Virginia Tech, TIGR sign memorandum for new alliance
...r of these crucial new biodefense-related networks funded by NIH. "The Virginia Tech-TIGR agreement supports this administration's strategy to build the biotechnology infrastructure in Virginia," Governor Warner said. In a series of Executive Orders, Warner wrote, "The biotechnology industry has the poten...International marine survey of coral death
...ing Group on Marine Disease chaired by Harvell and funded by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. In the Frontiers paper ("The rising tide of ocean diseases," Vol. 2, No. 7, by Harvell and 16 other researchers at Cornell and affiliated institutions), the researchers say that fast-mo...NYU team develops enhanced algorithm for detecting changes in cancer genomes
...le on-line in mid-December. This research was also funded by the Army's Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)....Young adults who maintain their weight have lower risk factor levels for heart disease
...rding to the results of a large multi-center study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health and presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association. Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of risk factors that increases a person's risk of heart di...Neuronal excitability may hold key to age-related decline in learning and memory
...of connections to other neurons. In the new study, funded by the National Institutes of Aging, researchers have established the link among neuronal excitability, synaptic plasticity, and aging. Studying mice that had been genetically engineered to lack a particular ion channel auxiliary subunit, the resea......ther questions on animal locomotion. The research, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has combined data about the length, shape and structure of horses with analysis of horses in the field to develop mathematical and computer models of horse movement. Using the mod...UO study is first to link histamine receptors to heat stress
...itutes of Health (Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) funded the study. "Many deaths in the Midwest have been associated with an inability to increase skin blood flow and regulate body temperature," Wong says. "If we can understand the basic science behind increasing skin blood flow in healthy young indivi...Award will help unlock mysteries of one of Earth's most important organisms
...hed Graduate Teaching Award and conducted research funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research and Department of Energy. "One of the great things about being at the University of Washington is the incredible range of expertise of the colleagues and students that sur...US DHS sponsored evaluation confirms superior performance of Response Biomedical's RAMP anthrax test
...stems. Following rigorous independent evaluation, funded by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), t..." About the Task Force on Bacillus Anthracis, funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Shortly after September 11th terrorist attacks, the U...Drug may hinder recovery from heart attacks
...anica,Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. Dr. Casey's work is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Dr. Casey is a Senior Scholar of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research....Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...s or selective catalytic reduction. The project is funded by the Department of Energy's offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Distributed Energy and FreedomCar and Vehicle Technologies. [Contact: Ron Walli 865-576-0226; wallira@ornl.gov ] ENVIRONMENT -- Nature's healing hand . . . Streamside...Global warming: Informal networking is the key to a swift response
...temperatures. According to the research, which was funded by ESRC, the key to an effective response to environmental crises lies in social and relationship factors, as much as in technical efficiency and strong leadership. The researchers found that organisations that make use of informal contact networks t...MIDI, Inc receives Official Methods(SM) status for the confirmatory ID of the anthrax pathogen
...e Association of Official Analytical Chemists) and funded by the Department of Homeland Security. As an Official Method SM , the MIDI Sherlock System may be used to confirm presumptive B. anthracis identifications from human and animal anthrax infections or from suspected environmental contamination foll...In a tiny squid, bacterial toxin governs organ development
...nd their role as pathogens. The new work, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was reported this week (Nov. 12) in the journal Science. That the same toxic molecule produced by different bacteria in different host animals plays such disparate roles - disease and massive tissue dam...Extinction in ocean's mud presages key ecological changes
...t the bottom of the ocean. The team's work was funded by the National Science Foundation. "This is one of the first stabs at trying to see what will happen in ocean ecosystems as species go extinct," says Bradley Cardinale, a University of Wisconsin-Madison postdoctoral fellow in zoology and a co-aut...Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research focuses on early mechanisms
...iminary work by Grange and his associates has been funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Thomas and Kate Jeffress Memorial Trust. "Dr. Grange is testing hypotheses that will change our understanding of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and, hopefully, lead to new treatments for this fatal muscle di...Tropical birds sensitive to environmental cues that can be impacted by global warming
...ropical-bird mating processes. Moore's research is funded through fellowships and grants from the Society for Neuroscience and the National Science Foundation....Denmark makes national Open Access commitment
...ntral's 120 Open Access journals, for all publicly funded researchers and teachers in Denmark. BioMed Centra...d Central membership for all of its 25000 publicly funded researchers....Clemson professor receives award
...peziale is the director of a $1.8-million project, funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program, which educates middle and high school students and teachers about the South Carolina environment. The SETAC/Menzie-Cura Education Award recognizes an indiv...Computer models to simulate hypothetical outbreak of avian flu
...s about how best to contain the virus. The work is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a component of the National Institutes of Health. Preliminary results from the models could be available by early January 2005. "We need to take steps to prepare for the possibility of pe...