Researchers reveal the infectious impact of salmon farms on wild salmon
...ese fish are so young their egg sacks haven't been fully absorbed even fish this small are infected." The anchored farms, open cages of closely packed salmon, are aquatic feedlots providing the ideal conditions for the breeding and spread of sea lice amongst the adult fish. For the migrating wild salmon, ...Solving sleep problems helps epileptic children
...reduce seizure frequency and severity, and to more fully understand the effects of sleep disorders on children's behavior and cognitive abilities. A tonsillectomy is a common treatment for sleep apneas in children. In general, scientists don't know exactly why people need sleep, but it is vital for good me...Chemical compounds present in diet increase risk of colon cancer
...strialised countries. Its causes, however, are not fully understood, but diet is believed to play an important role. It is thought that vegetables, fruit and fibre-rich foods protect against it; fats, red meat, as well as excessive consumption of calories, and obesity increase the risk of developing it. T...Endangered Species Act provisions appear to benefit imperiled organisms
... ESA listings and critical habitat designations be fully funded, and endorse a recommendation that the recovery program budget be increased by $300 million....Pediatric burn victims' recovery, diabetes, metabolism aided by fenofibrate (Tricor)
...e of severe burns, and since the body is unable to fully use blood sugar for energy, muscle tissue is broken down as the body scavenges for other possible energy sources. However, children with severe flame burns of more than 40% body surface area showed "significantly improved whole body glucose uptake --...Yeast discovery gives insight into familial dysautonomia
...f FD, which may arise in large part from a lack of fully developed neurons [nerve cells]," Collins says. Her discovery is described in a paper in the March 18 issue of Molecular Cell (Vol. 17, No. 6). The paper is available online at http://www.molecule.org/ . FD, which is manifested soon after birth a...New findings in taste and smell research
...pram) currently used to treat these apneas are not fully effective and often present undesirable side effects. The present study examines whether exposure to an odor known to modulate the newborn's respiratory rate reduces the incidence of apneic spells. Fourteen premature infants born at 24-28 postconcept...New study explains process leading to many proteins from one gene
...emaining exons are spliced back together to form a fully functional, mature mRNA molecule, which goes on to create a protein. Using computers, the UT Southwestern researchers scanned the human genome and found that the presence of certain DNA sequences called "tandem repeats" that lie between exons are hi...Signs of aging: Scientists evaluate genes associated with longevity
...determining factor in C. elegans. Worms that lack fully functional daf-2 exhibit significantly extended li...rated for this study will also be utilized to more fully annotate the C. elegans transcriptome, resulting in a refined estimate of gene number and organizati...Water research initiatives at UW-Madison
...ted basin" approaches to water management, and for fully considering the role water will play in the goal of building lasting peace, well-being, and security in the region. CONTACT: Leila Harris, (608) 265-0531, lharris@geography.wisc.edu FLOOD PLAINS MAY HOLD KEY FOR NUTRIENT REMOVAL FROM RIVERS Explo...To sea or not to sea: When it comes to salmon sex, size sometimes doesn't matter
...ome genetic controls at work that scientists don't fully understand, he says. The same is true of fish that have gone to sea but don't return to their stream of origin to spawn, instead straying to some other waterway. The process of straying is entirely mysterious, Quinn says. Do strays identify the hom...Method shows how precisely gene expression signals are copied in DNA replication
...ime," he said. "It's a basic process, but it's not fully understood." The new method lets the researchers see how consistently methylation occurs in different places on a DNA strand. Applying mathematical models to a DNA sequence allows them to measure methylation rates for different areas of the genome, ...Readers of genome decipher signatures of cancer patient outcomes
...ous melanomas, no active adjuvant therapy has been fully demonstrated so far," Spatz said. "The identification of new potential therapeutic targets is crucial and overcomes the importance of prognostication methods. "Some of the genes in our signature belong to the same cellular pathways and have been pre...Study reveals new technique for fingerprinting environmental samples
...This may well develop environmental ecology into a fully quantitative science." Dubbed Environmental Genomic Tags, or EGTs, these indicators capture a DNA profile of a particular niche and reflect the presence and levels of nutrients, pollutants, and other environmental features. The EGT approach employed ...How the environment could be damaging men's reproductive health
...descended. After one year the testes had descended fully in 51 of the 68 children (75%) who were followed up, reducing the overall rate of the condition from 5.7% to 1.4%. Dr Niels Jorgensen, one of the authors, said the study was significant because existing data on male reproductive health in Lithuania s...Researchers estimate polluted O.C. beaches cost public $3.3 million annually
...researchers emphasize the need for more studies to fully understand the economic impact of coastal water pollution, as it affects tourism, recreational values and other related factors. The O.C. beaches used in the study receive pollution primarily from treated sewage discharged offshore, and untreated urb...Discovery of an American salamander where it shouldn't be: Korea
...said, because the newly discovered salamanders are fully terrestrial, whereas all other Asian salamanders breed in water. Korean biologists, though actively studying other salamanders and finding other new species, they did not expect to find a family of salamanders never before seen in Asia. "People have ...ORNL, UC Berkeley unravel real-world clues to Earth's mysteries
...and function, a great deal of work remains to more fully explore the spatial and temporal aspects of how such a community grows, ages and adapts to its environment....Monkeys adapt robot arm as their own
... is to develop devices that offer paralyzed people fully functional artificial appendages. For example, he said, new experiments in his laboratory seek to enable the brain to perceive a feedback sensation from neuroprosthetic devices. Such feedback might be in the form of visual information on the effects ......ys there is still a long way to go before they are fully understood. "A child is born with a cleft somewhere in the world every two minutes and it has become clear just how complex these conditions are," he said. "Our knowledge has improved but there is still uncertainty about the best form of treatment an...