Newborn screening can cause unnecessary parental stress
...o newborn screening. "There needs to be a specific communication plan for informing parents at every step," Gurian says. "Currently, pediatricians are the primary distributors of this information, but some pediatricians don't feel knowledgeable enough about these rare metabolic disorders to explain a positive test...Cincinnati surgeon leads first test of mobile robotic surgery
...y are using an unmanned aircraft and sophisticated communication tools to take the next step toward making "telesur...away. Current telesurgery tools rely on satellite communication and streaming video delivered via high-speed Internet. In remote locations, explains Dr. Broderick, ...SNM names Sanjiv Sam Gambhir as recipient of 2006 Paul C. Aebersold Award
...rotein-protein interactions that regulate cellular communication systems can be imaged in vivo. Gambhir, who delivered SNM's 2005 Wagner Lectureship, received his bachelor's degree in physics from Arizona State University in Tempe and trained at UCLA in the Medical Scientist Training Program, where he obtained b......asive technique that enables them to record neural communication between thousands of nerve cells in the tissue of ...ps. Subsequent research gave rise to bidirectional communication between chip and small networks of a few molluskan nerve cells. In this project, it was possible to ...Electric fish in Africa could be example of evolution in action
... local electric fish have different DNA, different communication patterns and won't mate with each other. However, they now have found a case where two types of electric signals come from fish that have the same DNA. The researchers' conclusion: The fish appear to be on the verge of forming two separate species. ...Researchers discover how bacteria sense their environments
... detects, for example, a sugar in its environment, communication of some sort triggers an array of linked receptors to rearrange itself, much like when water freezes, all the water molecules assort themselves into a new structure. Through this reorganization, the bacterium's receptor array amplifies the signal tha...... allow their infrastructure, function, growth, and communication to operate. For over a century scientists have bee...tribute to research into diseases which occur when communication between cells is disturbed....What lies beneath: LSU researchers explore Gulf floor
...nd the possibility of electrical, navigational and communication failures. The comforting factor, the men said, is that in the Gulf, the crew is considered "within rescue" by authorities. Sometimes, researchers take Alvin to oceans that are not considered as such. Drawbacks aside, the researchers said they are...If the chemistry is right you might remember this
...ocking the interaction of these two proteins nerve communication shuts down. 'The partnership between dynamin and syndapin is crucial for the continous cycle of neurotransmission. This makes syndpain a very specific target for medicines that could treat conditions where there is an overload of nerve activity, such...UC Davis researchers reveal apples' protective ways
...ct cells from damage and death by interfering with communication between cells. The current findings appear in the latest issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine.Earlier studies have shown that flavonoids--which are found in chocolate and green tea, as well as other fruits and vegetables--behave as anti-oxidant...Federal testing for mad cow disease a failure, law review editor says
...d various bureaucratic snarls, including a lack of communication between the two agencies. "The FDA is far behind on inspecting feed businesses subject to the feed ban, has no uniform plan to identify feed businesses, has no routine procedure for testing of cattle feed, does not require a notice about the ban to b...Plants tell caterpillars when it's safe to forage
...are responsible - and just how common insect-plant communication may be....In drug design, a loose fit may be best bet
...may not seem especially meaningful to the study of communication disorders," says John Northup, Ph.D., who heads the Section on Signal Transduction of NIDCD's Laboratory of Cellular Biology. "However this research provides information that is fundamental to cellular signaling, a function that is essential to all c...Just like us, social stress prompts hamsters to overeat, gain weight
...ained thereafter through social signals and social communication between the opponents," the authors wrote. The intensity of most agonistic encounters was moderate, with some chasing and biting, but with no actual tissue damage. A trained observer recorded submissive behaviors and also ensured that no harm came to...Genetic variants and breast cancer risk, genetics and suicidal behavior, and more
...independent voluntary organization aims to improve communication and interaction between public health professionals working in South Asia or those working outside the region who have an interest in South Asia. It also disseminates public health information to the broader public. Asghar discusses why the forum was...Nanotubes used for first time to send signals to nerve cells
... to show that you can have some kind of electrical communication between these two things, by stimulating cells thr...nalize the nanotubes to make neuron attachment and communication better and make these surfaces more biocompatible." Another avenue Pappas wants to explore is findin...Arizona State University hosts 'Genomes, Evolution, and Bioinformatics' conference
...t exists to provide facilities for association and communication among scientists from molecular, evolutionary and computational biology. Sudhir Kumar, who directs the Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics in the Biodesign Institute at ASU, will serve as chairman of the host committee along with program cha...New findings help pinpoint autism's genetic roots
...a brain disorder in which people have trouble with communication and social interaction and engage in repetitive movements. Usually manifesting in childhood, it affects about one in every 250 people, primarily males. The researchers focused on a gene called Pten, which is also known to suppress cancers in humans....UCSD study reveals how plants respond to elevated carbon dioxide
...changes in calcium concentration are used in other communication processes within cells, the need for sensor priming makes certain that the stomata don't close for inappropriate reasons." The researchers speculate that narrowing the stomata in response to increased carbon dioxide may have an advantage for the pla......cientists speculate that dysbindin plays a role in communication between brain cells in these regions and helps pro...t for dysbindin may ultimately interfere with cell communication and fail to protect brain cells from dying, with a resulting negative impact on cognition and intell...