Study finds gender differences in renal and other genes contributing to blood pressure
...ity. They found significant differences in genetic contributors to blood pressure in males versus females. The s...searchers found significant differences in genetic contributors to blood pressure in males versus females. For example, common genetic variants of the b1-adrenergi...Zebrafish: It's not your parents' lab rat
...nd fruit flies before them -- are becoming regular contributors on research ranging from cancer to cocaine addiction. For example, zebrafish were used a landmark 2005 study that led scientists to the human gene that regulates skin color. Lane's zebrafish studies explore one the major unexplained areas in develo...University of Cincinnati receives $1.7M to research molecular treatment of brain injury
...eviously found that the enzyme COX-2 is one of the contributors to harmful inflammation. COX-2 increases following injury and, to the brains detriment, remains elevated for many days. Strauss had originally been studying the potential of the arthritis drug Vioxx, a COX-2 inhibitor, for reducing inflammation in...Australian wins prestigious prize in biodiversity informatics
...to using the Prize to broaden GBIF's range of data contributors to include industry and natural resource management agencies, and in further developing its contribution to biodiversity conservation planning....Alcohol use during pregnancy leads to greater risk of extreme preterm delivery
...ined as less than 32 weeks of gestation are major contributors to perinatal sickness and death worldwide. A new study has found that maternal alcohol use during pregnancy can contribute to a substantial increase in risk for extreme preterm delivery. Results are published in the June issue of Alcoholism: Cli...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 9, 2007
...noids Dirty windows in urban areas may be hidden contributors to air pollution Nano scrub brushes for Renaissa...ASE Dirty windows in urban areas may be hidden contributors to air pollution Environmental Science & Technology The grime that accumulates on windows, buil...Study to probe how healthy younger adults make use of genetic tests
...iet, exercise, smoking, and sun exposure are major contributors to developing common diseases. "The Multiplex Initiative will give us an unprecedented opportunity to learn about the public's receptivity to genetic susceptibility testing and give insights into the added role this testing might play in improving...... greenhouse gas methane, making plants substantial contributors to the annual global methane budget. This controversial finding and the resulting commotion triggered a consortium (2) of Dutch scientists to re-examine this in an independent study. Reporting in New Phytologist, Tom Dueck and colleagues present thei...Genome-wide search unearths surprising clues for diabetes and triglycerides
...and Harvard Medical School. "The confirmed genetic contributors we and our collaborators have found open surprising new avenues for disease research, treatment and prevention." With the aging of the population and the frequent excesses of modern lifestyles, type 2 diabetes and cardiac risk factors constitute a...Health disparities -- Genetics, society and race play an important role in access to healthcare
...answer. We need to keep working to uncover all the contributors to this increased risk, whether there are underlying biological issues or social determinants. "We're doing a multitude of functional studies in the laboratory to see if we can link a phenotype to the genotype we have found," she said. "We're tryi...Researchers identify gene involved in dog size
...nd dog genomes and narrow their search for genetic contributors to cancer and other major diseases. Researchers can access the dog sequence data through the following public databases: Dog Genome Resources ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/dog ) at NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information (N...The delayed rise of present-day mammals
...years ago to the present day. The team included contributors came from the Zoological Society of London, American Museum of Natural History, the Royal Botanic Gardens, the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, the University of British Columbia and the University of Georgia. Many paleontologists believed t...Institute for OneWorld Health hosts global health seminar at AAAS Annual Meeting
... best and brightest minds in global health, unique contributors from the Bay Area, perspectives from the field and social entrepreneurs. Participants include: Nancy Beam, Project Manager, Access Project, Institute for OneWorld Health Gary Cohen, Executive Director, Environmental Health Fund, and Co-Execut...Technology captures tumors' genetic profile, guides cancer treatment
...osen because they are mostly "classic, well-known" contributors to cancer, Garraway stated.) They found at least one mutation in 298 of the samples, or 30 percent of the entire group, which was in keeping with the rates reported in scientific literature for the types of cancer examined. "Mutations were identifi...Heart rhythm genes possible factors in SIDS
...a-susceptibility genes represent important genetic contributors to SIDS, said Alfred L. George Jr., M.D., senior author on one of the studies. The studies appear in the early online edition of the journal Circulation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 2,200 deaths each y...Green Chemical Reactor Engineering -- XI
...tural resources, such as solar energy, will be key contributors towards the implementation of these new technologies. Excellent examples of these new processes are the photocatalytic based reactors for water decontamination and air purification. Recycling Processes and Products: Chemical processes and products a...Authoritative new book on epigenetics published by CSHL Press
...is book was the general belief that we and all the contributors to the volume could transmit this excitement to future generations of students, scientists, and physicians, most of whom were taught genetic, but not epigenetic, principles governing inheritance and chromosome segregation, explain the editors in the ...Ice-breaker Polarstern to explore uncharted seafloor
...om November 2006 to January 2007. One of the major contributors to the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML), Polarstern's voyage will be a major event in the IPY, and open the way for further polar expeditions....Scientists debate the neurobiological underpinnings of amnesia
...niversity of California, San Diego, and one of the contributors to the special section. "But some of the best-known and most-often-cited evidence is founded on a behavioral-psychological level of analysis. What we really need to be asking is: 'In amnesia, what actually happens to the synaptic changes that carry...UK e-Science Program wins award for leadership in grid computing
...tion in government research". The panel comprised contributors and editors of GRIDtoday, the weekly online public...ong message to the recipients that the many global contributors working in or watching this important computing segment recognise their work, and consider their eff...