Society for Psychophysiology Research
...writing encourages people to write about traumatic experiences for 3-5 days for 15-30 minutes per day. Compared to writing about superficial topics, expressive writing has been found to reduce autonomic and enhance selected immune activity in physically healthy ways. Improvements in other markers of physical and...World's top theoretical physicists converge to consider 'future of physics'
...in the original structure were able to bring their experiences to bear on the design of the new one. The whole point of this users facility for physicists is to promote interaction among ideas, which is the hallmark of 21st century science. No longer the province of the lone genius such as G...Identifying genes that contribute to a low level of response to alcohol
...which often means intoxication. An individual who experiences not much of an effect from alcohol will still feel effects like anybody else, but they'll just require more to do it, and this will probably impact their expectations of what alcohol is going to do for them." "Different people have a different initia...Yerkes researchers to present array of new data at Society for Neuroscience Meeting
...Dr. Kuhar and his research team: showed early life experiences play a role in immune system development by examin...rently, those animals that had negative early life experiences had decreased immune system function as adults. (2 pm 3 pm) Jim Herndon, PhD, research professor,...VYTORIN (TM) superior again to Lipitor at lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol
...e of patients with clinical and laboratory adverse experiences was generally comparable between the two treatment groups. However, there was a significantly greater incidence of consecutive elevations in liver enzymes (ALT and/or AST) greater than or equal to three times the upper limit of normal in the pooled ...Stanford environmental molecular science institute will study pollutants, one molecule at a time
...interests and on the creation of broad educational experiences for students....Reassuring findings from first study on sperm donor identification
...he world's first study to examine the feelings and experiences of adolescents who had been conceived through 'ope...The research team now plans a study focused on the experiences of young adults and donors who actually meet each other. "What this study has done is to indicate th...More mobility for researchers in Europe
...ent a transfer of funding is appropriate. Based on experiences with previous agreements, the DFG has developed the following basic principles: The precondition for a transfer of resources is an existing grant. This principle applies above all to the Individual Grants Scheme, but also to coordinated programmes a...Genetic influences on taste perception of alcohol may influence alcohol intake
...ntake. "We do not all share the same oral sensory experiences from foods and beverages," said Valerie B. Duffy, a registered dietitian, associate professor in the School of Allied Health at the University of Connecticut, and first author of the study. "Some of the differences in oral sensation are under geneti...International team finds gene variants that affect response to HIV infection
...ed about," said Walker. Based on previous research experiences in the country, Walker and several colleagues associated with Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital knew that South Africa had very talented scientists. But they were also aware that those researchers did not usually have the fina...Europe's fishermen should have marine 'stewardship' role, says study
... of stakeholder involvement. This accords with the experiences of the best fisheries management schemes around the world where stakeholders need to be at the centre of the decision-making process." Professor Tim Gray, a social science researcher in the project team, said: "Greater stakeholder involvement in fis...MIT team engineers new approaches to understanding malaria, more
...e red blood cell that is similar to what that cell experiences as it moves through tiny blood vessels," said Suresh. "We then extract the properties of a healthy red blood cell and a parasite-invaded cell from a combination of experiments and 3D computer modeling at the full-cell and molecular levels," he contin...Animal experiments more stressful than previously recognized
...example, a mouse who is picked up and briefly held experiences several physiological reactions. As stress-response hormones flood the bloodstream, the mouse exhibits a racing pulse and a spike in blood pressure. These symptoms can persist for up to an hour after each event. Immune response is also affected. In r...Mothers speak: Physicians often fall short when delivering a down syndrome diagnosis
...his study is the most searching review of parents' experiences of postnatal presentation of a diagnosis of Down s...ns." Skotko notes that mothers with the best birth experiences had physicians who talked positively of Down syndrome. Examples include: "Your child is going to bri...Parents' attitudes to sperm donation still some concerns about being open
... University, researchers compared the emotions and experiences of parents who favoured openness with their children with those who were not keen on disclosure. The Netherlands Study The Dutch study involved 105 couples seeking a sperm donor for their first child. Sixty-one percent were heterosexuals and 39% we...Wider use of simpler cervical cancer screening could benefit women in developing countries
...revention Programs," is a result of the collective experiences of the Alliance, which includes PAHO and four other international health organizations: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), PATH, EngenderHealth, and JHPIEGO. The health alliance said in the report, which was issued in Geneva in Decem...Researchers at UT Southwestern discover new function for old enzyme
...se may be part of the "A-OK" signal after the cell experiences stress. The role of aconitase in stabilizing the mitochondrial genome may be an evolutionary adaptation where the mitochondria co-opts a nuclearly encoded protein to ensure survival of its genome, said Dr. Butow. "The cell takes care of th...Rat brain's executive hub quells alarm center if stress is controllable
...uary 6, 2005. Lack of control over stressful life experiences has been implicated in mood and anxiety disorders. Rats exposed to uncontrollable stress develop learned helplessness, a syndrome similar to depression and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They lose the ability to learn how to escape stressors....Restoration efforts in Iraq's degraded marshes to be described in D.C. news briefing and symposium
...ers will hold a news briefing on their efforts and experiences at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, Feb. 19 in the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel during the American Association for the Advancement of Science's 2005 annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Reporters should go to the Taft Room. He and his colleagues -- Az...Merck / AAAS announce 2005 winners for outstanding undergraduate research programs
... enhance undergraduate education through research experiences that emphasize the interrelationship between chemistry and biology; encourage students to pursue graduate education in chemistry and life sciences; and foster undergraduate programs and activities that bridge chemistry and biology. The program is...