on a scientific communit...MUHC and McGill scientists identify gene for debilitating vitamin B12 disease
...y give courageous children like Michael a fighting chance at a better quality of life."...X-rays good predictor of survival in avian flu patients
...aggressive treatment earlier, giving them a better chance of survival. The study was presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "On chest x-rays in patients with avian flu, the most common abnormality we found was multifocal consolidation, which usually repres...Obesity before pregnancy linked to childhood weight problems
...ho smoked during her pregnancy. And there's a good chance that an overweight child will stay overweight for the rest of his or her life. "Weight persists with time, so a child who is overweight by her second birthday is more likely to be overweight at a later age," said Pamela Salsberry, the study's lead au...New biomimetic process used to grow artificial bone for better implants and prosthetics
...he implant as a foreign object, hence reducing the chance if rejection. For implants in orthopedics or dental applications, such as hip and maxillae facial prostheses, which are typically made of titanium or cobalt alloys the apatite layer deposited on the surface of the implant will increase the rate at wh...Texas scientists discover how a hepatitis C protein promotes liver cancer
...r damage that a transplant may be a patient's only chance for survival. The most effective treatment available, interferon therapy, works only about half the time and often causes debilitating side effects. Those who fail treatment are at risk for fatal cirrhosis or developing liver cancer. Researchers have...Russian River coho recovery project seeing first hopeful signs of success
...termine the stocking strategy that has the highest chance of restoring coho to the Russian River."We're trying to figure out whether it's better to stock fish in the spring or in the fall," said Mariska Obedzinski, UCCE's coho monitoring coordinator for the project. "In all likelihood mortality will be hig...From research labs to the schools: Science teachers bring summer science to the classroom
...s across the country. The program gives teachers a chance to learn research techniques and follow the scientific process from start to finish. As a result, they gain a greater understanding of science and the importance of biomedical research, which they pass on to their students. The teachers also learn ef...Ability to capture large prey may be origin of army ants' cooperative behavior
...was known about its behavior or prey until the two chance encounters at the Tiputini Biodiversity Station, an ecological preserve in eastern Ecuador. The ants are brick red in color and their size would be considered medium or large when compared to most common ant species found in United States. What make...Genetic testing still smart choice, despite uncertainties
...ing in vitro fertilization offers couples the best chance for a healthy child, but a genetic glitch could po...ually highly reliable. But because there is a slim chance a genetic abnormality can cause doctors to misdiagnose embryos, some concerns still need to be addre...Also in the December 21 Journal of the National Cancer Institute
...redict a patient's response to therapy and overall chance of survival. Two studies in the December 21 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute address methodologic issues that surface when studying biomarkers. The concentration of biomarker antibodies, antibodies against proteins that scien...MIT researcher finds neuron growth in adult brain
...ons are able to grow in the adult brain gives us a chance to enhance the process and explore under what conditions -- genetic, sensory or other -- we can make that happen," said study co-author Elly Nedivi, the Fred and Carole Middleton Assistant Professor of Neurobiology. While scientists have focused mos...Study suggests way to re-energize immune response to chronic viral infection
...ontinued to administer PD-1/PD-L1 blockers, so the chance of sparking a runaway immune response seems unlikely. If human CD8 T cells are found to operate by a mechanism similar to that in mice, the new findings may offer a simple immunological strategy for treating chronic viral infections. Freeman's lab ...