SNM expands mission to improve patient care by advancing molecular imaging and therapy
...ar imaging and therapy" to the SNM logo to clearly communicate its focus to newcomers to the field. In light of the society's action, its Technologist Section "will shape and define its role in molecular imaging," according to SNMTS President D. Scott Holbrook. "SNMTS knows the importance--and value--of develo...Technique used commonly in physics finds application in neuroscience
...se compounds (or transmitters) used when the cells communicate with each other, Vladimir Parpura, associate professor of neuroscience, and Umar Mohideen, professor of physics at UC Riverside, devised a new technique, used commonly in physics, that can be applied now to the study of a wide range of biological pro...Alleviating the burden of Multiple Sclerosis
...nst MS. Nerve cells in our brain and spinal cord communicate with each other using electrical signals. This communication is fast and efficient because - just like wires in an electrical circuit - the axons of our nerves are surrounded by an insulating layer. In MS this protective sheath, made up of a mixture ...Stimulation of the semicircular canals can artificially control human walking and balance
...n--the researchers stimulated nerves that normally communicate signals from the so-called semicircular canals, structures that are part of the vestibular system that assists in orientation and balance. The researchers found that artificial stimulation of semiciruclar canal nerves afforded "remote control" that w...UAF hosts symposium on human-fire interactions
...aid. "We will use this symposium as a vehicle to communicate some of our preliminary findings and present a framework for beginning to deal more formally with these issues at a landscape-level over short and long time frames," Rupp said. ...Spineless tales provide strong backbone to human brain research
... location. They change colors for camouflage or to communicate with like or different species, Tublitz said. "The region we've identified is similar to the human motor cortex," Tublitz said in his presentation Tuesday morning in Sydney (5 p.m. Monday Pacific Standard Time) at the Association of Pacific Rim Un...BGSU biologist trying to crack microscopic code
...eract to support this shield, and knowing how they communicate would provide a key to disabling it, Larsen says. Once communication questions are answered, a goal is to develop drugs to break the barrier, rendering the bacteria more susceptible to the human body's natural defenses--antibodies--as well as certa...Latest enhancements to the free Access Grid Toolkit are now available for download
...ive tools for enabling discovery, allowing them to communicate seamlessly and naturally across physical and institutional boundaries" The Access Grid Toolkit employs a very open license and is designed to allow researchers to use the toolkit as a platform for further research and to support technology transfer...Rehydrate -- your RNA needs it
...ntact, rather than a network of hydrogen bonds, to communicate structural changes from one part of the molecule to another. So far, the researchers have focused on one particular ribozyme, but Walter predicts the findings will apply to other RNAs. If so, those findings should be of great interest to scientists...Powell River Project Symposium highlights coal mine reclamation efforts
... quality. At the symposium, those researchers will communicate their findings to coal industry, natural resource agency personnel and, to area citizens," said Carl Zipper, associate professor of crop and soil environmental sciences at Virginia Tech and director of the Powell River Project. Ozzie Abaye, associa...Meet Europe's top neurobiologists in Leuven, Belgium
...e constructed of 100 billion individual cells that communicate with each other via a complex network of connectio...ections, and which chemical substances they use to communicate − but the brain remains a mystery. The brain and the nervous system are delicate systems, an...Environmental toxins may cause body's defenses to worsen lung disease
...fic knowledge of how epithelial cells in the lungs communicate with the immune system in response to environmental and occupational pollutants. "The challenge with pulmonary diseases is that there are no cures," says Borchers. "We can manage the symptoms of the disease, but we can't cure it because destruction ...'Conversation stoppers' fight deadly bacterial infections
...lock the chemical signals that the bacteria use to communicate in an effort to stop their spread. These compounds, small organic molecules that they call 'conversation stoppers,' could help deliver a powerful one-two punch to knock out deadly infections when combined with the killing power of antibiotics, the...ACS Weekly PressPac -- September 6, 2006
...lock the chemical signals that the bacteria use to communicate in an effort to stop their spread. These compounds, small organic molecules that they call 'conversation stoppers,' could help deliver a powerful one-two punch to knock out deadly infections when combined with the killing power of antibiotics. In ...UCLA neuroscience research leads to a possible treatment for type 1 diabetes
...s that use the chemical transmitter made by GAD to communicate with other pancreas cells to help control glucose levels in the blood. A year later, Kaufman's car fortuitously broke down while he was a postdoctoral scholar at the Salk Institute in San Diego, Calif. Forced to wait, he went to the library and stu...HHMI hosts international scientists at Janelia Farm Research Campus
...cholars meeting. Bassler, who studies how bacteria communicate with each other, will speak about her recent research on quorum sensing, which is the production, release, and detection of signaling molecules that enable bacteria to regulate gene expression. Her presentation is titled "Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-C...2006 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge winners announced
...pact, innovation and accuracy. The winning entries communicate information about complex mathematical concepts, the intricacies of the human body, air flight patterns, the latest scientific imaging technologies to analyze Leonardo da Vincis art, and more. The 22 September 2006 issue of Science will feature all...Georgetown leads effort to study safety of 'alternative' tobacco products
...m design and chemistry to toxic exposure, and will communicate all findings to the public, Shields said. "We will provide rapid assessments of new products as they come on the market," he said. To do that, the multidisciplinary researchers, who have dubbed themselves PREPAC (PREP Assessment Consortia), have di...When nerve cells can't make contact
...he structure of nerve cell contacts. Nerve cells communicate with each other at specialized contact points, the synapses. When stimulated, a transmitting nerve cell emits neurotransmitters. These signal molecules reach the receiving cell and affect its activity status - provided the receiving cell has "aerials...Acorda announces positive Phase 3 Fampridine-SR study in people with multiple sclerosis
...as one extension, called an axon, which it uses to communicate via electrical signals to other nerve cells. All but the smallest axons have a special covering of a fatty substance called myelin that acts as insulation to preserve and speed these nerve signals, much like the insulating cover of an electrical cord...