Interactive health information system to detect Japanese encephalitis in Asia
...hra Pradesh.Rao noted that the PATH project should help health workers to share information more efficiently, and help strengthen clinical services. Based on the progress of the pilot, the system ...Bovine genome sequence available
... The sequencing of the bovine genome will also help medical researchers learn more about the human genome and thereby develop better ways of treating and preventing disease. Researchers are currently comparing the draft version of the bovine genome sequence with those of the human and other organis...Bugs in the gut could play key role in understanding human disease and drug toxicity
...logy and medicine well beyond the human genome and help elucidate novel types of gene-environment interactions, this knowledge ultimately leading to new approaches to the treatment of disease. " Professor Ian Wilson, from Astra Zeneca, and one of the researchers adds: "This 'human super-organism' concept ...ASPB opposes ban of GE crops in Butte County Ballot Measure D
...es of blindness among children of poor nations and help avert many childhood deaths. The progress of science using modern technologies, such as biotechnology, is leading to genetically engineered foods that will be safer, more nutritious, healthier, and more affordable. The benefits that genetic engin...Botulism bug says no to nitric oxide, provides key to molecule's role in human cell signaling
...GC), Raman said. "Having these structures now will help us attack that problem, because we know that this bacterial version of SONO is very similar to soluble guanylyl cyclase. "If you know the structure of a protein, then you can develop therapeutics targeted to detect specific binding pockets on t...MIT: Recycling of scrapped electronics studied
...tand the recycling process, we may also be able to help manufacturers of original equipment make design and materials choices that will make recovering, recycling, and reusing materials less expensive," said Kirchain. ...Experts present new research on hot topics in aging at GSA's annual meeting in Washington, DC
..., health risks, and behaviors, and health care. To help GSA members better understand these indicators, the workshop will feature presentations from the Forum experts who constructed the indicators and provided the data. The presentations will be highlight the new and revised indicators, discuss some of t...Taking the next step toward growing our own fuel
...s and fuels." This research, he added, will help to change that focus and provide the need for an additional 200 million bushels of corn for the production of butanol and acetone alone. "The boom in construction of dry-mill based ethanol plants that has tripled the production of ethanol in a five-y...US Agency for International Development awards $34 million to Virginia Tech
... Africa program. These ecologically based programs help people in developing countries worldwide implement the latest knowledge to manage natural resources and agriculture with the fewest negative impacts, emphasizing ecologically based management of pests and land use methods to enhance productivity, foo...Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
...cts (e.g. insulin, interferons) more affordable to help fight such diseases as diabetes, now emerging as a...In the long run such emerging technologies tend to help people in developing countries more than in developed countries," says co-author Abdallah S. Daar, M...Emory chemists develop bacteria that may help decaffeinate coffee
... molecule to survive, it has a strong incentive to help make it, so the goal was to make bacteria depend o... to use a process known as 'directed evolution' to help speed up the enzyme to break down caffeine faster. Since the bacteria need theophylline for their su...New Jersey Institute of Technology professor to develop supersized virtual library
...as well as several on-line digital libraries, will help Bieber test and develop the software. Holdings in the virtual mega library will include the home library's on-line catalog, databases and electronic special collections. Also available will be the National Science Digital Library's on-line educatio...Why do African-American women have more pregnancy problems?
...the issue from an interdisciplinary perspective to help solve this problem. More than a dozen widely varied U-M schools and centers will be involved in the effort, from public health and medicine, to business and engineering. "The whole issue of health care disparities is mostly unsolved. While there has ...Electronics recycling made easy
...eveloping effective recycling programs designed to help clients manage waste properly, protect them from future financial liability and ultimately protect the environment. Recycling lighting and electronic waste protects the environment and public health by keeping potentially harmful materials out of the...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2004
...n -- shaped like a giant, twisted doughnut -- will help prevent plasma disruption, sustain longer fusion reactions and confine the plasma more securely so that it does not lose particles and energy. NCSX is a PPPL-ORNL partnership. Construction for the experimental facility is scheduled to begin in Octobe...Cells in retina found to behave like soap bubbles
...s the eye. Gaining insight into these patterns can help researchers understand the interplay between genetics and physics in cell formation. "The cells we studied, those found in the retina of the fruit fly, adopt mathematically predictable shapes and configurations," said Richard W. Carthew, professor o...New method identifies chromosome changes in malignant cells
...genes has just been amplified." The work also may help scientists understand the molecular basis of evolution. Additions and deletions within chromosomes are a bold method that cells use to alter their behavior under pressure from changing environments, such as marine organisms whose waters become saltie...Genetic link to risky pregnancy
...esses the NK cells, robbing them of the ability to help stimulate vessel remodeling. This is a seemingly unusual role for NK cells, whose traditional job in the circulation is to recognize and destroy infected cells and tumor cells. "We don't really know what the NK cells are doing", the authors point ou......in the U.S. alone? Finding the exact answer could help speech therapists develop improved strategies for treating those who suffer from the disorder. Previous studies have identified components of words (such as stressed syllables) and even parts of sentences that are more likely to trigger stuttering ep...