LSU professor uses tai chi to fight degenerative nerve disease
...il now. Li Li, professor of kinesiology at LSU, is conducting a study into the benefits of tai chi for elderly peripheral neuropathy patients. So far, those practicing tai chi show far greater levels of improvement that those pursuing more traditional methods of treatment. Test results prove tai chi is more t...Technique quickly identifies bacteria for food safety, health care and homeland security
...ses or packages. Song will further the research, conducting experiments to look for bacterial contaminants in foods. Ongoing work by Talaty with international E. coli expert Barry Wanner, a professor in Purdue's Department of Biological Sciences, will apply the method to living bacteria in so-called biofilms....Stanford discovery may help predict when toxoplasma can be deadly
...strains of Toxoplasma pack such an extra punch. By conducting a comprehensive scan of gene sequences of Toxoplasma strains, postdoctoral scholars Jeroen Saeij, PhD, and Jon Boyle, PhD, first authors of the paper in the Dec. 15 Science, searched for the gene or genes responsible for markedly increased virulence....Flu shot effective against drifted influenza, nasal spray vaccine less so
...se with the University. Monto's research team is conducting a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled three-year trial with National Institutes of Health funding in which the two vaccines are being compared head-to-head and against a placebo. Prior to the 2004-05 flu season, they vaccinated 1,247 people ...NASA ice images aid study of Pacific walrus arctic habitats
...vantages to knowing where to find the walrus. When conducting surveys, researchers know where to go to make the count and fewer resources are used, which make the studies more cost-effective. During the USFWS survey, a low-flying aircraft with a thermal sensor onboard scanned for thermal signatures, or walr...LSU professor discovers new species
... recently discovered a new species of lizard while conducting field research in Borneo. Austin, along with co...in New Guinea, his geographical area of expertise, conducting fieldwork with graduate students. He is currently working on research funded by the National Science...Studies at cancer conference show new therapies changing outlook for blood cancer patients
...006 -- The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) conducting research and providing education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians today noted that multiple studies presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) illustrate the bread......des of the cylinder with transparent, electrically conducting plates. This special construction is what made application of the precise light-scattering technique for the mass determination of a single virus possible....Thorium poised to meet world's energy needs
...a California-based aerospace company that has been conducting secluded research and development on thorium-fueled reactors for the past 30 yearsexplored the environmental benefits, safety and national security aspects, economic benefits and commercial applications of thorium. The forum also had a speaker from M...FSU chemist Brschweiler awarded prestigious honor
... delighted to be elected a Fellow of the AAAS. In conducting his research at FSUs department of chemistry and biochemistry and at the magnet lab, Brschweiler has been an innovator in the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology for protein research. NMR is a research tool that utilizes high-powered m...Bright future for nuclear medicine technologists
..." explained SNMTS President D. Scott Holbrook. "By conducting this survey, SNMTS can learn more about the thoughts, opinions and challenges of technologists so its leaders can make more informed decisions and better meet current and future needs," he added. "With this information, we will be able to take the le...What does the public really know about HPV?
...he HPV vaccine will increase awareness, and NCI is conducting studies to monitor this possible increase. We plan to track the diffusion of knowledge to make sure that all women have accurate knowledge about HPV and how to prevent cervical cancer." The Effects of Information Framing on Intentions to Vaccinate ...Neuron cell stickiness may hold key to evolution of the human brain
...own, but the Berkeley Lab-JGI researchers are now conducting experiments to determine the functional consequences of the accelerated CNSs they've identified. Said Prabhakar, "On the computational side, we're trying to identify other kinds of sequence changes that may have played a role in human evolution, su...Institute for OneWorld Health awarded $46 million grant to combat diarrheal disease
...f secretory diarrheal diseases. OneWorld Health is conducting searches to license potential drug candidates and has consulted with leading researchers to evaluate promising products and identify key development challenges. This unique initiative is another example of OneWorld Health's social entrepreneurial m...Microbes compete with animals for food by making it stink
...or of biology, who led a team of graduate students conducting the research. "But when you total them up, they ar...earchers assessed their questions about feeding by conducting laboratory experiments. To eliminate food avoidance because of texture, they fed stone crabs, lesse...Boston College to develop urban environmental science curriculum for use in urban high schools
...ural Cities Program: The Natural Cities Program is conducting the first inventory of the urban ecosystem surrounding Boston its trees, rivers, wildlife and open spaces to help urban residents and policymakers better understand and protect the area's threatened natural resources. Community Forest Partnership:...New species and new records of marine species discovered in NW Hawaiian Islands
..., and even over the next several years, we will be conducting morphological examinations and analyzing genetic sequence data in order to further identify and classify these organisms, and possibly to shed some light on where these species originated," said Dr. Joel W. Martin of the Natural History Museum of Los...Researchers reveal mystery of bacterial magnetism
...has this affect on the bacteria, and are currently conducting additional experiments to help answer that question. What was particularly interesting to the scientists was that the affect of being magnetic was too small for them to measure in the earth's natural, but weak, magnetic field. "Therefore," concl...Lupus Research Institute awards $4.5 million to explore new approaches to lupus
...ce 6 are pursuing clinical research 10 will be conducting studies in animals 5 will be conducting studies in humans "This year's group of awardees is a great mix of established investigators t......national parks throughout the Americas, as well as conducting science critical to park conservation." "This valued partnership, consisting of students, universities, Canon U.S.A., Inc. the AAAS, and the NPS has proven to be of great significance to national parks in the United States and throughout the America...