National Academy of Sciences elects 2 Brandeis University scientists to membership
...ist or engineer. Today 72 new members and eighteen foreign associates were elected to the Academy, bringing the total to 2,025 members. With the election of Marder and Miller to the Academy, Brandeis counts ten NAS members, a remarkable achievement for a small research university. In addition, two Brandeis f...Data presented at ISHLT meeting confirm RNA analysis can identify rejection in lung transplant recip
...ukocytes), which fluctuate during the rejection of foreign tissue, PCR-based gene profiling can identify individual genes and pathways associated with the rejection status of transplanted lungs. In addition, the study shows that some of the genes whose expression changes during rejection of a transplanted lu...Scientists identify key to integrating transplanted nerve cells into injured tissue
...e. This dense scar tissue throws up a blockade to foreign cells, including transplants meant to heal and regenerate. This is what has made previous attempts to transplant whole donor retinas so difficult, according to Young. On the other hand, in recent years, stem cells have been shown to overcome these...Uganda's mountain gorillas increase in number
...la ecotourism program, which generates much needed foreign revenue for Uganda annually by bringing paying travelers into the company of mountain gorillas. Four of the 30 family groups are habituated for tourism, or conditioned to tolerate the presence of humans for short durations. The other mountain gori...Progress toward a targeted therapy for a specific form of leukemia
...kemia (T-ALL) Our bodies white blood cells combat foreign intruders such as viruses and bacteria. However, in leukemia, the formation of white blood cells is disrupted. The cells in the bone marrow that should develop into white blood cells multiply out of control without fully maturing. These blood cells d...India's biotech industry emerging as world innovator, collaborator, competitor
...the first developing country firm to manufacture a foreign proprietary vaccine product. It is contracted by...clude relaxed price controls for drugs, removal of foreign ownership limits, subsidies on capital expenses and tax holidays for R&D spending. Other lessons ...Nanotextured implant materials: blending in, not fighting back
...ing chemistry to fight the body's response to such foreign materials, Thomas Webster, an associate professor ...ybe they could use physical structure to allow the foreign materials to blend in better. "What we're trying to do is fundamentally different," says Webster. "W...Hopkins research professor talks at NJIT about hospital noise and black heritage in technology
...NJIT, West holds 50 U.S. patents and more than 200 foreign patents for microphones and techniques for making polymer electrets. He was inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, West is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics ...Link between beef consumption during pregnancy and reduced sperm quality in sons
...versity of Missouri, Columbia, USA, warned that if foreign chemicals (xenobiotics) such as anabolic steroids were involved in reducing sperm quality, it could be just "the tip of the iceberg" and that the xenobiotics might be involved in other reproductive problems as well. "Furthermore, women would also b...Could estriol be the elixir for MS?
...o that the fetus will not be seen by the body as a foreign "invader." "The beauty of estriol is that it can be given as a pill, not a shot, and also that it's not a new drug; it has decades of safety behind it," said Voskuhl, who holds the Jack H. Skirball Chair for Multiple Sclerosis in the UCLA Departme...Blood's clotting cells harbor 'ticking time bombs,' finding may help extend blood supply
...conditions, transfused platelets are recognized as foreign by a recipients immune system and quickly cleared from the bloodstream. The problem at room temperature is that biological processes occur quickly, leading to a rapid decline in viability, Kile said. That decline, in addition to problems with bacte...Failure to meet United Nations sanitation target could affect millions of the world's poorest
...conomic development strategies, such as attracting foreign investment and tourism, often rely on good water quality and sanitation, Davis said. However, wealth does not necessarily translate into improved water and sanitation services. "Tracking the progress of countries from 1990 to 2004, we do see that cou...Scientist converts UK nuclear energy policy
...sessments of the physical and mental health of key foreign actors." This could offer insights into the motivations and behavior of enemies and allies, according to physician Jonathan D. Clemente, who practices in Charlotte, North Carolina. Other articles look at how nonproliferation divisions at nuclear we...Studies force new view on biology of flavonoids
...ns that are quite different the body sees them as foreign compounds, researchers say, and through different ...he Linus Pauling Institute. "The body sees them as foreign compounds and modifies them for rapid excretion in the urine and bile." Flavonoids are polyphenoli...Nanotech promises big things for poor -- but will promises be kept?
...earch targeted at the developing world. Government foreign assistance agencies do not often focus, or focus adequately, on science and technology. With scant public awareness of nanotechnology in any country, there are few efforts by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and community groups to examine how na...European launch of International Polar Year 2007-2008
... The polar regions are vital arenas for science, foreign policy, trade, energy and security, said Professor Carlo-Alberto Ricci, Chairman of the European Polar Board, at the launch event, which is funded by the European Science Foundation (ESF). International Polar Year is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ...Grant aims to ignite inspiration and interest in science
...neering, mathematics and medicine instruction, and foreign languages. Fifty students five from each of 10 school districts to be determined will join an outstanding high school science teacher from each district to work with faculty from partner institutions, including Kent State's Dr. Mary Louise Holly...Cellulosic ethanol: Fuel of the future?
...ined his plan to reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil by requiring the production of 35 billion gallons a year of renewable and alternative fuels by 2017, roughly five times the current target set by Congress of 7.5 billion gallons by 2012. Among the most promising alternatives are fuels derived f...Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic join forces to develop cancer vaccine
...ts from animal studies, pre-vaccination with these foreign proteins creates an immune response that prevents the tumor from forming. Unfortunately, each tumor's protein signature can be slightly different. In other words, even if two individuals have the same type of cancer, their tumors may be slightly diff......hat recognize and stick to some specific part of a foreign agent such as a virus.) All the vaccinated mice survived infection with a man-made flu virus containing huN1, and half also survived infection with low doses of A/Vietnam/1203/04 or of a man-made virus containing avN1. The researchers then tested ...