Mayo Clinic awarded major NIH contract for smallpox genomics research
...ID decision. "A major strength is our 12 years of experience in performing exactly these types of studies with other live viral vaccine models." Mayo Clinic's resources as a genomics research center will also be integral in the effort. Genotyping of genomic DNA will be performed by the Mayo Genotyping Shar...Pine cones lead to a fundamental change in clothing
...mental change in clothing," said Veronika, who has experience of designing for both the high street and London Fashion Week, and has been working on the project part-time for three years. "It's up to me to work with the new material to make something that looks pretty cool as well as innovative. I see ...Intelligent clothing inspired by pine cones
...mental change in clothing," said Veronika, who has experience of designing for both the high street and London Fashion Week, and has been working on the project part-time for three years. "It's up to me to work with the new material to make something that looks pretty cool as well as innovative. I see this as a...'Immediately open access' option for the leading journal Genome Research
... engage the library community in a dialogue as our experience with this option grows, to make sure the journal's ability to contribute to the advance of science isn't undermined." Dr. Hillary Sussman, Managing Editor of Genome Research added, "It is clear that some scientists, many of them active in the genome ...The PSA bounce Does it have clinical significance?
...ostate cancer any sooner than those men who do not experience a bounce. That is the result of a multi-instituti...ormones, these men live as long as those who don't experience a PSA bounce." "Because this is a large study, it provides solid evidence that a PSA bounce may no...Toward a better understanding of taste and smell impairments
...neck cancer patients who receive radiation therapy experience substantial taste loss and alterations of flavor perception. Yet relatively little is known about the impact of radiotherapy on taste perception. Under the direction of sensory psychologist Paul Breslin, PhD and cellular biophysicist Joseph Brand, P...MIT: Recycling of scrapped electronics studied
...cs recycling firms. The team drew on its 10 years' experience studying another recycling industry--automobiles. To identify recycling firms and processes that achieve good materials recovery, the researchers use price as an indicator of quality. "We hypothesize that the price that's received for those [re...Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
...tive to fossil fuels," Lewin said. "The vision and experience of Blaschek and his co-workers will be important in setting the national agenda for future research on renewable energy sources. Importantly, the outcomes of this research may have direct benefit to farmers and the agricultural industries of the Mid...Children's Hospital Boston wins $2.5 million in health surveillance grants
..."During a large-scale outbreak, such as the recent experience with SARS in Toronto, health departments can become overwhelmed by the large number of case investigations and public inquiries," notes Advani. "This automated system will allow health agencies to rapidly enhance their capabilities during outbreak em...Award-winning INEEL probe to help safely monitor hazardous waste sites
...gh materials, unique design, and years of hands-on experience by its creators. "This technology wasn't born from trial and error," Jones says. "We sat down and thought through all the possible problems and things that could go wrong. Then we designed the flaws out from the start." Faced with a 1960s-era nuclear......re with compromised FGF systems, but if they don't experience stressful life events they may never develop major depression. We need to study this system further to unravel this question." Even as they made their discovery, the researchers grasped the potential significance of the FGF finding. "It's a new direc...Using fruitflies to examine alcohol tolerance
...erance are produced by different types of previous experience with alcohol. 'Rapid tolerance' results from a single intoxicating dose, whereas 'chronic tolerance' is produced by repeated or continuous exposure to alcohol over longer periods of time." "Theories about the root causes of alcoholism often invoke t...Rutgers is on the 'NIH Roadmap'
...studies. Team leader Helen Berman will utilize her experience managing the PDB to develop new computational systems and tools for the large amount of data involved in this work....Peakadilly nv biopharmaceutical firm created
...hers, 4 VIB employees - all with extensive company experience - are transferring to Peakadilly to give the company a flying start. This start-up team will then be enlarged further. In addition, the company maintains its good relationship with the VIB department at Ghent University, where the technology was firs......gnitive Neuropsychology, shows how some people can experience colours in response to people they know or words t... senses. For example, people with synaesthesia may experience shapes with tastes or smells with sounds. It is thought to originate in the brain and some scientist...Combination hormone therapy doubles breast density and quadruples risk of abnormal mammograms
...progestin hormone-replacement therapy for one year experience a twofold increase in breast density a known risk factor for breast cancer and a quadrupled risk of having an abnormal mammogram, according to new findings from a sub-study of the Women's Health Initiative, or WHI. Lead investigator Anne McTier...Other highlights in the October 20 JNCI
... at the FDA, and colleagues summarize the agency's experience with 22 accelerated approvals and discuss study designs and populations evaluated in the approval process. They also emphasize the need for the FDA and drug companies to integrate the accelerated approval process into a comprehensive drug development...$2.8 million NIH grant awarded to UH for bionano training
...hands-on training. Grants like this give students experience in doing research, as well as helping them find out what areas they excel in and should likely pursue further." Just as the GCC melds training and research, this National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant reinforces a similar approach to scientific ...Mollusk research center will propagate endangered species
...al Resources the opportunity to gain real research experience with freshwater mussels. "Students who graduate w...on't get that kind of training. They don't get the experience or expertise with mollusks."...Reductions in blood oxygen levels in newborns could contribute to ADHD development
...boratory at Emory have shown that newborn rats who experience repetitive drops in blood oxygen levels go on to develop behavioral traits similar to those seen in humans with ADHD. This is the first time, however, that researchers have linked repetitive reductions in blood oxygen levels during a period of criti...