Daphne Koller named MacArthur Fellow
... of Bayesian networks -- reasoning frameworks that deal with uncertainty -- by showing how they can be organized into logical, object-oriented hierarchies. She has advanced this concept by implementing "probabilistic relational models," which blend logical and statistical representations in ways that empl...Putting physiology into the Nobel Prize: 2004 marks 100th anniversary of Pavlov's award
...tive physiology was to be comprehensive, it had to deal with aspects of central neural integration that in this century have been claimed by psychology," Smith wrote. "That problem is still with us and is likely to remain for some time because it is one of the ways in which the tangled relationship betwee...September/October 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...th. When both are present, patients place a great deal of value on continuity of care. They note that simply seeing the same doctor over time does not guarantee that the patient will feel a personal relationship with or loyalty to the doctor. Interpersonal Continuity of Care and Patient Satisfaction: ...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...lso know that most states are experiencing a great deal of fiscal pressure in their Medicaid programs. This pressure is substantially a result of steady increases in the cost of long-term care (LTC) services for older people, mainly for nursing home care. November 21 at 3:30 p.m . Race and Soc...Environmental exposures before and after birth can harm children's lungs
...ory conditions at ages 12 and 24 months. "A great deal of new evidence suggests that the respiratory system may be vulnerable to damage caused by inhaled environmental agents during the prenatal period," said Rachel L. Miller, MD, the study's lead author at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmenta...Touching research: How white blood cells navigate
... work takes a special breed of engineer willing to deal with messy systems, as most biological systems tend to be." The grant will fund projects headed by five scientists. In addition to Waugh, leading projects at Rochester are Ingrid Sarelius, Ph.D., Michael King, Ph.D., and Philip Knauf, Ph.D., all of ...Plastic surgeons perform first entire face reconstruction
...ion of their changed appearance, they also have to deal with how other people perceive them. They often suffer both functional and emotional trauma, which can be alleviated with reconstructive surgery. "Many burn patients who successfully complete facial reconstruction can close their eyes again, r...Muscling in on a deadly cancer
...mber of cancers involve stem cells. So "it's a big deal for a [mature or nearly mature muscle] cell not be proliferating and then all of a sudden to be able to proliferate" to form tumors, Capecchi adds. Keller says other researchers previously found that maturing skeletal muscle cell...Using fruitflies to examine alcohol tolerance
...hol dependence or alcoholism has developed a great deal of chronic tolerance. Thus, tolerance is not only a part of the diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence and alcoholism, but it may also be important for understanding the changes in brain mechanisms that lead some to develop problems with alcohol...DFG research training groups become increasingly international
... not restricted to the issue of security, but also deal with issues such as reliability, correctness, adherence to data protection regulations and the availability of software systems. Interdisciplinary cooperation between researchers from different branches of engineering is supported in the Research Tra...Study demonstrates Cenestin reduces sleep disturbances/night sweats in post-menopausal women
... D.C. "Not only does the menopausal woman have to deal with symptoms like hot flashes, but she also has to manage potential increased irritability, depression and loss of well-being resulting from poor sleep." "This pilot study is encouraging because it showed that when menopausal women took an estrog...UCSD biologists discover chemical important in guiding visual system development
...ral activity in development has progressed a great deal since the days when it was generally accepted that the genes specified everything except the final fine tuning of connections," says Feller. "This study sheds light on the important question of how spontaneous activity is generated, but we still hav...Research to explore revolutionary gene sequencing: Threading the molecular needle
..."There is still a fair amount of harsh reality to deal with," he said. "As we work harder on the project, we haven't yet encountered any fundamental problems that say this is impossible but we have encountered lots of challenges that still need to be solved. But this is what scientific research is about....Actin muscles in on DNA transcription
...tarts transcription. While scientists know a great deal about this pre-initiation complex, as it is called, they still have much to learn about its components and the sequence in which those components are assembled. As de Lanerolle and his co-workers discovered, actin is one of the proteins in this compl...JCI table of contents November 1, 2004
...rdioprotective effect. There is therefore a great deal of research into the genetic underpinnings that control HDL blood levels. Individuals with Tangier disease have essentially no HDL in the blood. Recently the mutation underlying this disorder was identified in the ABC transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene, wh...Mutations in transporter protein effect HDL levels in the general population
...rdioprotective effect. There is therefore a great deal of research into the genetic underpinnings that control HDL blood levels. Individuals with Tangier disease have essentially no HDL in the blood. Recently the mutation underlying this disorder was identified in the ABC transporter A1 (ABCA1) gene, wh...First Max Planck Partner Institute in China
...rganizations in the field of molecular biology and deal primarily with theoretical aspects in the biosciences that come under the term "Computational Biology". The development of theoretical methods and the modeling of systems in molecular biology make major contributions to understanding experimental fin...Research effort seeks A's to gene expression Q's
...ecent research, for example, suggests that a great deal of gene regulation information may be encoded in long stretches of DNA previously written off as "junk." Gene expression measurements impact everything from basic bioresearch to drug development and clinical diagnostics. The most powerful tool for st...Health concerns: Mosquito mapping may help
...tion, as much as 80 percent, of the information we deal with is spatially referenced," Coulson said. "That is, it has a map base to it. In this MTV world we live in today, people are very visually oriented." The Knowledge Engineering Lab would add information as it is needed. Thi...Global warming: Informal networking is the key to a swift response
...trust are more flexible and are better equipped to deal with surprise shocks than those that rely on a rig... foot and mouth crises and examined how they might deal with possible future abrupt climate change. The groups included scientific officers at DEFRA, re...