The brain is broadly wired for reproduction
...nfluence a wide array of brain functions, possibly coordinating those functions with neuroendocrine status in order to optimize reproductive success, according to Buck. Almost all the GnRH neuron-connected areas were identical in male and female mouse brains. However, there were some telltale sex differences in t...Mechanism of new 'sudden-death' arrhythmia detailed
...t binding to ankyrin-B is critical for efficiently coordinating the function of the sodium/calcium exchanger with that of Na/K ATPase to remove calcium from the cell." Interestingly, the researchers pointed out that there are breeds of mice that have the gene for each of the three protein pumps "knocked out," and...'Fish with chips' reporting from ocean top highlights at Census of Marine Life mid-point
...ted in 25 years of deep-sea sampling. scientists coordinating data from surface ships fromsmall airplanes documented in 2005 major fluctuationsin the abundance of feeding whales, pelagic fish, andplankton in the Gulf of Maine. Reconstruction of North Sea Marine Life back toMiddle Ages: Creatively mining histo...Fox Foundation grant funds major gene therapy advance for treatment of Parkinson's disease
...on function and survival. The team is being led by coordinating principal investigator Dean Cress, Ph.D., a biochemist and co-founder of RheoGene and J. Mark Braughler, Ph.D., head of RheoGene's clinical applications office and laboratory in Pittsburgh. The team includes two experts in gene therapy for Parkinson'...Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases
...unded genotyping for GEI will be managed by an NIH coordinating committee under the usual government rules, subject to competition between research facilities, and begin in FY 2007. The research will lead directly to the identification of major genetic susceptibility factors for common diseases of substantial pu...The European Institute of Technology
...rticular projects - complemented by a head quarter coordinating its activities. The EIT must be a liaison office between the excellent research centres Europe possesses and the industrial/business community to turn our ideas into products, into market value". Dr. Chatzimarkakis and Prof. Buzek also highlighted t...Penn researchers awarded $1.1 million for Pulmonary Hypertension Center
...d research centers to study the origins of IPAH. A coordinating center will be responsible for the design, maintenance and analysis of the IPAH database. "This field has traditionally been individual institutions performing their own research, with little direct communication between groups," said Peter Jones, P...Think twice before exercising when getting that PET scan
...tionship between muscle activity and uptake and in coordinating a team approach with physicians, said Schlarman. "Technologists play a major role in informing physicians of patients' activity" that could skew the reading of their PET scans, Osman said. "Any unexpected or unexplained excessive muscle uptake should...NHGRI announces new sequencing targets
...derstanding the evolutionary biology of genomes. A coordinating committee then reviews the working groups' proposa... scientific priorities. The recommendations of the coordinating committee are reviewed and approved by one of NHGRI's advisory groups, The National Advisory Council...UCSD project takes fish collection into the digital age
...n Frank's lab. Perry also performs the MR imaging, coordinating the specimen selection and transfer with H. J. Walker of the Marine Vertebrate Collection. The data analysis and visualization software is being developed by German Eichberger in Frank's lab....UC Davis study with mice links thimerosal with immune system dysfunction
...oles in overcoming viral and bacterial invaders by coordinating the immune system's overall combat response." One dendritic cell can activate as many as 300 T-cells white blood cells that help find and kill external agents that attack the immune system making them the most effective immune system activators. Th...Genetics experts join together to support efforts to identify remaining hurricane Katrina victims
...HGRI's Inherited Disease Research Branch, has been coordinating efforts of more than 70 genetics professionals who have offered to help the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory in its management of the identification process and collection of DNA (cheek swab) samples from family members of the missing. These p...Hopkins genetics experts aid efforts to identify hurricane Katrina victims
...ber of the National Institutes of Health, has been coordinating national efforts of other geneticists who have volunteered from across the country to assist with victim identification in the Gulf region. She sits on an expert panel, along with Hopkins' Elizabeth Pugh, Ph.D., M.P.H., a genetic epidemiologist, to ...JCI Table of Contents, April 13, 2006
..., the study demonstrates that PlGF is required for coordinating key and successive stages of fracture repair. TITLE: Placental growth factor mediates mesenchymal cell development, cartilage turnover, and bone remodeling during fracture repair AUTHOR CONTACT: Geert Carmeliet Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven,...Gigantic meat-eating dinosaur discovered
...llion years ago) times." Currie speculates that by coordinating movements, the Mapusaurus pack or family might have been able to hunt the largest dinosaur that ever lived Argentinosaurus, the 40 meter (125 foot long) plant-eater which shared its habitat in central South America 100 million years ago. The Mapusa...NIH launches clinical studies nationwide to investigate rare diseases
...h Resources (NCRR). A central data and technology coordinating center and 10 research consortia will investigate a variety of diseases including Angelman, Rett, Prader-Willi syndromes; myelodysplastic syndrome and other bone marrow failure conditions; lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), rare genetic disorders of the...Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting XXIX and Discover Antarctica! come to Edinburgh
...mmonwealth Office and British Antarctic Survey are coordinating an exciting programme of public events including three major exhibitions and four performances by scientists and filmmakers - in Edinburgh known as Discover Antarctica! The briefing on Wednesday 24th May will include briefings by Paul Davies, Deputy...Biological diversity and human health; Rapid autopsy program; Snake bites and more
...Health Organization would be best placed to play a coordinating role in such a collaboration, which should involve national and regional health organisations and diverse public-private partnerships. Citation: Gutirrez JM, Theakston RDG, Warrell DA (2006) Confronting the neglected problem of snake bite envenoming...Retired FSU professor captures a 'living fossil' on video
...s Treesucon, a renowned biologist and birder, with coordinating the logistics of the expedition that culminated in the successful capture of the animal on May 17 near the Laotian village of Doy....Developing countries take the lead in a global program to catalogue human mutations
...ructure to start the project with the base for the coordinating office located in Melbourne, Australia </UL "We will be inviting Australian government agencies to contribute the initial seed funding," says Cotton. "We anticipate that only a few million dollars will be needed for this first stage. Then, ba...