Institute of Medicine news: Quarantine stations at ports of entry
...comprehensive plan to meet the challenges posed by emerging diseases and bioterrorist threats, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention particularly its Division of Global Migration and Quarantine and the individual quara...UQ researcher awarded top international honour
...p is a prestigious program that brings together 25 emerging leaders from around the world for two months of professional networking opportunities in the United States. The fellowship is a highly esteemed accolade, with only 26 Australians selected as fellows in the award's 52 year history, the most recent be...New study to explore cellular circuitry
...ng diagram. The diagram will also be based on the emerging theory that these basic units are modular, or replaceable. Should a single gene/protein module fail, other modules can be re-wired so that existing components replace the faulty circuit. In addition, researchers now believe that modules with related...FSU chemist's ultrathin films promise a multitude of uses
...ts popularity. "It's exciting to be involved in an emerging technology that has potential for helping people in so many ways," Schlenoff said. "If it benefits FSU financially, all the better."...UF scientist finds unexpected link between cat and human AIDS viruses
... of Veterinary Medicine, also theorizes that these emerging relationships between the two viruses could one day lead to a vaccine for human AIDS. Results from Yamamoto's research can be previewed in today's (Sept. 8) online issue of the journal AIDS . FIV is a natural infection of domestic cats that results ...European Commission funds EBI to research synergies between bio- and medical informatics
...s used to treat some types of heart disease. "The emerging discipline of biomedical informatics sits at the interface of the previously disparate worlds of bioinformatics and medical informatics," says Graham Cameron, the EBI's Associate Director and coordinator of the SYMBiomatics project. "The development ......g will convene in Africa to highlight new findings emerging from the work of Western and African malaria researchers. In mid-November, 1,500 scientists, policymakers, African ministers, health care workers, community members, and other experts on the diseases will gather in Yaound, Cameroon, for the Fourth M...Cancer gene MYC shown to activate gene involved in metastasis
...ctivated in the first place. The study adds to the emerging picture of MYC's role in cancer development and progression and identifies the pathway linking MYC and MTA1 as an area for further exploration into the genetics of metastasis. The study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and i...Gladstone Institutes assists with Exploratorium stem cell exhibit
...nd materials essential for public understanding of emerging areas of biomedical science and human health. For further details, visit www.exploratorium.edu . Seed funding for the Exploratorium exhibit was provided by the BayGenomics project of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute ( baygenomics.ucsf.e...UCLA Stem Cell Institute receives $3.75-million training grant from state
...be developing the future therapies in this rapidly emerging field," said Judith C. Gasson, ISCBM co-director and the director of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. The ISCBM training grant application received high marks, winning 94 out of a possible 100 points. The institute's research focus includes HIV/AIDS, ca......le genes remain inactive." Their work adds to the emerging range of functions that miRNAs perform in an organism and advocates the study of loss-of-function mutations in miRNA genes as an essential tool for identifying the biological roles of miRNAs....Gaining ground in the race against antibiotic resistance
...studied is in a different class that is causing an emerging problem around the world. This class, the metallo--lactamases, is more threatening, said Vila, because it is effective against a broader spectrum of antibiotics, such as carbapenems. However, it also represents a younger set of enzymes that are st...Study in Royal Society journal on possiblity of human organ regeneration
...at awaken the early foetal response to injury. The emerging field of Regenerative Medicine is based on this new treatment that leads to organ regeneration and provides an outlook toward increased longevity. Contact: Professor IV Yannas, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Divin...Hormones and growth: The control of body size and developmental growth rate in fruit flies
...ges and molts before undergoing metaphorphosis and emerging as adult flies. In insects, it was previously found that the release of the hormone ecdysone from an endocrine organ called the prothoracic gland triggers larval molting and, ultimately, metamorphosis. Thus, researchers have speculated that the timin...NHLBI funds new centers for cell-based therapy
... on establishing useful standard protocols for the emerging new field of cell-based therapies....DOE publishes roadmap for new biological research for energy and environmental needs
...rogress that should be pursued with the benefit of emerging technologies, integrated computing and a new research infrastructure. The new plan was formulated over the last three years with the expertise of nearly 800 scientists and technology experts and is now being reviewed and refined at the National Acad...New therapies expected from better understanding of RNA, says UH prof
...eral design principles for RNA that can be used in emerging biotechnology applications. This is especially significant now because RNA has recently been discovered to be unexpectedly involved in the regulation of gene expression in mammalian cells. Hence, the ability to design novel RNAs is expected to faci...Study: Nanotech processing 'greener' than oil refining
...e have a narrow window of opportunity to guide the emerging nanomaterial industry towards a green future. With this study, we hope to establish a baseline for the safe, responsible development of the nanomaterials manufacturing industry." In developing their risk assessments, the research team developed a det...NSF, NIH award Ecology of Infectious Diseases grants
...e risks of viral, parasitic and bacterial diseases emerging in humans and animals. These studies will allow public-health officials, wildlife managers and farmers to control the spread of diseases among humans, domestic and wild animals, and crops, say EID scientists. "The role of biological diversity and hab......ng pipeline offers a pivotal strategy for crafting emerging vaccines that work. "Right in the middle of flu season, we could determine which influenza strains are present in the population, which ones are dominant, and how well a given vaccine works," Ghedin notes. She adds that all sequences described in the...