Interactive health information system to detect Japanese encephalitis in Asia
...ernational experts working on diagnostics, vaccine development and introduction, and clinical treatment. "We are eagerly looking forward to seeing the Voxiva system put into effect. It should greatly facilitate our work, " said, Dr. Mastan Rao, Director of Health in Andhra Pradesh.Rao note...Bovine genome sequence available
...which is a major focus for our livestock portfolio development both now and into the future," CSIRO Livestock Industries' Chief, Shaun Coffey, says. "The bovine genome physical map and sequence will assist scientists to develop tools to advance selection of desirable production traits, identify genes involved in...Obese women with early-stage breast cancer more likely to die than women of normal weight
...studies show that obesity is a risk factor for the development of breast cancer, but these prior studies have reported contradictory results regarding the influence of obesity on outcome in breast cancer patients. For this study, researchers analyzed the data of 2,010 patients from 1978 to 2003 with stage I/II ...Botulism bug says no to nitric oxide, provides key to molecule's role in human cell signaling
...eries of experiments that tracked the evolutionary development of the sensor protein identified in C. botulinum, dubbed SONO for "sensor of NO," the scientists were able to determine the three-dimensional structure of a related nitric oxide sensor in a different bacterium. That structure will provide a key...UCR researchers identify key plant enzyme that defends against multiple infections
...ing off bacterial, fungal or viral infections. The development holds out hope of improving crop yields, which are... range from stress and defense responses to proper development during aging. This is an important discovery because it demonstrates a previously unknown mechanism ...T cell's memory may offer long-term immunity to leishmaniasis
...anding of central memory T cells may lead to the development of vaccines that fight off a range of pathogens that respond well to a helper T cell response. ...HHS awards $232 million in biodefense contracts for vaccine development
... contracts totaling more than $232 million to fund development of new vaccines against three potential agents of ...D biodefense research agenda, which emphasizes the development of new and improved medical products against "Category A" agents--those considered by the Centers fo...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
...ts. Non-genetic cellular variations as a result of development have been found to influence the outcomes of the physiological aging process. Many chance events of aging occur as a result of environmental influence. Through longitudinal twin studies, it has been found that both genetic and environmental influence...Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
...part of the IGB's research, education and economic development portfolio." Blaschek is a microbiologist in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. He has been studying microorganisms that are used in fermentation processes for over 20 years. He is striving to overcome the obstacles...US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
...D uses U.S. land grant universities to promote its development assistance through the mechanism of Collaborative ...will complement and reinforce the strengths of our development partners who depend upon this knowledge: host country institutional partners, the NGO community and ...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...revented or treated cheaply and easily through the development and use of a handful of biotechnologies," says Dr....tion of research are needed to promote sustainable development in this field. These countries need to: Re-energize academic institutions and public sector resea...Embryonic stem cells correct congenital heart defect in mouse embryos
...n called Id during embryonic growth and the normal development of capillaries and blood vessels. Mice engineered ...T proteins. Both molecules are implicated in heart development and cancer. The authors demonstrated that IGF-I injected into the mother can cross the placenta and ...Cooperation to create a new tuberculosis vaccine
... German A cooperation agreement to initiate the development of a new type of preventive DNA subunit vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) has been signed by the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology (MPI-IB) and MOLOGEN AG in Berlin. Subunit vaccines are composed of defined molecular immunogenic modules. Und...UF scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria
... National Academy of Sciences . "Our focus is the development of a bionanotechnology that combines the strengths of nanotechnology and biochemistry to generate a new type of 'bionanomaterial,' which has some unique properties," said Weihong Tan, a UF Research Foundation professor of chemistry and associate dire...Rice engineer wins prestigious Annunzio Award
...s and tissue engineering focuses on the synthesis, development and application of novel biofunctional materials. In one project, her group is creating new materials for small-diameter vascular grafts that could eliminate the need for doctors to use veins from a patient's leg for heart bypass surgery. West is de...FSU scientist links iron imbalance to Parkinson's disease
...de that lead to dopamine shortages responsible for development of Parkinson's. Yet while low levels of iron then delay the onset of the disease once the neurological stage is set or slow the degenerative progress, iron toxicity both precipitates Parkinson's symptoms and hastens decline and death in existin...New study on smallpox in monkeys reveals tactics of a killer
...mallpox. Now we are better positioned to speed the development of protective measures." Related research, also...ledge of how smallpox acts on cells could speed up development of smallpox countermeasures. Researchers will now be able to compare the actions of smallpox on cell...Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms
... that increased estrogen systemically inhibits the development of AAAs," Upchurch says. "Dr. Woodrum's study extends earlier research and suggests that there also is something inherent in males that increases MMP-9 and may lead to greater AAA formation." "Estrogen affects production of MMP-9 by white blood cells...Health, food, new technologies featured during ACS meeting Oct. 17-20 in Peoria, Ill.
...ves from government and industry, will discuss the development of potentially healthier alternatives to the oils ...facilitate a discussion on diversity and workforce development as it relates to the chemical sciences. The discussion will emphasize biotechnology and the training...Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
...ve neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the development of emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric abnormalities, loss of intellectual and cognitive functioning, and motor disturbances. Although symptoms typically become evident during the fourth or fifth decades of life, the age at onset is variable and r...